RATING: 4/5
Visually stimulating, this movie doesn't require you to have seen the cartoon or read the books. All the characters get defined and are entertaining. Although there is some downtime to get you bored, it is well worth the end fight scene. This movie is not for kids, it is not fun and comedic, and probably will have them bored from the lack of "high jinx" that the cartoon has.

UPDATE: With the release of the movie on DVD/Blu-Ray, I decided that I needed to take a look at the movie again from a new perspective.
While watching the movie on IMAX 3-D, we thought the movie was visually incredible, felt almost as if you were there with the characters and cast; but after the Blu-Ray release, my 3-D experience now feels like a let down. The brilliantly vivid colors were alive on my 47″ TV, the sound far surpassed the IMAX version. While with 3D, the movie felt dark; the 2D version was dark because they were in the forest and not washed out.
Watching the movie a second time, you see many things that you missed the first time, for example on a first watch you will not see how the characters in Alice's world resemble their counter parts in Wonderland. Seeing it again, you look for those characteristics and laugh and enjoy how cleaver the filmmakers were for that.
The special bonus features are nice, you get to look at each of the major characters, how they got into character, what they went through daily in make up and even how they made Johnny Depp dance. Overall, I am more impressed now watching the 2D Blu-Ray edition than I was with the original 3D version I saw. If you have Blu-Ray, this is a must.