Alice in Wonderland
SCORE: 84
Mixing Tim Burton and Johnny Depp can be a very dangerous thing,
especially when concepts like family friendly are applied. I had played
some of the Alice in Wonderland video games based on the movie, and they
were a little darker than I was expecting. So I expected the movie to be
dark as well. There are a couple of scary parts in this movie, but it is
a lot better than I was expected. It is important to note that Alice in
Wonderland is a mixture between a sequel and re-telling of the original.
Visually speaking there are many parts of Alice in Wonderland that are a
complete trip. This is something to be expected. What I did not expect
is how beautiful a lot of this movie is. The various effects, and
characters seamlessly flow together so that they look real. There are
some scary images in Alice in Wonderland that can scare children. The
Red Queen is shown as very vicious. Her jabberwocky murders quite a few
characters in one scene. There is also some gore as one character gets
their eye plucked out. It does become an integral part of the plot later
in the movie though.
The voice acting by the computer generated characters is fantastic.
Stephen Fry steals every scene the Cheshire Cat is in. In fact I enjoyed
his performance more than I did the Mad Hatter. I could never tell if
the Mad Hatter was actually mad, or pretending. He did a good job of
keeping me guessing. The music in Alice in Wonderland fits the scenes,
and has a real majestic feel to it. A lot of this Blu-ray/DVD reminds me
of the Chronicles of Narnia movies.
Disney is back to their bag of tricks when it comes to extras and
bonuses. Alice in Wonderland has so many special features that you will
be busy for weeks going through them all. Okay maybe not literally, but
you get the picture. My personal favorite extras are The Futterwacken
Dance, Finding Alice, and the Cakes of Wonderland. It is important to
note that Family Friendly Gaming was blessed with the Blu-ray, DVD,
Digital Copy combination. Which allows us to take this movie virtually
anywhere we go.
The menu screens of Alice in Wonderland exhibit an intelligent design.
They are easy to go through, and we had no problems in that regard
whatsoever. The story of Alice in Wonderland has a lot to do with no
conforming to the standards of the world. Alice is expected to do
certain things, and she picks a different path. The movie makes it clear
that she made the right decision.
Mia Wasikowska does a wonderful job as Alice in Alice in Wonderland. I
appreciate how family friendly the images were kept when she grew large
or small. Having to deal with attire that does not grow with the person
is certainly a challenge. I really like what Tim Burton did with this
film. To me Alice in Wonderland feels like a sequel, and I really like
that. I am curious to see if Alice ever gets back to Wonderland in the
future.
- Paul
Graphics: 74%
Sound: 86%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 89%
Family Friendly Factor: 79%
System: Blu-ray/DVD
Publisher: Disney
Rating:
'PG' for Parental Guidance
{For Fantasy Action/Violence Involving Scary Images and Situations, And
for a Smoking Caterpillar}
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