DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Alice in Wonderland (Highly Recommended!!!) (1 Viewer)

[Angelo.M]

Watched it tonight, and the transfer image is stunning. It's at least on par with, and I think better than, Sleeping Beauty. The colors are gorgeous. I think this release will go a long way to shoring up this film's place in the Disney canon, elevating it from (what I have always perceived as) 2nd tier status.

This has always been one of my very favorite Disney films, right up there with...

Mary Poppins. Bring it on. I'm ready.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Gary Tooze just posted a screen-capture comparison between the Gold and SE edition for Alice:

http://207.136.67.23/film/DVDCompare...wonderland.htm

EVERYONE should check out his site and take a look. If you've never visited his site before...be sure to book-mark it. It is THE very best resource to compare the quality of DVDs (where multiple versions of the same title exist in one or more region).

 

[Michael St. Clair]

Wow, there is a TON of detail decimated by the old, dark transfer.

I have no idea which colors are truly the most accurate to the original prints, but it's really a moot point once you see those shots.

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

Hey, check this out:

At the very beginning of the ONE HOUR IN WONDERLAND special, when Santa Claus pulls a gift out of his sack and puts it on the floor, a pretty girl pops out of the box with a tray full of Coca-Colas. That girl is future movie/TV star Vera Miles (THE SEARCHERS, THE WRONG MAN, THE F.B.I. STORY, PSYCHO, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, etc)!

 

[Carlo_M]

Wow that ain't even close! Old transfer - Off with your head! Oops, I mean Off to EBAY!

 

[Adam_Reiter]

David, its unbelievable the amount of effort you put into your reviews. Bravo... Bravo!!!

 

[Matt M]

It has been a long time since I've seen Alice and I was wondering if the picture was supposed to go black and white when the rabbit smashes the white rabbit's watch at the tea party (about 50 minutes in).

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Wondered the same thing. Noticed this on both the new and older version, so I imagine it's supposed to be that way but it does feel odd when watching...

 

[ZackR]

Yes, it is definitely supposed to be that way. Always has been.

 

[Ernest Rister]

Walt Disney also used that device after Mickey killed the broom with the axe in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" number in Fantasia. I guess in Disney's universe, when you kill an inanimate object, all color is momentarily drained from the world.

 

[Ruz-El]

I remember seeing this on the DVD, but not on fantasias 1990's VHS. does any one know if this is how it played in the theaters? The reason I ask, is the B&W on fantasia doesn't look finished. I haven't had a chance to watch alice yet. (hopefully this weekend!)

 

[Zen Butler]

Wow!, thanks for that link. The first frame comparison is very telling. Look at the swans and the reflection of the trees on the lake. Wish I had a Gold Collection just to compare.
This disc (ME) does look stellar. Micheal, I too wondered about the accuracy before I posted, but who cares?

 

[Scott Shanks]

Is there a $5 upgrade rebate for owners of the Gold Collection DVD?

 

[MarkHarrison]

I just watched "One Hour in Wonderland" last night on disc 2 and noticed that "Clock Cleaners" seems to be unedited. This was a nice find since Mickey Mouse in Living Color and The Great Mouse Detective both have the edited version.