http://joelgrus.com/2010/01/03/movie-review-avatar-3-d/ will someday be a famous author Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://joelgrus.com/2010/01/03/movie-review-avatar-3-d/comment-page-1/#comment-22 alice in wonderland disney Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:29:54 +0000 http://joelgrus.com/?p=43#comment-22 It's a damn shame then that this meticulously crafted, psychedelic visual-journey isn't matched with a screenplay that was given just as much effort. The inbuilt metaphors of the Alice tale are still there however writer Linda Woolverton adds very little in the way of character development or plot undercurrents, seemingly intent on relying on the visual effects wizards and actors to contribute the extra layers. Her biggest missed opportunity is further exploration into the Mad Hatter or even the White Queen – both of whom are half-baked caricatures – with the Hatter coming off as a mere chance for Depp to be quirky, rather than the cleverly-written character with an interesting back story that he should have been. To Woolverton's credit though, she did manage to concoct some deliriously amusing dialogue for the Hatter and the Red Queen; a small highlight of her script which partially redeems her lack-lustre attempts elsewhere. It’s a damn shame then that this meticulously crafted, psychedelic visual-journey isn’t matched with a screenplay that was given just as much effort. The inbuilt metaphors of the Alice tale are still there however writer Linda Woolverton adds very little in the way of character development or plot undercurrents, seemingly intent on relying on the visual effects wizards and actors to contribute the extra layers. Her biggest missed opportunity is further exploration into the Mad Hatter or even the White Queen – both of whom are half-baked caricatures – with the Hatter coming off as a mere chance for Depp to be quirky, rather than the cleverly-written character with an interesting back story that he should have been. To Woolverton’s credit though, she did manage to concoct some deliriously amusing dialogue for the Hatter and the Red Queen; a small highlight of her script which partially redeems her lack-lustre attempts elsewhere.

]]> http://joelgrus.com/2010/01/03/movie-review-avatar-3-d/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Your Religion Is False » Blog Archive » Tim Tebow, Amoebic Dysentery, and the Super Bowl Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:54:00 +0000 http://joelgrus.com/?p=43#comment-11 [...] see, as part of my plan to get into the movie reviewing businesss, I saw Avatar 3-D. And, like thousands of other moviegoers, I developed a severe case of the Avatar [...] [...] see, as part of my plan to get into the movie reviewing businesss, I saw Avatar 3-D. And, like thousands of other moviegoers, I developed a severe case of the Avatar [...]

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