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Summary: Being Alice In Wonderland
Review: When you review the film remember this: IT WAS MADE FOR CHILDREN AND CHILDREN ARE NOT AS STUPID AS YOU THINK. The movie is a journey inside the brain of a young girl, Alice, and it is therefore a work of the imagination, an escape from reality, and a reminder that a child's imagination must be allowed to grow even as a chld must grow to accept the limitations of reality. A person without imagination is like a history book without pictures. For an adult version of "Alice In Wonderland" see "Being John Malkovich". There are many similarities between the two movies: the tunnel, the small door, the problem of being too big for one's environment, and the eccentric and strange characters.
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Summary: Entertaining Classic Literature
Review: Whimsical, magical adventure with terrific animation and memorable score. Entertaining introduction to classic literature, plus Walt Disney explaining animation. Promotes diversity: "Everyone is different, and that is OK." Really taken with the fantasy. "I would like to dream like that." "It told a very funny story of things that we can't see here in this world." "We also get bored with school and want to go exploring." Some kids even said they would like to read the book. Ages 5-8.
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Summary: Classic Walt Disney
Review: Why Disneys Alice In Wonderland is not considered to be on a a par with Walt Disney's other classics such as Snow White And The Severn Dwards, Dumbo, The Jungle Book etc is beyond me. The animation is positivley beautiful, colourful, effective, fast paced and makes for fun and highly entertaining viewing throughout the film. Though lovers of the book by Lewis Carroll may have qualms about the Americanisation of some of the more familiar characters it does actually stand as a fantastically animated offering of the story done in Disneys own inimitable style. Kathryn Beaumont is the voice for a cute version of Alice that bares slight resemblance to the Tenniel origanal. The story is vastly similar to the origanal story with just slight variations although like seemingly every other film version it does draw segments from Lewis Carrolls sequel, Alice Through The Looking Glass. There are such imaganitive, larger-than-life creations here with the Mad Hatter, the bumbling White Rabbit and the hilarious, bellowing Queen Of Hearts. All sequences surprisingly work from the Mad Hatters tea party sequences to the talking flowers sequences to the game of Croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Lots of fun to endure that all kids will just lap up. Masterfully done, I strongly rate and recommend this as one of Disneys true, enthralling masterpieces ranking right up there with some of his more famous work. Incidentally if you're looking for a live-action version to enjoy then you may prefer to check out Alices Adventures In Wonderland (1972) starring Fiona Fullerton as Alice.
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Summary: Walt Disney created the more or less definitive "Alice"
Review: Without a doubt, Walt Disney's 13th Animated feature is the most famous telling of "Alice In Wonderland" out there. The story is fimiliar to most, Alice dreams of a White Rabbit racing against his clock, proclaiming that he's late. Alice's curiosity wins, and she follows, leading to her falling into Wonderland."Alice in Wonderland" finds it's strength by mining Carrol's original tale for rich sequences, that are then transplanted into the film to the full extent of Walt Disney's animator's imagination. The film has it's weakness: story pacing. Unlike other of Walt's creations, this one does not have great transitions to take us through Alice's journey. It's just one thing, followed all of a sudden by another. The Gold Collection DVD, contains an insightful documentary of Walt Disney taking us through the making of the movie with appearences by the real life actors modeling for the animators. I also think that instead of Disney continuing to ruin Walt's classics by making contrived, unnecessary video sequels, they should mine Carrol's "Alice Through The Looking Glass" to make a justified sequel out of this one.
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Summary: The most criticized Disney movie... and a Pink Floyd trick
Review: Yep... why is this animated classic constantly bashed? One reason is how it "doesn't follow the book." As much as I hate hearing about that gripe from book fanatics, I can't say much because I myself haven't read the book. But judging from some slight criticisms, the movie may have missed more important stuff. But do kids care? Most likely not. They're just interested in this odd world that Alice stumbled upon, all the colors, and all the strange creatures.
Another reason is perhaps the most asinine statement I've heard: the movie contains "drug references" or "it's about a drug trip." Oh God, how low can some people go? Just because there's a catepillar smoking doesn't mean he's "toking it." Just because Alice takes a few bites of some mushrooms doesn't mean she's "hallucinating." Just because there's a bunch of weird things going on in this movie doesn't make it a "stoner movie." First of all, what made you come to this conclusion? Someone said it? You yourself watched this movie "under the influence"? If you want a stoner movie, go watch "Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke" or "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle."
Anywho... "Alice in Wonderland" was my sister's favorite when she was a wee lass. She learned every word and scene. I picked up on it when I was small as well, but it wasn't my favorite. Watching this now as a 19 year old bum, I see it as art. This movie is something more creative than anything Disney has ever done. Alice goes on a strange journey through a place full of wonder. And the "it was all a dream" theme might be played out, but it's still an amazing story to witness. Probably my favorite out of the movie is the Walrus and Oysters story. Funny and great storytelling.
The DVD is enough to keep the hardcore DVD enthusiast happy. A couple of featurettes and a documentary as well as a Mickey Mouse short that was based on Alice's journey (yep, the mouse himself embarks on a strange journey as well). And the picture... crystal clear. It's always great to see an animated film on DVD. Everything becomes clearer and sharper, you can see every little drawn and colored detail. And the sound... hey, it's 5.1 surround sound. What more do ya want?
"Alice in Wonderland" is a great movie for the kiddies to watch. Being a former youngster whilst watching this movie, I was in awe and dazzled by what the movie offered. It's one of my favorite Disney movies as well, ranking up with "Beauty and the Beast," "Lilo & Stitch," and others. This movie is a classic in my eyes.
Note: For all you people that still think this is a stoner movie, try this lil' trick out. Remember that lil' "Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon" trick? Well, if you have this movie as well as Pink Floyd's grandioso rock opera masterpiece "The Wall"... yep, listen to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" while watching "Alice in Wonderland." Here's a lil' instructional guide. Stick in the first disc of "The Wall" and put on pause while you load up "Alice in Wonderland." Right when the movie starts playing, unpause "The Wall." The only catch is that "Comfortably Numb" MUST be skipped... and of course, pause the movie when you change discs. Once done, resume. Yep... then just sit back and enjoy "Alice in Wonderland" like never before.
Here's some "things" to see if your in-sync (don't read if ya wanna be surprised):
- When Alice picks up her cat, a baby sound should be heard and "The Thin Ice" should sync up pretty good when Alice sings.
-"Another Brick in the Wall, pt. 1" should start up as soon as Alice falls down that hole and descends into "Wonderland."
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Summary: Disney Classic MUST HAVE!!!
Review: You're not a real Disney fan if you don't own the timeless classic Disney movie "Alice In Wonderland." Ever since I was a child, I would watch this movie over and over again on television. Now that's it's on DVD and times have changed, I had to grab it! The vivid colors, the creative storyline, adorable daydreaming Alice, and that darned White Rabbit! If you give this DVD up, you'll be sorry you didn't get it while you could have! Your Disney Collection will never be complete without this movie! Buy it today! I guarantee, you'll be an avid fan of "Alice In Wonderland" too!
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Summary: Alice in Wonderland dvd
Review: Yup, I got it yesterday, and watched everything on it. Here's my feelings on this dvd. The Prevews
I really liked the previews on this dvd. Mulan 2 is a great one, and so is Mary Poppins. Home on the Range is ok. There is also a preview for the Brother Bear dvd, but it is almost the same as the original theatrical preview. It also has the "hot tub" trailer from Lion King 1.5. The Movie
This was a real refresher to me because I've only seen "Alice in Wonderland" once or twice when I was really young (like 3 or 4). My favorite part is when Alice sings "A world of My Own". I also like the singing flowers in "The Golden Afternoon" and "The Unbirthday Song" (I remembered both of those songs from the Sing-along tapes I would watch over and over when I was younger). Overall I liked the movie. I liked the smoking caterpillar! The only parts I didn't really like were the part with the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the croquet game followed by the Trial. The Virtual Tea Party
I did not like this at all! I felt like I was watching an episode of Barney! The only neat thing I discovered was if you click on the index of activities, you'll see "cookie recipies". Click on that, and there are three recipies fro Chocolate chip, Peanut butter, and Oatmeal cookies. I like to cook, so that appealed to me. The Sing-alongs
I really liked these since I have always loved Disney's Sing-along Songs. It's also neat beacause these sing-alongs (of "The Golden Afternoon" and "The Unbirthday Song") show the film before it was restored. Speaking of the restoration, It's WONDERFUL! They did such a great job! The "Alice Set Top Game"
One word, boring. This was even lamer than the tea party! It shows you, like 5 objects. Then, it asks you a question like "What does the Mad Hatter wear on his head?" You would then click on his hat....see, lame. "I'm Odd"
I liked the song, but I wish they created new animation and integrated it into the film. What they did was just use their animation of the Cheshire Cat that was in the movie, and try to make it fit the new song. The song itself though, is enjoyable and very pleasing to the ear. "Thru the Mirror"
This Mickey mouse cartoon was cute and interesting to watch. One Hour in Wonderland
I LOVED this! It was very enjoyable to watch. The story was, Walt had the Magic Mirror from Snow White, and he entertained the girl that voiced Alice and some other people with it by having the mirror show them parts of Disney movies and cartoons. These included, "The Silly Song" from Snow White, A Mickey Mouse cartoon where Mickey, Donald, and Goofy were all cleaning a big clock, Zip-a-dee-doo-dah plus a little more of Song of the South, and a Pluto cartoon where Pluto took a bone from a bulldog. After that, they showed Disney animators playing "Jingle Bells" with trumpets, tubas, and other wind instruments. That was very comical . At the end, it showed "The Unbirthday Song" from Alice in Wonderland. Throughout the show, it also showed old advertisements for Coca-cola, and they were amusing to see as well. The Alice Comedy
I didn't think it was very good. It just showed a real girl, going through a dull cartoon world. I thought it got boring after the first 3 or 4 min, (it's 8 minutes total). The Original Theatrical Trailers
They were nice. Walt's TV introductions
They were nice too. "Operation Wonderland"
I really liked this "Behind the scenes" of Alice. I always look foward to this kind of stuff on Disney dvd's. The Fred Waring Show
I liked the first part of this, where Walt talked briefly abot Snow White, Cinderella, and Alice. After that though, I didn't like it at all. It was very weird seeing the people on the show act out some of the scenes in the movie. The Cheshire cat scene was particulary weird acted out with real people. Deleted Materials
These were very good. "From Wonderland to Neverland-Evolution of a song was neat since "Second Star to the Right" was originally written for Alice with different words. "Alice daydreams in the park" was ok, and the "Song demos" were very fun to listen to. Art Galleries
They are very nice pictures, but it would have been nice to see more. Well, that's my review! I hope you enjoyed it!
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