TIM BURTON'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Tim Burton, although he is a good director, he has been having kind of a somewhat bad movie streak starting with the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His new movie, the remake of Alice in Wonderland, is no different. The movie as a whole was okay, the characters, costumes, sets, and overall style were great but the story line felt rushed and the main characters were thrown at you right in the beginning of the movie, unlike the cartoon Alice when the story seemed to unravel quite well. Some of the characters seemed to lack the personality they once had. The only character i felt that stayed true to their personality was the March Hare, who was madder than ever. Most of the actors that were picked seemed to fit as the characters they played, especially Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar. I only had a problem with a few of them, like The Mad Hatter. Johnny Depp may be a good actor but his Mad Hatter just didn't seem to work as well as i wanted it to, he seemed to have this weird schizophrenic thing happening to him where he would slip in and out of a weird Irish accent when he would go into an angry type of mood.

See the movie if you love Tim Burton because the style is very Tim Burton. Which means, to those who love the Cartoon Alice in Wonderland, this is not a crazy colorful movie anymore, it has a very dark style to it.

Overall, i thought the characters and story could have been laid out better but that the movie as a whole was okay.

In my opinion, Tim Burton needs to go back to making his own movies and he needs to stop remaking books/movies. the only exception to that would be Sleepy Hollow.

Alice in Wonderland: 3 out of 5

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BEATLES ROCK BAND

Beatles Rockband is a great game to have, especially if you are a big Beatles fan. Its great because.. well you get to play as The Beatles and because it takes you through their whole career from beginning to end and through most of their albums. Through the internet on your Xbox 360 or PS3 you can also download whole albums like The Magical Mystery Tour and play them with the animation, which is also amazing. The background for each song/album is amazingly done.

Pick up a copy!

5 out 5

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“I am Andrew Ryan and I am here to ask you a question:
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
No, says the man in Washington. It belongs to the poor.
No, says the man in the Vatican. It belongs to God.
No, says the man in Moscow. It belongs to everyone.
I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something
different. I chose the impossible. I chose…
Rapture.”
-Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)

“For every choice, there is an echo. With each act, we change the world. One man chose a city, free of law and God. But others chose corruption. And so the city fell. If the world were reborn in your image, would it be paradise, or perdition?”
-Dr. Sofia Lamb (Bioshock 2)

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BIOSHOCK 2

Bioshock 2 is Amazing!

The style of the game is somewhat the same as the first game, but the graphics have improved slightly. With the combination of some new plasmids, tonics, and weapons your arsenal has definitely improved. The splicers in the game have also changed, they look more mutated, especially the new “Brute Splicers” that, due to over splicing, have become huge, and the Spider Splicers. The Bouncer and the Rosie Big Daddies have returned with the new Rumbler Big Daddy, which carries a rocket launcher on his shoulder. One of the new main antagonists of the game are the Big Sisters, these “New Big Daddies” are the grown up versions of the Little Sisters and where a suit similar to the Big Daddy. They are now stronger and faster than the Big Daddy and can use some plasmids against you.

Again, like in the first game, the main decision throughout is whether to harvest or save (adopt) the Little Sisters.

I don’t want to give anything away, so pick up a copy. It’s a great game!

5 out 5

p.s. Don’t listen to the article in the recent Game Informer about it.

IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS

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As we know, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is Heath Ledger’s last movie…. but this isn’t the only reason this movie is good. It’s a very imaginative movie (No pun intended). The story and cinematography were great and the transitions from Ledger to the other 3 actors who took over his character, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Ferrel, worked perfectly. I definitely recommend this movie.

AVATAR

would recommend Avatar. The story may be very predictable but the movie definitely makes up for it with the amazing special effects. James Cameron did a great job on this movie and the actors were also equally great.

5 out 5 smashes!