What's your favorite Alice in Wonderland movie version?

[alisoncooks]

We're currently listening to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as an audiobook. I have fond memories of watching the 80s made-for-tv live-action movie, as well as the Disney version. But I'm wondering about some of the other versions I'm seeing out there.....

 

Do you have a favorite AiW production?

(Please pardon my lack of chronological order in the poll.... it's bugging me....)

[Aurelia]

I said the Disney version, but remember really liking a live-action made-for-TV version of Through the Looking Glass when I was a child.

[reign]

Oh I loved Carol Channing as the white queen! My grandparents had taped it off the tv. That was the 1985 version. I'm not sure how the whole movie holds up but Carol is still amazing! I do love the Disney version too. The Tim burton one is great but not really anything like the book.

[kalanamak]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_%281988_film%29

 

A 1988 Czech version made via stop-action. I've only seen it and two on your list, however.

[Chris in VA]

I've only seen the Disney and Depp versions, but I really liked the Depp version. It isn't close to the book in some ways, but I still liked it as a movie.

 

I don't know which is closest to the book. I generally prefer something that doesn't change the book.

[Thia]

The Burton one isn't supposed to be the same as the Disney animated Alice, it's supposed to be a sequel, as I understand it. That said, those are the only two I've seen and I like them both.

[Ellie]

To be honest, I haven't seen all the ones you mentioned. :-) I like Disney's cartoon, but my favorite is Johnny Depp's.

 

Of course, they all mush together Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, rather than keeping true to each book, but I'm not offended by it, lol.

[nukeswife]

I voted the Disney version, but that's the only one I've ever seen. We own the Johnny Depp one too, but I've never watched it, the cover of the DVD creeps me out. :scared: but my 13 year old son says that one is the best.

[kateincali]

I have only seen the Disney version and the Johnny Depp version to be fair to the poll, but i must say even as a child i never liked the Disney version. In fact I almost didnt go see the Depp version, but I am so glad I did! I agree it doesn't keep very closely to the book. It follows more the Through the Looking Glass. Even then, it follows more the spirit of Alice than any actual book. That said, I love it! There was also, if I am not mistaken, a TV miniseries that was made not to long ago? It might have been called Alice.

[Ellie]

YEs, there was a 2-part miniseries made in 2009 called Alice. Netflix has it, both instant play and DVD. It's in my instant-play queue now. :-) Seems to me I saw it, but I cannot remember it.

 

ITA that Depp's adaptation follows more the spirit than following either book closely.

[alisoncooks]

Wow, Disney & Depp are neck-in-neck!

 

I showed the Disney version to my lil' girls and they liked it. (My youngest insists I address her as "Tweedle Dee.")

Thanks for all the feedback.

[JFSinIL]

None - I think this is one book that just doesn't translate well into film. The book is so much better.