What I expected and more

Rating: 8/10 (10 March 2010)

I went to see this film and I felt worried that Johnny Depp was going to be the main focus of the film and the trailer made me worry that the March Hare was going to be just some one liner machine. I was very surprised when I found out that this was a good movie. I read reviews on this site and from Roger Ebert and so on but it is a follow up to the books. The CGI was very good and it sucked me into the story. Now I love Tim Burton and Alice in Wonderland and you could easily screw up on Alice in Wonderland if you don't do it right but I got a happy mix. There was only one during the film that made me cringe in embarrassment.
During the end, after the Jaberwocky is killed and the Queen taken away. The Mad Hatter does a really goofy dance but it only lasts a few seconds.
Alice is fairly balanced and wanted to see her adventures in this screwed up place. I have to warn parents though you might want to take their kids. This movie is not afraid to get gruesome because there is three eye gouging, one hand stab and a lot of decapitated heads. I say this because I took my little brother and I was worried that he was going to have adverse effects.
I think this movie is great, the CG compliments the story and the characters are all developed.