Actually it isn't, Scissorhands was original at least! It was a long time ago that I tired of Burton's "style", but at least in the past his movies had a good pace and interesting story despite being visual carbon copies of his earlier successes.
Alice in wonderland is a prime example of Burton relying on his tried and tested money making formula, "well if it ain't broke, don't fix it", right? Well Tim, it is broke! This movie never takes off, it merely lumbers along at yawn inducing pace. The characters, sorry, people who appear on screen (there is nobody with character in this movie) are either boring, shallow or just plain strange and not the good Tim Burton kind of strange, the "what the hell was that!!" kind of strange! I direct you in particular to Depp's bizarre Scottish freak outs. By the end of the movie you don't really care who won or lost the final battle (battle being a term I use loosely) you just imagine Tim Burton raking his hands through YOUR money laughing hysterically. I actually can't think of particular sections of this movie to mock, purely because it was so bland, nothing stuck in my mind.
The visuals, while mildly interesting, feel underdeveloped and we really have seen it all before. Mainly in Burtons other films. Which brings me neatly to the soundtrack, yes, you guessed it Danny Elfman, AGAIN! The score could easily be mistaken for any of Elfman's previous soundtracks and doesn't fit the movie well at all, it really makes you wonder why Burton continues to give this guy work???
Being a fan of the original story and Tim Burton's early work, I really wanted to like this movie. It seemed the perfect adaptation for Burton. A chance to put his gloomy spin on a story that always needed a dark and twisted edge. Unfortunately it feels like all involved just sleepwalked their way through it. I honestly can't think of a redeeming feature in this movie. A very boring and poorly put together adaptation.
Alice in wonderland is a prime example of Burton relying on his tried and tested money making formula, "well if it ain't broke, don't fix it", right? Well Tim, it is broke! This movie never takes off, it merely lumbers along at yawn inducing pace. The characters, sorry, people who appear on screen (there is nobody with character in this movie) are either boring, shallow or just plain strange and not the good Tim Burton kind of strange, the "what the hell was that!!" kind of strange! I direct you in particular to Depp's bizarre Scottish freak outs. By the end of the movie you don't really care who won or lost the final battle (battle being a term I use loosely) you just imagine Tim Burton raking his hands through YOUR money laughing hysterically. I actually can't think of particular sections of this movie to mock, purely because it was so bland, nothing stuck in my mind.
The visuals, while mildly interesting, feel underdeveloped and we really have seen it all before. Mainly in Burtons other films. Which brings me neatly to the soundtrack, yes, you guessed it Danny Elfman, AGAIN! The score could easily be mistaken for any of Elfman's previous soundtracks and doesn't fit the movie well at all, it really makes you wonder why Burton continues to give this guy work???
Being a fan of the original story and Tim Burton's early work, I really wanted to like this movie. It seemed the perfect adaptation for Burton. A chance to put his gloomy spin on a story that always needed a dark and twisted edge. Unfortunately it feels like all involved just sleepwalked their way through it. I honestly can't think of a redeeming feature in this movie. A very boring and poorly put together adaptation.