Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated film. It is the third installment in the Toy Story series. The film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films, and co-directed the second, takes over as director. Ken Schretzmann is the editor.

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf all reprised their roles from the previous films. Jim Varney, who played Slinky Dog in the first two movies, and Joe Ranft, who played Lenny and Wheezy, have both died since the second film was released, but Blake Clark, a good friend of Varney’s, took over the role of Slinky, and Wheezy was revealed to be written out of the story, along with Etch, Bo Peep, RC, and most of the ensemble cast of toys.

Toy Story 3 was released in theaters on June 18, 2010 in the United States and Canada. It will be released June 24, 2010 in Australia and July 23, 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[4][5] Toy Story 3 broke the record of Shrek the Third as the biggest single day gross for an animated film, with $41 million^[6]

As Andy, now 17, prepares to leave for college, his toys face an uncertain future, since he has not played with them in years. He decides to take Woody with him, packing the others in an unlabeled garbage bag, which he intends to store in the attic. Unfortunately, when Andy’s sister distracts him, his mom takes the garbage bag to the curb, thinking that it contains trash.

Woody, the only toy who realizes what Andy was trying to do, finds the others and tries to explain, but they refuse to listen. They decide instead to go to a daycare center, and Woody winds up unintentionally going with them. Upon their arrival, they receive a warm reception from the other toys, led by a large stuffed bear (Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear, aka “Lotso”). Seeing how happy his friends are at the center, Woody says goodbye to them and leaves for Andy’s house. He does not get far before Bonnie, one of the center’s kids, finds him and takes him home to become one of her toys.

Meanwhile, Woody’s friends receive an unpleasant surprise when the group of young kids in the room where they are located plays with them too roughly. They then learn that Woody was telling the truth when Mrs. Potato Head, who lost an eye in Andy’s house, sees Andy becoming upset with his mom over the toys; they decide to escape. Buzz leaves the room, but before he can help the others, Lotso catches him and tries to bargain with him. Buzz refuses, and Lotso reprograms him, then turns him on the others, thus imprisoning them.

At Bonnie’s house, Woody learns that Lotso was once owned by a loving girl named Daisy, but snapped when he discovered that he was replaced after being lost during a family trip: Daisy had fallen asleep. Lotso then took over the daycare center, making it a prison for its toy inhabitants. Woody decides to rescue the others from the daycare center and get back to Andy’s house before Andy departs for college.

Woody sneaks in and comes up with a plan to bypass the security that Lotso has set up. He and his friends reprogram Buzz, but during the process, he loses his memory, behaving like a real Space Ranger while speaking Spanish. The toys nearly escape, but Lotso catches them on a dumpster, with a garbage truck fast approaching. Woody convinces the other daycare toys of Lotso’s treachery, and they toss Lotso in the dumpster. However, Lotso grabs Woody at the last minute, and Woody’s friends jump in to rescue him. The garbage truck then takes them all to the city dump, where Woody rescues his friends — and Lotso — from an incinerator. Lotso, however, betrays them and leaves them to certain death, only to be rescued by the green aliens, who separated from the gang, and meanwhile discovered an oversize version of a familiar tool. Eventually, Lotso is snatched by a garbage man who once had a Lotso of his own: he is tied to the front of the garbage truck, along with a few other mangled toys, who immediately dispense friendly advice to their fellow passenger.

Meanwhile, having narrowly escaped the incinerator, Woody and the gang clean themselves up and make their way back to Andy’s house. Woody decides that his friends deserve better than being stored in the attic, and leaves a sticky note on their box. Andy reads the note and donates the toys to Bonnie, introducing each toy. Bonnie notices Woody at the bottom of the box. Hesitant to give him up at first, Andy realizes that Bonnie will take good care of Woody, adding he is “special because he’ll never give up on you… no matter what,” as he hands her the cowboy. Andy and Bonnie play with the toys before Andy finally drives off. As Woody and Buzz watch Andy leave, Woody introduces Buzz and his friends to Bonnie’s other toys.

The ending credits show Andy’s toys getting used to life at Bonnie’s, while Sunnyside is now a happy place for new arrivals as well as old toys.

Recommendation: 4/5

Pixar introduced the world to Woody, Buzz and the motley menagerie with the original “Toy Story” back in 1995. Fifteen years later, Andy, the owner of the gang is heading to college and the toys find themselves in the precarious state of imminent and permanent disposal. This second sequel, presented in 3-D, tries to recapture the beatific joy and rapturous wonderment experienced upon seeing the toys brought to life for the very first time. Although the issues addressed in this installment is similar to that of “Toy Story 2″, involving the fear of obsolescence, neglect and abandonment of the toys, they remain relevant and essential to the storyline. This latest addition to Pixar’s hall of fame may seem pale in terms of thematic sophistication when compared to the studio’s previous works such as “Wall-E” and “Up”, but it is still emotionally resonant and poignant. Apart from the familiar crew, new characters make their entrance at the daycare center where the toys are donated to. There is the despotic strawberry-scented bear, Lotso, acting as a prison warden preventing the toys from returning home to Andy, and the himbo Ken who has a wardrobe in his dream-house that you would not believe. The toys hatch a daring escape plan, culminating in a cataclysmic brush with death at a desolate landfill. The final moments of the film is pure cinematic gold, a bittersweet ending that will make you teary for these beloved plastic figures that have accompanied you for the past decade and a half. This sentimental conclusion is an emotionally invested trip down memory lane filled with nostalgia, childhood reminiscence and an important lesson that love was never about possession.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2010 fantasy adventure film written by José Alberto Villa García, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard, directed by Mike Newell, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film is loosely based on the 2003 video game of the same name, developed and released by Ubisoft Montreal.

The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar.

It is the fourth film under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to receive a PG-13 rating by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and action. Despite the film being primarily based on The Sands of Time, elements from Warrior Within and The Two Thrones are also incorporated.

The plot follows Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), a street urchin in the Bardia is weird Persian Empire in the sixth century. After showing courage in the market place, he is adopted by the king as his heir, so the king’s two sons will not fight over the throne.^[3] Later on, he teams up with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to stop a common enemy – the villainous nobleman Nizam (Ben Kingsley)^[4] – and to take from him an ancient dagger known as “The Dagger of Time” (a valuable dagger which gives to its owner the ability to go back in time for short periods and change the past) and keep him from generating a sandstorm which could destroy the world.

Recommendation: 4/5

This is so much better as compared to Robinhood. Overall, I think it’s a pretty good show. Jake Gyllenhall, he’s seriously gorgeous. He played the role well, so did the other casts. Visually, this is an awesome moive. I love the moment when they use the dagger to manipulate time, it was so beautiful. Overall, it’s an enjoyable movie and I highly recommend it.

Sex and the City 2 is an upcoming sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, which is based on the HBO TV series of the same name. The film is scheduled for release on May 27, 2010.

The story begins with a flashback to how Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) first meets Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) in the heyday of Studio 54. The movie then jumps to the present, two years after the events of the first film. At the Connecticut same-sex wedding of Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) and Anthony Marantino (Mario Cantone); Liza Minelli appears in a cameo and sings Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)“. The four friends now have lives that are more stressful than before: All are married except for Samantha, who is now 52 and trying to keep her sex drive alive while dealing with menopause; Charlotte’s two children are a handful; and Carrie’s marriage to Mr. Big (Chris Noth) has settled down, though they differ on how to spend their spare time: she wants to still go out, he would prefer to stay home and watch television.^[2][3][4]

Samantha is approached by an Arab sheik to devise a PR campaign for his business, and he offers to fly her and her friends on an all-expenses-paid luxury vacation to Abu Dhabi. While in Abu Dhabi, Carrie runs into her former lover, Aidan (John Corbett), and agrees to a dinner date. In a moment of passion, the two kiss. Carrie deals with the question of whether or not to tell Big. Charlotte tells her to sleep on it while Miranda reflects on the events of the previous film, when her husband, Steve (David Eigenberg), told her about his affair and how, while it helped clear his conscience, was something that she was not so sure she wanted to know in retrospect given the months it took her to recover. Carrie opts to call Big from Abu Dhabi to tell him. Previously, in the television series, Carrie had an affair with the then-previously-married Big while dating Aidan, ending their relationship.^[2][3]

Meanwhile, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda run up against a culture clash in the Middle East, as their style and attitudes contrast with Muslim society. This clash, and comedy derived from their defiance, makes for comic relief.^[2]

Recommendation: 4/5, especially its glamour. Not much sparks thou. The high life they had in Abu Dhabi was fabulous. Never in my life, will I ever encounter such high life. Samantha, as well, the 52 years old woman, who is always trying to maintain her high sex drive while coping with her manopause is ever always funny. Sarah Jessica Parker (as Carrie) despite being 45, is still very gorgeous, especially her smile. Kristin Landen Davis doesn’t seem like she is 45. But indeed, she is. Still very beautiful thou. Oh yes, the guys in the SATC2 are really handsome. Overall, it’s all about fashion as well as the wonderful friendship the 4 ladies have.

Robin Hood is a 2010 film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Sir Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. It was released in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2010, after premiering at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and was released in the United States on May 14.^[3] The film began development in 2007 when Universal Studios acquired a script entitled Nottingham, depicting a heroic Sheriff of Nottingham to be played by Crowe. Scott’s dissatisfaction with the script led him to delay filming, and during 2008 it was rewritten into a story about Robin Hood becoming an outlaw, with the position of being Sheriff as part of the story. Scott dropped the latter notion and Nottingham was retitled to reflect the more traditional angle.It is late 12th century England and Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) is a common archer in the Third Crusade. Following the death of Richard the Lionheart in battle, Robin and three other common soldiers, Alan A’Dale, Will Scarlett, and Little John, attempt to return to their homeland, having spent ten years fighting abroad. Along the way they come across an ambush of the King’s guard by Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong), an English Knight with French lineage and allegiance. The King of France had ordered Sir Godfrey to assassinate Richard. Having discovered the King is already slain Sir Godfrey is chased off by the arrival of Robin and his companions. Aiming to return to England safely and richer in pocket than they left it, Robin and his men steal the armour of the slain Knights and head for the English ships on the coast under the guise of noblemen. Before leaving the scene of slaughter Robin promises a dying Knight, Sir Robert Loxley, to return a sword to the man’s father in Nottingham.

Upon arriving in England, Robin (who has assumed the identity of Loxley) is chosen to inform the Royal family of the King’s death and witnesses the crowning of King John (Oscar Isaac), who is the younger brother of the recently-deceased Richard. The arrogant King John shows no remorse to his poor Kingdom and demands harsh taxes to be collected, sending Sir Godfrey off to the North with the task of raising revenue. Unbeknownst to King John, Sir Godfrey is an agent of the French King and uses this Royal Decree to stir up enough unrest to cause Civil War in England.

Robin and his companions head to Nottingham, where Loxley’s father Sir Walter (Max von Sydow) asks him to continue impersonating his son, in order to prevent the family lands being taken by the crown. Loxley’s widow, Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), is initially distrustful of Robin, but soon warms to him when he recovers taxed grain for the townsfolk to plant.

Meanwhile, Godfrey’s actions have stirred up the northern Barons, who march to meet King John, and demand the signing of a charter of rights. Having realized Godfrey’s deception, and knowing he must reunite his people in order to meet an imminent French invasion, the King agrees. A battle follows shortly where Godfrey’s men are interrupted while ransacking Nottingham, and chased off by Robin and the northern Barons.

The film climaxes with an invasion on England’s south coast by the French, who are met as they land by the English army. The English are victorious in the ensuing battle, during which Robin slays Godfrey with a well-placed arrow from a long distance. However, King John perceives the French surrendering to Robin, rather than to himself, as a major threat to his power. In the final scenes, King John reneges on his word to sign the Magna Carta, and declares Robin to be an outlaw. In response to this, Robin moves to Sherwood Forest with Lady Marion and his friends to form what will become the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest.

Recommendation: 3/5 Not as interesting as what I expect. Well, kind of long winded. I knew that I fell asleep in the middle of the show. =X

Ip Man 2 (traditional Chinese: 葉問2:宗師傳奇; simplified Chinese: 叶问2:宗师传奇; ) is a 2010 semi-biographical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Continuing after the events of the earlier film, the sequel centers on Ip’s movements in Hong Kong, which is under British colonial rule. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts.

Producer Raymond Wong first announced a sequel before Ip Man’s theatrical release in December 2008. Ip Man 2 was intended to focus on the relationship between Ip and his most famed disciple, Bruce Lee. The filmmakers, however, were unable to finalize film rights with Lee’s descendants and decided to briefly portray Lee as a child. Principal photography for Ip Man 2 began in August 2009 and concluded in November; filming took place inside a studio located in Shanghai. For the sequel, Yip aimed to create a more dramatic martial arts film in terms of story and characterization; Wong’s son, screenwriter Edmond Wong, wanted the film to portray how Chinese people were treated by the British, as well as the Western perceptions towards Chinese martial arts. Apart from appearing in a supporting role, Sammo Hung returned as the film’s martial arts choreographer.

Ip Man 2 premiered in Beijing on 21 April 2010; the film was released in Hong Kong, as well as in other Asian territories on 29 April 2010. Ip Man 2 received positive reviews, although several film critics agreed that the sequel is not as good as its predecessor. In total, the film has grossed over US$20 million in worldwide box office receipts.

Recommendation: 5/5 Need I say more? Ip Man 2 deserves to do well at the box office with the storyline is well-written, humorous at certain parts and the action is unmatched. Somehow, I wasn’t able to recall Ip Man 1 so guess I gonna rewatch. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to Ip Man 3. Hopefully, if Jay Chou will be acting as Bruce Lee, he better makes sure that he does a good job.

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Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy adventure film based on the myth of Perseus. It was released on June 12, 1981 and was a box office hit, grossing $41.1 million domestically, on a $16 million budget. It was the 11th highest grossing film of the year. A novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981.

King Acrisius of Argos (Donald Houston) locks his daughter Danaë (Vida Taylor) away from mortal men to avoid a prophecy that he would die if his daughter had a son. While she is imprisoned, the god Zeus (Laurence Olivier) impregnates her. After discovering the pregnancy, Acrisius casts his daughter and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a wooden coffin, hoping to kill both and avoid his fate. In retribution, Zeus not only kills Acrisius, but also orders the god of the sea, Poseidon (Jack Gwillim), to release an ancient monster known as the Kraken to destroy Argos, fulfilling the prophecy. Meanwhile, Danaë and Perseus safely float to the island of Seriphos.

Calibos (Neil McCarthy), son of the sea goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith), is a handsome young man destined to marry Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker), the daughter of Queen Cassiopeia (Sian Phillips) and heir to the rich city of Joppa. But cruel and destructive Calibos has hunted and destroyed every living thing surrounding the Wells of The Moon, including Zeus’ entire sacred herd of flying horses (except for Pegasus). As punishment for this and his many other transgressions, Zeus transforms Calibos into a satyr-like creature who is subsequently shunned and forced to live as an outcast in the swamps and marshes. Thetis, furious at her son’s fate, vows that if Calibos cannot marry Andromeda, no other man will either. Equally infuriated by Zeus’s total devotion for his own son, Thetis transports Perseus (Harry Hamlin) from Seriphos to Joppa. Perseus, befriended by the scholar and playwright Ammon (Burgess Meredith), learns of Andromeda and her plight: she cannot marry unless her suitor successfully answers a riddle, and any suitor who fails to answer the riddle correctly is burned at the stake. Armed with gifts from the gods (a sword, shield, and a helmet that renders its wearer invisible), Perseus captures Pegasus and follows Andromeda’s spirit on her nightly journey to learn a new riddle from Calibos. Armed with the answer, Perseus is nearly killed by Calibos, but escapes, losing the magical helmet in the swamps in the process.

Perseus appears at the next ceremony for a new suitor and answers the riddle correctly, presenting Calibos’s severed hand (with a gold ring on one of the fingers, which is the answer to the riddle) and winning Andromeda’s hand in marriage. At the temple to Thetis, Calibos prays to his mother Thetis to take vengeance on Perseus. Thetis tells Calibos that she cannot do so because Perseus is protected by Zeus, but she can take vengeance on Joppa. At the wedding, Queen Cassiopeia compares Andromeda’s beauty to that of Thetis herself, which angers the goddess. The statue of Thetis collapses and its head comes to life, demanding Andromeda as a virgin sacrifice to the Kraken in thirty days, or else Joppa will be destroyed.

Perseus seeks a way to defeat the Kraken. Zeus commands Athena (Susan Fleetwood) to give Perseus her owl Bubo as a replacement for his lost helmet of invisibility. Instead she orders Hephaestus (Pat Roach) to build a mechanical replica of Bubo as an aid for Perseus. Bubo leads Perseus to the Stygian Witches, three blind women (Flora Robson, Anna Manahan, and Freda Jackson) who tell him the only way to defeat the Kraken is by using the head of another monster, Medusa the Gorgon. Once a beautiful woman, Medusa had been punished by the goddess Aphrodite (Ursula Andress) by being transformed into a horrible monster. Meeting Medusa’s gaze will turn any living creature to stone, including the Kraken. She makes her home on the Isle of the Dead, which lies across the River Styx, at the very edge of the Underworld. Once there, Perseus and his men battle Dioskilos, a two-headed dog that is the guardian of Medusa. They succeed in the slaying of Dioskilos and set forth into the ruins where Medusa resides. One of Perseus’s men loses his life to one of Medusa’s arrows, while the other becomes caught in the stare of Medusa and is transformed into a stone statue. Perseus eventually manages to decapitate Medusa with help of his shield and collects her head, but loses the shield completely in a pool of Medusa’s acidic blood. As he and his party set to return, Calibos raids the camp, drives off the group’s horses and punctures the cloak carrying Medusa’s head, causing her blood to spill and spawn giant scorpions. The scorpions and Calibos attack the party. After the last of his men are killed, Perseus is able to slay the remaining scorpion and manages to best Calibos, whom he finally kills with Aphrodite’s sword.

Perseus, weakened by his struggle and running out of time, asks Bubo to find Pegasus. The owl locates Pegasus in the swamp, guarded by Calibos’ men and the vulture. Bubo manages to scare them off, destroy the camp, and free the winged stallion. Just as Andromeda is about to be sacrificed to the Kraken, Bubo appears, trying to stall the Kraken while Perseus is seen flying to her on Pegasus. Perseus approaches the Kraken but is knocked off, falling into the ocean. Bubo retrieves the head and delivers it to Perseus, who frees the head, turning the Kraken into stone which collapses into the bay. Perseus throws the head into the ocean and frees Andromeda. Pegasus emerges from the sea to the crowd’s delight.

The gods discuss the outcome of the adventure: Perseus and Andromeda will live happily, rule wisely and produce good children. The other gods are forbidden to pursue any vengeance against them. In addition, the likenesses of Perseus, Andromeda, Pegasus and Cassiopeia are set among the stars as constellations to forever remind mankind of the values of heroism and bravery.

Recommendation: 3/5 Story line is slower? I actually fell asleep (cos I was on medication). Both versions are different, so after that it cannot be compared. Hee… 1981 movie, it’s so funny. =X It’s like watching Shakespears. -_-”

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Clash of the Titans is a 2010 fantasy film which is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, itself loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington, the film was originally set for standard release on March 26, 2010. It was later announced that the film would be converted to 3-D and released on April 2, 2010.

In ‘Clash of the Titans,’ the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

Recommendation: 4/5

Oh well, I didn’t watch the 1981 version, as I was only 1. But I was told that 1981’s version is so much better than 2010’s version. One thing for sure is the effects. The story ended too fast. Hades and his son were so easily defeated. Oh, the babes in the show were beautiful.

How to Train Your Dragon, also known as How to Train Your Dragon 3D, is a computer-animated film by DreamWorks Animation loosely based on the 2003 book of the same title. The film stars the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, and David Tennant. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named “Hiccup” aspires to follow his tribe’s tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at finally gaining the tribe’s acceptance, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill it and instead befriends it. The film was released March 26, 2010.^[2]

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen and Stephen Fry. It is an extension of the Lewis Carroll novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live action and animation.

In the film, Alice is now 19 years old and accidentally returns to Underland, a place she previously visited 13 years ago. She is told that she is the only one that can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon controlled by the Red Queen. Burton said the original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one character to another and he never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events. He does not see this as a sequel to previous films or a re-imagining. It premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010 and was released in Australia on March 4, 2010 and the United States and the United Kingdom on March 5, 2010 through Walt Disney Pictures in 3-D and IMAX 3-D, as well as in regular theaters.

Alice Kingsley, 19, attends a party at a Victorian estate shortly after the death of her beloved father. She learns that the party is actually an engagement party to wed her into the Ascot family, who now own her father’s trading firm. Unsure of an answer to Hamish Ascot’s proposal, Alice runs away and follows the White Rabbit, Nivens McTwisp, but falls down a rabbit hole into Underland, a bizarre world she previously visited as a child, although she has no memory of it. It is explained throughout the course of the film that Iracebeth, the Red Queen conquered Underland by stealing the ruling crown from her sister Mirana, the White Queen, but Alice will slay her guardian, the Jabberwocky, on the Frabjous Day using the Vorpal Sword. However, a misunderstanding of words from Absolem the Caterpillar makes everyone believe that Alice is the wrong one. The forces of the Red Queen attack and capture McTwisp, Uilleam the Dodo, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee, whilst Alice escapes. The Knave of Hearts, Ilosovic Stayn, informs the Red Queen of Alice’s return, and she orders for her capture.

Alice is found by Chessur, a grinning cat, who leads her to Tarrant Hightopp, Thackery Earwicket and Mallymkun. As Ilosovic searches for Alice, Tarrant flees toward the White Queen’s castle with a shrunken Alice, but he is caught, leaving Alice and his hat behind. A bloodhound named Bayard, who was forced to work for the Red Queen due to his imprisoned family, aids Alice in sneaking into the Red Queen’s castle to rescue Tarrant. McTwisp, now a page for the Red Queen, gives Alice some food which makes her grow to a large size, but she fools the Red Queen into believing she is “Um from Umbridge”, and Tarrant is made the Red Queen’s hat maker. Alice learns that the Vorpal Sword is hidden in the den of the Bandersnatch, whose eye was removed by Mallymkun earlier. The eye is restored by Alice, making the Bandersnatch choose to side with her and escape from the castle with her and Bayard. Chessur saves Tarrant and Mallymkun from execution, and they lead all of the enslaved Underland creatures to flee the Red Queen’s castle. Alice delivers the Vorpal Sword to the White Queen and returns to her normal size, but she remains unsure whether she can kill the Jabberwocky.

Absolem, going into his pupa stage, reminds Alice of her past visit to Underland and gives her the courage and belief to fight the Jabberwocky. On the Frabjous Day, the forces of the White and Red Queens converge on a battlefield to decide the fate of Underland. Alice fights the Jabberwocky and decapitates him, while the Red Queen’s forces sides with the White Queen who regains her crown, and then banishes her sister and Ilosovic to the outlands forever. Alice returns home by drinking blood of the Jabberwocky, refuses Hamish’s proposal, and becomes an apprentice for Hamish’s father with the idea of beginning trade routes with China. The film ends with Alice sailing away on a ship, with Absolem, now as a butterfly, flying away from her shoulder.

Recommendation: 4/5

Well, my 1st time watching 3D show. =P Anyway, I didn’t read the book at all. So I kind of like this movie. After all, Johnny Depp is in the movie. Who doesn’t want to watch?

This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love.