"Alisa v Zazerkale" or "Alice in the Land in the Other Side of the Mirror" is a Soviet Russian-language animated short film from 1982, so this one has its 35th anniversary this year. Pruzhanskiy and Zagdansky collaborated on this sequel to the Soviet take on the original Alice in Wonderland tale. This one here is a bit longer, but otherwise there are many similarities, especially in terms of animation style and also in terms of the absurd, over-the-top characters that are once again frequently animals. The comedy is so-so, the play on words about the "lion's share" wasn't too bad, but otherwise it was pretty mediocre. And perhaps Carroll's style and approach are just not very satisfying to me as I was never a big AiW fan either, not even of the traditional more known Disney version. Anyway, back to this one here. There is even more focus on queens this time and Alice herself becomes one eventually. And some slightly famous characters like Humpty Dumpty are included too. As a whole, I was as unimpressed by most of the production values in here as I was by the first. The voice acting is one of not too many pros here, but the soundtrack for example is weaker too compared to the first. I give it a thumbs-down and suggest you don't watch it unless you really really love Alice in Wonderland or old Soviet animation.
