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Tim Burton was born to bring Alice in Wonderland to the big screen. Ironically, his version of the Victorian text plays more like The Wizard of Oz than a Lewis Carroll adaptation. On the day of her engagement party, the 19-year-old Alice (a nicely understated Mia Wasikowska) is lead by a white-gloved rabbit to an alternate reality that looks strangely familiar--she's been dreaming about it since she was 6 years old. Stranded in a hall of doors, she sips from a potion that makes her shrink and nibbles on a cake that makes her grow. Once she gets the balance right, she walks through the door that leads her to Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Matt Lucas), the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), the Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), and the Cheshire Cat (a delightful Stephen Fry), who inform her that only she can free them from the wrath of the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter channeling Bette Davis) by slaying the Jabberwocky. To pull off the feat, she teams up with the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp in glam-rock garb), rebel bloodhound Bayard (Timothy Spall), and Red's sweet sister, the White Queen (Anne Hathaway in goth-rock makeup). While Red welcomes Alice with open arms, she plans an execution for the hat-maker when he displeases her ("Off with his head!"). Drawing from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Burton creates a candy-colored action-adventure tale with a feminist twist. If it drags towards the end, his 3-D extravaganza still offers a trippy good time with a poignant aftertaste. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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By Alana Aspeck
Format:DVD
One thing I find that people don't realize with this take on Alice in Wonderland is that it is more like a continuation of the movie.
Perhaps they were expecting it to be like the cartoon or the other takes on the movie but it isn't. I came to realize after watching interviews by the cast as well as Tim Burton. I think it was fantastically done. It's my opinion that Burton wanted it to be close to the book yet adapted to his own taste as well, a mix of everything. Everyone has different tastes and has different opinions on what they like and don't like. I personally thought it was a great adaption of Alice and enjoyed it. I look forward to Tim Burton movies as he is dark, and does a great job with being different.
Perhaps they were expecting it to be like the cartoon or the other takes on the movie but it isn't. I came to realize after watching interviews by the cast as well as Tim Burton. I think it was fantastically done. It's my opinion that Burton wanted it to be close to the book yet adapted to his own taste as well, a mix of everything. Everyone has different tastes and has different opinions on what they like and don't like. I personally thought it was a great adaption of Alice and enjoyed it. I look forward to Tim Burton movies as he is dark, and does a great job with being different.
By V. Moar
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a very entertaining version of and old story and I really like Johnny Depp's twist on the tale.
By Dan
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
The technical aspects of this movie are very good, the big war scene at the end seemed stupid to me. Why does war have to be integrated into a theme aimed at children? -shaking head-
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Bought this because of Johhny Depp
Very dissappointed. I was anticipating a great movie. Not interesting. Fell short. Not worth purchacing or for that matter, veiwing.
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome movie-
Everything about this movie is amazing . The colors and acting are out of this world. For any age group.
Published 4 months ago by D. Bond
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well made movie
This is a great movie and johnny depp is awesome in it. The dvd is great. Highly recommend for adults and children.
Published 6 months ago by Apollo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Wonderful
This movie is such a wonderful rendition of the original movie. Johnny Depp is amazing and captivating to watch. A nice movie for the whole family.
Published 6 months ago by MovieBuff
5.0 out of 5 stars
Alice In Wonderland
Another great Johnny Depp film. I thought the characters were very well depicted, a real fun Movie. Looking forward to his next film.
Published 8 months ago by bruce and lucy
5.0 out of 5 stars
lots of fun
the whole family enjoyed it, from 7 to 50 yrs old; I especially like the female lead. I like how she stands up for herself and puts it to everyone at the end - a great example for... Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. Raposo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie! Johnny Depp is amazing in this tale
Completely enjoyed this movie and the 3D was just wonderful! Colours were amazing as well as Depp's great performance. He sure does play "mad" well! lol
Published 16 months ago by Amazon Fan
3.0 out of 5 stars
An average entry for Burton
Alice in Wonderland(released Feb/10)stars Johnny Depp(as the Mad Hatter),Helena Bonham Carter(as the Queen of Hearts),Anne Hathaway as the White Queen,Crispin Glover as the Knave... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Robert Badgley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Wonderland
A movie I enjoyed more after a few viewings. The 3D version is well done and emphasizes the sense of wonder intended by Burton.
Published 24 months ago by insinuendo
4.0 out of 5 stars
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Very clever copywriting. Good acting across the board. Production costs on a movie like this would be $1,000,000 a minute. Unfortunately the depth is missing from this version. Read more
Published on May 11 2011 by Messallus
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