Planet of the ALICE (another Burton Revision)

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2010)

I wanted to say I loved it but I can't. It was pretty to view, and I have to admit that it was worth the price of admission. However after seeing Burton do Sweeny Todd such justice, with his darker vision, I expected more.
To be pithy; here is why this film went down the rabbit-hole for me:
Aside from the "Queen" the cast including Depp, Hathaway, and some good character actors, were not used to great measure. There was no real connection between them and the audience. As in The Wizard of Oz and Narnia we wanted to join the quest. Here we were merely hitch hikers through a living Nightmare Before Alice.
And perhaps it's just me If I am going to see a retelling of a classic story, regardless of its popularity, then please retell it. I mean how many people would read Alice in Wonderland if it were published again word for word by a different author? Why are storytellers on film so different? I man after all were talking Tim Burton, not Gus Van Sant or Rob Zombie. You are truly a different caliber director.
Without the beautiful effects it's a meandering Neverending Story. I think Burton is a visionary "Gothic" director. I just don't think he added enough of his staple to this. Perhaps if it were darker, LIKE TODD, it would have added something to a story that has been done to a Madhatter's TEA!