[Lina]

I just got back from seeing Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3D and boy it was not worth the extra money to see it in 3D. Barely anything stood out to make it look awesome in 3D. I went into this movie not expecting much and as an Alice in Wonderland nut, I resisted to be nit-picky during the movie and saved that for afterward.

The movie was way too fast-paced. They could have added at least another 20 minutes to the movie. They had little to no background on the characters. I'm assuming Tim Burton assumed those who are going to see this movie have seen some sort of version of Alice in Wonderland or at least the original Disney version. I was hoping for background information on the White and Red Queen (especially since people confuse her and the Queen of Hearts and well, Tim Burton smashed the Duchess, Red Queen and Queen of Hearts into one character) and a few other characters. At least those who weren't in the original Disney film and were in the book. Even though I already know a lot about Alice in Wonderland, it would have been nice to have added that in the movie. And the Dormouse was a girl and not a boy. That made me want to cry. The story reminded me of American McGee's Alice and The Looking Glass Wars. ESPECIALLY American McGee's Alice.

The cast was really good. I really enjoyed Anne Hathaway's performance as the White Queen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. Paul Whitehouse as the March Hare was the best hands down.

It wasn't Tim Burton's best film, Johnny Depp was more annoying than entertaining, Cheshire Cat had very little screen time, the ending sucked SO BAD and the only thing that really made the movie awesome was the March Hare. He was the character that made the movie. I loved him.

I give this ** out of ****

[Jello]

I rather enjoyed the movie, and the IMAX 3D....

[Lina]

At least someone did. I went with a group of friends and none of them liked it in 3D and some didn't like the movie that much. One of 'em fell asleep during the movie. lol

[cactusmomma]

We just got back (saw in standard. Woo for bad eyesight!).. and I actually quite liked the movie. It did go by very quickly, but I did appreciate a few of the quirks that were thrown in for each of the characters.. especially how the White Queen was all elegant, yet still slightly off her rocker.

[Emberlynn]

DEE - LITE - FUL

I wasn't going to see it in 3D at first ... decided at the last minute to upgrade my ticket - and I'm glad I did

I have to go again, There was so much to see at once, you really couldn't take it all in - not that it detracted from the story flow - it didn't. it simply BEGS to be seen again & again. I suspect that's the genius behind 3D.

The textures .... the costumes ... the make-up ... the imaginative scenery pull you in - the characters connect between fantasy and reality ... well, some are clearly recognizable -- some are more of a suggestion. While the story was a bit predictable, it really wasn't a problem for me. After all, how many watched Titanic and loved it - even knowing how it would end?

Alice in Wonderland is a time worn tale - loved by many -- I really think this will become a classic as well for it's a lovely rendition of the beloved classic

Oh, and for sure, I know at least one garment I'm making myself to wear!

Movies like this are like a good marriage -- you love your spouse, you know every day you do ... then they go and do something that reminds you all over again just why they've captured your heart.

[Lina]

I didn't like Titanic. lol

It's nice to see someone actually thought it was wonderful. I think it should have been more dark because Alice in Wonderland isn't a fluffy story with sunshine and rainbows. The book isn't catered toward kids even though many people think it does. I thought Tim Burton was going to make it dark since he does make quite a few dark movies, but it was bright and colorful. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

I'll just see snippets of the movie when I work. That's as far as I'll go to seeing the movie again.

This movie won't be going on my shelf as tempted as I am to buy it when it comes out on DVD to add to my Alice in Wonderland collection.

[Floobersman]

Well my friend made me watch the origanal Alice in Wonderland (1951) cause Ive never seen it and I loved it because it was so random! Probebly the best Disney movie, but now reading your thing I got kind of depressed that the 3D wasn't great... Oh well still going. And Dweedle Dee and Dweedle Dum from the origanl gave me nightmares and I'm 16!

[SongstressLenne]

I am hearing a lot of mixed reviews about it.

Wait, it wasn't that dark?.... I'm surprised Lina xD

I might go check it out for myself once the weekend mad rush is over.

I am a very big fan of Anne Hathaway and I am happy to hear that she gave a good performance. So yay <3

[Tiamat97]

it was interesting and yet still dont completely see how it fits in as a sequel

[Rasmus]

i saw it last night too i actually liked it, i wished it was longer, and yes i loved the march hare <3. tho i do respect his work very well done, but i would have done it better =P xD,

[Voxx]

I'm sooo waiting for Matt to post lol

[chamgirl89]

I still have to see it as well before putting my two cents in.

[Friskies]

i also went to see it in 3d, and yet i didn't like it. I'm kind of biased though, as i don't like 3d stuff (the one 3d movie i did like was avatar, and that was one of the best things about that movie >> << >> but anyways..)

For me, i knew this movie was getting a lot of hype, and i knew that the hype for it was probably going to just bring people down, so i tried not to get too excited for it. I'm glad i did that, because if i would have been like "homg this is going to be incredibly awesome!!" i would have been let down.

As a person who only knows what was in the disney version of the movie, i agree that some background on characters would have been nice. I had no idea who the white queen was, but i just decided to forget that and go with the flow, as the movie was fairly predictable and easy to follow, despite not knowing what her background was.

I got quite a few laughs out of it, and was kind of happy when we got less johnny depp than what the previews showed.

I lovveeddd the march hare in this! He was by far my favorite character and probably one of the best done IMO. Much better than the johnny depp hype going around. And don't get me wrong, i love johnny depp, but the hype for him as the mad hatter in this movie almost made me NOT want to go see it. Plus his acting in this movie, while good, reminded me all to much of drunk jack sparrow. Burton needs to give depp a rest and try some other actors out, at least that's what i'd like to see.

the movie also seemed kind of fast paced, but for me, i'd rather have a movie seem like it went by too fast than too slow.

while this seems like i'm bashing the movie, i'm really not! I liked it and would gladly rent it with friends in 2d (because really, the 3d effects just distracted me rather than add to the story). It kept me entertained which is what movie's main goals are, and by the end of the night, i didn't really know what my opinion of it was, but i've finally come to the conclusion that it's a very watchable movie if you are wanting to get entertained, but if you are going in there expecting something great, you might be getting out of the movie disappointed.

This post has been edited by Friskies: 05 March 2010 - 01:47 PM

[Lady_Aeris]

im going with my sisters tonight. ill post my thoughts later im an alice nut as well and i own both of the books so im for sure going have stuff to say about it

[Lina]

Floobersman, on Mar 5 2010, 06:14 AM, said:

Well my friend made me watch the origanal Alice in Wonderland (1951) cause Ive never seen it and I loved it because it was so random! Probebly the best Disney movie, but now reading your thing I got kind of depressed that the 3D wasn't great... Oh well still going. And Dweedle Dee and Dweedle Dum from the origanl gave me nightmares and I'm 16!

Disney's Alice in Wonderland is NOT the original Alice in Wonderland. I suggest reading the book. Disney cut out characters that were in the book that were in this movie. Disney's version does a nice job though. My favorite Disney movie.

Patty, it was not that dark at all. I was expecting more of a Sweeny Todd-like darkness, but it was more like Willy Wonka with a dash of darkness.

[jackspicer]

I'm going to go see it tomorrow with my gf in Indy

[Ashori]

I'll wait until I see it on Sunday (my friend and I are going to see it then go shopping for things for our steampunk costumes, yay!) before I make a judgement, but hopefully it isn't as bad as you're describing it, Lina. XD I have some high hopes for it.

[Lina]

Hopefully you enjoy it. I did, but not as much as I wish I could have. I love Alice in Wonderland so much, but this wasn't up to par to me. It is an enjoyable movie and there are likable things about it, so you should enjoy it. =)

[cactusmomma]

I did like the costume designs. Absolutely adored them....especially the cards! I loved how everyone went into a Scottish accent and the Hatter's eyes turned yellow at anger. Totally loved how the Hare didn't just smash a watch, he went NUTS. There was just so much I liked about the movie, I'd definitely get it on dvd.

[Emberlynn]

cactusmomma, on Mar 5 2010, 06:00 PM, said:

I did like the costume designs. Absolutely adored them....especially the cards! I loved how everyone went into a Scottish accent and the Hatter's eyes turned yellow at anger. Totally loved how the Hare didn't just smash a watch, he went NUTS. There was just so much I liked about the movie, I'd definitely get it on dvd.

I wish I had taken a note pad with me -- I liked so many of the costumes. I even liked many of the costumes of those who weren't main characters. I have to go again to make sketches and take notes. I usually do this with costume porn though.

Pretty sure I'll see it in regular form next time.

[chamgirl89]

I just got back home from seeing it, and I loved it! The Mad Hatter's dance was great (everyone in the audience clapped xD). And the costumes were amazing!

[LADY SAKURA]

Alice's dress at the Queen of Hearts palace was fantastic
she was a woman of her own decisions and it was quite entertaining i would have not seen it in 3D i got annoyed with the glasses anyway

>_< i had like this awesome stuff i said about the movie but because someone in my house decided to tick me the heck off right before i can press the reply button it got deleted and i don't remember a thing i said soo its whatever i LOVED the movie it was just right for me

[Floobersman]

Lina, on Mar 5 2010, 02:37 PM, said:

Disney's Alice in Wonderland is NOT the original Alice in Wonderland. I suggest reading the book. Disney cut out characters that were in the book that were in this movie. Disney's version does a nice job though. My favorite Disney movie.

Really!?... K well I'm geassing my public library will have it. I also need to get Where the Wild Things Are.

[Matt PNiewski]

Lina, on Mar 5 2010, 03:04 AM, said:

I just got back from seeing Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3D and boy it was not worth the extra money to see it in 3D. Barely anything stood out to make it look awesome in 3D. I went into this movie not expecting much and as an Alice in Wonderland nut, I resisted to be nit-picky during the movie and saved that for afterward.

The movie was way too fast-paced. They could have added at least another 20 minutes to the movie. They had little to no background on the characters. I'm assuming Tim Burton assumed those who are going to see this movie have seen some sort of version of Alice in Wonderland or at least the original Disney version. I was hoping for background information on the White and Red Queen (especially since people confuse her and the Queen of Hearts and well, Tim Burton smashed the Duchess, Red Queen and Queen of Hearts into one character) and a few other characters. At least those who weren't in the original Disney film and were in the book. Even though I already know a lot about Alice in Wonderland, it would have been nice to have added that in the movie. And the Dormouse was a girl and not a boy. That made me want to cry. The story reminded me of American McGee's Alice and The Looking Glass Wars. ESPECIALLY American McGee's Alice.

The cast was really good. I really enjoyed Anne Hathaway's performance as the White Queen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. Paul Whitehouse as the March Hare was the best hands down.

It wasn't Tim Burton's best film, Johnny Depp was more annoying than entertaining, Cheshire Cat had very little screen time, the ending sucked SO BAD and the only thing that really made the movie awesome was the March Hare. He was the character that made the movie. I loved him.

I give this ** out of ****

So, despite this PROBABLY being a Generation's first exposure to Alice in Wonderland, they assume everyone knows everything.... I haven't read the book in years, and only saw the Disney version as a small child. But the thing I was worried about was not NECESSARILY this, but the fact that Alice is an Outsider. I was worried that, when I heard they were going the sequel route, they would make references to something that are in one source material (i.e. the book or the movie) but not in the other.... And that Alice would be able to handle the chaos like a pro. Even from the trailers, she seems to at ease with the situation.


I have little hopes for this movie, but at the same time, I am REALLY hoping I am gone. Alice in Wonderland by a crazy artist like Burton? I'm intrigued. Tim Burton's disapponted me ALOT in the past, but still made some of my favorite flicks.

[carmelita]

i saw alice yesterday morning at the imax, and all i can say is
i'm. in. LOVE.
<3 <3 <3

[mens_pocky06]

I think a lot of people expected too much (ie. "Oh, it's too far-fetched from the book" or "Not enough of this and that" "It should have been much longer" etc etc.), that's probably why some were so disappointed.

I however, enjoyed it...BUT...seeing it in 3D gave me a headache X____X. The make-up that was done for each of the main(-ish) characters made me giddy like a school girl (I will be experimenting with that ^____^)

*Faddlewacking sounds and looks like fun...*


OH YES, and......"Spoon!"

[Lady_Aeris]

ok I LOVE LOVE LOVED THAT MOVIE! yes there are things that could have been done different but overall i was VERY impressed! Have some cosplays coming out of that one for sure BUT as for the few things that i was disappointed with was the lack of the Caterpillar i would have loved to see more of him and the Jabberwocky! Im sorry but for having Christoper Lee voicing him he should have had more lines! Anyways I thought i was gonna hate that the dormouse was a girl but i actually thought it was pretty cute...but overall i did like that movie and OMG the Futterwacking was AWESOME (though i was sure that they said something else the first time they said it)



OH YEA AND I WANT MORE OF THE CHESHIRE CAT!!!

[Lina]

I basically went into the movie and said, "This movie is going to suck." and I came out slightly happy, though I was complaining most of the time after the movie was over. lol If they had put in an extra 20 minutes for background stuff, I would have been much more pleased.

Because a lot of people can't seem to get Alice in Wonderland right, I never expect Alice in Wonderland movies to be great. Some movies portray Alice in Wonderland better than others and do a great job, but they leave out some great characters like the Mock Turtle and the Griffin and the Jabberwocky and they usually, if not always make the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts the same character when they are entirely different.

Maybe if I weren't so obsessed with Alice in Wonderland, I would have enjoyed this more. lol

[TaiyakiOni]

Lina, on Mar 6 2010, 12:35 PM, said:

Maybe if I weren't so obsessed with Alice in Wonderland, I would have enjoyed this more. lol

Crap, I am screwed then as well... -loves Alice in Wonderland and has read the book as well as Through the Looking Glass-

[Lina]

TaiyakiZero, on Mar 6 2010, 12:49 PM, said:

Crap, I am screwed then as well... -loves Alice in Wonderland and has read the book as well as Through the Looking Glass-

You might like it. My obsession doesn't go as far as the books. I'm a collector as well. lol