I went to see Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland at the cinema with my family, and had mixed feelings about it. I felt that some of it was too scary for its PG certificate – specifially the cartoony eyeball skewered with a fork near the start. The chase and battle scenes were pretty intense too.

And yet I watched this film in a large, packed cinema filled with little children and there's no denying that they were engaged by it. Maybe I am just a wuss.

Children are the harshest critics, and you know when they don't like a film because they all start squirming and asking for more popcorn. And even though I found this film too slow in parts (especially the beginning), the children around me enjoyed it very much.

Now Alice in Wonderland has been released to watch at home. It's available as a single DVD, or a Blu Ray, or a combi pack containing Blu Ray and DVD. If you think you're likely to get a Blu Ray then it's worth going for the combi pack - the packaging is slightly smaller than a standard DVD case.

And even though the adult critics have given this film a rough ride, there is still plenty for a family audience to enjoy.

I think the eights and overs are going to get the most out of this. Younger children will enjoy certain elements, such as Helena Bonham Carter's turn as a giant-headed Red Queen. Children who know the Disney version may be disappointed as this is a very different beast. And everybody will want to join in Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter dance at the end.

There aren't a lot of extras – just three featurettes about the making of the film: The Mad Hatter; Finding Alice and Effecting Wonderland. Over all, I would file this under "worth a watch" rather than "must see".

Alice in Wonderland is out now on DVD and Blu Ray from a wide range of retailers, including online from retailers inluding Amazon.