Monday Movie Review #7 - Alice in Wonderland

Monday, March 8, 2010

I've been waiting, and waiting, and waaaaiiittttinnnggg for a very important date with Alice in Wonderland, and I finally had it this weekend! I honestly think I've been waiting over a year, and it was totally worth the wait.



19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Taken from IMDB.


Now, if you don't know the premise of the infamous Alice in Wonderland, I must say I think you've been living under a rock for quite some time. If you read said link though, you might just have an idea of what you're in for. The original tale was imagined to occupy a trio of young girls while bored. Later re-imagined to incorporate more adventures, the true tale was born. That said, I'll admit, the story creeped me out a lot when I was younger.

Onto the film though...I. LOVED. it. Loved, loved, loved it! I knew it would be trippy going in because, as I'm sure many of you are aware, Tim Burton specializes in weird absurd psychotic adventures. His skill was exponentially expanded upon by his incredible cast, including Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and relative newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice, herself.

Visually, this film is incredible. It's not like some dusty old Disney flick you remember from your childhood. This movie is alive. The colours, the characters, all of it...it's an intense visual journey/trip from start to finish. And frankly, I wouldn't mind falling down a rabbit hole to find Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, even though his hair and makeup was far crazier than that of Willy Wonka, which coincidentally, gave me nightmares. This film, however, did not.

The actors played their parts well, even Anne Hathaway (who I'm not too fond of), as the White Queen. I highly recommend seeing this in 3D if you can because it makes it that much more real and allows you to fully immerse yourself in the scenes. That said, I'm sure it's fantastic either way. I give this film 5++++++++++++++++++++ stars out of 5 , and I'll definitely be seeing this again! Below is the trailer for those who've yet to see it!

18 comments:

  1. Great review!! I'm not really a big fan of Tim Burton's, and was kind of skeptical about seeing this film because of him but I've heard nothing but great stuff about this movie!! I think I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the awesome review!! :)

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  2. I want to see this..I can't take my 2 yr old with so it's a no go. Have to wait for dvd

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  3. love the review.. I loved the movie too!!
    I'll be posting my review soon.

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  4. Wow I'm glad you loved it! I plan on seeing it this weekend, though I'd love to see it in 3D my stomach can't handle that kind of movement in such a dark room, so 2D will have to suffice!

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  5. OHHH I soo wanna see this movie!!!! Great review...it's made me want to go even more EAK!!!

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  6. Great review!
    I never finished Willy Wonka because it was way too creepy, and I love horror. I went to see Alice this weekend and I also loved it! The movie was great and visually amazing!

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  7. oh yippee! I really wanted it to live up to the hype!! and it's been totally hyped!!! yippee!!! i am gonna have to go see it for sure!!!!

    p.s I am not fond of Anne Hathaway either. She's just so blah.
    SB


    not too serious i hope

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  8. I'm probably not going to see this. I just...I don't know. I'm probably the only person who thinks it looks iffy.
    I love Anne Hathaway. :]

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  9. Oooo sounds like I should run out and see it!

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  10. Ooh great review Melissa! I'm so glad you loved it. I wasn't sure about this one, but now I'm definitely going to go see this! I'm so excited :)

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  11. I've actually heard mixed reviews about this movie. They didn't like the plot. I still want to see it and enjoyed your review.

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  12. Oh, I just can't wait to see this! I don't care about the reviews!

    xoxo -- Hilary

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  13. I'm so glad that you liked this one. I've been really looking forward to seeing it but my friend told me it was terrible & that she actually fell asleep in the cinema so I was a bit nervous about going to see it. Now I'm going to have to check it out :o) I love Tim Burton's films so I'm sure I'll enjoy it!

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  14. Fantastic review! I totally loved the movie too! It was awesome, and visually stunning. :D

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  15. I loved this movie!! I'm glad you liked it, too!!

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  16. I totally agree! Worth the wait! :D loved it!

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  17. wow..nice review. i dont didnt watch the movie yet but plan to do that later.. =)

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  18. It was awesome, I really enjoyed it!

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