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Evidently there's some fondness out there for this execrable, Hollywood dress-up version of Carroll's classic - don't ask me why, I've never seen another Alice this lifeless or flat. The first tip-off it doesn't have a clue how to tell the story is Alice screaming as she falls down the rabbit hole (well, it *is* an Irwin Allen production); everyone knows she has a very sensible conversation with herself while floating down into Wonderland.
My favorite Alice: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," a 1972 all-star British version (Michael Crawford as the White Rabbit, Dudley Moore as the dormouse, Peter Sellers as the March Hare, etc.) beautifully photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth with music by James Bond composer John Barry. It's easy to find crappy pan 'n scan, public domain dubs of this in 99-cent DVD bins, but hopefully someday an official, first-generation widescreen version will be released.
