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Alice in Wonderland
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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Directed By: Nick Willing
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: February 28, 1999
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Lloyd
Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into where the official language is jabberwocky and the official sense is nonsense. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 04/22/2003 Starring: Robbie Coltrane Ben Kingsley Run time: 129 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Nick Willing
User Submitted Alice in Wonderland Reviews
August 31, 2008
Great movie for children
This moving is well portrayed by all characters. It is ideal for children of all ages. Alice in wonderland is a strange adventure and all actors gave a great performance and kept the movie flowing at a fast rate.
June 8, 2008
Very Satisfied with Purchase
COmpletely satisfied with purchase of the Movie "ALice In WOnderland" on VHS.The transaction was completed smoothly and received my order quickly and efficiently.Very satisifed!
April 24, 2008
The film makers did not understand Lewis Carroll or his fans
From a special effects standpoint, this is the best rendition I've seen. From every other standpoint, it's the worst. I barely made it through the whole movie. Far too much of Lewis Carroll's dialog was changed to "Americanize" it, and the beautiful, nonsensical dialog was what made the book.
It was a mixture of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. There was plenty of wonderful content in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to make a whole movie, so I'm not sure why they chose to mix in elements from the other book. They added scenes that weren't from the book, and changed some of the best dialog on the scenes they included.
I've been a Lewis Carroll fan for 35 years, and I have every video version of this movie, and all his books, including his non-fiction, so I'm probably a little more aware of all the mistakes in this movie than some would be. I will say that it's a nice movie for kids or anyone else who has never read and loved the books like I do. But, to me, it was very disappointing.
April 11, 2008
VERY INTERSTING INTERPRETATION
BEAUTIFUL COLOR. SOME DIALOG A BIT TOO LONG TO HOLD INTEREST OF YOUNG CHILD. PLEASED WITH SERVER.
February 12, 2008
bLECH
This is one of the worst 'Alice' adaptations yet. Not only has it been overtly Americanized (aka dumbed down) but it pays absolutely no respect to the Lewis Carroll text.
An 'Alice' afficionado, I like the 1968 BBC version with music by Ravi Shankar. It's thrilling, dreamy, and terribly clever and original.
January 10, 2008
A great version
I liked this version of Alice, it added a few things most versions don't have and took some fun liberties in other places. No, it's not the best movie in the world, but if you like Alice in Wonderland, you've come to the right place. I'm glad so many don't like it, that way I can buy it sooner since its cheap! (loved the stuff that Jim Henson's company did with some of the characters)
December 14, 2007
The best Alice In Wonderland ever!
This is my favorite version of Alice In Wonderland! I'm a big Alice In Wonderland fan, so that is saying a lot. This is definitely the most well-made version. Great actors, great music, pretty book-accurate, and of course, Jim Henson's Creature Shop! Come on! It does not get any better. If only they had released it in theatres! I'm still waiting for that day, but I doubt even a big-budget version could be any better than this one. Buy it, buy it, buy it! Even Gene Wilder as the Mock Turtle singing Turtle Soup is worth 5 stars alone. Fantastic.
May 3, 2007
Family movie
Great job for the non-cartoons! We enjoyed this movie way better than a cartoon. It told a whole story instead of a piece!
April 22, 2007
I really liked this movie!!!
I have never read the book or was never exposed to the story of Alice in Wonderland before seeing this movie. When I bought this movie, I thought that it was about time that I did see the "timeless" story that everyone was talking about. I was very happy that I did. I did really enjoy this movie. I am not one to compare the movie to the book when I make reviews if I read the book. Books and movie can be totally different from each other because of different interpretations of the script. Give this movie a try and see what you think. I am very glad that I did and am very happy that I own a copy of it as well.
April 20, 2007
Misses the Point
I found it very annoying that the makers of this version felt the need to have everyone keep teaching little lessons and reciting little morals to Alice. As another reviewer has said, that is contrary to the whole spirit of the books and contrary to their original intent. (A similar outrage was perpetrated by the makers of the TV movie "The Odyssey," where--contrary to Homer--we see Odysseus having to learn little life lessons before he is allowed to go home.) What I did like, though, was some of the casting, especially Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat and Ben Kingsley as the Caterpillar. For those who want a good version of one of the Alices, the one starring Kate Beckinsale is actually rather good. It keeps to the events of "Through the Looking Glass" and it has a good absurdist tone.
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