Having begun reading good literature all the way back when I was 10, the second book I ever read was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Ever since then I was the biggest fan of Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) and his many pieces of literature and puzzles. I was 11 when I saw my first Alice MOVIE... The once by Disney....Yeah, that one. I Hated It.
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I always read Wonderland as a highly intelligent, subtle, calm atmosphere (though very strange sometimes) and Alice as snobbish, and the March Hare uhh...acts a lot like me. But not in Disney. To Disney, Wonderland is a blindingly bright, unbearably hyper, and drug-like setting...and Alice is far more whiny than the one in the book. Not to mention, the storyline is mixed up with Through the Looking Glass and then shortened a great deal, then sing all kinds of songs that never existed.... WTF?
Having hope for the Wonderland franchise still, I moved on to find the British movie from back in the 70's. They got a lot right.... But again, they start singing at the wrong times! Also, Alice is suddenly 17? I imagine they must have forgotten she clearly states her age as 7 1/2...ALSO. This time they made the Mad Hatter far too smoothe and the March Hare far too JUMPY. It should be the other way around.
The next version I highly disliked was filmed in 1985, starring the adorable actress Natalie Gregory. That, my friends, is its only redeeming quality. The script contains multiple pointless inserts that should never have been thought of in the first place. Also, Alice may be of the correct age (somewhat) this time, but she sure does act different from the original She may have been a snob, but not a pretentious one! My biggest complaint centers around the Tea Party again, as I believe it should be dead-perfect. Nothing should be meddled with, not even the personalities. Oh, they got the lines right, I'm not complaining about this. It's that they mixed the lines between characters and...while March, Dormouse and Hatter are all quite rude to her almost as they were in the book, they are also acting INCREDIBLY loud and INCREDIBLY snappy. If anything, only March is snappy at alll and that's under control as well.
Now for very short single-word complaints about other Alice in Wonderland renditions:
Um... I've seen a lot more, but uhhh. I'll stop now.
Since I don't want to complain your ear off I'm giving you the option of avoiding my complaints. Anyway, my favorite character, if you hadn't noticed, is the March Hare. I've based a portion of my own personality off what I've seen of him, and what I've.... +cough+ ....fan-written. x.x UM UH ANYWAY :D I have nothing else to say. Other comments about Wonderland, if you have anything besides rumors about Dodgson or any other dreadful thing, please feel free to discuss.
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I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO'S STUCK WITH ME WHENIWHIP MY MEAT OUT TRAPPED IN A ROOM WHENISTART TO BEAT IT. \8D/
I'm not saying I'm an expert (I only read alittle of the book) but I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that the disney one was.....childish...... (WELL DUH!!!! KID'S MOVIE!!) XD
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Stars in your eyes little one, Where you go to dream of a place we all know, The Land of Make-Believe
There's also a version of Alice in Wonderland called "The Looking Glass Wars". It was written by Frank Beddor. I think the book was fantastic, although I skipped many pages because it was boring in the middle. Some of the original Alice in Wonderland characters maybe completely different, but I like the book all the same.
And let me just state that we're officially enemies. I ADORE American McGee's version and cannot wait for the movie! =P
I don't think of you as an enemy. I don't NEED an enemy. Besides, it's not like I hated American McGee's Alice.... It just made me upset.
And yes, there was an X-Rated movie. xD I actually got a laugh out of that.
The Looking Glass Wars---I actually did read that, and I... +sigh+... Perhaps I'm just picky? x.o
Anyway, I've actually been trying to rid myself of this problem with disliking the otherwise detructive renditions of Wonderland. It's taken quite a lot of work but I've actually grown to accept the one with Natalie Gregory... and also the Greek version makes me giggle. So I'm getting better. Maybe some day I'll be able to say I've gotten over myself. :/
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And now for a shameless plug:
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO'S STUCK WITH ME WHENIWHIP MY MEAT OUT TRAPPED IN A ROOM WHENISTART TO BEAT IT. \8D/
hhhmmmmm yes, I agree, the disney movie was very...awkward....but i liked the un-birthday song...just because XDDDDD
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Seth. Asking for sex at the worst moments imaginable. ~ Emily
Wile E. Coyote was anvil'd, crushed, catapolted, ignited on fire, blown up, runned over, and sent sailing across the desert to God knows where. But he never stopped trying.
that looks very interesting..and freaky at the same time....o_O
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Seth. Asking for sex at the worst moments imaginable. ~ Emily
Wile E. Coyote was anvil'd, crushed, catapolted, ignited on fire, blown up, runned over, and sent sailing across the desert to God knows where. But he never stopped trying.
Just looked up some stuff about it...Tim Burton helped a bit....SHOCKER! XD
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Seth. Asking for sex at the worst moments imaginable. ~ Emily
Wile E. Coyote was anvil'd, crushed, catapolted, ignited on fire, blown up, runned over, and sent sailing across the desert to God knows where. But he never stopped trying.
I've read it! The book's freakin nuts man! I felt like a mental case by the third chapter! @.@
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