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Special Features
- Disc 1:
- Remastered and restored with an all-new transfer
- Virtual Wonderland Party activities including riddles, silly song & dance, Teapot orchestra, Mad Hatter Says, and other games and stories
- "Thru the Mirror" animated short with Mickey Mouse
- "I'm Odd" never before heard song
- 2 Sing along songs
- Set-top game
- Disc 2:
- "One Hour in Wonderland" documentary (60 mins.)
- "An Alice Comedy: Alice's Wonderland" featurette (8 mins.)
- "Operation Wonderland" featurette (11 mins.)
- Excerpt from "The Fred Warring Show" (30 mins.)
- Deleted Material Featurettes: "From Wonderland to Never Land," "Song Demos," Deleted Storyboard Concept: Alice Daydreams in the Park"
- Original Walt Disney TV introductions and trailers
- Art galleries
- Plus a Wonderland match card game set
Editorial Reviews
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Walt Disney seems to have had a special affection for Lewis Carroll's "Alice" stories. "Alice's Wonderland" (1923), a short about a live-action little girl in a cartoon world, led to his first successful series, the "Alice" comedies (collected on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities--Celebrated Shorts, 1920s -1960s). During the early '30s, he talked about making an animation/live-action feature of "Alice in Wonderland" with Mary Pickford in the title role. But almost two decades would elapse before Disney released his Alice. It's the most uneven of the classic Disney features, juxtaposing brilliant and dull sequences. The Mad Tea Party, the Queen of Hearts' Croquet Game, and Alice's encounters with the Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat fuse the spirit of Carroll's words, the vitality of the polished animation, and the stylized look and brilliant palette of designer Mary Blair. But the song "I Give Myself Very Good Advice" and the unsatisfying adaptation of "The Walrus and Carpenter" bring the story to a halt. Disney's Alice in Wonderland remains a beloved film, and its better moments are truly magical. (Rated G: cartoon violence, some scary moments, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Product Description
Experience the magic, fun, and adventure of Alice in Wonderland like never before in this new Masterpiece Edition 2-Disc set. Join Alice as she falls into the madcap 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 Virtual Wonderland Party, the newly discovered Cheshire Cat song "I'm Odd," Mickey's "Thru the Mirror" animated short, plus sing-along songs and all-new games. Your family will want to experience this timeless Disney masterpiece again and again!
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270 of 289 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Because of critics' reaction to Alice in Wonderland in 1951, it is written, Walt Disney actually apologized for the movie and soon after his television show became a hit a few years later, he showed it in its entirety on TV, thus relegating it to his "minor film" category. The movie has never been able to shake this image, and that is a shame. We should remember that "Wizard of Oz" wasn't a giant box office hit in 1939, and only after it was made an annual event on television did it become a classic in the eyes of the public. "Alice in Wonderland" deserves far more attention than it has ever received. The characters are wonderful. The music is humable, even singable. It's a short film that takes the viewer into a dreamland, and Disney's animated version stands up against any of the other live versions that have popped up over the years. It's time to give this movie the credit it deserves as a classic in animation. Watch it from a child's point of view, with the amazing images of a cat that disappears, talking cards, and Alice constantly growing and shrinking. And then enjoy it as an adult for the dream world into which we are all swept. And furthermore, the DVD transfer is fantastic, with as many extras as one will find on a Disney non-special edition disc. Take another look at this one and be swept away.
73 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The story of the animated film is similar to that of the first book, but contains parts of the second book. Dozy Alice is so silly she follows trouble by chasing a talking rabbit down hs hole. At the bottom, she drinks an unknown substance which helps her get through a talking door into Wonderland. Here she meets the Dodo, TweedleDum and TweedleDee (who tell her the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter), the Talking flowers (watch out for the snobby Iris!), the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat. She even has un-birthday tea with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. However, Alice gets caught up in a game of croquet with the Queen of Hearts, and later a trial. The whole thing becomes such a nightmare, Alice realises she's had a dream while she dozed off.
Firstly, I don't know why loads of people think this film is cheesy. I know Alice isn't for everyone, but when you look at the other films made based on Children's classics by Disney (eg- Jungle Book, Hunchback of Notre Dame), you'll see it's more faithful than those films to the original. However if you have read the books and haven't seen this film, some characters are missing (eg- Duchess, Mock Turtle, Knave of Hearts, White Knight). This may just think that Disney has ruined this classic forever. They haven't. It's the best adaption I've ever seen.
Although I actually have the PAL version, I suppose the movie is just the same over in North America. The best bits are the Walrus and the Carpenter, the garden of singing flowers and flamingo croquet. And the Mad Tea Party is still the funniest part of a Disney classic. So buy this movie. Wether it's a video tape or DVD.
(I also live near Carroll's birth place!)
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the best DVDs to come out in a whlie. Though the movie it contains is not neccessarily Disney's most readily accessible title (except for during the sixties when they found out it had gained popularity on college campuses, know-what-I-mean, nudge-nudge) it is two discs of pure Disney magic.
Setting aside the feature, which we all know is one of the best adaptations of Lewis Carroll's works (and if not the most accurate, certainly the most "watchable," as it is just dark enough to keep that edge but...well, let me put it this way: have you SEEN another version of "Through the Looking Glass?" I need a stiff drink before getting into that) the real highlight of this disc is the special features.
Two TV introductions by Walt, a 1950's making-of featurette, vintage television programs includin the historic "One Hour in Wonderland" the first Disney TV show, a whole album's worth of demos for songs that were never used, concept art galleries and more. This disc is an essential for anyone, like me, who is in love with Disney animation.
If for no other reason than the "One Hour in Wonderland" show features a clip from "Song of the South." It's worth buying the whole disc just for that, since it's the closest that movie's ever going to come to a DVD release in this lifetime.
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Nothing like a Classic
There's Nothing like a Disney Classic. I have not seen Alice In Wonderland for many, many, many, years. Read more
Published 1 day ago by 1swollenthumb
Childhood Memories Can Be Sweet
OK, I know what happened. I don't think I ever saw this in a theater, and I'm pretty sure I never saw it in color. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Barbara Frederick
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Exactly what I wanted; great price!!! Fast shipping :) My granddaughter loves this movie and we broke the first one. Glad to get this one
Published 14 days ago by carolboyles
DEFINITIVE ALICE!!!!
ALICE IN WONDERLAND is a total classic from DISNEY!!! The tale of Alice is a classic, and the DISNEY version is the definitive animation of it!!!
Published 17 days ago by Rio Fluzão
Alice in Wonderland Blu ray
This movie has the best restoration of any other Disney Movie yet. It makes the movie 10X better than it already is. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jackson
Alice in......................... huh?
With a premise this interesting, how do you go wrong (without giving the project to TimBuuuuuuuur...ton)? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cliff Caplinger
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The 2-disc "Un-Anniversary" DVD is a wonderful set that complements the wonderful film with a treasure trove of interesting bonus content for the Disney enthusiasts and film... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jimmy L.
Alice is a classic
This movie had been a family favorite since we first bought a VHS copy. Now we can watch it wherever we may be on the Kindle Fire
Published 2 months ago by SWFLsweetie
Thanks for nothng!
I got your aceptance of my order. You got my money. The due date passed. I got nothing. Had to contact you. Didn't even get an apology.
Needless to say I AM NOT PLEASED.
Needless to say I AM NOT PLEASED.
Published 2 months ago by Dana L. Packman
movie
its a good movie!! however VHS tapes must be out of date.. I watched this once and the tape inside the VHS got tangled up in my VHS player, cant be the player because i watch VHS... Read more
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