“Alice in Wonderland” is based on the 1865 children’s classic. This is a story about a 19 year old Alice, and her adventures as she follows a white rabbit down a hole into her imaginative “Wonderland.” She encounters many unusual characters, the Mad Hatter, disappearing cats, and the evil Red Queen, she also faces many of her own wild and weird adventures while in the Underland.

Rating: Two out of five buckets
Release Date: June 1, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

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Talking Points:

It was a very creative, quirky, dark movie, like most of Tim Burton’s films. In this wild wonderland, certain drinks make you shrink, while certain foods make you grow. Kids will enjoy some of the creativity from this film.

Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter do a terrific job. The 3D aspect was well done, not over the top, but added depth and excitement to the movie.

Sexual Content: Mild

Violent Content: Excessive

• Since this is a dark film, with scary creatures, and some evil characters, younger kids may get frightened.

• One large scary creature scratches his claws on Alice’s arm, this leaves red wounds on her arm that we see throughout the movie.

• There’s also another scary creature that Alice has to battle. This creature will scare any youngster, as he tries to bite and crush Alice in the movie.

• The Red Queen is very evil. She gives out numerous death sentences, and we see many heads floating in her moat.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

Overall this is dark film that will frighten younger kids. Depending on the child, I would recommend this movie for kids ages 8 and up. I interviewed an 8 year old girl after the movie, she liked it, thought some parts were scary, but not too bad.

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