Alice Through The Looking Glass

PG
Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska,
 Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and
Sacha Baron Cohen
Running Time: 1 Hour and 53 Minutes

This a sequel to the original 2010 movie and blockbuster "Alice In Wonderland" which took in over a billion dollars!
Alice (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself as captain of her fathers large ship on very troubled waters. Needing to return home safely to England after a long voyage she finds The Lord of England, Hamish Ascot (Leo Bill) (who had asked for her hand in marriage in the previous movie, which she declined) trying to take advantage of her mother Helen Kingsleigh (Lindsay Duncan). He is trying every way he can to unethically acquire their property. When Alice angrily confronts him and finds herself in a very awkward situation, she flees and that is when she escapes through the looking glass.
She finds herself back in Wonderland complete with all of the former characters enjoying their extravagant tea party, The White Queen/Mirana (Anne Hathaway), The Red Queen/Iracebeth (Helena Bonham Carter), and the voices of Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Matt Lucas), Absolem/Blue Caterpillar (the late Alan Rickman), Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry) and McTwisp/The White Rabbit).
They inform her that The Mad Hatter/Tarrant Hightopp (Johnny Depp) is very sad and melancholy. When she visits him she finds him depressed and withdrawn. His family is dead and he blames himself. She tries desperately to console him with no avail. He begs her to bring his family back, the only way she can do that is to go back in time and acquire the chronosphere.
The chronosphere is the most cherished, revered and paramount piece of equipment in all the land.
It controls time and life itself! Just one small problem, the chronosphere is housed in a very large, dark and complex building. It is controlled by the the evil villain Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). Time's life is not only controlled by the chronosphere, but hangs in the balance by it!
Alice's mission is to find and remove the chronosphere to save and restore Hatter's family.
While in the big black building, all pandemonium breaks loose. Alice is under siege by all kinds of commotion and many different forces are against her.
I was very entertained by this movie and pleasantly surprised. It really held my interest and it was an amazing visual experience! The animation and the graphics were absolutely stunning. This movie is a feast for the senses.
Another aspect of this movie that I enjoyed was the story behind the two queens. The White Queen and The Red Queen and how their stories came to be.
Parents be advised: This movie is rated PG. It contains some intense and dark scenes.Some strange and unusual characters but also some cute and charming characters as well. There was no profanity.
I would recommend children over the age of six for this movie.
I am giving "Alice Through The Looking Glass" three bags of popcorn.

Captain America: Civil War

PG-13
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Daniel Bruhl, William Hurt, Frank Grillo and Marisa Tomei
Running Time: 2 Hours and 27 Minutes

If you are a Marvel Comics fan...this movie will truly blow you away!  This is the mother of all of The Marvel movies combined. This is the one that the Marvel fans have been waiting for.
A Super-hero smackdown! I found this movie to be incredible from an emotional standpoint, an action standpoint and a comedic standpoint. "Winter Soldier" stood as the movie that most fans had declared as their favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I am willing to say that this will now be the ultimate treasure of them all! That is a tall order when you are accompanied by the Marvel giants "Guardians of the Galaxy", Iron Man 1 and 2, "The Avengers" and "The Avengers:Age of Ultron" and so on.
After another super-hero save that caused an unfortunate amount of collateral damage, the super-heroes have been put on alert! No more intervening or fear of reprisal will be waiting. Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) believes that superheroes should be free to govern themselves where Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) feels that they need to follow the laws of the land and respect them. They have a difference of opinion where an all out brawl ensues and the Civil War begins! The other super-heroes, Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff  (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) find themselves choosing sides. Two new heroes are added to the mix,
 Black Panther/T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) was a great new addition to the heroes family and Spiderman/Peter Parker (Tom Holland) was a great and fun fit as well. There is an absolutely epic action scene that lasts about seventeen minutes that will knock your socks off!
Overall, this movie is very entertaining and is worth the ticket price to see it, I personally, really enjoyed this movie.
Parents be advised: This is a PG-13 rated movie. There is a lot of super-hero action violence with blood and injuries. Plus the emotional upheaval that takes place is sad to watch but the comedy is a lot of fun, so it balances itself out. There is also a small amount of profanity but nothing too significant.
I am giving "Captain America: Civil War" four bags of popcorn.