Alice Through the Looking Glass

Pros: Very original and inventive visuals.

Cons: May confuse some purist who want a direct adaptation.

The Bottom Line: I very much recommend this version of ' Alice ' because I am a huge ' Alice ' fan and have read both of Carroll's books many times.

Review:     The channel 4 Kate Beckinsale adaptation of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" is an ulta hip, free-style adaptation of Lewis Caroll's literary masterpiece. Having read "Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" many ...

Pros: An intelligent and fast-paced version.

Cons: None

Review: Alice is played by the adult Kate Beckinsale. This works just fine. Her character is knowing and perceptive , like Alice in the book, and like the upper-class 12-year-olds that Carroll told the story to.. the Book needed to be cut, otherwise it would ...

Pros: OK retelling of the story. Some cool-ish moments. Ian Holm is good.

Cons: Creepy gown-up/kiddie vibe. Sian Phillips in red Spandex (atsanogood). Cheap production.

The Bottom Line:

OK, but decidedly imperfect re-telling of Dodgson's classic second story.

Review: I picked this one up in a post-Christmas (and impending recession) clearance at the local K-Mart. The cover art has Miss Kate Beckensale dressed in the traditional 1865 or so pinafore and some Wonderland-looking stuff scattered about in the background. ...

Pros: Same great Lewis Carroll story!

Cons: 25 year old playing 7.5 year old, felt very rushed, odd filming techniques

The Bottom Line: This is an odd movie and I don't really recommend this version.

Review: I ran into this movie on the New Release DVD shelf at the video store this weekend. I remembered really enjoying a movie by the same name when I was younger, so I thought maybe this was the same one. It was certainly not. After doing a little ...

Pros: ... weird, unfunny, strangely pointless...

Cons: ... er... I've never read the book so maybe it's not the film's fault?!?

Review: Alice through the Looking Glass is... well, just utterly strange.  It features Kate Beckinsale as Alice - or Alice's mum... or Alice's mum turned into a young girl who just happens to be a fully grown woman... I don't know.  I think it ...