I had high expectations due to Tim Buron's brilliant, fantasiful, and dream-like approach to many of his flms. It was double jeoparody because Alice Through The Looking Glass was one of my favorite books as a child, and the cartoon movie is my favorite Disney animation feature ever. Results? On a scale of 1 to 10.....it was and 11. It was far better than I expected. It references both the cartoon and book quite a bit. The ending was left wide open for a sequel too. I loved every minute, and the 3-D effects have greatly improved; not up to NASA's standards yet. Depp was superb, but Carter stole the show. Go see it and don''t be late!
Carey works my last nerve...perfect for Scrooge...LOL. He also played all three ghosts too, but he wasn't over the top...his acting was rather natural....shocker. I usually saw the character instead of Carey.
I didn't really want to go. I loved the rich Christian overtones! I mean, that IS want CHRISTmas is about. I'm no Dickens fan, but I teared up a few times. The Ghost of Christmas Past really got to me...it was Carey's acting (the ghost role) on that one...and a few other scenes got to me as well.
I saw it in IMAX 3-D...well worth the cha-ching $13.50 IMNSHO.