Alice In Wonderland

The new film 'Alice In Wonderland' came to
town today and my wife & I were among the
first in town to see it. It is another of the 3D
films that have suddenly become the rage...again.
This current remake of the 1951 film is a very
loosely adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel.
The film work of director Tim Burton is again
without equal. The combination of Burton and actor
Johnny Depp is almost a guarantee of a hit movie.
Depp was given a free reign to play the role of the
Mad Hatter just about anyway he wanted. He comes
across as the zany character that Carroll wrote about
one hundred and forty five years ago. The role of Alice
is played by Mia Wasikowska and she returns to Wonderland
as a 19 year old after first visiting the place twelve years
before. The country is now divided between two kingdoms,
or queendoms to be more specific. There are two queens
that rule adjoining lands. The White Queen is played by
Ann Hathaway and the Red Queen by Helena Bonham Carter
(Tim Burton's wife). The surrounding cast of characters
really make the movie. The Cheshire Cat, the tardy March Hare,
and the scholarly Caterpillar are all in the movie. The one hour
and forty minute feature started off a little slow for me, but
I suppose that was the groundwork being put down before
Burton got on with the story. If you are a fan of Johnny Depp
you will love it,..but it is not on par with 'Edward Scissorhands'
or 'Pirates of the Caribbean'... Still I will probably buy it when
it comes out on DVD...