Down the Rabbit Hole....

Yes!

On Wednesday I finally got to see the new Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland! I say finally, it only came out last Friday but I've been absolutely desperate to see it. In 3d naturally.

Now, it's received some pretty bad reviews, saying that the dialogue isn't up to scratch, that the story line isn't strong enough and that the only good thing is the seamless use of both actors and animation.

Well let me tell you something for nothing. It was brilliant! I don't know what anyone else was expecting, but this surpassed my expectations ten fold.

Correct me if I'm wrong as well, but isn't the entire film based on a poem about the Jaberwocky? And if I am right, how can you say the storyline isn't up to scratch? A 90 minute film based on a Victorian poem? That's no mean feat!

The story isn't the typical Alice in Wonderland that we're all familiar with, this Alice is 19 years old and for the last 13 years of her life has been plagued by a nightmare of a wonderful land with blue caterpillars, giant birds and strange looking people.

When she falls down another rabbit hole at her impromptu engagement party (impromptu because she isn't engaged when she arrives) she believes she's in another dream...she doesn't quite understand why she doesn't wake up when she's stuck in the foot by the courageous little mouse played by Barbara Windsor!

Gradually Alice begins to wonder if she is dreaming at all, rediscovering her 'muchness', quite possibly falling in love with the mad hatter (who wouldn't?!) and debating whether or not she really will fight the Jabberwoky and save underworld from the disaster it has become under the rule of the Red Queen (a rather strange looking Helena Bonham Carter).

Johnny Depp was amazing as the mad hatter. Mad, lovable and pretty heroic to boot! Occasionally he did sound a little Jack sparrow, but taking into account that he had to slip between three different accents and speak his lines at around 100mph I can forgive him! And...well...how to describe? The funderwhacking? Have you ever seen the mad hatter dance? You may do if you see the film!!

Even stranger than the mad hatter? Well, it could only be the Red Queen! With her bulbous head, elaborate love for red hearts and strange disposition towards using animals as furniture she is a delight to watch, simply for her strangeness! And who knew?...The Red Queen has a Jonathon Ross style difficulty pronouncing her r's!

I loved this film so, so, sooooo much! The gothic underworld, the beautiful animation, the amazing actors and the unusual take on the children's classic made a fantastic film! The seamless use of animation and real actors was a true delight to behold and it truly was a treat for the eyes, the ears and the heart, this film left me wanting more (*cough* more Johnny Depp) and desperate to see it again, in fact I may have to post a couple of pictures of the film to keep me satisfied a little longer.

Pictures coming soon!