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Should children really be taken to see the new Walt Disney Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp in it? And how old should they be?

I've seen the commercials and I have to admit, they scare me!! It is sooo different from what I remember Alice in Wonderland to be when I was younger. It really surprises me that it is from Walt Disney. What do you think?
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emaren | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Maybe I am alone in thinking it, but the original book was pretty scary !

I remember reading it as a child and being pretty scared of many of the images that the words conjured up.

The 'family friendly' animated version produced in the 1950's softened the story fairly substantially in my opinion.

The new movie is a Tim Burton, Johnny Depp one set with a 19yo Alice.

From the trailers expect more 'Sleepy Hollow' than disney Alice in Wonderland.

I would doubt that it will appeal to pre-teenagers and it is rated 'PG' too....

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jillbeth | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Alice in Wonderland was always one of my favorites books as a child, and I couldn't tell you how many times I read it! I haven't seen the commercials for this yet, but I do like Johnny Depp and dark humor so I'd be curious to see this. Some kids like being scared and some don't, so I suppose the right age to take a child to see this would depend on his own abililty to tell fantasy from reality and his sensitivity to scary things.

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unwirklich | 2 years, 3 months ago
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I think it has less to do with the presence of Johny and more with the producer. Though Tim Burton has had a few successful childrens cartoons even they were a bit.. dark, couple that with the fact that Alice in Wonderland had adult tones to begin with and you have a movie not quite fit for children. I havne't seen it yet ( i do plan to go! looks amazing) but based on previews and well, my experience with past Tim Burton flicks I'd say 10+ age wise at the very least. Old enough to know it's not real. It also may help to read the book with kids before watching the movie.

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lidyax2 | 2 years, 3 months ago
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A lot of the original children tales, including the original Brother Grimm's tales are actually pretty dark. A wolf who swallowed girls alive? Witches who cook children? I am not the type of person who likes sugary sweet fairy tales, so I wouldn't have problems taking my children to see that version of Alice of Wonderland provide that I accompany them and I can explain to them about the things in the movie. If they get scared or if I notice that they're distressed, we could leave anytime.

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hawkeyepierce | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Yes, I think they should. I think that it depends on the maturity of the child, but I think the average age would be 4 or 5.
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