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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | William Sterling |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1972 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Platinum Disc Corportation |
| MPAA RATING: | G (General Audience) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Feature Film Family |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 096009001995 |
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Customer Reviews of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A Proper Alice and a Dreadful DVD Execution Joseph Shaftel's 1972 production (directed by Will Sterling) of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is unbalanced, hazy and ponderous, and as such does a far better job of capturing the essence of Lewis Carroll's fiction than any other film I've seen. Relying on a cast of largely established - some legendary - English actors (Ralph Richardson as the Caterpillar, Dame Flora Robson as the Queen of Hearts) and accompanied by some of the most haunting music that John Barry has ever written, the movie is in many ways a sheer delight. The sets are beautiful, the costumes and makeup inspired and the script in most instance adheres respectfully to the content of Carroll's work. That also constitutes the film's sole deficit, as the plot is a secondary consideration to the series of strange encounters that Alice (Fiona Fullerton) experiences. But if you are of a mind to see the story done properly, I strongly suggest this over the efforts of Disney and even 1999's Alice starring Tina Majorino (which was grand but more distant from the literature). As for the DVD transfer itself, egad! This is bare bones and sloppy work. The menu of options is the most limited I've come across. Scene selection is the only real option. The film is grainy, the color poor and the sound merely passable. No letterbox option. This is a bargain DVD, however, so expectations were not high. You get what you pay for. Still, if you remember the film from childhood as I do, you might prefer to own it in any format rather than hope for a "someday" better version. I'm certainly glad to own it regardless. Look for Peter Sellers as the March Hare (a brief but excellent turn) and Michael Crawford in one of his earliest roles as the White Rabbit. Curiouser indeed!
Not your typical musical
When I first saw this film as a child, I was captivated. Even as an adult I'm still enchanted by the whimsy of Wonderland. This film isn't like the more commercially successful versions, but it's worth adding to your personal library!
Fiona Fullerton is a charming Alice. Most other versions of the film shows us a very young Alice. I don't think any other Alice could have portrayed the character quite like Fiona. She's a bit older, but possesses the ability to act the part very well, something I don't think many younger actors could do.
The musical sequences are at times breif and essential to the story. The film is rather old, and transfer to video was rather poor. There's some very conspicuous flaws in the video, but despite this, the story is just as wonderful and magical as ever. For a low budget and a superb cast (Dudley Moore, Ralph Richardson, et al) "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a delight.
The sets were not extravagant, but very well done. Some of the backgrounds reminded me very much of "The Wizard of Oz".
I'm glad to have found this version of "Alice in Wonderland" since it was the first I'd ever seen. It will always be the version I compare others to, and despite the fact that this isn't a more commercially successful film, it won me over heart and soul.
The giant Alice
Eu gostei muito do filme principalmente da parte em que a Alice nao para de crescer. oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o