One of the best Adapting films from a book I've seen.

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2010)

I Knew about this film between the years 07-08, somewhere around there. And It I have to say it lived up to my expectations.
The story or plot as we all know is based off of Lewis Carroll's Fantasy epic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the looking glass, I read the first story last year (09) for a book report in school but I have never read "Through the Looking Glass" but I have the version with Kate Beckensale. The first book is actually a dark tail before Disney, Disneyfied it back in the 50's (I have also seen that who hasn't?) it' a far cry from this one I'm writing about.
The movie starts off in the real world but within 15-20 minutes she's in the post-apocalyptic world of Wonderland. I liked that the story kicked off right away. The film was harsh with a lot of betrayal est. The only time you do see any death is well at the end. You can see how it's a kids movie but at the same time I can see why it got a PG rating instead of G, Tim Burton caught the dark feel of the story and for that "I take my hat off" I however did get into the story as if I was there over Alice's shoulder the entire time watching the events that was happening to her,
The special effects were fun and just fit in great with the story, They were just a little bit cartoon but I also think that was the point of the creatures, with The Red Queens giant head you get a feel for how it's meant to be. The characters were fun also with The Mad Hatter being well Mad, The March Hare looking, and acting like a Crack addict (It was funny) and Helena with her huge head, EST!
The Acting, I feel I don't even have to type anything for that acting, it's an all star cast with Johnny Depp (The Mad Hatter), Helena Carter (The Red Queen), The White Rabbit (Michel Sheen), and The Caterpillar (Allen Rickman) along with many more. Mia Wasikowska who played Alice, I've never herd of and she did a wonderful job with that role, once again "I take my hat off" only this time to Mia.
The story was adapted very well and is a fun imaginable movie you could only think of in your wildest dreams, but Tim Burton is a pro at bringing that vision to light. That is why I give, Alice in Wonderland (2010) A 10 out of 10