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I was fortunate as a 12-year old to see this film at Radio City Music Hall, as one of the last regular engagements before the Music Hall converted to a concert hall. I don't remember much about the film and won't try and defend it, but it was exciting to see it in the context of a Radio City presentation, complete with Rockettes and organ and all!

It's a shame that there haven't been more films shown on that great and grand screen. I don't know why films like TITANIC and THE DARK KNIGHT and WALL-E wouldn't have worked a treat there for short runs at the start of their lives.

It is a blessing that the theatre is intact and still gloriously vibrant and active. What a joy to experience, even peripherally, the thrill that our parents and grandparents felt when going to the movies.

Saw the movie this afternoon and really disliked it. I've never found Burton to be a very coherent storyteller and this one reaches new lows. Part of the problem WAS the songs which, apart from being very hard to understand, were musically forgettable.

And compared to the incredible wit (visual and verbal) that Pixar has made its trademark, this movie seemed woefully unfunny. There was barely a chuckle in the theatre this afternoon.

Having said that, I did love the design of the characters, but once I realized that they weren't going to say or do anything interesting, my mind began to wander.