Alice in Wonderland (VHS)

While I may have seen it as a child, I have no recollection of Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. So one night we had a "girls night in" and I watched it for the first time with my daughters, 5 1/2 and almost 4. Curiouser and Curiouser - Why Reinvent a Classic? My oldest daughter and I are currently working our way through Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the book on which this movie is partial based as well as Alice Through the Looking Glass. I hoped seeing some of the characters and plot lines brought to life through animation might increase her enjoyment of the book....

All right, so maybe it's not quite that bad. But then again, maybe it is. I am an incurable Disney fan, and there are very few of the animated classics that I would pass up a chance to watch. This is one of them. Like "Peter Pan," this fanciful tale about growing up simply struck me as more disturbing than anything else. Unlike "Peter Pan," I have yet to find a version that I truly enjoy. I think the original story holds much of the blame here. There is no disputing that "Alice in Wonderland" is a classic piece of children's literature. But it is also more than a little disturbing, and the...

I and my guest judges are slowly winnowing down the field of possible contestants for my new reality TV show, American Idyl. I had no idea there were quite so many talented kiddies out there. We have had a number of stage mothers, however, who are stooping to the most outrageous tactics to try and curry favoritism for their offspring. I cannot be bought with flowers or boxes of chocolate but the gift certificate to VanCleef and Arpels was rather tempting. Then there are the personal deceivers like the young lady of at least twelve whose mother outfitted her with patent leather Mary Janes and..

There are many disputes over the movie 'Alice in Wonderland': was the writer on something, what is it teaching our children, is it good or bad? Is this wholesome or effective entertainment, what can be taken from this movie? Being that my name is Alice, I ve always loved this movie, call it bias, I care not. Aside from the connection and automatic title this has tacked to me; there are things that I learned from this movie, and that I hope others will too. (Also, I love that it frightens my sister, still to this day she can t watch it, hee hee.) For anyone who is not yet familiar with this...