BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Bereamic Awesome Movie

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Rachael-Harper I'm going to be completely honest and say that this did drag slightly in parts and the story got a little weird but if you can over look both these things then it's a very interesting take on the original Alice in Wonderland series. It must be said that Andrew Lee Potts performance saves what could have been a very average storyline, his portrayal of the lovable and charismatic hatter really gives the plot an added boost. Unfortunately I wasn't too impressed with the actress that portrayed Alice, I thought her performance was a little flat at times which resulted in me not rooting for the main character as much as I should have been. Kathy Bates did a good but forgettable performance of the queen of hearts while the actor who portrays the white knight gives some added comic relief often delivering the best one liners such as "Bullseye!" or "You're probably wondering how a brave knight like me got captured". While I don't think this title will be a particularly memorable watch for many people I do feel that is worth watching purely out of interest and if for nothing else then definitely for the very handsome Mr Potts.

Paul Celano (chelano) Nick Willing did do a version of Alice In Wonderland that was pretty decent. Then he decided to make a newer version. One that takes place a lot longer in the future. Plus the fact that Wonderland is very different. Imagine Wonderland not being so beautiful but more of an updated poor trashy industrial feel. All the characters are human; including the white rabbit and the caterpillar. Yes he does have a nice all star cast, but he also made the Cheshire Cat show up for a split second and added a serial killer with a porcelain rabbit head. Also did I mention that Alice knows karate. Anyways, it was an interesting take on the story, but the movie was just too boring at parts. Kathy Bates did make a great Red Queen and I really enjoyed Andrew Lee Potts as the Hatter. But everyone else was just up to par. Caterina Scorsone plays Alice and she was OK, but to me, she didn't really seem girly enough. The whole story of this film really seemed pretty interesting and I wanted it to work, but like I said, it was just too boring at parts.

kels-errific So two re-imagingings of Alice in Wonderland were released this year. One was from an iconic Hollywood director, the other a smaller production special on the ScyFy network. Guess which one was better? I didn't like Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, at all. My opinion is if your going to do a remake, bring something to it, don't tread the trodden ground. His version played it safe. And actually diluted the experience, by a lot. This Alice had an interesting twist on it and although it falters in some key areas, overall it had more than enough charm for me to appreciate the retelling. I liked noticing the characters from the book, and acknowledging the little nods to the original story. The woman who played Alice was infinitely more interesting to me, and I enjoyed the dynamic between the Hatter and Alice. I was surprised at the special effects and thought they were rather good for what the movie was. I also felt the casting was elevated with Kathy Bate's role as the Red Queen. She made me laugh in more than one scene and I thought she did a splendid job. My complaints are a few. While the script can have clever moments, it also falls into generic dialogue. When a director realizes what an opportunity he has with writing scenes in wonderland, and utilizes it properly, I will praise him with countless accolades. As it is, this really has not heightened scripting to any level. The other complaint was the pacing. Towards the final act, it felt very uneven, jumping from action to exposition. It just felt very rough. At the end of the day I gave it a six and unlike the other Alice in Wonderland, I would watch this one, most assuredly, again.

ctomvelu1 Disney's ALICE cartoon remains the best adaptation of the two famous novels. Maybe the Robert Halmi production team was right in trying a different approach to these old stories, as this two-part ALICE is if nothing else watchable on a rainy Saturday night. It is painfully obvious ALICE is a low-budget Canadian job, and Canadian TV mainstay Matt Frewer is on hand as the White Knight to drive home the point. If you can get beyond this, what we have here is an adult Alice being sucked into Wonderland and facing much political intrigue built around a mystical ring Alice has wisely hidden. Frewer, one of the worst actors on this or any other planet, actually isn't all that bad as the dotty, Quixote-ish White Knight. At the very least, this TV flick isn't any worse than any other fantasy TV movie one sees on NBC or The Hallmark Channel. And it is a cut above anything previously seen on the SciFi Channel.