I don’t see many movies in the theater but when I heard that Tim Burton was making Alice In Wonderland I knew I had to see it. Thebes couldn’t go because of his corn allergy (popping corn in the air). Laura and Paul joined me.

Here’s Laura and I holding up her handspun. Oooh, she’s a natural! Her yarn is lovely.

(I doubt there will be spoilers but if you’re sensitive to them skip the rest.)

I absolutely loved this movie! It was the first 3D movie I’ve ever seen. Super groovy and oh so trippy! Alice In Wonderland is one of my favorite stories. The imagery was so beautiful I cried at some points. There’s one scene where Alice is small and is riding on top of a dog. I thought, “I want to do that someday!” Plus the actor who plays Professor Snape in the Harry Potter movies plays the Caterpillar in this one. His voice is amazing. (And damn sexy too!)

Two complaints. After the big climatic scene Alice says goodbye and heads home. That seemed rushed. While not kick back and celebrate? Especially if you don’t know that you’d be able to return to such a magical world? The second complaint is with the actress who played the White Queen. Gods, she sucked. She overacted her role and kept her arms up in an awkward pose. She was in Brokeback Mountain and acted fine in that role. I’m not sure what happened here but her breathy, flaky White Queen was weak.

I can’t imagine this movie being as good in DVD form. If you get the chance to see it in 3D I highly recommend it!