Alice is Wonderland has had numerous versions recreated spanning over the years since the original work by Lewis Carroll. The most famous of these is probably the animated Disney feature film version which has been improved and re-released along with digital improvement using modern techniques ... Read review
Lewis Carroll's Classic Tale of Alice In Wonderland has been read and loved by children ... more
for generations. Start a new tradition of reading and hearing, this timeless tale in your home today!This unique DVD edition of Alice's Adventure In Wonderland features dramatized narration, with on screen displays of the text so your children, friends and family can read along, or simply listen. Dynamic illustrations from more than a dozen artists enhance the visual representation.
Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's classic literary work, comes alive with brilliant ... more
effects, fantasy landscapes incredible adventures and unforgettable characters. To escape the humiliation from a sudden case of stage fright in front of her parents and their guests, young Alice walks out of her home, steps into a rabbit hole and enters an incredible, magical world of adventure. She encounters a multitude of creatures and characters, including the delightful Cheshire Cat, the rotund Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, and a very rude Caterpillar.With the sip of a magic potion, Alice shrinks to ten inches in height so she can get through an inviting rat hole, where tiny people are having a tea party. She then grows taller and taller by eating a piece of cake, only to shrink once again, ending up in a large pool of her own tears.Through a concoction of mystery drinks, special cakes and magical mushrooms, Alice continually changes form and fantasy, traveling throughout Wonderland before ending up as a witness in the croquet court...
Experience the magic, fun and adventure of ALICE IN WONDERLAND like never before in this ... more
new Special Edition.Join Alice as she falls into the wild world of Wonderland and meets extraordinary characters such as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the frantically late White Rabbit.And the fun continues with new bonus features including The Mad Hatter's Virtual Tea Party, the newly discovered Cheshire Cat song I'm Odd, sing along songs and much more. Your family will want to experience this timeless Disney masterpiece again and again.The Mad Hatter's Virtual Tea Party! Includes 7 Fun Games & Activities!Newly Discovered Cheshire Cat Song I'm Old!Original Mickey Mouse Animated Short Thru The Mirror!
Lewis Caroll's classic children's story has long proved fertile ground for Freudian ... more
analysts, Surrealists, social historians, literary critics and filmmakers. The numerous film adaptations range from a Disney production to a brilliantly quirky and disturbing version from Czech animator Jan Svankmajer.Jonathan Miller's version, made for BBC 1 in 1966, is truly original, slyly subversive, and perfectly captures the haunting, dreamlike, subtly menacing atmosphere of Carroll's fantasy. The stellar cast includes members of the British acting aristocracy as well as iconic figures of the period.This video includes a rare treat from the National Film and Television archive, the original silent version of Alice in Wonderland directed by Percy Stow in 1903.
Advantages: Almost every aspect of the movie is unique, Beautiful illustration & scenes Disadvantages: Technically a children's movie, Surreal atmoshpere might not appeal to all
Alice is Wonderland has had numerous versions recreated spanning over the years since the original work by Lewis Carroll. The most famous of these is probably the animated Disney feature film version which has been improved and re-released along with digital improvement using modern techniques to improve its quality.
The film begins as Alice is being given tutoring when here sister is reading a book to her, Alice quickly grow bored ... ...she see’s a white rabbit, peculiarly wearing clothes and muttering to himself. Curiously she follows the bizarre animal until he reaches a rabbit hole, she follows him into the hole and thus her wacky and wonderful adventure begins in one of the most psychedelic films of all time.
The animation, considering the film is made decades ago, is pleasant, colourful and gorgeous and the voice acting within the film take you back to a time ... more
Alice is Wonderland has had numerous versions recreated spanning over the years since the original work by Lewis Carroll. The most famous of these is probably the animated Disney feature film version which has been improved and re-released along with digital improvement using modern techniques to improve its quality.
The film begins as Alice is being given tutoring when here sister is reading a book to her, Alice quickly grow bored and manages to sneak away deeper into the park where she see’s a white rabbit, peculiarly wearing clothes and muttering to himself. Curiously she follows the bizarre animal until he reaches a rabbit hole, she follows him into the hole and thus her wacky and wonderful adventure begins in one of the most psychedelic films of all time.
The animation, considering the film is made decades ago, is pleasant, colourful and gorgeous and the voice acting within the film take you back to a time of older England with the well-spoken accents and strange language used, which just adds to the quirkiness of the entire movie.
Although I can’t completely comment on the storyline, as the most of it is a credit to Lewis Carroll, I will still give my opinions on how it is embodied in the duration of the movie. The movie has become synonymous with psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs in modern times and weather Carroll was actually under the influence of such substances remains a divided issue among spectators but despite the circumstances of how these ideas came about, they remain to be creative, out-of-the-box and mind-blowing.
Throughout the movie there are many strange characters, events and scenarios which challenge the idea of ‘normal’ movies and ‘regular’ thought patterns, from talking flowers, to random appearances from chimney-sweeping lizards, cigar-smoking walrus’s and countless other unique characters which are very unlikely to be seen anywhere else.
The characters seen in the course of the movie have become cult icons in their own right due to their uniqueness and odd qualities they hold. The general atmosphere of the movie is one of an abnormal dream with the keyword being on ‘surreal’.
The cult-status movie has been shrouded in controversy not just due to it’s apparently links to drugs but Lewis Carroll’s apparent unhealthy ‘obsession’ to young girls which supposedly explained the protagonist in the story. The movie was also very hounded by critics in England very heavily for ‘Americanising’ a classic work by an English novelist. Despite these potentially negative set backs for the movie, it can’t be argued that it has gone down in history as one of the finest ever animated by Walt Disney.
This is a movie which should be watched if not already, in my opinion, although I wouldn’t say that this is one of the best all time, it is still watch to view just for the simple reason of experiencing the surrealist, abnormal mood, tone and all together ambience of the movie, which can provide an alternate view to be witnessed by a new generation of on-lookers in perhaps the .outlandish Disney movie of all time.
Advantages: A classic, very imaginative, not too long Disadvantages: Misses out quite a lot that was in the book
...around a young girl called Alice who sees a white rabbit escaping down a rabbit hole. She jumps in after it and enters a crazy unknown world full of weird and wonderful characters. Much confusion follows, leading to a dramatic build-up and happy ending :) Visually stimulating and much easier to grasp when the images are in front of you rather than trying to imagine them from the book. The film is loyal to the book and includes scenes with the rabbit-hole ... ...been missed out, although this doesnt affect the film as a whole. I also thought the film dragged a little during the scene where Alice is in the woods. Although visually stimulating, i prefer the book version of this story. Overall though, a great Disney classic and very imaginative! ...
tracy112 15.05.2009
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Advantages: Beautiful disney classic! Disadvantages: The variation of price
...weekend I had never seen Alice in Wonderland. However, I had a birthday last weekend and my other half bought me it. I think I had always been put off by the chesire cat - it just never seemed that cute! Well i watched this film on Sunday and I must say it is fantastic. Theres plenty of action and the film isnt too long unlike many of todays new disney films, it should keep any child/adults attention for the entirety of the film! Not only this, my ... ...who were selling it at only £10. I don't know if this was a special offer or something but everywhere I've looked on the internet, its like £14+! Its a great film anyway and well being a primary teacher, I found that not many of my students had seen it. Its a beautiful disney classic and a must see for any disney fan! ...
sat000 10.11.2007
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the classic story of Alice in wonderland or Disney's version anyway with lovable characters and singing. little girls will watch anything by Disney and this is a girl one. you probably know the story if not its a little girl who falls asleep and drifts into the world of wonderland being a little girl she follows rabbits meets the queen and will eat or drink anything that is not nailed down. there is all singing and dancing characters who you will ... ...to leave the room when they start but children they think it is great little girls want to be Alice in wonderland and have a smiling pink stripy Cheshire cats and feel the need to watch this over and over again. yet another classic and pretty film by Disney ...
angel_squishy 11.05.2006
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Advantages: Wonderful songs, great animation, wonderful bonus features Disadvantages: Nothing!
I have to say, this is one of my all time favourite Disney films. I used to have it on vhs as a child and completely wore the tape out! When it was released on Special Edition dvd, and I saw it on Amazon, I couldn't resist buying it.
The film is based on the book 'Alice's Adventures inWonderland' by Lewis Carol.
This was the 13th Disney Animated film to be made and was released in 1951 (This special edition dvd was released in April of 2005)
I love the animation in the film. It is classic Disney style. There are lots of wonderful colours used and lots of flowers and birds. I think that this really appeals to younger children (but also adults too!) The pictures are really captivating.
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Advantages: Funny and good plot Disadvantages: None
Aliceinwonderland is about a girl called Alice who dreams about a place called wonderland. InwonderlandAlice has loads of adventures and meets loads of new friends. One of Alice's adventures includes meeting a singing bunch of flowers , talking to a caterpillar and seeing the queen of wonderland and getting into trouble for painting roses in her garden. She also has many other fascinating adventures. Most of her adventures revolve around a red and purple chesire cat that can become invisible. Aliceinwonderland has loads of great special features available on the DVD. One of the special features lets you play a game in which Alice has to escape from Wonderland by completing a series of challenges. These challenges can be attempted by you by pressing buttons on your DVD players remote. Another special features is being able to see ...
Advantages: The dazzling array of English thespians Disadvantages: A little slow and tedious at points
The wonderful Victorial classic, Alice's Adventures InWonderland was very first published in 1865. Written by acclaimed author, Lewis Carroll (real name - Charles Dodgson), this fantasy-adventure story has been adapted to the stage and screen countless times.
There's the familiar, misreably underated Walt Disney animated classic of AliceInWonderland whilst there are a listless number of live-action adaptations that have largely failed to truly capture the spirit and flavour of Lewis Carrolls vivid vision of Wonderland.
This 1972 adptation is something of an exception and stands out as the best live-action version of the book. Director William Sterling, shrewdly manages to encapsulate the dark, frightening vision of Wonderland as dreamed up by Lewis Carroll.
Fiona Fullerton heads the cast making a pleasantly bland Alice ...
Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway, Walt Disney
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Main Language
English
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Special Features
Interactive Menu, Scene Access
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Full Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Surround English Dolby Digital Mono English
DVD Description
Based on the 1865 book by Lewis Carroll, this is the classic Disney animated version of Alice's adventures as she follows a white rabbit into a Wonderland of her own imagination. The usual Disney zest, and upbeat songs such as I'm Late. Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. Gold Collection includes OPERATION WONDERLAND featurette.
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