March 5 is a very important date. It is the release of the latest Tim Burton joint, Alice in Wonderland.Alice will be Burtons 3rd film for Disney and his 7th with good friend Johnny Depp who will play the Mad Hatter. In actuality Alice in Wonderland is a combination of two books in one(Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. This explains why Johnny Depp is all over the movie trailer. Although my love for the Burton/Depp combo runs deep it has proved flawed in the past. 2005s Charlie and the Chocolate factory left many reviewers questioning the similarities between Michael Jackson and Depps portrayal of the eccentric candy man, Willy Wonka.
Burtons Alice in Wonderland dives deeper into the rabbit hole where we not only not only meet the treasured characters through new Burton eyes but watch as Alice is tossed caught between a war between two queenly sisters played by Anne Hathaway and Mrs. Burton to be Helen Bonham Carter.
There is very little doubt in my mind that Burton will deliver an amazing interpretation of Alice in Wonderland. Burton is just the person needed to bring a time-honored classic into the new age. Burton is often accused of going over the top but with a story like this that seems quite impossible.
Alice in Wonderland opens March 5 and to celebrate MolliealaMode is launching our first ever Give Away!!! Leave a comment below with your favorite Tim Burton movie and your name will be entered into the drawing for an Alice in Wonderland gift bag. The bag includes a $20 AMC Gift card, a MolliealaMode T-shirt and button and an Alice in Wonderland domino necklace (or keychain if you’re a dude). The winner will be selected Wednesday March 3. The contest is part of Alice in Wonderland week at MolliealaMode. Keep checking in all week for updates, trivia and Wonderland related give aways!
I would have to say that my fave Tim Burton movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas!
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I second that vote for The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was so much different than what was going on at the time. We didn't really have adult animated movies.. and dark animations never grew very popular until then. I still love watching it.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Edward Scissorhands is my fave and thats when I really took notice of Tim Burton. But then again at the time I had no idea he was behind a cult classic like... Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to say Ed Wood. BUT, Pee Wee, nightmare, and beetlejuice are definitely favs. Edward Scissorhands I can take or leave but love that Vincent Price made a cameo!!!
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