With Comic-Con beginning tomorrow, there’s so much movie stuff being talked about today that I almost didn’t know what the biggest topic was/is. And really, the most discussed film-related news of the day was the Sam Raimi/World of Warcraft movie announcement. But WOW fans have apparently gone back to playing the game and aren’t hanging out on the web so much anymore, so it appears the teaser trailer for Alice in Wonderland has taken over as the most exciting thing for movie geeks to drool over right now. Even more than the hot photos of Freddy Krueger, Jeff Bridges on the set of Tron 2.0 and the Megan Fox Fangoria cover.

All I can say is that if you told me 15 years ago that I’d ever be this disinterested in something involving either Tim Burton or Lewis Carroll, let alone both, I would have called you a liar and then beat you with my Edward Scissorhands DVD (see, the joke is that I was such a big fan back then that I had the DVD before it ever existed). It doesn’t look as bad as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I guess, but it looks a whole lot duller than I expected. Maybe this is just too perfect and obvious a pairing that there’s no need for it, in the same way we don’t really need a Terry Gilliam-directed Good Omens or a Chris Columbus-directed Percy Jackson (doh!). I guess that’s the main reason I have no desire to see this movie, but the fact that it somehow looks both murky and meretricious has me turned off completely.

Let’s see what the rest of the film blogosphere thinks of the teaser, after the jump:

• Mack Rawden at Cinema Blend agrees that Burton and Lewis are a perfect match, but he’s far more intrigued than I am:
  

  If ever there were a human being born to do something, Tim Burton was begotten to direct Alice In Wonderland, like Michael Phelps to swim or Graham Norton to make flamboyant gay jokes…I’m still not even sure how I feel, except that I’m strangely excited to delve into the unknown—and more than a little pleased Tim Burton is my tour guide.

• Adam Rosenberg at MTV Movies Blog is totally wowed:
  

  Chills people, real actual chills. That’s what I get from this teaser. Last time I felt this way about a literary adaptation, it was when I saw the first images from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The story could be drek and I wouldn’t care. Burton clearly has a strong idea of what a new “Alice” on film should look like; in a single stroke, he’s erased any doubts I may have had.

• Mark Graham at Vulture is glad to see it’s not quite as creepy as expected:
  

  We’ll admit with only the slightest bit of reticence that we’re still occasionally plagued by nightmares brought on by the terrifying Alice in Wonderland stills that were released a few weeks ago. However, after viewing the trailer for the Tim Burton joint that’s scheduled to be released in March 2010, we feel as if there is not nearly as much pants-shitting potential in this film as we had initially feared…All that said, the quick shots of Helena Bonham Carter’s freaky-deaky Red Queen will likely result in us falling asleep this evening in the glow of our nightlight.

• Kyle Buchanan at Movieiline is pleasantly surprised by one element:
  

  One thing that shocked me, though, is Johnny Depp’s relatively restrained accent; with the potent combination of Depp, Burton, and a Carrot Top fright wig, I was expecting a voice that sounded like a strangled Shelly Duvall, just for Depp’s kicks.

• Ross Miller at ScreenRant also has something to say about Depp:
  

  Apart from the fact that Depp seems to be emulating Heath ledger’s Joker a tiny bit (with less sadistic violence, that is), he nonetheless looks fantastic in character as The Mad Hatter. Just like Burton and the Alice in Wonderland tale, Depp seems perfect for this role and this footage proves that.

• John at The Movie Blog is surprisingly intrigued:
  

  It’s no secret that I am NOT a Tim Burton fan…Anyway, I dig the very different visual style. This could be horrible… but I gotta say so far I think it may turn out really great. Who knew?

• Michelle Collins at Best Week Ever is ready for this, good or bad:
  

  It’s definitely got a certain Jumanji-ness to it, what with the same technology used in those Iron Jay sketches to create Helena Bonham Carter’s huge head. But putting our Haters Gonna Hate Gif on pause for a moment, we will also add that as usual, Johnny Depp will save the day. This will be one of those big screen adventures that will either be a visual masterpiece, like The Matrix, or the devil’s acid trip, like Speed Racer. Either way, we’re there.

• Erik Davis at Cinematical just got a whole lot more excited for the movie:
  

  the thing just looks bloody brilliant…Burton really looks like he was in his element with this one, and after watching this trailer and looking at all the images and concept art, I think I’m anticipating Alice in Wonderland more than his last few big-screen efforts.

• Sean at Film Junk likes the look of it:
  

  It’s the kind of thing that’s probably going to be a lot more impressive when you see it on the big screen in 3-D (there’s plenty of stuff flying at the screen), but I still like the look of the characters and the overall feel of the movie…It doesn’t appear to be as dark as I originally thought it might be, but it still looks like a lot of fun.

• Vince Mancini at FilmDrunk likes one part in particular:
  

  The quality’s not the greatest and it’s super CGI-heavy, but my favorite part is when Alice drinks a potion and she starts to shrink and her dress falls off.  Excuse me, waiter?  My date will have what she’s having.

• Anne Thompson at Thompson on Hollywood believes this will be the big hit at Comic-Con:
  

  Going into Comic-Con, I’m betting that aside from “game-changer” Avatar (see the LAT’s ten must-attend Comic-Con events) Burton’s latest, Disney’s 3-D Alice in Wonderland will be the big pop at Comic-Con. Which means it will be hard to top.

• Alex Billington at First Showing isn’t certain this will be a huge hit:
  

  It looks very magical, very whimsical, and very much a fantastical adventure. Though I’m worried not everyone will like what they see.

• The Playlist isn’t that excited about the trailer:
  

  Can’t say this appeals to us much, but it seems more aimed at the ComicCon crowd and children (same thing? And hence the reason it was released today)…Also it appears that they’ve beefed up the Mad Hatter role for Johnny Depp here. If he weren’t in this thing, we’re not sure it would be of any interest.

• Richard Lawson at Defamer wishes there was a more tangible feel to the film:
  

  it’s… sigh… a bit disappointing. Just because it looks CGI’d and 3D’d to within an inch of its life…actors wandering around in front of a green screen, everything stretched and warped to look weird, man. Depp’s Mad Hatter sounds and looks great, but everything else leaves us feeling a bit empty.

• Merrick at Aint It Cool News very much dislikes at least one part of the trailer:
  

  Someone needs to kill that damn floating cat head. Someone just…kill that thing…with extreme, unrelenting prejudice. I don’t like that floating cat head very much. Not much at all.

• Guy Lodge at In Contention is worried about another matter:
  

  I don’t know how I feel about it, but suffice to say we can probably fill some 2010 Oscar slots in the tech races.

  I am concerned, however, about the lone star billing of Johnny Depp, and his first-person narration — this story shouldn’t be The Mad Hatter Show.

Now, here’s the trailer, courtesy of IGN and First Showing: