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ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS DVD Review

By David Blackwell

 

DETAILS:  66 minutes, no extras

VIDEO:  1.33:1

AUDIO:  English Stereo

Subtitles:  English SDH

 

STUDIO:  BBC Video/ BBC Worldwide Americas/ Warner Home Video

RELEASE DATE:  3-12-2013

Sarah Sutton plays Alice in this adaptation of ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, a sequel to ALICE IN WONDERLAND.  She doesn’t get on my nerves as much as Kate Dorning as Alice, but the background special effects are a downgrade from the superior CSO effects in the later ALICE IN WONDERLANDTV version in 1986 directed by Barry Letts.  Sarah Sutton went on to play Nyssa on DOCTOR WHO and I think that character is a better performance than she did as Alice (although still she does better than Kate Dorning).   Alice travels through the mirror to an alternate world where everything is backwards as she must travel across a giant chessboard to become a queen.  She meets various characters and hears various stories. 

 

The DVD cover art is still better than the TV version itself.     It does have a low budget charm to it, but DOCTOR WHO did much more on its low budget than this production ever did.  The acting is better from many characters involved and less singing.  It is also a shorter story which is a mercy if you’re not a fan of the sequel written by Lewis Carroll.  

 

I do applaud the BBC making ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS and the Barry Letts directed ALCIE IN WONDERLAND to DVD, but neither meets the greatness of the 1966 fever dream adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND (my best and favorite BBC adaptation and one of my favorite takes on ALICE IN WONDERLAND).

 

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

nothing included except trailers leading up to the main menu.  It would have been interesting to see some TV spots or a feauturette on this one or an audio commentary.

 

This DVD review is (c)3-20-2013 David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without permission.  Send all comments to feedback@enterline-media.com