I got to watch Alice in Wonderland via 3D in Manila. Aside from the 3D animation, the movie almost moved me to tears, If I wasn't wearing those 3D shades, I think I might have cried. lol
Aside from remembering my reading days when I was I kid, I've always envied Alice having to be in Wonderland. :) Just like I've always envied Peter Pan and Wendy in Neverland. I was exhilarated every time a familiar character pops up on the screen and introduce him/herself. I cant stop myself from saying ohhhh, wait, i know those guys, its tweedledee and tweedledum! (to my companions' dismay) lol Its like being re-introduced to them.
The film had a different edge. I half expected to see a light and disney-like movie but also wanted the movie to be more like Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass which is a bit more deeper and bleaker, if I should say, than the cartoon Alice in Wonderland. I was a bit disappointed though that the movie was actually an "after" story. Alice all grown up and finding herself back in wonderland forgetting she's ever been in wonderland when she was younger. I wanted to see the movie as it was written, how Alice met everyone in Wonderland which was actually Underland in the movie and that alice just thought it to be wonderland because of the wonderful things she saw and experienced when she was a little girl. ( so sorry, I'm not a spoiler, if you haven't watched the film yet, don't read this review...hehehe ;) ). But, I should hand it to the writers, they still managed to make me love the movie!
I even thought that the girl playing Alice would not reach up to my expectations..but she played Alice really well. I particularly liked The Mad Hatter. Though the Mad Hatter I met in books when I was a little girl was a little madder than Johnny Depp but I still like him anyway.
The movie is very nice. I enjoyed it very much. Plus watching it in 3D tripled the excitement! I would very much want to watch it again. Too bad we had a flight to catch that time.
But I wasn't disappointed while I was waiting for these lines to be uttered: "I daresay you haven't had much practice! Why, I believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast!" (though I think it was the Queen who said that in the book, not Alice)
I daresay watch the movie guys! very very good.
