i also have had Alice in my netflix queue. for a while now. this thread motivated me to watch it.
didn't take long before i pressed pause to see how far into it i was and how much more i had to go. has the qualities of something you walk by at a modern art exhibit. not something to sit through. doesn't even feel that unique. transience and stop animation animal bones--isn't that all modern art? though maybe svankmajer was the first and the concept was worn on me before i had a chance to see the original.
the audio for the only speaker, the narrator, is horribly jarring. and dubbed british-english. i hope that means the Czechs got a dubbed version too. all the audio is unpleasant. i think i understand a little of and noticed what psood0nym is saying concerning an attempt to use sound to help evoke tactile sensations, but i certainly did not find anything special in it. again, reminds me of something you'd hear passing a screen at an art exhibit. grating and strange.
all that criticism given, i don't hate it either. i like the little girl's demeanor and lack of dialogue. i like her, reconquering her socks. some of the stop motion and sets are interesting. but the film makes no attempt at a captivating plot. and there is not enough excellence in any other area to make up for that hole. so i am glad i saw it, but i wouldn't describe it as a good movie.
i can see how his style might work well with horror.