The greatest movie ever made..!

People are voting emotionally.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

So much time is spent on the bizarre in Alice and Wonderland that it loses an emotional connection with the audience. Tim Burton does a fantastic job of creating an otherworldly feel and memorable characters, but the story seems like it's missing something. Still, it's fun to watch.

Continuing my plan to watch every Johnny Depp movie in order, I come Alice In Wonderland. I was put off watching this movie, as I never liked the book, and then I saw Depp's look and I decided it was not for me. Following the financial success of the Pirate movies and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, I was starting to suspect, every movie maker and studio head were giving Depp carte Blanche and he was running amok, seeing how far he could push things before he was reigned in. So last night was my first viewing of the movie.I was wrong about this movie. Burton delivers a charming, brillian interpretation until a silly ending almost ruins everything that came before it. Burton is a brilliant visual artist, and his film is a pleasure to look at. (I wish I'd seen it in 3-D at the fine a nkw)Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Matt Lucas are all human or human-ish versions of themselves and are instantly recognisable. There is voice work from Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Bsrbabra Windsot and rounding out the Sweeney Todd reunion with Burton, Depp and Bonham Carrer is Alan Rickman and Timothy Spall. I was totally wrong about Depp too. He is a rare actor who can treat the most bizarre characters with perfect gravity. Whoever he plays (Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd, Captain Jack Sparrow, Willy Wonka, Ichabod Crane), he is that character through and through. I've mentioned his expressive eyes before, they are used to full effect here. Now on to the bad. The final act disappointed me why did it need an action sequence at the end?? We've seen every possihle battle sequence, every duel, all the showdowns and all the too long fights to the death.Why does Alice in Wonderland have to end with an action sequence?? Did the executives think audiences would be disappointed without one?? It seems totally out of place and out of tone.with the rest of the movie. Thankfully it was not enough to totally spoil my enjoyment of it. Alice In Wonderland grossed $334 million at the domestic box office to end the year the 2nd highest grossing movie of 2010. Beating the first Despicable Me and Iron Man, Twilight, Harry Potter and Shrek sequels. Only Toy Story 3 grossed more.

Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)USA 2010 English (Colour); Family/Fantasy/Adventure/Animation (Walt Disney/Roth/Team Todd/Zanuck); 109 minutes (PG certificate)Crew includes: Tim Burton (Director); Linda Woolverton (Screenwriter, adapting Novels ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE by Lewis Carroll *** [6/10]); Richard D. Zanuck, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Joe Roth (Producers); Peter Tobyansen, Chris Lebenzon (Executive Producers); Dariusz Wolski (Cinematographer); Robert Stromberg (Production Designer); Chris Lebenzon (Editor); Danny Elfman (Composer)Cast includes: Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Mia Wasikowska (Alice Kingsleigh), Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen), Anne Hathaway (White Queen), Crispin Glover (Stayne, Knave of Hearts), Matt Lucas (Tweedledee/Tweedledum), Marton Csokas (Charles Kingsleigh), Tim Pigott-Smith (Lord Ascot), Lindsay Duncan (Helen Kingsleigh), Geraldine James (Lady Ascot), Frances de la Tour (Aunt Imogene); Voices include: Michael Sheen (White Rabbit), Stephen Fry (Cheshire Cat), Alan Rickman (Blue Caterpillar), Barbara Windsor (Dormouse), Paul Whitehouse (March Hare), Timothy Spall (Bayard), Michael Gough (Dodo Bird), Imelda Staunton (Tall Flower Faces), Christopher Lee (Jabberwocky), Jim Carter (Executioner)Academy Awards (2): Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume Design (Colleen Atwood); Academy Award nomination: Visual Effects; BAFTA Awards (2): Costume Design (Atwood), Makeup/Hair; BAFTA nominations (3): Production Design, Film Music, Visual Effects; Golden Globe nominations (3): Picture - Musical/Comedy, Actor - Musical/Comedy (Depp), Original Score"You're invited to a very important date March 2010."A 19-year-old dreamer (Wasikowska), about to get engaged, catches sight of a white rabbit in a waistcoat (Sheen), follows it down a rabbit hole, and (re-)encounters strange creatures from the fantasy world of Underland, where she ventures on a hazardous journey to slay a savage beast, rediscover her "muchness," and find her lot in life.Truly a distinctive Burton endeavour (far more so than a fused reworking of Carroll's Wonderland books), with a more cohesive narrative, eye-popping visuals, and exceedingly weird characterisations.Wasikowska is an extremely likeable heroine, big-headed Bonham Carter is clearly having a ball, and then there is the inevitable presence of an absurdly made-up (and voiced) Depp.Blu-ray Extras: Featurettes. **½ (5/10)

Firstly, I'm no Lewis Caroll fanboy nor a connoisseur in any quality of the original novel so this review contains nothing in relation to whether the film was true to the book and what not, it's a movie review purely about the movie: Alice in Wonderland (2010) directed by Tim Burton and starring Mia Wasikowska whom since they've been brought up both do a very efficient job in my opinion for their respective tasks: Alice is strong-willed, has lots of presence and character and that's precisely what her role is about: a free-thinker in a world of formatted prudes who's not afraid to let her imagination and peculiar personality thrive. I also think that young Australian actress fit the character physically as she was not only pleasant to look at but conveyed that strong will while not being boorish either, just that fine line: a feminine tomboy with the slightness and freshness of a young girl.And now about Burton: he does well to recycle the Alice story and keep it exciting and bring enough elements to it that it's something new to look at, rather than just being another Burton or just another Alice iteration. The film is structured and paced just right running in at the standard 1 hour 45min. Each scene is memorable and distinct visually, the dialog very good and punchy, often funny, and it never lets itself become self-indulgent. All the secondary characters and sprites are very well crafted - Johnny Deep as the Mad Hatter, those two plump boys, the Jabberwocky (voiced by Christopher Lee as an easter egg), both Queens are fantastic (and hilarious in their own way: Anne Hathaway and her deliberately annoying princess-like mannerisms holding out her hands like a fairy and coming close to throwing up a few times - and Bonham Carter's anger tantrums and ridiculous head), the Cheshire Cat... the tiny frog subjects of the queen and their deep voices...Stylistically the film is quite awesome: from the very cool design for the card soldiers, to generally the sometimes barren sometimes hyper-colorful and rich dreamy landscapes with that thick hard contrast filter throughout, to the way they depicted for instance the phonies with their caricatured overly large features...All in all, a job very well done. Obviously however one looks at it, it's still mostly crafted on an original story and inspired by a few earlier versions. 7.5/10.