Post #515399 by Cammo on Fri, Mar 5, 2010 6:35 PM

Burton's best films were written by the extremely clever Ms. Caroline Thompson, who never seems to get the projects she deserves and constantly appears to be bulldozed by the Hollywood Machine. If her name isn't in the credits of a Tim Burton mess-en-scene, STAY AWAY.

Disney has some new guys at the top who are determined to make some $$$ off this one. They just today took out the entire front page of the LA Times as a single 4-page giant color ad.

I'd ask the simple questions:

1. Why advertise to the Los Angeles audience at enormous expense when it's the REST of America that will make the film a hit? In fact, most industry people in LA don't even go to films, they are clubbers and find sitting in theaters itchy at best.

but better -

2. Why make a kid's film that seems determined to scare the crap out of kids? The scenes I've glanced at are nightmarish. I hate it when 5 year olds cry in theaters and the parents keep yelling at them to stop. Gonna be a lot of that going on.

or -

3. Why make an adult film that smells like a kid's film? Would you take your date to this movie? See what I mean?

4. Why make a film that holds no interest to teen-agers? Believe it or not, Depp is no longer a heartthrob to this year's high school graduating class. And everybody knows NEVER EVER make a film that your mom could ask you to take your younger sister to. "Oh, you and that Ryan boy are going to that movie? It looks cute, could you take Peggy with you too?"

5. Why make a film that rewrites a classic? Is this actually better than the Lewis Carroll-written version?

Why? Cause giant egos are involved, folks. We're all just in their way.