Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

zkonedog A few years ago, striking when the iron was hot in the wake of the "Wicked" phenomenon, the SciFi channel released a miniseries entitled "Tin Man", which put a darker, more science-fictiony spin on the classic Oz tale. This "Alice" effort, once again capitalizing on the buzz surrounding the Johnny Depp-starring Alice movie that is soon coming to theaters, does much of the same, but fails to maintain the bar set by its predecessor.The biggest problem comes in the area of acting. Though the "Alice" cast is by no means terrible, they pale in comparison to the great actors in "Tin Man". While Caterina Scorsone plays a decent lead character as Alice, she doesn't bring the sort of energy that Zooey Deschanel brought to Dorothy, by comparison. The series also suffers from a lack of a very interesting, likable main character, with "Hatter" once again not living up to the performance of Dorothy's side-kick "Glitch".Another area where this film is lacking is in the emotional department. At the end of "Tin Man", I actually felt as if I cared about each of the main characters and really wanted to see how they would "turn out". I had no such feelings at the end of Alice, as even a superb final scene couldn't change the fact that the characters hadn't really been developed enough to really feel for them.So, while this miniseries did provide the usual fare, such as crazy creatures and nice little nods to Lewis Carroll's classic tale, it didn't do much else in terms of character development or outstanding plot points. If you're into the homage sort of thing than you will find it decent, as I did, but don't expect to be blown away.

couchfrenchfry Another good made for TV version of Alice is 'Alice' (2009). Or as I like to call it, Just Plain Alice. Live action with a twist, the creatures of the original are all people. It's a science fiction fantasy where the white rabbit is a man who wears his white hair in two pony tails. He's a procurer of "oysters," us, who are milked for their emotions.All the Alice tropes are twisted into service. Such as a bit of verse recited by an Earth scientist who distills liquid emotions from the "oysters" kept entranced in a faux casino overhead, "The time has come my Walrus friend (a guy with a walrus mustache), to test our many stills. The oohs, the ahs, the healing drops, the passions and the thrills; and see how joy and awe and lust can all be turned to pills." Now that's just pure fun. "Take away that barrel of monkeys I ordered."Alice is a karate instructor. For some reason, Jack Heart gives her the "Stone of Wonderland." The stone is the heart of the "Looking Glass," a machine that transfers folks between Earth and Wonderland. I don't know if you can tell by what I've written, but this is a good story. The characters are real, however fanciful, and the story draws you in. You want to see what happens next and hope Alice finds her way home with the surprise person of interest she finds there.Matt Frewer of 'Eureka' and 'Max Headroom' is excellent as the White Knight. The role seems tailor made for him. There are a few non human characters, a robotic March Hare called Mad March. And the Jabberwocky, which seems to be part T. Rex, dragon, chameleon, and rabbit.For a made for TV film there are excellent special effects and artistic decor in Wonderland. Oh suits, I just got that. The enforcers wear suits and have discrete insignia like 3 club or 9 diamond. The story is resolved nicely. Great show. If you only saw it years ago on TV, have another look.

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.

gavin6942 Alice follows a man through a mirror into Wonderland, which is not the joyful place from the story. It is now ruled by an even more merciless Red Queen, and the inhabitants have a strange sort of addiction to "tea" that is drained from humans outside of Wonderland. Can Alice get back home?Writer-director Nick Willing has previously worked on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" -- he made a version starring Tina Majorino back in 1999, which was one of the closest adaptations ever. A bit dry, but Willing's love of the characters was obvious. Here he returns with a modified story, much less dry, and a whole new spin... this is the masterpiece.All the cast is pretty great, even Caterina Scorsone (Alice) who flails her arms wildly when she runs. Andrew Lee Potts (Hatter) does a great male lead, being both handsome and understandable. Cult icon Matt Frewer is a wonderful White Knight, though they might have used a better beard. Having Colm Meaney (King of Hearts) show up was good, though his role was not made all too clear.The situations were brilliant. The "tea party" being more like a stock market was a good modification, though I don't know why the Dormouse was a woman with a mustache. The room with Doctors Dee and Dumb was genius, and I really liked Mad March (though the Brooklyn accent was a bad choice).Three casting choices failed for me. Philip Winchester (Jack Chase) did not have the charisma he should have to play the romantic interest. He just did not make a strong hero. Tim Curry (Dodo) was doubly wronged: his Dodo made little sense (why the Dodo?) and a character actor of his caliber deserved a bigger role. Lastly, Kathy Bates (Queen of Hearts) was wasted. Anyone could have played the Queen the way she was written (very flat)... using Bates was overkill. This is probably the best thing SyFy did since picking up the rights for "Mystery Science Theater". What is normally a worthless network was spared by this film.