Reviews

Recently saw this after searching for it for years. I was very disappointed to find that someone actually managed to make the works of Lewis Carroll (of all things) dull. W.C. Fields and Cary Grant are the high points, but that's not saying much. It moves far too slow. When other great performers like Edward Everett Horton and Edna May Oliver are on I was waiting impatiently for them to deliver, which didn't happen. The special effects were dated, but didn't have an old fashioned charm that some special effects have. The sets weren't very interesting for a setting as great as wonderland. It was interesting to see once. Overall I would avoid it. Stick with the Disney or Andre Gregory versions.

Oh man, everyone must somehow find a copy of this and watch it, it is messed up. I can't imagine how these people could possibly have taken this seriously at the time. The songs are priceless and horrifying "There are 3 types of thouches I know. Stop, Heart, and I don't know" "My anus releves me in times of anguish" Penis and vulva" It's a cult classic just waiting to be born, and I'm just going to be the one with the audacity to declare it so. I don't know how you can get it, my roommate found it in a thrift store for a dollar. I actually remember seeing it as a kid. Its a must watch though, trust me. "The Fonz says No!"

Yes, I did call this a candidate for the greatest film ever made. Its a masterpiece of hippo films. A truly magical experience for everyone who takes part in it. Its about this hippo. This hippo named Hugo. He's the prince of the hippo's. He saves the day. Their are songs along the way and some great animation. It's gold, I tell you, GOLD!!!

It's odd now to think of this film and know that I really did enjoy it. I had the pleasure a few years back at the Seattle Art Museum. For the most part, the film is Welles and two old friends/actors from the original film sitting around a table and talking about filming Othello and past life experiences. And somehow it worked. Which proves Welles' genius, even in these conditions he could make a great film. It looks as though it was filmed in his living room, which is a sad reminder of the treatment he got in the last 20 (40?) years of his life. Although, like most Welles fanatics, I am eagerly awaiting the chance to see "The Other Side of the Wind", this is really a film worthy of his talents and, on many levels, an appropriate last film.

I really can't say enough about this film. For me, its a masterpiece of poetic horror and is Vincent Price's greatest performance. It also has an entertaining supporting cast that brings humor to an otherwise chilling film. In every scene that he's in, Price is mesmerizing. His monologue via a transmitter to his dead wife is truly moving. His anger towards Joseph Cotton is perfectly acted even without opening his mouth once. For an incredibly underrated actor like Vincent Price (and an underrated genre like horror films) to count this gem among his best work must be a thrill to any fan.