Konchalovsky

Don't think that Konchalovsky limited himself to ripping off ideas and images from The Wizard of Oz. In order to appeal to adolescent boys, there are attack helicopters, Star Wars-like air taxis, giant robots stomping around the territory, a battle scene that looks more like a video game, and a scene straight out of Chicken Run.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Just when you thought that wretched excess could become no more wretched or excessive, along comes The Nutcracker in 3D, a film whose script written by Konchalovsky is so sophomoric that it makes Howard the Duck seem downright Shakespearean.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Just when you thought that wretched excess could become no more wretched or excessive, along comes The Nutcracker in 3D, a film whose script written by Konchalovsky is so sophomoric that it makes Howard the Duck seem downright Shakespearean.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Whereas The Nutcracker ballet that is beloved by millions focuses on the story of the Mouse King, Konchalovsky uses Hoffmann's subplot about the Mouse Queen as a jumping-off point to transform the mice into an army of vicious rats led by a campy John Turturro -- in a white Andy Warhol wig -- whose mother (the Rat Queen) is played by the same actress (Frances de la Tour) who portrays the drunk housekeeper.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Don't think that Konchalovsky limited himself to ripping off ideas and images from The Wizard of Oz. In order to appeal to adolescent boys, there are attack helicopters, Star Wars-like air taxis, giant robots stomping around the territory, a battle scene that looks more like a video game, and a scene straight out of Chicken Run.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Just when you thought that wretched excess could become no more wretched or excessive, along comes The Nutcracker in 3D, a film whose script written by Konchalovsky is so sophomoric that it makes Howard the Duck seem downright Shakespearean.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Don't think that Konchalovsky limited himself to ripping off ideas and images from The Wizard of Oz.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Just when you thought that wretched excess could become no more wretched or excessive, along comes The Nutcracker in 3D, a film whose script written by Konchalovsky is so sophomoric that it makes Howard the Duck seem downright Shakespearean.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Whereas The Nutcracker ballet that is beloved by millions focuses on the story of the Mouse King, Konchalovsky uses Hoffmann's subplot about the Mouse Queen as a jumping-off point to transform the mice into an army of vicious rats led by a campy John Turturro -- in a white Andy Warhol wig -- whose mother (the Rat Queen) is played by the same actress (Frances de la Tour) who portrays the drunk housekeeper.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010

Whereas The Nutcracker ballet that is beloved by millions focuses on the story of the Mouse King, Konchalovsky uses Hoffmann's subplot about the Mouse Queen as a jumping-off point to transform the mice into an army of vicious rats led by a campy John Turturro -- in a white Andy Warhol wig -- whose mother (the Rat Queen) is played by the same actress (Frances de la Tour) who portrays the drunk housekeeper.

George Heymont: A Nutcracker to Shun George Heymont 2010