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Alice In Wonderland

  • Currently 4/5 Stars.

Cinema Release Date 05 Mar 2010
DVD Release Date Coming Soon
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Cast: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas, Marton Csokas, Tim Pigott-Smith, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James
Writer(s): Lewis Carroll, Linda Woolverton,
Producer(s): Richard D. Zanuck, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd,
Director(s): Tim Burton


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So, what's it all about?

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland," a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror. "Alice in Wonderland" captures the wonder of Lewis Carroll's beloved "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history.

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Being Burton, he's set the action thirteen years later, as a teenage Alice (Wasikowska, the best thing in the film) heads back to the surreal underworld full of raging Queens, frantic rabbits, stoned caterpillars, disappearing Cheshire cats and - in this case - one very mad Mad Hatter. The latter is played, of course, by Johnny Depp, Burton's Tyler Durden, the two having now made seven films together.

THE VERDICT: The latest in a very long line of adaptations of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel, Tim Burton taking on Alice In Wonderland would seem like a match made in heaven. Opening weekend box-office heaven, at least.

The Mad Hatter spends much of the film trying to think of words that begin with the letter M. Well, when I thought about the film afterwards, the word masterpiece didn't spring to mind. Nor magical, magnificent or even mainstream (Burton and Depp will be happy about that one). Mischievous, maybe, and macabre, naturally, but definitely muddled too. Verging on a mess.

Not Charlie And The Chocolate Factory bad, but close.


Rating : 2/5

Review by Paul Byrne

Member Reviews

gillbyrne
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Wonderful!
Sam.Cooke.jnr
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 This is an enjoyable film that pays reasonable reverence to Carroll’s stories. It is well directed and well acted, especially by Helena Bonham-Carter as the Red Queen. The film’s classification warns that some scenes are scary, but Burton has never directed a movie where that was not so. Many scenes are dark and weird and will worry young children. Parents should accompany their children to the movie so that they can monitor the effects on their children of what they see and think - SCJ
Frodo
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Looks great but a simplistic story line and no stand out performances make this an underwhelming experience.
clivebb
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Daughter loved it , first class
michaellacey
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 great tim burton is back!
annapmurphy
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 FANTASTIC! Loved this movie. 3D was ok but u wouldnt miss anything if it hadnt been there. Glad I read nothing about it before hand, it made it more magical!
darthrodney
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 I’d give this 3.5 stars, as expected visually beautiful with Burtons trademarked visuals the 3-D isn’t a “must” for this flick unlike for example “Avatar”. The voice talent for the characters is spot on for each member of the cast and its great to see that he brought in people like Barbara Windsor etc instead of bowing to the studios and getting “name” American celebrities. The highs are definitely the “Tweedles”, Depp and Bonham Carter. The low is Alice herself sadly … not very likeable character, but as the center of the movie … that’s one big gaping hole to fall into. Good but not great. Visually probably Burtons finest work … but I’d rather watch Sleepy Hollow or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory again than this as they’re better movies.
luluk
  • Currently 1/5 Stars.
 There is very little to enjoy in this dull, pointless movie.
gmiskelly
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Visually stunning but most of the good work is undone by a wooden alice, some rather pointless 3d and a disjointed story (Some voice work is also ace - Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman in particular)
tetsujin1979
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 slightly trippy trip back down the rabbit hole for Alice. Burton gets to make the film perfectly suited for his slightly warped take on reality. Perhaps 20 minutes too long, but one of the few children's films that isn't afraid to be scarey.
Al Coe
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 I seen the preview of this with Movies.ie and have to say i enjoyed it, Its getting a lot of stick from critics but is not a bad film and worth the price of a movie ticket to see on the big screen.Mia Wasikowska is very good as Alice and all the animal sidekicks are good,Tweedle dum and tweedle dee are very funny played by Mat Lucas.The effects are seemless and 3D version is very enjoyable, worth a look.
mserf42
  • Currently 1/5 Stars.
 awful....... that is all!
MrsJCDeppII
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 Tim Burton's finest hour to date.
tkdireland
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 ok first off its a visual feast for the eyes!! Tim burton is a genious and him + alice + 3d = materpiece!!! the story was definatly a new twist on an old tale one which i throughaly enjoyed! Your late for TEA!!!!
dawiseguy
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 all in all, a good experience...BUT, there are a few buts. 3D was certainly disappointing - and by all accounts seemingly not needed - the whole sequence of Alice falling down the hole was lost in a blur which was confusing to say the least. What I did see of it was totally underplayed anyways, so what was the point? But anyhoo - sets, costumes, make-up, CGI was great - the cat "Chess" was magnificent - very fluid and delightful movement. The hare was hilarious ("...SPOON..."! haha), the tweedle twins were fun but could have been so much better, Carter's Red Queen was great, but Anne Hathaway's White Queen needed a slapping. But then again, I just don't like Anne Hathaway. Alice was alright - played the whole Victorian young lady well, but was a little too washy all in all. I could go on, but you need to see it for yourself and make up your own mind - but all in all, just felt a little let down, could have been better, felt like maybe too much emphasis was placed on the 3D aspect (when it wasn't even working that well...) when the story could have been tightened up (a bit messy and confused...) and the characterization a little more defined. The wife loved it though, and the film did get a round of applause when it finished! I did enjoy it, just was left wanting for a little more, was good when it could have been great!
Ellegibbons
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Mixed judgement on this film. Children seemed to enjoy this movie, however I dont think this movie is targeting adults. Very confusing and strange - what you would expect from Tim Burton, but it could've been alot darker. Loved the make-up, and characters, but the storyline lacked any substance. I would give this movie a miss
Lolicitation
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Moves too quickly and fails to create an epic sense of adventure that it should. Alice's age change means that the important message the Carrol was trying to make about the treatment of children turns into a cliché story of escapism. The performance from Helena Bonham Carter saves the film whereas Alice's lackluster lead tackling of the film means that the most important character is boring. Don't even get me started on the horrific dialogue between Alice's relatives at the start. Incredibly disappointing. Let it be noted that Tim Burton isn't a creative genius if he uses the same, annoying set up for every film he makes.
TheSpecs
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Incredibly, it lacked imagination.
plantman
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 It was ok, it didnt exactly blow me away as i thought it would do from the trailers
WildRose86
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 Fantastic adaptation of an amazing original. Enjoyable cast, characters and storyline. No need for it to be 3D though :-/
ssconnolly
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 When I first heard that Tim Burton was to make his next project a remake of classic film Alice in Wonderland I had huge doubts. On paper it sounds perfect for him. I mean the only person more imaginative than Lewis Carroll is Tim Burton but after seeing how he destroyed Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory I think my doubts were justified. But thanks to Movies.ie and the weekly features I found myself getting less doubtful and more optimistic. And as it turns out my initial doubts were right. It is important to know right off that this is not a remake of Alice in Wonderland but more a sequel, and a sequel which adapts both the Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass books. In the film Alice is 18 but has forgotten her first visit to Wonderland. She has always had dreams of it and when she accidentally falls in the rabbit hole once again she slowly starts to realise that they were never dreams but memories. This is how both books are incorporated into the film. Some of the more original and memorable scenes are recaptured by Burton while he also shows how the place has changed. The queens men are still shaped as playing cards, animals are still used to play croquet and the final scene still takes place on a chess board type battle field. But he also brings new features to the film, none of which were that great. With an effortless mix of live action and animation it looks pretty good on the surface. The 3D didn't really do it for me in the film though and to be honest I completely forgot it was 3D until the final battle and end credits. But it looks great nonetheless and Burton has brought some of his trademark twisted charm to the film but ultimately it was a just too much of a let down. There are a few moments genuinely creepy moments, such as Alice crossing a moat on severed heads, but it wasn't creepy enough as a whole. It was all just too much fun and entertaining. I really expected more from Burton on this one. He has always been fantastic at creating strange and original new worlds but failed completely to do the same here. It was vibrant, colourful but not at all like Burtons past film. The worst thing was the while thing was building up to the final epic battle and the slaying of the Jabberwock. Unfortunately this scene was the biggest let down of the entire project. I mean it was too short, unexciting and ultimately underwhelming. And above all due to how the characters were developed by the end I didn't really care who won. The Red Queen was not actually that unlikable. She was funny and I was actually very sympathetic towards her as she is basically portrayed as a woman made bitter by her loneliness and problems with connecting with people. Depp is brilliant as usual in his seventh collaboration with Burton. Mia Wasikowska was wonderful too as Alice. I've never seen her in anything before and so didn't really know what to expect. She was great though and really suprised me. She was elegant, charming and really lit up the screen. Anne Hathaway was disappointing though. I actually kind of preferred the bad queen to her as her White Queen character was a little bit of a knob. Matt Lucas was funny as the deedle twin yokes. So generally the cast were quite good and the problem for me lies with how Burton handled it. The setting of the film was poor and didn't make the film dark enough. I wouldn't go as far to say he made a complete mess of it but he did do a terrible job and I am getting more and more worried about which classic films Burton will be taking on and ruining next.
myshoesgojump
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
vu1999uk
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 Good enjoyable retelling of the classic tale. Fantastic special effects and a good central performance from Mia Wasikowska. But it is a bit disappointing as given the talent involved, it is not the classic it could have been.
Jamesito
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Really don't know what all the fuss is about, I really enjoyed this movie, thought the storyline was easy to follow, OK the characters could have been a bit more developed, but this is based on a kiddies story, so not sure if there was much the actors could work with, maybe blame the screenwriters for that. The visuals were awesome, great sets, costumes and make up, and as for the 3D bits I've seen better but it was by no means bad! An overall likable movie, that kids and adults alike will enjoy, so long as they're not expecting the next Avatar! BTW big thanks to Barry's Tea for the tea party, movies.ie for the tix, and those who made the effort to dress up, loved the tiny tea pot hats that won the hat competition at wednesday's preview, fair play!
Orny
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 3 Stars (if they gave half stars it'd be 3.5), but that doesn't mean it's a bad film. It's possible that my grade is affected by high expectations and lost potential. If you have kids, I'm sure it'll be better than 90% of the dross that passes for family films now. At least there is some artistry involved, and while he might not be at his best I'll still always pay to see a Tim Burton film...although I got this one for free :)
giggleberrywoof
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Awesome 3d effects, story is a bit confusing though.. But I do like the Burtons way of directing.. So unique. Johnny Depp is really good in it, but I think the team of Depp and Bonham-Carter is a bit overplayed. I rate it 4 stars for graphics and comic value.. Thanks Barrys Tea & movies.ie <3
pkinsella
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 I think people were expecting too much from this film. Visually its excellent and there are some very good moments and I also expected something more but its not a bad film and is definitely worth checking out
peteclarke
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
andrewire
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 What a messy movie. One of the biggest issues I had was the lack of a proper storyline. Alice is lost but what does she have to do? We don't know. She doesn't know either, but she certainly goes there and saves Wonderland. The film felt like a collection of images that didn't fit together, as if it was filmed by two different directors. Although it deserves respect for the technical aspects --score, cinematography, costumes, art direction, make-up-- the actors failed to create an interesting relationship between the characters. Some were fun to watch --like Stephen Fry's enigmatic Cheshire Cat or Alan Rickman's mysterious caterpillar-- but Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter added nothing new to their performances. Depp's Hatter is a copycat of Willie Wonka. Bonham-Carter, in her usual weird impersonation, shouted in nearly every scene. I definitely prefer the original animation; the magic is there, the story is fantastic and visually stunning. But in this Alice in Wonderland, not even the 3D saved this movie from being an absolute mess.
mart
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 got to see it today and i thought it was a let down, maybe i expected too much though
silverangel
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 I was really disappointed! the film was cruel. wonderland wasn`t so beautiful and colours as I thought. There were some funny epizodes. 3d effect was poor only cat and some other scenes where very good.
Claire-moviemaniac
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 i loved it,helena bonham carter was brillant,matt lucas was really funny as tweedle dum and tweedle dee,really enjoyable
Flabag
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 Overall very disappointing. Underdeveloped characters and a weak storyline. Off with his head!
l_naughton
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 See this today thanks to movies.ie! LOVED IT, SO DID MY FRIEND! Alice was a very funny character with her attitude, the Queen was crazy but likable, and the animations were brilliant! Kept me glued from start to finish! Tim Burton is a legend!
jobucks
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Went to see this last night, thanks to movies.ie, many thanks. It was a great show and a little bit magical, Helena Bonham Carter was at her best, and I absolutely loved Matt Lucas as tweedle dum and tweedle dee, highly recommend seeing this!
Mr_Twist
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 its 20 minutes too long.... dodgy 3d and poor cgi
smithy_91
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 Brilliant performance by Johnny Depp and visually amazing overall. Helena Bonham Carter also gives a great performance! Would definitely recommend!
JohnCarterMars
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
anna_mc
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 I really liked the film - it was visually stunning and lived up to what I thought it would be like. The only thing I didnt really get was Johnny Depp - dont get me worng he was good as the mad hatter but he seems to be doing these wild hair & full make-up faced roles alot! After willy wonka & sweeney todd and the pirate movies I'd really just like to see him act in a 'normal' role
phoebe
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 I really enjoyed this movie, the characters were great and the film looked like wonderland, I'd love to go there!! It was over the top at times but thats what we expect from Tim Burton. I liked Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as Alice. The cast is like a whos who!! The biggest downside is the 3-D. Its mediocre at best, and at times is quite flat. It really doesn't add to the movie. I'm looking forward to seeing this again...probably on the big screen. As an added bonus was the Q&A with the white rabbit and the dog!
alanclarke
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 Saw this today at jameson film fest at savoy.Its great stunning visuals good story and acting johnny depp is mental in it great 3D.Defo tim burtons best film to date.