Sounds like a renter to me.

I was a devout Burton minion up to Sleepy Hollow.  I loved that film and everything that came before it, but after films like Monkey Bone and the Planet of the Apes remake, I just haven't bothered with anything he's done since.  Wonka seemed like an uneccessary remake to me, and The Corpse Bride is supposed to be good, but I just can't be bothered to find out for myself.  There is a good chance I'll pick this up once the Blu Rays find their way to the bargain bin.

I like burtons style, so I'm thinking I'll enjoy this. A Rob-B equals a Gauleyboy-A

 Scytheofluna, Big Fish was a fantastic film. If you have a close relationship with your father, its a tearjerker.

Damnit...I really want to be able to enjoy this film but so, so many people are saying bad things about it. I don't usually go to the movies to watch anything nowadays and was hoping this would be THE movie of the year for myself.

I'll probably still go despite the bad-mouthing of the film and just make my own opinion about it. I'm going tomorrow so anyone wants my recommendation just give me a shout!

I respect Burton, but his style has just never been right for my taste.  The only two films I've liked were Batman and Sleepy Hollow.  I really hated what he did with Willie Wonka as I was a huge fan of the original Chocolate Factory with Wilder.

I've always enjoyed Tim Burton's dark style. Sleepy Hollow, Batman, Sweeney Todd, The Nightmare Before Xmas, Beetlejuice and the Corpse Bride were all very dark, creepy, but  cool movies I love ll that stuff. He's not all that great to me when he moves away from that. Willy Wonka, Planet of the Apes. Big Fish was the only other not so dark movie I really liked that he made.

If Rob gave it a B,it must be like an A- at the very least. I'm definitely going to check it out in 3D. I never listen to reviewers. What do they know about my taste? Nada.

Why does this review make me feel like I've been beat to death with a dictionary?

I saw this yesterday afternoon, and while it was okay, it wasn't one of his best. The CG just looked odd on some characters, they would have been better off with makeup jobs. Crispin glover's CG body was the worst culprit. It just took me out of the film every time I saw it. His head wiggled on top because of the bad tracking. He's thin enough that a good costume would have been much better. The story abandoned all the craziness and satire of the books and became a rather humdrum story about Alice becoming a strong young woman and saving wonderland. The acting was fair, and the designs were nice. Then end part for the Hatter was so bizarre in not fitting in at all, it ruined the end. To be honest, a better recent Alice film was Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly. It had more crazy puzzles and trickery in 10 minutes than in this whole movie.

I had a chance to see the film last night. If you're looking for "Alice in Wonderland" you're going to be disappointed. The movie is a sequel, for all intent and purposes, and doesn't try to retell the story. Let's be honest, who really expects a faithful adaptation anyway from Tim Burton. That's why people love Burton films. He adds an edge to his films that many others don't want to, or can't, add due to lack of imagination. I found the film very enjoyable. But hey, that's me. I'm a huge fan of Burton's work and so I have a bias toward him to begin with. I'm also a huge fan of Johnny Depp's work (Probably the best actor of his generation next to Robert Downy). He has the innate ability to bring something new to every role, and working with Burton seems to bring out the best in him. I know Rob didn't necessarily like his performance, however, I thought it fit what he was trying to make the character perfectly. The character is the "Mad Hatter" which does lend itself to a somewhat over the top performance. Anyway, I would say the film is well worth seeing on the big screen for the visuals alone, as there is certainly eye-candy galore. Add to that, some wonderful performances and it was certainly worth it.