By
Dwardus
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Published
April 9, 2010
Alice in Wonderland sees grown-up Alice once again down the rabbit hole after taking some time out from a ghastly marriage proposal enforced by some red-head prig with digestive problems (not sure what his name was). Jarring wonderfully with the rigours of real life she shrinks and grows her way through lush gardens meeting many of Lewis Carrol’s creations including Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle Dum (Matt Lucas), the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry), the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter), and the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Stupid amounts of CG can be forgiven as it looks glorious and in places (mainly Depp-bits) rather touching. I heard mixed things before seeing it, but went on the strength of the ‘rents saying how much they’d enjoyed it. 3D helped, I reckon, but for my money it was better than Avatar (awaiting a lynch mob).
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Tagged Alan Rickman, Alice, Anne Hathaway, Barbara Windsor, Bayard, Blue Caterpillar, Charles Kingsleigh, Cheshire Cat (voice), Crispin Glover, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Lord Ascot, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Marton Csokas, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Sheen, Paul Whitehouse, Red Queen, Stayne, Stephen Fry, Tim Pigott-Smith, Timothy Spall, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, White Queen, White Rabbit
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By
Dwardus
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Published
March 19, 2010
The Damned United sees Michael Sheen and screenwriter Peter Morgan together again for a factual football drama cataloguing Brian Clough’s short time as the Leeds manager and run-ins with his rival, Don Revie. The film, based on a book of the same name by David Peace, deals primarily with the relationship between three guys, Brian Clough, Don Revie and Peter Taylor, Clough’s right-hand man.
Posted in blu-ray, cinema, dvds, movies
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Tagged Austin Mitchell, Billy Bremner, Brian Clough, Colm Meaney, David Peace, David Roper, Don Revie, Henry Goodman, Jimmy Gordon, Jimmy Reddington, Johnny Giles, Keith Archer, Manny Cussins, Mark Bazeley, Mark Cameron, Maurice Roëves, Michael Sheen, Nigel Clough, Norman Hunter, Oliver Stokes, Peter McDonald, peter morgan, Peter Taylor, Ryan Day, Sam Bolton, Simon Clough, stephen graham, Timothy Spall, Tom Hooper
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