Hatter, after sticking his finger in an electric socket

[icepixie]

Johnny Depp as Alice's Mad Hatter

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH. NIGHTMARES. NIGHTMARES, I TELL YOU.

(Also, um, I hear there will be older!Alice/Hatter ship, because it's not so much a remake as a sequel of sorts. Between that and the picture I think I need to go lie down now and then attempt to pick up the shattered pieces of my childhood.)

Comments

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

...really??? Oh my. I'm not sure what I think about that. I mean, the actress is 18 but I hadn't heard what age Alice was supposed to be in this. Ergh.

I do, however, adore Alice's costume (http://infdaily.fusebox.com/2008/09/our-first-look-at-tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland.html). Especially the coat. And the shoes.

[icepixie]

...really??? Oh my. I'm not sure what I think about that. I mean, the actress is 18 but I hadn't heard what age Alice was supposed to be in this. Ergh.

Well, that's one thing I've read. The other is that it's uber-faithful to the books. But then why wouldn't Alice be twelve, and why would the Hatter's role have expanded enough to give it to a celebrity like Depp? I'm not sure what to think. Aside from thinking the Hatter costume makes him look like a drag queen, anyway.

I do, however, adore Alice's costume. Especially the coat. And the shoes.

Me too.

[thiswaltz.livejournal.com]

I *love* the coat, but I am not sold on the skirt that looks to be made entirely of ricrack.

[thiswaltz.livejournal.com]

well... this does not look especially promising.
However when I was a small child, the disney animated alice movie was quite scary to me for some reason, so disturbing Alice in Wonderland is not quite new to me. And I probably go see it because I am a sucker for Burton-esque aethetics even if I never find his movies all that good.

[pezprez.livejournal.com]

From now on he shall be called the "Exceptionally" Mad Hatter. And he shall be voiced by Hedonist-bot. (http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Hedonismbot)

As for Alice's costume, if I recall, the whole reason the 'real' Alice falls asleep and 'dreams' of Wonderland, is because it's a particularly hot, sultry day. Not the sort of day she'd wear a wool coat... or any coat for that matter.

[icepixie]

From now on he shall be called the "Exceptionally" Mad Hatter. And he shall be voiced by Hedonist-bot. (http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Hedonismbot)

"Exceptionally" mad, yes. I agree entirely.

As for Alice's costume, if I recall, the whole reason the 'real' Alice falls asleep and 'dreams' of Wonderland, is because it's a particularly hot, sultry day. Not the sort of day she'd wear a wool coat... or any coat for that matter.

I have a feeling that, considering the actress is eighteen or so and I definitely don't remember a sailing ship from either of the books, they're leaving much of the book behind for this...