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Summary: A WONDERFUL movie EVERY family should own!!
Review: This is a really awesome movie!! you will fall in love with Tina Majorino!! [Alice] She is so wonderful herself,A FUN film the ENTIRE FAMILY CAN ENJOY!! So GET YOUR COPY TODAY!!
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Summary: amazing!
Review: The wonderful and witty rhymes and fantastic scenery really brought this story to life! I truly think this is much better than the oringnal version.
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Summary: Scenes missing
Review: Everything was fine until we got to scene 7. Scenes 7-14 were missing - completely! I assume this was probably an error in the manufacturing for this particular batch (the replacement dvd I got did the same) which is why no-one else has commented on this happening.
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Summary: An entertaining and good-looking TV film for the family!
Review: In 1999, NBC broadcast a new version of Alice in Wonderland, created by the same folks who produced Gulliver's Travels, Merlin, and Noah's Ark. This star-studded version had Tina Majorino (from Waterworld) as a winsome Alice, and other stars like Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat, Miranda Richardson (Crying Game) as a rather high-pitched, shrill Queen of Hearts, and Martin Short as a very amusing Mad Hatter. There are plenty of other stars, of course, but these are the ones you will notice the most. This particular production is a loose adaptation, really. It incorporates portions of both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. And it adds a new twist - Alice runs after the White Rabbit not out of curiosity from boredom but rather to escape from having to sing a song in front of many strangers at her parents' party. Her adventures in Wonderland as thus partially about how she summons the courage to overcome this stage-fright, and when she does, she returns to the real world. In the meantime, we see the usual interesting episodes in Wonderland - the Mad Tea Cup party, the croquet match, Twiddledee and Twiddledum, the trial of tarts, the Duchess and her baby pig and cheshire cat, etc. There are even a few songs scattered here and there in the film - the songs, for the most part, are nothing special but they do not distract much from the movie (some folks may also remember a 4-hour TV miniseries on the Alice books, filled with songs, from the 1980s; this was also star-studded and probably more faithful to the books but the songs were annoying).The best thing about this new Alice film are the special effects. They are amazing and create a most bizarre, surreal, and colorful version of Wonderland. This makes the film great fun to look at. Also, Tina Majorino does a great job as Alice, and we really grow to really like her and sympathize for her as the film progresses. Martin Short, as I mentioned, is pretty funny, too. This is definitely a film the whole family can enjoy, and there is nothing offensive in the film at all. If you liked this film when you first saw it on TV, purchase it! I did! Currently, it sells for less than 10 dollars on some internet sites! Quite a bargain. Finally, just a few words on the DVD itself. The colors are superb and the picture quality is clear and outstanding. Sound quality is quite good - it won't give the subwoofers any workout, but nonetheless, it sounds very good for a TV broadcast. Extras on the disc include the usual suspects - film production notes, cast notes, trailer, close captioning (instead of subtitles). There is also a small section showing the original illustrations of the Alice books, and lastly, a small section about the inspiration for the Alice books (quite informative for those who do not know about the real-life inspiration for Alice). So, all in all, the DVD is worth the purchase and makes for many fun re-watching sessions for the kids. A good family recommendation!
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Summary: Inconsistent, yet fairly good!
Review: This rendition of Alice in Wonderland is not as faithfull to the book as I would have liked it to be. The sub plot is a bit annoying and Whoppi Goldberg is not good as the chesire cat. Come to think of it. It has been a long time since she was in a good movie. Apart, from this distraction, the movie is a visual dream and the other actors do a comendable job.
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Summary: Dull and Forgettable
Review: When I heard that Alice in Wonderland was going to be made into a miniseries I was really excited because Alice in Wonderland has been my favorite book since the fourth grade. Unfortuntly I was disapointed with this movie version of Carroll's classic novel. It combines elements of both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, which doesn't really bother me since most movie versions do anyway. The special effects were good and the acting was decent but the film ultimitly was very draggy and lackluster, disappointingly forgettable. Probably one of my largest complaints against it would be the inclusion of the singing recital scene. Carroll's book has become famous for being the first children's book written without any sort of morales or lessons. Thats the whole point of the book in fact, the most disturbing element, the fact that there is no reason why Alice has suddenly been dropped into this chaotic and weird world. Unfortuntly, the makers of this movie missed the point entirely and decided to put a cute little lesson for Alice to learn into the film and a reason for going to Wonderland. The wonderland and Looking Glass characters in the book were rather uncaring and sometimes hostile toward Alice(except for the white knight)They weren't just there to help her combat stage fright! There has never been a decent film version of Alice and there probably never will. Although this wasn't all it was hyped to be it is however, preferable to the disney cartoon.
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Summary: really enjoyable
Review: I bought it for my seven year old daughter and ended up watching it myself three times. I have not read the book, so I watched it without any expectations. My favourite was turtle soup sung by Wilder. I also liked the Cheshire cat, and the Queen. I thought Tina Morinjo who played Alice was a real natural. The effects were great and the colours and scenes very soft and warm.
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Summary: Unfortunately disappointing.....
Review: I had seen this version when it was shown on television last year. Despite a very talented cast and some very top notch special effects for a made for television movie, there were too many changes to the story that left me feeling terribly hollow afterwards. I don't know why the production team had to make such a drastic change to the beginning of the story. The fact they had to change the opening from Alice's sister reading to her to Alice preparing to sing for some recital just didn't set well with me. The girl they chose to play Alice did an exceptional job despite the weak script and one of highlights in the movie for me was Gene Wilder as the Mock Turtle. It was so nice to see him on the screen again after such a long time. I just hope in the future if Hollywood wants to do a production like this, they will stay true to the original story.
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Summary: Lifeless in Wonderland
Review: The pace of this video is lifeless. It's as if they are doing a walk-thru of the script so that everyone can learn their places. Given the excellent cast this is a crime. Ben Kingsley as the caterpillar has no personality. What a waste to have Whoopi Goldberg do nothing more than grin as the Cheshire Cat - what was the director thinking of. With the talent brought together for this story it should have really clicked instead of just strolling along.
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Summary: i find that title very good, i wanr to have it
Review: the title alice in winder land is very good and i want to have it
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