Review: Alice in Wonderland

Nicole and I went to check out Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland this past weekend in 3D.  It’s a classic of course so I won’t waste time re-capping it here, though I will say that there are plenty of other incarnations you could visit to get re-acquainted and unfortunately, probably should.

The film doesn’t solely follow Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but rather is an amalgamation of that story and Through the Looking Glass. Normally I’d dock it for not sticking to one or the other, but most re-tellings of the story opt to blend the two rather than explore them individually.  Most likely it’s been done this way so often because there’s just enough interesting story progression in each to link together into a movie.

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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Trailer

I’d found this the other day, but I had a lot of people asking me where to find it so I figured I’d go ahead and post it.  It looks to be as visually lush as the rest of Burton’s films, but I have to say that Depp as the Mad Hatter looks positively devious.  I’m not sure I’ll go see this opening day, but after seeing the below trailer it definitely looks promising.