I'm not always very enthusiastic about Tim Burton. Some adore his oddball, creepy aesthetic and gush over his every film. I can take them or leave 'em. Sometimes his movies are overly macabre and too short on substance, like his butchery of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." When I heard that he was remaking "Alice in Wonderland," I was barely interested. I never really liked the original film or the story, it just seemed to me like a bad mushroom trip or something. A really bad mushroom trip. I put "Alice in Wonderland" lovers in the same category as people who get psyched on watching "The Wizard of Oz" while listening to Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon." I'm sorry but I just can't relate.
Anyway, I love the blog First Showing and I've been following the "Alice in Wonderland" updates since it was announced that Mia Wasikowska was chosen to portray Alice. She is phenomenal on "In Treatment!" She was, like, the main reason for watching "In Treatment" (Alison Pill was also really good in season 2 but nobody can hold a candle to Mia's performance as troubled, coming-of-age gymnast Sophie in season 1).
So add Mia, add the delicious Johnny Depp, add Anne Hathaway, add 3-D and this Tim Burton-style "Alice in Wonderland" was becoming more and more intriguing. Now, the trailer has been released and I am really and truly officially jazzed.
Get jazzed, too -- watch the "Alice in Wonderland" high-quality trailer!
