Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland review
Mar 3, 2010 alice in wonderland, movies
I have been a massive Tim Burton fan ever since I went to see Batman when I was 12 years old at our local Odeon cinema, I even remember being first inline at our local video shop when it was released on video, for some reason I remember the yellow video box that it came in.
Since then I have watched and loved nearly every Tim Burton movie and with his partnership with Johnny Depp they have to be one of the best collaborators of recent times, with the exception of Charlie and the chocolate factory, which I just found myself let down by.
Anyway on to Alice in Wonderland, this is not a retelling of the original story but rather a reimagining of the tale.
Alice now 19, finds herself back in Wonderland but it is not as she left it, an evil queen has taken over and she is the only one who can save Wonderland and reawaken the beauty.
Where do I begin, well this film was a joy from beginning to end, the 3D effects were amazing, even if some of the scenes did seem a little dark and unlike a 3D film like Avatar they did seem like they were an added after thought, although I think we will be seeing a few films like that this year, Clash of the Titans springs to mind.
Tim Burton has always created strange and wonderful worlds and his imagination has gone into over drive here and he has created a wonderland that captures Carrolls tale with so much heart.
The cast is also a triumph, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter gives another wonderful performance, I was fearing that it would be more of a willy wonka type preformance, but I was wrong, Depp brings real feeling to the role, in fact I think it’s one of his best in a long while. The supporting cast of mostly british actors really set this film apart, notably Alan Rickman as The Caterpillar, Crispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts, Stephen Fry as The Cheshire Cat and of course, a wonderful duo performance from Matt Lucas as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Lucas plays both roles with charm and vulnerability. But it is The Red Queen, played by Bonham Carter that shines the brightest. Her childlike villain is brilliantly played in all it’s giant head glory. And what a sight that giant head is. Once you see her very first moments on screen you’ll be completely enthralled with this fantastic performance.
This really is a fantastic film that the whole family can enjoy and will work just as well in 2d as in 3d.
I cannot wait for the Alice in Wonderland Blu Ray release and maybe we will get a blu ray 3d release as well.
9/10
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