I saw this movie in a full packed cinema. Here in the Netherlands we don't walk out of movie and demand our money back, but i am pretty sure that most of those with me who saw it thought this movie was a disappointment afterwards.

The 3D feature was a joke. And that is putting it lightly. It was nothing more than an extra layer they put over the movie to make it look like 3D. It was nothing like in Avatar or How To Train Your Dragon, more like that other failed "3D" movie: Clash of the Titans. Its obvious that the only reason they put it in there was because it was the hype of the time and it would attract more visitors (AKA: more tickets, more money) to the cinema.

I have to say i was very disappointed in Tim Burton. I expected more of him, this story seemed right up his alley. But he put way too much devotion into making the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) as the star of the movie instead of Alice who seemed more to be the supporting cast than the main star.

All in all i would say: go see it once, WITHOUT the 3D effect and than forget it ever existed.

I loved the movie. Of course it's a Tim Burton film and Johnny Depp is in the movie so it's already a given. Story wise, I like it that it's different from the usual Alice in Wonderland stories. I hope they Tim Burton will make the original movie though. The montage in the movie looks nice when they did the flashback. I love the colors. Anne Hathaway is great. I felt like watching a real life Disney princess. Of course Helena Bonham Carter is magnificent. With her big head that looks really natural, it adds to her funny character. And then there's Alan Rickman. Although he's just a voice of the caterpillar, once you hear his voice, you'll know it's him and it's a great comfort.


My grade for this movie??? A. Wonderful story. Great cast. A movie that is pleasing to the eyes. I strongly recommend this to children, adults, and anyone in between. A great family movie.

_TL:DR
A modern sequel to a classic. Feels like it has a few narrative issues, but it wasn't enough for me to really dislike it. (It gets a 6/10 on the Dragon-Scale, because the Jabberwocky has an amazing design and it's walking looks so off-putting.)_

Alice... who hasn't heard of or watched it at some point? This is a sequel to the original, Alice is now 19 when she returns to Wonderland. Which... she has no obvious memories of, which, for an adventure with the scope she undertook when she was younger, I find a little hard to believe.

She never acknowledges having any memories of Wonderland until the end of the movie. Which again, strikes me as odd, because even if she would write off her earlier adventure as a dream, you'd still acknowledge having seen it all before, right? Perhaps I'm just overthinking this, but even subconsciously you'd recognize some of the things you see... right?

In any case, Wonderland has gotten a lot darker and has gotten a healthy CGI coating. Which, might not seem super today, but I think it gives everything a very 'this is not reality' vibe. Which works in Underland's favor in my opinion, it's chaotic, lacking in conventional logic and absolutely infused with magic. And it's bizarre denizens all immediately pop out at you, with many strange shapes, weird behavioral tics and tend to defy the laws of physics.

The story is a coming of age story, which is immediately set up in the beginning as Alice is forced into a marriage with someone she barely knows. Something not uncommon for the time it is set in. And during the movie she figures out who she is, someone who'll do things her own way, prophecies and expectations be damned. Despite not being the easiest way, everything still falls into place eventually and the prophecy fulfills itself.

When she comes back to her reality, she turns down her chosen fiancé, gives everyone she's encountered at her engagement party some snappy one-liners, which, they all seem to take in stride. She then takes up her father's passion to establish brave new trade-routes all the way to China. Which, perhaps feels a little _too_ easy. (Considering everyone was calling her father insane for his plans, which she promptly takes a step further.) But then again, this is a story with talking rabbits, a hookah smoking caterpillar and playing card knights, so perhaps I shouldn't take it so seriously.

All in all, a fun watch with a satisfying payoff in the end!

In the wave of revisiting classics with live action versions, Alice in Wonderland reappears from the perspective of Tim Burton. Johnny Depp (who made a great Mad Hatter), Helena Bonham Carter and the curious geometric shapes always present in the director's works could not be missing, even the vibrant and crazy colors of Alice's universe were darkened to give Tim's characteristic dark tone. Now we see an older Alice, but still confused about herself, who returns to Wonderland to save everyone from the evil Red Queen while discovering who she is and what she wants.

With a large cast, the film manages to entertain and amuse while making us reflect, but it weighs a little on the political theme, much more present than in its inspiring work. Released at the height of 3D movies, it is a very visual and challenging movie, great for 3D but with cgi exaggeration, which makes it slightly uncomfortable for those who are not watching with this feature.

**Portguês**

Na onda de revisitar clássicos com versões live actions, ressurge Alice no País das Maravilhas sob a ótica de Tim Burton. Não poderiam faltar Johnny Depp (que fez um ótimo Chapeleiro Maluco), Helena Bonham Carter e as curiosas formas geométricas sempre presentes em obras do diretor, até as cores vibrantes e loucas do universo de Alice foram escurecidas para dar o tom sombrio característico de Tim. Agora vemos uma Alice mais velha, mas ainda confusa sobre si, que retorna ao País das Maravilhas para salvar a todos da malvada Rainha Vermelha enquanto descobre quem é e o que quer.

Com grande elenco o filme consegue entreter e divertir enquanto nos faz refletir porém ele pesa um pouco no tema político, muito mais presente do que em sua obra inspiradora. Lançado no auge dos filmes 3D, ele é um filme bastante visual e desafiador, ótimo para o 3D porém com exageros em cgi, o que torna um ligeiramente desconfortável para quem não está vendo com este recurso.