I just watched Burton's "Alice" yesterday, coincidentally … and god, what a mess that was. The lead actress was charismatic as all hell, but even she couldn't save it.

With a film like Burton's ALICE it probably depends a lot on what you go in expecting. I avoided it myself, which lets you know what I expect from it

Well I guess that makes sense, I went in expecting nothing more than Burtons usual creepy undertones, a series of nonsensical events with only the faintest hint of a through line reminiscent of the source material, and the trademark nonsensical style that personifies Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

And that's what it was.

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I also enjoyed Tinman...such as it was.

Yeah like I said...such as it was.

He seems pretty neutral on the subject of homeopathy.

I was mistaken.

Hellraiser.

"Bug" is a really interesting movie. It's one of the few I know that made the jump from stage play to film while staying extremely faithful to the source material.

It's probably not what you think, though.

The trick is to have it be faithful while not seeming like they just filmed the stage version (I enjoy filmed stage performances, but those aren't "movies").

A little stagey, but do not care, love.

There are stage shows that take such advantage of the medium that any "opening up" of them sort of ruin it. Others were probably compromised being confined to a stage in the first place and are probably the easiest to adapt.