Alice in Wonderland | 
| Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  330 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: 10314200
UPC: 786936797985
EAN: 0786936797985
ASIN: B001HN694K
Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 2010
Release Date: June 1, 2010
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND - DVD
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Tim Burton was born to bring Alice in Wonderland to the big screen. Ironically, his version of the Victorian text plays more like The Wizard of Oz than a Lewis Carroll adaptation. On the day of her engagement party, the 19-year-old Alice (a nicely understated Mia Wasikowska) is lead by a white-gloved rabbit to an alternate reality that looks strangely familiar--she's been dreaming about it since she was 6 years old. Stranded in a hall of doors, she sips from a potion that makes her shrink and nibbles on a cake that makes her grow. Once she gets the balance right, she walks through the door that leads her to Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Matt Lucas), the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), the Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), and the Cheshire Cat (a delightful Stephen Fry), who inform her that only she can free them from the wrath of the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter channeling Bette Davis) by slaying the Jabberwocky. To pull off the feat, she teams up with the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp in glam-rock garb), rebel bloodhound Bayard (Timothy Spall), and Red's sweet sister, the White Queen (Anne Hathaway in goth-rock makeup). While Red welcomes Alice with open arms, she plans an execution for the hat-maker when he displeases her ("Off with his head!"). Drawing from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Burton creates a candy-colored action-adventure tale with a feminist twist. If it drags towards the end, his 3-D extravaganza still offers a trippy good time with a poignant aftertaste. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Alice in Wonderland DVD (w/Johnny Depp) September 10, 2010
Pam Burwell (Papillion, NE United States)
Purchased as a gift for adult daughter; a little dark, but creative; not recommended for children under the age of 14.
 The First Halfway Decent "Alice" Film September 10, 2010
MythMaker (PA)
The reason I like this film is that I love Lewis Carroll & just about every version of "Alice" ever made (with the exception of the Disney and one or two others) are crushing bores - annoying pieces of crap that are basically unwatchable.
This version works as a film: it looks amazing, it has a storyline, and it was helmed by a gifted director. It is entertaining & contains several really good performances - notably Johnny Depp & Anne Hathaway.
Is it perfect? No. Is it lacking in areas? Yes. Is it probably the best film based on the "Alice" books yet made? - I'd say "Yes".
 what happened Tim? September 7, 2010
E. Hobbs (Brookings, OR)
Ok, so here it is the review that I thought I would never have to write, but you made me do it Mr. Burton. I have had some share of bad times with you at the theaters, with Ed Wood, Planet of the Apes, and the uproarious bomb...Mars Attacks! But never did I think that with Disney holding your goth inspired hand throughout the process that you would miss the mark completely. I only found 2 interesting things regarding your latest romp through another crazy place (i.e. Willy Wonka's Factory) First off where the visuals. Amazing scenes filled the screen with true to life representations of Lewis Carrolls' literary classic. You felt as if you where actually in Wonderland for seconds. (But only for seconds.) Secondly was Johnny Depps' portrayal of the great mad hatter. He did hit the nail on the (crazy) head. Nothing did delight me more to see him let loose again as an actor. And I appreciated the attempt at bringing in some one a little new to the filming process, but honestly you could of used a much better Alice, in fact, Anne Hataway would of faired MUCH better as Alice than the White Queen...role reversals...I do wish I would of gotten to see this flop on the 3D screens, but unfortunately thats what you have to deal with when living in a small town in Oregon. I heard the film was far superior in eye-popping 3D, than in traditional 2D. Maybe next time Tim!!!
 Disappointing September 7, 2010
Roberta Summers (Columbia, SC, US)
Disappointed that I received a very bad copy of a DVD. I thought I was purchasing a true copy. Even the cover was noticeably fake.
New Alice, same issues September 5, 2010
John D. Muir (Oglesby, Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most of the many attempts at filming Alice In Wonderland haven't been particularly successful, for two reasons. First, directors seem to feel that the movie must have a strong male character. Lewis Carroll didn't give them one (all the male characters in the books are rather spineless and feeble) so they invent their own, usually, for some reason, the Mad Hatter. Second, they misread the character of Alice. In the book she is headstrong, inquisitive and feisty; she dominates the other characters even as she takes part in their fantastic world. She is not a spectator, watching what they do, but a full participant, accepting. or more often rejecting, their view of life. She's not, nor is she meant to be, a nice girl meekly accepting what befalls her.
Unfortunately, Tim Burton's 'Alice' falls into both these traps. Instead of being a passing character Alice meets along the way, the Mad Hatter becomes central to the film and in doing so destroys much of the point of the tale. Alice herself, though she has her moments of rebellion, is played far too passively; she's more often merely watching what goes on in Wonderland. In making her character too detached, Burton loses the involvement that the audience should feel and which has made the books so successful for so long.
On the plus side, Wonderland itself is marvelously realized. I love the bright colors, the ever-more-convincing computer graphics and the strange flora and fauna which inhabit this suitably dream-like place. Everything looks as it's supposed to- distorted versions of reality, only possible in the imagination. The story meanders far from the original tales, but I have no problem with that, as long as it holds together. Tim Burton is the master at making a fantasy world come to life.
It's a fun movie to watch. It just doesn't make the audience feel involved.
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