An emotionally chilly exercise... At the same time it is gorgeous indeed, one of the most singular movies in the Disney canon visually.
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11/10/09
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:17
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: A good introduction to Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice in Wonderland boasts some of the Disney canon's most surreal and twisted images.
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Based on the 1865 book by Lewis Carroll, this is the Disney animated version of Alice's adventures as she follows a white rabbit into a "Wonderland" of her own imagination. On her journey, she... [More]
Starring: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway
Director: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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Reviews for Alice in Wonderland
Fifty years on the movie is clearly due a reappraisal. It's colourful, fun and as surreal as Disney is ever likely to get, this isn't as good as the books, but works as a cute introduction to them.
11/03/09
An enjoyable if rather pallid rendering of Carroll's classic tale.
11/03/09
The film is dazzling in its use of color and odd shapes and is enhanced by the distinctive voices of Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat, Jerry Colonna as the March Hare, and Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts.
11/03/09
What's really disappointing is the undistinguished animation: the film looks and plays more like the Disney shorts than the Disney features.
11/03/09
Top CriticDisney's animated musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic is enjoyable and contains a few twisted touches and slanted visuals.
03/13/09
Walt Disney has gone a long way towards tightening the leisurely, haphazard adventure of Alice in the wonderland of her imagination.
05/20/08
Top CriticIf you are not too particular about the images of Carroll and Tenniel, if you are high on Disney whimsey and if you'll take a somewhat slow, uneven pace, you should find this picture entertaining.
03/25/06
Top CriticNo review available.
09/02/05
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06/15/05
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05/02/05
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04/27/05
Lovely animation and trippy story ruined by never-ending, excruciating songs.
01/17/05
Even as straightforward eye candy, the film is a near miss
02/10/04
Disney was and is a studio with an impenetrably inflated sense of quality control.
01/23/04
a whirlwind ride... Disney's trippiest film
01/17/04
...talented actors lend the film its greatest energy, and without them I might have fallen asleep rather than just feeling a bit listless.
01/13/04
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07/15/03
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04/04/03
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08/22/02
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November 16, 2007:
Tim Burton Making 3-D Alice in Wonderland for Disney
He's already taken filmgoers to Sleepy Hollow and into Willy Wonka's factory -- and now, Variety reports, Tim Burton will team up with Disney to give audiences a new take on... More...
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