Good movie but grossly overrated

Crappy film

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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The Bad:There's very little in terms of cohesive story in this movie. The "plot" seems to simply be a series of strange short stories loosely connected. And the stories themselves are random bits of confusing nonsense. For people who enjoy abstract art, this may be enjoyable, but I don't particularly care for it. It also doesn't exactly stick close to the original book. Finally, I'd say the songs are mostly (with a few exceptions) forgettable.The Good: This is definitely a creative work. Probably as close to a dream-made-cartoon as you can get. The film is crammed full of memorable characters – from the Cheshire Cat, to the Queen of Hearts, to the White Rabbit. This movie also has the potential to invoke a lot of different emotions – sadness at the fate of the oysters; admiration and disgust at the flowers; frustration with the various direction-givers... The Mom view:This isn't a "feel good" movie. It's not a sad movie, but you don't come away feeling like anyone learned anything, that anything was resolved, or that any new relationships formed. It was more like a bunch of animated shorts strung together with a repeating protagonist. I appreciate it as being original and very unique, and one that might find favor with kids who have a huge imagination. But it is kind of intense at times and definitely not for kids who need a concrete story-line. So I wouldn't go out of my way to have my kids see this while they are very young, but rather wait until perhaps later elementary level and view it as more a piece of art than a fun adventure. Not my favorite Disney animated movie, but not horrible either.

People say that Disney lost its magic classic touch at Pocahontas, had none in Pixar, and definitely not Tangled, Frozen, or Moana. I think these are wrong. Tangled is a very sweet movie, and Moana did have a touch of some sort to it at a certain point. But in the first place, not all of the Disney movies had a great, classic touch to them. Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella did, for sure, but Alice in Wonderland doesn't give me a warm feeling but makes me stare at the screen and make me feel out of place. It's not because of all the strange creatures and the world Alice is in, but because of how abrupt things are and the way they're presented to you. It has me staring at the screen and blinking, thinking, "Um, okay?" There are pleasant things and humor, such as the Mad Hatter and March Hare celebrating their un- birthdays. Alice's singing is beautiful, and the songs are good, but I feel like the movie was misplaced.

Why does Alice look like she's about 11 or 12 or something? She's supposed to be seven in the book and here, though this is common in Alice in Wonderland adaptations for Alice to look like a preteen or a teenager but she looks like a pre-teen and therefore, acts more mature.I don't know if this was relevant in the book but I found Alice to be too feisty, like the typical pre-teen disrespectfulness, though it may have something to do with her boredom, imagination, and desire for adventure.The character design for Alice is cute but her voice acting didn't sound English enough, she's supposed to be an English girl but if it sounds too English, it would be hard to hear what she's saying. I think the actress has been to America though. They were originally supposed to get Margret O' Brien for the role, but she's not British and when she tried to do a British accent, it didn't work well for me.

Alice in Wonderland is still an amazing experience. From the visual standpoint to to the experience of seeing Wonderland with your own eyes is simply breathtaking. This is actually I think my second favorite Disney movie, right after The Lion King and with good reason. This is a really crazy ride and it is one of those rare animated movies that (in my case at least) can make you feel sad and delighted almost at the same time. Alice in Wonderland is crazy, dark (but at the same time colorful), beautiful, sad (and also at the same time an amazing) experience that definitely deserves its status as a Disney Classic. A must own for any Disney Movie Collection!