I was so excited when previews came out for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland! So excited, in fact, that when all my potential movie dates fell through I schlepped off to the movies by myself. Because I was going to see this Tim Burton flick, by god! Even if I sat sadly alone with my single popcorn amid the giggling, eager couples and groups. And my reaction, after my own heavy anticipation?It was... good.
It was very pretty. The clothes and set were gorgeous. But honestly, I was a little disappointed in the story. When I heard this was Alice re-imagined I thought there would be more imagination involved. Sure, Alice the klutz falls down another hole and revisits "Underland" like ten years later, or something. Events had progressed along the logical sequence that one might expect under a queen's despotic rule and Alice steps into the role of heroine. In general this is known as a movie sequel. Not so bad as one that the original movie's writers refuse to work on it and it goes straight to video, but a sequel nonetheless.
