Never thought I'd like a blue caterpillar so much

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2010)

I watched this movie last night. I saw it in 3D IMAX. I enjoyed the movie, I chucked a few times. The movie was described to me as 'Alice in wonderland' but I was under the impression it was more of a 'part 2' thing. In reality it's a little of both. It's pretty much the story but more of why Alice was chosen to be the one who went through the looking glass. I have to compare this movie to the only version I know and that is the cartoon that we all saw as kids. The movie is not going to win any awards but the acting was good. Never saw the appeal to Anne Hathaway but in the movie she was good as the White Queen and I finally saw why some say she's attractive. Johnny Depp was really good as the Mad Hatter. Much better then the first movie, you see the point of having this character. My wife loved the Cheshire Cat and I did as well. They got the right guy to do the voice for him. Really speaks to you that this is right for the cat. Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen was a good choice. She really does well in this role. Tweedledee and Tweedledum are funny and you again see a point to this character. I don't know why but the Blue Caterpillar really got to me. The voice actor nailed it. I don't even remember this character in the first one but I really like it in this movie. I read that Johnny Depp was praised by the critics for his work in this one but that he is upstaged by an animal. I hope they were referring to the caterpillar. The only one who doesn't do a good job in this movie is Alice!!! I just wasn't as interested when she was on screen and it's not that everyone else was so good, it's just that she just wasn't good enough and that you waited for her scene or sentence to finish to get someone else in there. One of my other complaints about this movie is that it needs English subtitiles cause sometimes they mumble in the movie and I had no clue what was being said. I recommend to going see it though.