Alice's Misadventures in Wonderland

So many of the comments about this movie are way too serious.

There are at least two comments to the effect that Carroll's tale was ruined. Well I would argue that the spirit of the original is definitely intact. It is all absurd, it is not a series of inside jokes (and if it is they still play funny to me the uninitiated) rather it is a series of absurd experiences that reference the noise of everyday life. That is what L.C. did in the original he wrote a series of absurd events that echo clichés and experience contemporaneous with his writing. If you so easily get Carroll's joke then you are either amazingly old or you have done outside reading that contextualizes his writings, we don't need that here all of the absurdities referenced are around us everyday.

The nay saying and negativity of the other comments can be be easily tossed aside as the whining of traditionalists faced with a radical reinterpretation of a beloved work.

Comparisons as odious as they are...this is better than Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet which is arguably in the same vein. This succeeds where the other fails. They do not seek to simply reset the existing text or previous interpretations in the modern world, they seek to reinterpret the story in the modern world.

I enjoyed despite my desire to find fault with it an want to write it off as a series of inside jokes or pretentious attempts at depth...these are not evident in the movie, if they are there again it is still enjoyable, so please if you have read the all the comments do not let the naysayers dissuade you from watching this feature, plus it will be a chance to support truly independent film making. And remember that sour grapes can be served up in online reviews.

I, too, saw this movie at the Sidewalk Film Festival last night. Although parts of "Alice" were confusing and/or long-winded, there were several great scenes and memorable performances by the actors (some professional, some not) overall. The girl who played Alice (Maggie... Henry? God, I suck for already forgetting that. Forgive me.) was particularly convincing in a role that had to be difficult to play (her basic storyline was to be confused/disoriented for the majority of the movie; I'm certainly not an actor, but that seems like it would be one of the more difficult emotions to play). The story suffered in spots because some scenes ran a bit long or were confusing, to me, anyway. There was a bit of frenetic energy that was difficult to follow.

That being said, the production values on this movie were amazing; I can't believe that the shooting schedule was only 16 days (this was revealed at the filmmakers' Q and A session after the film). I would have thought that just securing the locations would have made that kind of schedule impossible, but I was wrong.

I was the most excited by the special effects in "Alice", which were better than many studio films I've seen this year. I couldn't find a bad effects shot in this movie (and there were MANY effects shots). I was very impressed that the screenwriter/director Robb Rugan did most or all of the effects himself. This movie obviously spent a LOT of time in post-production. The music was also extremely impressive, and entirely original by one person. When I heard the music in the trailer, I thought they had temped it from another soundtrack because it was so good, but all of the music in "Alice" was composed entirely by Jim Robeson, who is local. A lot of talent in the Birmingham area was at play here.

I give it to the guys who pulled this one off. This one really had some imagination behind it. However, I, like others around me, just really had a hard time watching this one. In fact, had it been ten minutes longer, I would have walked out on it.

The special effects where pretty impressive, but that's the only impressive thing about this movie.

What I found most aggravating was the music. I am a pretty big fan of Danny Elfman, and felt that the movie's "composer" jipped off Danny Elfman's Beetlejuice score. There was nothing original about the score, it was a complete rip-off.

From all the hype about this film, I was expecting something amazing. Instead, I was given an overdone "trip" with good special effects.

I, too, saw this movie at the Sidewalk Film Festival last night. Although parts of "Alice" were confusing and/or long-winded, there were several great scenes and memorable performances by the actors (some professional, some not) overall. The girl who played Alice (Maggie... Henry? God, I suck for already forgetting that. Forgive me.) was particularly convincing in a role that had to be difficult to play (her basic storyline was to be confused/disoriented for the majority of the movie; I'm certainly not an actor, but that seems like it would be one of the more difficult emotions to play). The story suffered in spots because some scenes ran a bit long or were confusing, to me, anyway. There was a bit of frenetic energy that was difficult to follow.

<p>That being said, the production values on this movie were amazing; I can't believe that the shooting schedule was only 16 days (this was revealed at the filmmakers' Q and A session after the film). I would have thought that just securing the locations would have made that kind of schedule impossible, but I was wrong.

<p>I was the most excited by the special effects in "Alice", which were better than many studio films I've seen this year. I couldn't find a bad effects shot in this movie (and there were MANY effects shots). I was very impressed that the screenwriter/director Robb Rugan did most or all of the effects himself. This movie obviously spent a LOT of time in post-production. The music was also extremely impressive, and entirely original by one person. When I heard the music in the trailer, I thought they had temped it from another soundtrack because it was so good, but all of the music in "Alice" was composed entirely by Jim Robeson, who is local. A lot of talent in the Birmingham area was at play here.

I was unlucky enough to have seen this at the Sidewalk Film Festival. Sidewalk as a whole was a disappointment and this movie was the final nail in the coffin. Being a devout fan of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books I was very excited about this movie's premier, which only made it that much more uncomfortable to watch. Normally I'm enthusiastic about modern re-tellings if they are treated well. Usually it's interesting to see the parallels between the past and present within a familiar story. Unfortunately this movie was less of a modern retelling and more of a pop culture perversion. The adaptation of the original's characters seemed juvenile and usually proved to be horribly annoying. It probably didn't help that the actors weren't very good either. Most performances were ridiculously over the top, which I assume was either due to bad direction or an effort to make up for a bad script. I did not laugh once through out the duration of the film. All of the jokes were outdated references to not so current events that are sure to lose their poignancy as time goes by. Really, the only highlight of the film was the opening sequence in which the white rabbit is on his way to meet Alice, but even then the score was a poor imitation of Danny Elfman's work. Also, I'd have to say that the conversion of the croquet game into a rave dance-off was awful. It was with out a doubt the low point of the film.

What a joke. Don't see this movie. After its conclusion I was genuinely angry.