Disney Countdown

And now for the live-action Alice sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. The Movie: After the success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Disney produced the sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass.  Burton stayed on as a producer but handed the director's chair to James Bobin.  This movie was panned by critics and as a result did not duplicate its predecessor's success at the box-office. While borrowing the title from Lewis Carroll's second Alice book, this movie shares very little with that book other than some references in Alice's return to Wonderland, or in this case Underland.  The movie begins with Alice returning to London after three years on the seas.  She discovers Lord Ascot has died, and his son now runs the company, and out of bitterness over Alice's rejection of him, the son tries to force Alice into a job as a clerk and to give up her father's ship, or else he will take possession of Alice's home.  Alice, following Absolem the ...

Now let's take a look at Disney's live-action Alice in Wonderland. The Movie: This is the movie that kick-started Disney's string of live-action adaptations of their animated classics.  Alice in Wonderland was directed by Tim Burton.  It received mix reviews, but did incredibly well at the box-office, at the time become the 5th highest grossing film ever.  (It currently comes in at 31, which just goes to show how many blockbusters have come out in the last 8 years.)  Alice in Wonderland won two Oscars, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Unlike some of the movies that came after it, this is not a remake of the animated version or retelling of the Lewis Carroll novels.  Instead, this movie functions as a quasi-sequel.  In this version, Alice is now a 19-year-old haunted by the same recurring dream and the recent death of her father, who owned a trading company.  She is brought to the manor of her father's former business partner Lord As...

Next up on the list is the Disney classic Alice in Wonderland. The Movie: Alice in Wonderland is the 13th movie in the Disney Animated Canon and the 2nd Silver Age Film.  It received lukewarm reception upon its initial release and lost money at the box-office.  Walt Disney himself was disappointed by the film, as he felt it lacked heart, and he didn't re-release the film in theaters, instead opting to show it on television.  It finally got a theatrical re-release in 1974, as the movie had gained a cult following, especially on college campuses.  Today the film is held up as a classic of the Silver Age alongside the other movies of that era. Alice in Wonderland is an adaptation of the Lewis Carroll novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with some elements taken from that book's sequel, Through the Looking Glass.  The title Alice is a young girl who, while sitting on the countryside and being bored by her lessons, sees a White Rabbit wearing clothes and ...