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“Alice in Wonderland” came out Mar. 5 with a wonder of excitement built around it.

However, perhaps that caterpillar was blowing out too many smoke puffs.

In the beginning of this well waited sequel, young Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) awakes from another mad dream she experiences about a rabbit in a waistcoat.

Right away the film explains to the audience that what their about to see is beyond the original, and her father’s advice when she asks if she’s gone mad:

“You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are,” is going to be carried throughout the adventure.

But what’ really mad, is the “muchness” it’s lost in its own essence.

The beginning of the film leads you on that one has to be very patient before ever seeing a white rabbit. Yet soon after introductions, the rabbit himself takes away that suspense once the quest is literally drawn out on a scroll.

Way to keep the audience guessing.

If it weren’t for Johnny Depp’s immense touch on the Mad Hatter, the rest of the film leaves you waiting for the end so that he can do his “Fudderwupping” dance.

The film is almost entirely built around Depp’s performance and to keep the romantic illusion flowing, teens were especially looking forward to Ablosom, the blue caterpillar played by Alan Rickman.

“Alice in Wonderland” is still a film to keep in your Disney Classics Collection, just don’t expect the inventiveness to reappear from when we first met Alice many years ago.