The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

The Sister dragged me to watch Alice in Wonderland, and I'm very glad she did. We didn't watch it in 3D, but it was quite wonderful anyway, with fantastic cinematography and some very good performances by Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter. It has been very heavily marketed here as a Johnny Depp film, but I didn't think there was much to be said for his performance: his accent was horrendous, he made many wonderful faces and did the crazy eyes... I think he can do roles like this in his sleep now, so.

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That said, I hope it makes a lot of money so that Disney realises that yes, people *are* interested in watching films that have girls in them, even young boys, no really.

PS: Pity the Orientalist by deepad.

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The Cowardly Dog is a non-violent dog. If I pretend to mock beat up, say, my sister, she will growl in protest, or hang to my hand to prevent me from striking (while also vigorously wagging her tail). If both of us pretend to mock beat up each other, she will look very confused while simultaneously growling at us and wagging her tail. I can only imagine how she would have reacted if she were around when we were kids and prone to having real fights.