6/10
Alice is really deep in that rabbit hole. This will be, a visually impressive yet incoherent mess for sure.
13 May 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This is "Adult Entertainment" so be careful, don't leave this video around or among other kid's videos. This X-rated movie was very trippy and weird. It would make author Lewis Carroll, really mad, in a happy way. I'll give the movie, some credit. It didn't bother, trying to put logic into it, like other film versions. Still, it does make you wonder; what were the producers, smoking when they thought to put Alice in Wonderland into a musical porno. Directed by Bud Townsend, this movie is loosely based on the novel, "Through the Looking Glass", Lewis Carroll's second book, in the Alice in Wonderland books. This movie shouldn't confused with the Disney's 1951 & 2010's Alice in Wonderland versions as it barely haves anything to do with them. In this version, Alice (Kristine De Bell), is an adult virgin librarian, who trying to find out, if she wants to put out or not, for her annoying hound-dog, boyfriend, William (Ron Nelson). Stress over, the issue, she falls into a wet-dream-like state, where she find herself, living sexual fantasies with the White rabbit (Larry Gelman), the Mad Hatter (Alan Novak) & other odd creatures. There are three versions of this film, an R Rated soft-core sex romp, an X-rated version, and the Triple X. In my opinion, the best one is the X-Rated version. There are a few skips here and there, due to editing, but this is a very clean, good-looking transfer, especially considering it was scrapped from less than optimal source materials. The surroundings really jump out, and flesh-tones during the nude scenes are stunningly precise. The Rated R version looks like it was cheaply copy off a VCR. You can clearly see, the tracking in certain scenes, and the colors was somewhat warped and blurry. The XXX version, on the other hand, is the worst. The hardcore scenes have been inserted from rather ugly, discolor print source with the wrong ratio, with little to no music, supporting the erotica. At least, the sex scenes weren't too degrading. For a porno movie, they treat the women who work in the film with a little more respect and understood, how far, they can take it, with the actresses. The sex scenes with Alice getting lick by cat people was somewhat artsy. The scene where Alice was masturbating near the waterfall was somewhat, beautiful. The background music during this scene really set the mood, right. Then the scene where she assist in making repairs to Humpty Dumpty (Bradford Armdexter), was funny and clever, but one of the most upsetting scenes in the film, was the couple, (Tony and Sue Tsengoles) that play, the twins, Tweedledee & Tweedledum. I really didn't the whole fake Twins incest sex scene. Watching two people that look like each other, do it, was just awful. I also didn't like, how slutty and dirty, every other woman in the film, looks in the film. Where did they get these women? The Queen of Hearts (Juliet Graham) looks like she came from BDSM crack house at Times Square. The nurses look like they did a line of heroin, before showing up for the film shoot. Not attractive. Not at all. At least, Alice looks presentable. She was very attractive, and had the charm to carry the film. Her singing and acting was alright, but the cheesy dialogue, they fed her, wasn't helping her film career. I just glad, they made Alice into adult, rather than trying to make her look younger. I don't wish, for the film to go the paedophilia route. The Mad Hatter and White Rabbit were pretty amusing, in a goofy sort of way. I like, how cheap, the White Rabbit looks. His ears looks more like a Russian winter fur hat with ear flaps, than rabbit ears. I just wish, they added more characters from the book, like the Blue Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat. While, I don't approve of pornography, based off, children novels. The movie feel like it was trying to go, all feminist, 'sexual awakening' with its tone. While the movie isn't in the same level, as Sigmund Freud or Dr. Kinsey case report. The movie felt a character study of the psychosexual development, during female adolescences. The movie does tackle the sexual consciousness, stereotype of gender role and psychosexual orientations, meanwhile, living the gonzo '70s spirit of a porn-chic film with some wit and style. There are several songs and alright dance numbers. All of them, looks like, they were having fun. The musical numbers, including the funk/gospel "Each and Every Moment," the heroine's anthem "Busy Growing Up," and the ridiculous "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing on a Knight Like This." My favorite has to be 'the Humpty Dumpty bring it up' song. All the music is extremely catchy, and supports by classical jazz hits, help the on-screen action perfectly. I love the New Orleans type feel music that would play during the title cards. The movie was surprising, very funny. It had tons of meta- humor, sexual innuendos, breaking the fourth wall jokes, and puns. It gets even, more, zappy, toward the end, while the movie stops being a movie, and just continues to run, with weird quick cuts. The film was produced by adult film mogul Bill Osco. Originally, Osco shot the film on the cheap with Adult Cinema intentions. But, after a warm reception at a Seattle Film Festival, he managed to sell a recut version of the film to 20th Century Fox. It was just that, the timing wasn't right for Osco. While he was able to have the prints ready, his movie was playing against 1977's Star Wars. It didn't do so well at the box office. Overall: This porno movie is pretty unique. A rare kind. A surreal must-watch, acid trip.
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