March 6, 2010
[Alice in Wonderland IMAX 3D]
The group of us got tickets for Alice in Wonderland last week for opening night out in Richmond. We caught the 9:10 IMAX 3D show. I've been to IMAX films, 3D films, Omnimax films but never an IMAX 3D film!!! It was awesome! Because the screen is much larger (and also we were smart and stood in line for an hour), the 3D effect works way better than on a regular screen.
The glasses we were given were pretty crazy looking too. I wanted to take one home but we weren't allowed :( There's some sensor on it which sounds an alarm if you try to take it out of the theatre. I think maybe they were lying to us...
It's been ages since I saw the original Disney Alice in Wonderland and I vaguely remember what happens. Having seen it as a kid though, I only remember visuals and not so much the story. I know Alice follows a rabbit with a watch down a hole and she drinks a potion and becomes small. She bumps into the smiling cat who leads her to the hookah-smoking caterpillar who then leads her to the mad hatter tea party. Then there's an evil queen who has cards as guards and is obsessed with hearts. And then somehow Alice climbs back up the hole.
And I guess I should have expected this version to be dark... yno.. having Tim Burton directing it and all. The graphics were obviously awesome and having it in IMAX 3D just made it all that much better. You can really tell the difference between regular 3D and IMAX 3D. The tea cups really looked like they were heading towards your face!
I guess my rating for Alice in Wonderland would be a 4/5. Only coz I was expecting something a little happier than Tim Burton darkness.
Ty and Brent peeing on the giant fire hydrant.
Posted by jme at March 6, 2010 6:47 PM