I am a fan of Johnny Depp. I loved him in Ed Wood, Chocolat, Edward Scissorhands, Sweeny Todd and Pirates of the Caribbean, just to name a few. I liked his character in Alice in Wonderland. So, why I didn’t I enjoy this movie? First of all, it is visually quite stunning. But CGI does not a whole movie make! The story itself though, was very thin and preposterous. Yes, I know this is a fantasy, but seeing grown up Alice as the commander of her own ship was pretty silly. Also, the Queen of Heart’s reason for having a big head and her hatred of The Mad Hatter strained credulity. Why not go after The Hatter himself instead of his family? I must admit here that the whole Queen of Hearts character creeps me out; kind of like a scarey clown. As for Johnny Depp, I am not sure if I enjoyed him in this movie as he really didn’t have that much to do except look miserable and sad. The only reason to go see this in a theatre might be for the 3D version. Otherwise, if you must see it, wait for the DVD; it might have a good gag reel!
Alice Through the Looking Glass
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Hi Marla. He is actually working on this right now. Hopefully that will be up and ready to go soon.
🙂 Hi there! It looks like, anyone that comments, is then given an option to subscribe. I guess it would be harder, for Shy people to subscribe at this point! 😉
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