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"Alice in Terrorland" is another adaptation of a children's novel to the horror genre, and the result is terrible. Speaking of the art direction and cinematography, the result is pleasant, but the director's work is bad, it seems non-existent, the actors try to give good performances but the terrible script fails to favor them. The costume design is simple, the soundtrack goes completely unnoticed and the horror and suspense elements are non-existent. The film totally fails in quality, in addition to being a sleeping pill throughout its duration. "Alice in Terrorland" will be remembered, but as one of the worst horror films in history.

I went to watch this movie with my dad and my sister (we're horror movie lovers) the movie was poorly structured, production was nice but the flow of the movie was poor and boring and made no sense. The ending was absolutely terrible and it really was a waste of time and money. There were a total of maybe 2 good jump scares and the scenery was a bit thrilling but the events were boring and lead to absolutely nothing. My arab dad absolutely hated the movie and regrets the $30 he spent today. I personally don't think the movie was that horrible (i enjoyed the production and the scenery and the way it made me feel but i did not enjoy the events or the flow of the movie especially not the ending). Watch literally any other movie, don't waste your time.

This is apparently some film school dropout's final project. They TRY to be "artsy" throughout the whole thing. It starts out with three rapid fire scenes with no context. Then we are "treated" to a monochromatic kaleidoscope of fractal images with some trippy music in the background. I swear, if I'd had some LSD, I'd have at least been in the right mood.

All these dropouts seem to think that slow motion builds tension. It is an overused trope that every one of these art projects over use. I'm serious... I have seen molasses flowing up hill in January at a faster pace than this... movie. There is one scene where Alice is literally slow motion crawling across the floor for a GOOD five minutes. If they had run all of the slow motion scenes at normal speed, the movie would have been at least half an hour shorter. Not a lie.

Then, as is the case with every single modern "movie," the entire thing is filmed with two candles and a 4 watt night light bulb. I swear... what is it with this freaking trend?! You might as well make it a radio play for all you can actually see.

I'll bet you want to know about the plot, though, don't you? Yeah... you and me both. The entire thing is a really bad retelling of "Alice in Wonderland" with a twist you can see coming a mile away.

There is an adult, x-rated version of "Alice in Wonderland" - a musical at that! - from 1976 that has a better story line, better acting (and better lighting) than this trainwreck of a "movie."

Terrible, a mere waste of time and money. Wish i read the reviews before entering the theater. I was looking for a thriller/horror to enter with my wife, sadly there was no other movie and i was too lazy to read reviews before entering as there was nothing else to compare it to. 77 minutes later with nothing at all to discuss.

The acting was terrible, the effects were more like filters, the plot was too dull and finally the dialogue was full of itself for no reason.

Q: do you want to have a good time and may be some good memories about a movie?

A: see something else, literally anything other than this have a extremely significant chance in bringing you joy and delight.

This is the movie that should enforce the development of a " DO NOT WATCH " list on the Internet.

I watched it with a group of 7 friends and i kid you not half of them left during the first 10 minutes of the movie. If i were to direct this movie i wouldn't offer it to a dog let alone to actual cinemas. It was a disgrace to my eyes, ears, wallet, time, and body watching that movie. The plot line is so bland and meaningless, the movie has no motivation behind it, it is so low budget i can probably do a better remake with an iphone and my living room. The setting is completely centered around a single place which revolves around a single character that converses with a new person every 5 minutes about things that do not build up on the events that happened before. The director or whoever came up with the idea of this pointless movie should pursue another job. I am surprised it got a rating on IMDb when there is nothing good about the movie. Remove it from cinemas before people start blinding their own selves. Worst movie in cinematic history, if the inventor of cameras had watched this he probably wouldn't have invented cameras.

Overall rating: -7.2/10.

It was soulless garbage, and a shallow attempt to make the classic Alice in Wonderland into a horror, which other media will tell you this actually can be done well. This wasn't one of those examples.

The dialogue is awkward, and weird. The idea that Alice is being read the original, and in her fever dream is being taken to wonderland could have worked actually. But damn, girl your fever dreams are boring. Even the idea that her parents have passed and that has altered her mental state, has existed before. This just does that badly.

The costume elements are boring. The pacing is weird and doesn't work. And it has moments where it tries to be edgy but, it falls flat because it's trying too hard.

The WORST movie i have ever seen!!

Nothing was structured, everting was poor and no sense and the flow of the scenario was soooo bad.

It's really the worst movie of 2023 !!!

Not recommend at all, nothing was good or understandable !!!!

I wish can give less than 1 star, because it's absolutely not even deserve a half star !!!!

The WORST movie i have ever seen!!

Nothing was structured, everting was poor and no sense and the flow of the scenario was soooo bad.

It's really the worst movie of 2023 !!!

Not recommend at all, nothing was good or understandable !!!!

I wish can give less than 1 star, because it's absolutely not even deserve a half star !!!!

Another horror movie that I hadn't heard about prior to stumbling upon it by random chance. And with it being a horror movie that I had never seen nor heard of, of course I had to sit down and watch it. Horror is my go-to genre for entertainment, so of course there was no doubt about me sitting down to watchng what writer and director Richard John Taylor had to deliver here.

However, from the glorious 3.2 rating here on IMDb, which was the rating when I sat down to watch the movie, I have to say that I wasn't exactly harboring much of any expectations or hopes to the movie. But still, I opted to watch it on the off chance that the movie might actually be entertaining to me.

The storyline in "Alice in Terrorland" was somewhat of a swing and a miss in terms of properly entertaining me. Sure, there were aspects to it that proved good, but the overall impression of the narrative was not something that I found to be overly enjoyable or entertaining. So it was a bit of a struggle to sit through the movie. And truth be told, the pacing of the narrative was rather monotonous and bland, which resulted in a somewhat boring viewing experience.

Sure, I will give writer Richard John Taylor points for managing to take Lewis Carroll's classic tale and spin a modern twist on it. Just a shame that it failed to properly entertain me.

I was not familiar with anyone on the cast list, and that is actually something that I do enjoy when I sit down and watch a movie. The acting performances in the movie were good, though I have to say that I couldn't point anyone out for putting on a memorable performance.

Visually then I will say that the movie was fair. The props, wardrobes, etc. Looked good and had a certain atmospheric feel to it that definitely added something to the overall impression of the movie.

Now, I am sure that there is an audience out there for a bizarre movie such as what "Alice in Terrorland" turned out to be. So give it a chance, if you find odd movies to be your thing.

My rating of "Alice in Terrorland" lands on a three out of ten stars.

This movie has very bad ratings, so why do I give it a 10? Because I see it not as a fairy tale, but a story of greed so terrible that it's hard to believe how it brings out the worse in a person. First; I have to say two things about me. One, I am a retired psychologist, so I have seen evil very close. People like one of the characters. Second, I am 77 and I still have my copies of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for almost as long as I have been alive. Both books show the age, but they have been with me throughout all my moves, which included intenational. That's how much they meant to me. This is movie shows the evil side of one of the character, the Red Queen if anyone is wondering. Obviously not a version to take a child to see.

Alice in Terrorland presents an interesting twist on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. The film, as should be expected by the title, is darker than Carroll's original tale. I thought the scenery/locations, etc. Were well done. I liked the Grandmother/Granddaughter storyline, which is not standard fare for films based on Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. I thought Lizzy Willis' performance as Alice was very good. And, as usual, Jon Paul Gates did not disappoint as the Mad Hatter. IMO his portrayal of deranged, evil, maniacal, and creepy characters is among the best. Some might be disappointed in the lack of true terror/blood and guts. But I much prefer the psychological thriller genre so it was right up my alley in that respect.

Alice in terrorland is one of your run of the mil direct to dvd horror horror films. It's low budget and doesn't have much pay off. Having that I'm mind though there are a few things this movie does effectively. The opening credits with the colydascope hedge looked trippy and almost brought you into the world. Izzy Willis plays Alice. Some of the better acting here this also includes Jon Paul gates as the mad jatrwr, his hat had a coll design. The location itself was pretty eerie and despite the very bad acting of the other cast members the chaeacters still gave thrm something. Also this d was too short to get going and when it ended I felt there could have been more. Overall not great. But it's not really a terrible film eothet.

Me and my friend watched Alice in Terrorland primarily for the reason that Jon Paul Gates, who is an icon, is in it. That was our first mistake, the film is extremely dull and forgettable. With few scares and even fewer Jon Paul Gates (so sad!) What it does have going for it is its pretty good cinematography and interesting colour scheme.

The plot is confusing and unexciting, but at least they tried more than the average low budget horror flick of "this is a spooky house, here are some ghosts, be scared!" I liked the costumes in part too. But these few positives can't excuse such a dull, forgettable and lackluster film.

3/10: Such a dull film can't even justify its short run time.

It may very well be. It looks like it was shot on an iPhone 4, it is devoid of literally anything that might keep you engaged and is so boring it is painful to watch. Kudos to whoever financed this movie as you clearly have more money than sense. Some movies are so bad they are fun but this isn't one of them.

Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay watch this movie daily as punishment for their crimes. Cruel and unusual indeed but I'm sure they deserve it. I watched all of this and I'm dumber for the experience. It was punishment to prepare me for another trump presidency. If you can stomach this movie you can stomach 4 more years of trump. Beware people, beware.

With beautifully eery and striking cinematography, coupled with superb casting of all the iconic characters for Carroll's writing, Alice in Terrorland is a pleasure to watch and a refreshing take on indie horror films that adapt well know properties within the public domain.

From the moment you step into Wonderland with Alice, you are filled with anticipation and intrigue as how to the narrative will unfold. Admittedly the narrative is not unfamiliar to other dark retellings of "Alice in Wonderland" in modern media, but the modernised contextualisation provides the ability for the audience to more easily understand how the story unfolds within a new setting and adds to the character's personal development and as the film progresses.

For me, the stand out moments in terms of acting and characterisation are optimised in the portrayals of the Cheshire Cat, the twins (tweedle-dum & tweedle dee) and especially Jon-Paul Gates portrayal as The Mad Hatter. With all actors giving us a chilling and encapsulating performance, revelling in the twisted version of Carroll's world portrayed within the film's context.

Jon-Paul Gates' ability to switch emotions and metal states on a dime is truly impressive and pleasing to watch as a fellow actor, let alone how unpredictable he is, which is very suitable to the role and certainly leaves a lasting impression on you as the viewer. Full marks for Mr. Gates!

On the whole, I very much enjoyed watching this spectacle unfold. I was left a little disappointed at the climax of the film and the ending scene to which I was not sure of the relevance of within the film's plot. But the world building, the character portrayal, the outstanding cinematography capturing the sister beauty of Wonderland left me very satisfied with purchasing this film and I look forward to seeing what comes next from this director and studio.

I keep seeing all of these negative reviews, but I'd like to add a (slightly) positive one. This movie is a slow burn thriller, no pun intended. It's not quite the gut clenching terror of Watcher in the Woods, but it's not the mind numbing tedium of The Lobster. It falls somewhere in between. I'd recommend it for fans of the original novel, but keep in mind, it's not a DIRECT translation, nor is it a gore filled slasher fest.

Watch it on the streaming service of your choice, and try to not allow yourself to be distracted. Enjoy it for the slowly building suspense and occasional jump scare moments.

Making a horror version of Lewis Carroll's work is not a novelty, as this is something that some adaptations had already done. There are adaptations that narrate Alice's adventures with a rather gloomy and bizarre tone and even Tim Burton managed to make a nightmare version of Wonderland. Also the Alice video games created by American McGee present a very dark version of Lewis Carroll's story. In 2010, an attempt had already been made to make an Alice film that was quite horror-oriented and the final result was a low-budget film that went unnoticed.

Now this independent film decided to make another attempt by presenting a psychological horror story that conceptually is perhaps the most decent thing that could have been done. The film clearly borrowed two elements from the American McGee's Alice video game, which are the death of Alice's parents in a fire and the journey that Alice undertakes in a Wonderland quite distorted by her trauma. Here Alice travels to Wonderland while her grandmother reads her the well-known Lewis Carroll tale, but the country that Alice visits is manifested in a rather nightmarish way. The characters appear as manifestations of Alice's trauma and feelings of guilt. Instead of being fantastic creatures like in the original story, here they appear as macabre human beings who guide Alice through a nightmare that leads her to a dark secret.

You have to give a lot of credit for what they wanted to do because Alice's psychology is one of the things that has had a certain relevance in some adaptations. That has to do with the interpretations that have been made of the original story and one of them dictates that Wonderland is a manifestation of Alice's psychological instability. In Tim Burton's version and in the American McGee video game, they show a version of Wonderland that is quite linked to Alice's psychology. This film manages to do that in a rather intelligent way. In the original story, Alice was a very imaginative girl and that was reflected in Wonderland. In this film, Alice suffers from a trauma that causes her to have nightmares that manifest in the country she visits. It makes a lot of sense considering that what Alice experiences in the original story is just a dream and the same thing happens here. Dreams are often closely related to the individual's psyche and there are thoughts or feelings that materialize in what we dream when we sleep.

Another fundamental detail that has also been related to the original story is the use of substances. From the beginning, it is known that the tea that the grandmother prepares for her granddaughter has something to do with the nightmares she has and that is a nod to the times when the original story has been related to the consumption of hallucinogenic substances. In the past, they have related the Disney animated adaptation to that and we must not forget the song White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane inspired by the story that had its heyday in an era where the consumption of LSD was quite common. Wonderland was interpreted as an LSD trip due to its psychedelic surrealism and in this film you can see that something similar happens when you know that Alice's nightmares are also the product of a substance.

You could say that this film is close to being a good horror adaptation of Lewis Carroll's work and it would have been that if it didn't have such a short story and if it had been developed much more. There is a good execution in the psychological part and also in the environmental part. It has a good visual section, impeccable photography and excellent music. Even the opening credits are a good graphic work because they have a psychedelic aspect and make it evident that they wanted to make an old-fashioned psychological horror film. This film has what it takes to be a good horror adaptation of Alice's adventures, but that was quite limited by being a low-budget film. Maybe with a bigger budget it would have been better used, but a better development of the plot would have contributed more. The idea and the story are good, it's just that being a short film, it would have been better if it had been extended and gone into more depth. The short length of this film and the superficiality of its script and characters are the only weak points. Alice's nightmares even had a lot more to offer. It was not necessary to give them meaning because the original story does not make sense either, since it takes place in a dream. It's just that the journey through terrorland could have lasted longer and been more engaging.

Alice In Terrorland is a psychological horror film with a lot of potential that could have been used to its full potential and could have been the best terrifying reimagining of the original tale. It is an experience that many horror fans may find unsatisfying and of the attempts that have been made to present a terrifying version of Alice In Wonderland in a film, Alice In Terrorland is at least the most decent. My final rating for this film is a 6/10.