Alice (Natalie Gregory) follows The White Rabbit (Red Buttons) until she falls down a dark rabbit hole. Alice meets someones in Wonderland. Alice notices a strange book next to her to start reading it about a poem called Jabberwocky about a scary monster when she gets very scared as the room becomes dark and creepy & the Jabberwocky monster appears in the house!.
The Owl (Jack Warden) is in a painting that it may come back any time reveals to her that it is a creation of Alice's own fears. Alice manages to find her way back to the mirror & into her home by telling him is just in her imagination that she doesn't believe in him so, he finally disappears. Alice then sees the wonderland characters in the mirror, and they sing farewell to her.
I refuse to watch movie versions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland simply because they do not work at all. The books are fantastic but they do not translate into films or tv. Read the books instead.
I haven't seen since I was a kid, but I've always considered it one of the better Alice adaptations. Despite the celebrity cameos galore and the song-and-dance numbers, they managed to approach both books separately and retain most of the scenes that make the books so charming. I would recommend it mostly for fidelity to the original story. Disney and Svankmajer capture a bit more of the bizarre qualities in Carroll's work.
One of my childhood favourites, I adore this film! I would watch this all the time, and I'd get people to actually call me Alice! At 3 hours long, this is a masterpiece!
I first saw this film in 1985 when I was 10 years old. This is, for me, the definitive version. I was impressed with everything about it. one of my favorites growing up and still has a place in my video heart. When I found this on DVD 3 months ago I was absolutely thrilled!!! What makes it so special is that I now watch it with my own daughter 20 years later and she loves it just as much as I do.
We recorded this off of TV when I was little...and it used to scare me (the Jabberwocky), but I loved it! It's actually really good...a must have for your collection!
More low-rent than I remembered it. It's so faithful to Carrol's book that, frankly, it gets tedious. Worth it to see Sammy Davis Jr. and Lloyd Bridges, though.
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