Well everyone knows the original story. Little gal falls down a rabbit hole, meets an odd assortment of personalities, has a grand adventure and so on so forth. Now take that story, and give it a master twist of a sequel, and you have Tim Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland!
Set 13 years after the original adventure, Alice goes back and boy what a journey. Only in Burton's imagination captured on screen gives this tale a colourful and wacky setting, and add to this mixture talents like Johhny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anna Hathaway with the voices of Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Fry to name a few, it worked superbly with newcomer Mia Wasikowska a good chance to shine.
Oh yes, Depp does an excellent job as he always does when he's with Burton.
Now GSC Gurney Plaza's 3D does give much concern for grief, what with the tiny hall and limited seating, i couldn't really enjoy the whole experience. But , i guess we beggars can't be choosers. In comparison to the other 3D experience, yes yes the all time biggest grossing hit so far, this one had more things flying at you (could be Disney's effort to ensure the kids stay entertained) and is a tad bit dark (mood, not lighting in the cinema). Would it be more fun in 2D? I suppose so, but i thoroughly enjoyed the 3D version. Now i can't wait to finish sampling the compilation soundtrack inspired by this tale (Almost Alice).
Verdict : Loved it!
typical Burton-esque film, with the usual gothic, dark tones. but unlike the usual burton-depp team ups, this time around, it wasn't depp that that stole the show - it was ms. wasikowska that caught my eye. and bonham carter's red queen was hilarious too. still can't figure out why they said "and you called it wonderland instead of underland" - right issues?
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