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Alice in Wonderland

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In this predecessor to Disney's popular 1951 animated film, Alice (Carol Marsh) sets off on a boat trip with Charles Dodgson when the Queen of England visits Oxford. To pass the time, Dodgson -- also known as Lewis Carroll --spins the fantastical tale of a magical kingdom. Dodgson's story tumbles Alice into the path of the Cheshire Cat and the White Rabbit as well as the King and Queen of Hearts. She must use all of her wits to escape the evil clutches of the queen.

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Teddy B Muddled, grotesque, depressing, and quite unwatchable in parts even when taking into account the impressive mix of stop-motion and live-action. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 23 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this because I thought it was the famous Disney version. HA...it's not! This is one of the worst films I have seen in my life. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This rendition of the story begins in England where they setup the story to come by introducing the inspirations for each of the characters in Wonderland through real people Alice and Lewis Carroll may have been acquainted with. This choice takes away some of the magic in trying to point out a kind of natural association for inspiration, but does not hurt it too much as one forgets about it the deeper into the story they go. While many parts are pretty close to literal adaptation there are several parts that were clearly artistic liberty in trying to come up with scenes, scenarios and musical numbers to keep with the spirit if not in the book itself. For being released in 1949 it is strangely more gruesome in its aesthetic than I would have expected for a children's movie in that time period. Not that it is in any way horrifying, but the style and animation technique with the clay figures gives it a slightly odd yet likable quality. Most of the music I found unimpressive. The live action acting was often poor. Marsh as Alice did ok though she looked a bit old. The voice acting was pretty decent and the animation was better than I would have expected for that time period. The overall film and sound quality though was still expectedly poor. NOTE: This is the 8th out of 21 known adaptations of the Lewis Carroll story I've seen. See blog for more details. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I tried really hard to like this one, but it's just down right creepy and trippy. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member "Go ask Alice how she feels When she's ten feet tall" Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this predecessor to Disney's popular 1951 animated film, Alice (Carol Marsh) sets off on a boat trip with Charles Dodgson when the Queen of England visits Oxford. To pass the time, Dodgson -- also known as Lewis Carroll --spins the fantastical tale of a magical kingdom. Dodgson's story tumbles Alice into the path of the Cheshire Cat and the White Rabbit as well as the King and Queen of Hearts. She must use all of her wits to escape the evil clutches of the queen.
Director
Dallas Bower
Producer
Lou Bunin
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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