Alakazam the Great (1961)
May 5, 1999Mischievous Monkey's Adventures/Animation
Anime version of the classic tale Chinese legend Journey to the West made Osamu Tezuka, this comes with a fast-paced action and is undeniably likable
Jonathan Winters
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
May 3, 2023Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation
From Irwin Allen, the creator of Lost in Space etc, a tv version of Alice in Wonderland, conceived as an all-star musical that comes out as ponderous and leaden in Allen's hands
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)
Jun 29, 2008Animation/Alice in Wonderland Film
Obscure animated children's movie adaptation of Alice in Wonderland that commits the sin of modernising and Americanizing Alice
The Shadow (1994)
Jan 20, 2001Mystical Superhero
Beautifully produced film version of the old radio superhero where director Russell Mulcahy does a wonderful job with the period design and adventure
The Thief and the Cobbler (1994)
Feb 23, 2004Gonzo Arabian Nights Adventure/Animation
Legendary animated masterpiece from Richard Williams that was butchered in release. Williams' animation is visually extraordinary
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
Apr 21, 2008Comic-Book Fandom Mockumentary
An hilarious mockumentary directed by Mark Hamill set at the San Diego Comic Con, this spoofs various aspects of comic-book fandom and includes assorted celebrities sending themselves up
The Smurfs (2011)
Aug 10, 2011Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures
Live-action version of the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon series. In its favour, it is at least slickly polished and comes with far less in the way of irritating smartass humour that one expected
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Aug 11, 2013Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures
The first film was vaguely passable but this is an agonising piece of commercial product that has reduced everything to lazy slapstick sequences, cutsie laughs and smartass lines played for the single-digit age groups