Thursday 3 February 2011

Alice in wonderland review

Rated PG. Alice in wonderland is not Tim burton's usaul style. Burton often makes dark movies like batman and Sweeny Todd. Now, just like with Charlie and the chocolate factory, Burton goes to visualy apealing, wildy imaginative sets.  Undeniably, a visulal treat, just remember, this may feel like a mockery ofthe original novel to some.

Hmmm.... strong cast. The Mad Hatter in the poster above is played by fine actor Johnny Depp. Although The Red Queen and The White Queen are also very good, the character of Alice is a bit silly. And also.... WHY THAT DANCE AT THE END OF THE MOVIE!? That was so unnesciary (and pretty embarrasing too!) Some very silly details which could've been left out. I like visual spectacles but this is little silly. Odd twisted imagery. I mean, the disney version was terrible so this is a step up.

As usaul, loads of fine computer generated imagery yet you never feel anything in 3D. But loads of nice imagery, art direction and costume design, the movie has a certain style to it. Nearly everyone has seen this movie. Surprisingly, it is the sixth highest grossing film ever. But that is just curiosity to see the film. It isn't Disney's finest and doesn't have the novel injected into its veins at all. Perfectly exciting movie. Don't get me wrong, I have never read the book properly but it does not sound very good. So this is fine for me, but I am thinking about all those that love the book.

Innovative in its own way. Most things are new (Certainly to the world of Alice in wonderland) but things like the big battle at the end feels like it's copied from Narnia.

Not in any way a terrible movie, just....... it wo't please everyone. 2.5 stars out of 5.

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