Alice in Wonderland
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Movie Reviews of Alice in Wonderland
Movie Review: NOT A CARTOONISH VERSION
Summary: 5 Stars
Lewis Carrol,when entertaining the liddel children one summer came up with a rather novel little story in which Alice Liddel would find herself in"wonderland",a place not entirely unlike Victorian England,but odd and charming(which 19th century England was not)...later Carrol(who was in fact the ,an Oxford Don,noted photographer,and local celebrity),would fill out the story told to little Alice Liddel and the charming"alice through the looking glass"was born..Apparently the book itself is no longer read,inasmuchas most of the reviews of this,the only really faithful adaptation of the work,compare it badly to the cartoon version by Disney...Carrol's humour was always grounded in 19th century current events,and many of the curious little poems included in the work were not so much"nonsense"as they were clever adaptations of events and personalities of the time period...The fact that young children,like Alice Liddel(then about ten years old) could recognise the grown-up aspects of the Carrol story while at the same time being entertained says much for the level of education given children then(and says much about the ABSENCE of such education now)..If one wants an entertaining,but largely gutted version of "Alice in wonderland" one should skip this film and opt for the Disney product...it is slick and uncompicated,and requires no thinking whatsover,a perfect film for the MTV generation...If ,on the other hand,YOU HAVE ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK,and want a film that reflects what Carrol actually wrote,then skip Disney & buy THIS version...you won't be disappointed...Movie Review: Awesome. I love Alice
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Tina Majorino as Alice. Her voice is so angelic even with a British accent it was perfect for the naive part of Alice.
I love this adaptation of the story. Tina wasn't the only great actor in this movie who played her part well.
Martin Short was amazing. I really disagree with one of the reviews saying that Tweedledum and Tweedledee were the best, I like both actors (George Wendt, and Robbie Coltrane) but they were the worst to me. I'm so happy that all they really had to do was narrate a short story to Alice.
I liked the queen's part but I felt that Miranda Richardson does the same thing in almost every movie; it reminded me of her part in sleepy hollow.
At first I wasn't sure about Whoopi Goldberg playing Cheshire cat but she really did a great job. Her smile was perfect. I guess I originally felt the cat should be a man. Whoopi did a great job being a great twist of creepy, sarcastic, and playful.
I was laughing my head off watching this. It was amazing.
The special/digital effects were amazing not just for 1999, the scene where she finally gets into the garden was better than when they walked through the ice wall in Van Hellsing. It was a very similar effect and Van Hellsing came out in 2004.
I didn't feel that she really learned a lesson, as some people were saying, she was supposed to sing "Cherry Vine" she sang what she wanted. She did gain confidence but she was being defiant. She had personal gain but I don't feel she actually learned a moral.
Movie Review: AN OLD STORY THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER IN THE TELLING!
Summary: 5 Stars
Every time Lewis Carroll's immortal classics, Alice's adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, get told again the risk is run that something will be lacking. After all, how many different ways can a story be told? How many different sides are there to a mushroom?Just so. While the story remains unchanged over the years the innovations employed in the telling make it what it is.
And this is one of the best adaptations that I have ever seen. Sure there's Disney and the innovations there but the real trick is taking a fantasy like this and telling it with animation as a support and not whole enchilada.
Combine Carroll's classic story with the magic of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and add wonderful performances by Martin Short as the Mad Hatter, Gene Wilder as the Mock Turtle, Peter Ustinov and Pete Postlethwaite as the Walrus and the Carpenter, Christopher Lloyd as the White Knight, Ben Kingsley as the Caterpillar/Butterfly, and Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat and you have a made-for-TV production that could have done very well on the big screen.
Care was also taken to ensure that the original illustrations of Carroll's books were faithfully adapted. The March Hare is a prime case in point.
Tina Majorino (Andre) is superb as Alice and the story is as engaging and imaginative as ever. A must have for any video collection.
Movie Review: What's wrong with you people?
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge, huge fan of both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and this is one of my favorite movie versions. Of course, the Disney version has nice animation and music but this version is closer to the book and often uses quotes directly from it. It also has scenes rarely included in adaptations such as the Pig and the Pepper scene, the Mock Turtle's soup song, the trial of the tarts, and several others.
The special effects are quite good for 1999 and aren't painful to look at now in the 20th century. I really liked the small details in this movie such as the Queen of Hearts and Jack occasionally posing as what they look like on their playing cards.
The plot is altered so that Alice's time in Wonderland is to get over her fear of performing in front of an audience. But even this I didn't mind because of the colors and characters of this adaptation. It was a little unnerving to see Gene Wilder dancing around in a turtle costume, singing about soup but otherwise I thought the casting was excellent. All the characters looked like John Tenniel's drawings.
I recommed getting this movie because even though it did stray from the plot in some ways, it was also the version that I've found that is closest to the book.
Movie Review: Brilliant and entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
With two children and 10 years difference between them it is often very hard to find a movie that they can both enjoy at the same time. And even harder to find one that doesn't drive us, as parents, mad with the repetitive watching of them. This movie has achieved that improbable task.
Our 3 year old will often watch the movie during the day and then more than willingly have a repeat viewing when the 13 year old gets home from school. It holds her attention span throughout and the imaginative and skilled portrayal of all the characters has her laughing and reacting appropriately for the entire movie. Our 13 year old sings along to the musical parts with glee. Then after the movie is finished they proceed on to 'play out' the characters in their playtime together. It is rare to get such a quality film that enthralls children and adults alike and then continues its magic into their play and imagination.
A very well made movie with no bad points, technically or story-wise, that I can perceive .. but then again, I'm not comparing it to the book, nor did we first watch it with a preconceived notion of what to expect. I and my children enjoy it on it's own merits. Highly recommended.