At Last

At last.

The moment I've been waiting for since last summer.

I saw Alice in Wonderland the moment it came out.

And am thus operating on three hours of sleep.

But it was so worth it.

It was like, everyone I love, plus every Tim Burton stereotype, plus a lot of sexy voices and pretty animation, all rolled into one dazzling film.

But let's focus on my favorite bits, shall we?

1. Helena. Oh, Helena. She is the perfect Red Queen. And the Red Queen is a perfect character. I actually legitimately pitied her, but that could just be my I-love-Helena bias. But she was definitely one of those characters that you love to hate.

2. Johnny. He's known for the insane roles, but the Mad Hatter may have been the most insane of them all. Equal parts funny, sweet, scary, and sad, with an impeccable sense of dress and makeup.

3. I was pretty attracted to the Cheshire Cat. His voice was so smooth and sexy. And whenever he showed up, the scene just got a lot cooler. Same goes for Tweedledee and Tweedledum; they were comic relief in a not-annoying way, plus they had cool accents.

4. Alan Rickman as the caterpillar? His voice is ideal for everything.

5. Crispin Glover's character, Stayne, was also pretty wonderful.

6. Wonderland! I mean, I'm not one of those people who are really into well-animated things, but all the scenery was gorgeous. And very Burton-y.

7. I just this second found out that Timothy Spall was in it, as Bayard. I do love him too.

8. I know Tim has a habit of casting the EXACT SAME PEOPLE in all of his movies, but it was acutally a good thing because each actor was so indisputably right for their role. Which reminds me...

9. Anne Hathaway. I'm kind of in love with her. She was too funny as the White Queen, and a perfect balance with Helena's craziness.

10. The whole bit with the Jabberwocky. First of all, I loved Johnny's sexycreepy recitation of the classic Jabberwocky poem. I'm also a fan of the Jabberwocky's unexpectedly nice voice, courtesy of Christopher Lee.

In conclusion, everything was just so right, because Tim Burton is amazing, and I loved it.

P.S. MPAA says that Alice is rated PG for "fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar." XD