Alice In Wonderland Review (NO SPOILERS, SO COME ON IN)

[Taro]

I just got home from seeing Tim Burton's Version of Alice in Wonderland, and boy was I pleased.

The whole film has great concept, aesthetically pleasing visuals, and relatable characters. People say that this film was trying to outdo avatar, but really, this is a whole movie of its own. It may not be as great of 3-D as avatar, as this film was filmed in 2-D and converted to 3-D, but I sure as hell was in the movie.

I recommend you see it in theaters and give it a 4.6/5 stars.


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[Kiriel]

It was 'meh' to me. Part is just I'm sick of Tim Burton sticking to the same old thing (AKA ALWAYS have Johnny Depp is similar pasty faced roles and Helena Bonham Carter in every single thing he makes.)
He hasn't made original movies in a while either, I mean he's even gonna remake FRANKENWEENIE soon.
Although the Cheshire Cat is pure win.

[ecco]

IM EXCITED

stephen fry is national treasure, I adore him <3 and he's the voice of the cheshire cat!! ahhh~ also, grey and cyan is my favourite colour combination of ALL time but you never see it, so i'm like... in love with the cats design..

and plus, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter? Yes Please!

[Keylaleigh]

All-in-all, I found the movie quite pleasing, especially their depiction of the Jabberwocky. The whole time I was trying to transform him into a D&D enemy!
But really what made this movie was the little things. I had never seen a Jubjub Bird or a Bandersnatch, and the frog and fish footmen made me crack up in the theater.
The movie was a very interesting take on the Alice storyline, though making waay too much sense for a Carroll-esque piece. There was no cheery nonsense, and the storyline was much too coherent. But then again, I have found that people like that kind of thing.

[Tribute]

It is probably my favorite fanfiction-like alice in wonderland piece I have seen. I don't often like them, but this one was well done, very pretty. Excelen use of colors, and fantaI wasn't a fan of it in 3D~ I found it more distracting than adding to the experience, which is what Burton was aiming for.

Kiriel: He uses them because he likes working with them, and they are actually good actors. I happen to love Helena Bonham Carter. And while Johnny Depp Fangirls get annoying, I find him to be quite fun to watch.
I too liked the Cheshire Cat.

[Tianfu]

I enjoyed the movie, although I didn't LOVE it. I probably wouldn't buy it, but I'm glad I saw it in 3D. It was interesting. And the visuals were certainly well-done.

The things I most liked about the movie were the Through the Looking Glass touches, like the bandersnatch and the jaberwocky. That poem was always my favorite part of the book. And I liked the characterization of the Queen of Hearts. Although, it did kind of annoy me that they made the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts the same person. And, of course, the Cheshire Cat was made of pure awesome. But, everything that Stephen Fry does is made of awesome.

Sadly enough, Johnny Depp's portrayal of the Mad Hatter was my least favorite part of the movie. The split personality/Scottish accent/eyes changing color-thing was just weird. And him being so bloodthirsty didn't work for me at all. I think the movie might have been better if they'd cast someone else who didn't play the character like a cross between Jack Sparrow and Sweeney Todd.

[Tribute]

You obviously were never traumatized by the tea party scene as a child. Disney's version was a horror film to me. The only part I really liked was the cat. And now, with the red queen, a character I pay close attention to in media. The hatter should be a creepy character according to me.

[Tianfu]

Heh, you're right. I wasn't traumatized by that scene as a kid. I didn't even find that movie very weird when I was little, just took things like walking eye-glasses in stride. The only thing that really scared me in movies were characters with removable body parts (like the witch in Return to Oz) and there weren't any in Alice in Wonderland.

The hatter being creepy wasn't a problem with me, because the whole world was portrayed in a very creepy way. My problem with him was that he wasn't insane enough. He had too much motivation. And it seemed like they were working towards explaining the personality-switching (although they never did), so it felt like there was a reason behind it and wasn't true madness at all. The only time I really liked the hatter was when he was designing hats for the Queen of Hearts. THEN he acted like how I imagined the Mad Hatter to be.

On the other hand, I really liked how they portrayed the Queen of Hearts. Giving her insecurities was a stroke of brilliance, I think. It made her understandable, even with her mad rages and penchant for beheading.

[AzureAvi]

I LOVED IT!!! A lot of people were upset about there not being a kiss between alice and the hatter because of " the love friction that was going on between them the whole movie" but i wasn't because i thought of the mad hatter as a representative of her father, like the twins in the movie but whatever... those sick people there's like a twenty year age difference!!