Movie Night: “Alice in Wonderland”

Being a Burton’s fan, I went to watch the film with very high expectations, and the thing about having high expectations is you can easily be disappointed! Alice in Wonderland is an “OK” film.. nothing really too special about it .. and definitely not made for 3d so you better save yourself some money and just watch it in 2d where you get to see the colours better.

“19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.” Imdb

Effects wise the film satisfies the VFX fans so do the other technical aspects, but the storyline is rather boring; there are long gaps between the high points and the events in between aren’t developed enough. Ironically the crowed (mostly families with young children) seemed very pleased and they even clasped which is not something you see very often!

I liked the soundtrack composed by Burton’s inseparable composer Danny Elfman, although it reminded me a lot of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack, perhaps a little too much! And the ending credit soundtrack (ALMOST ALICE-Avril Lavigne) felt completely out of place … suddenly a Rock/Pop music! why?

Alice Main Theme – Danny Elfman

Overall Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is an entertaining enough film to watch (in 2D!) but definitely not something that will be remembered as a successful film by Burton’s fans.