A Christmas Carol
by David Hugh Jones
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Actor: Desmond Barrit, Ian McNeice, Joel Grey, Richard E. Grant, Saskia ReevesDirector: David Hugh Jones
Brand: TURNER HM ENTERTAINM
Primary Contributor: Patrick Stewart
Producer: Patrick Stewart
Producer: Chris Thompson
Producer: Dyson Lovell
Producer: Peter Barnes
Writer: Peter Barnes
Producer: Robert Halmi Sr.
Writer: Charles Dickens
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-11-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of A Christmas Carol
Movie Review: WORST ADAPTATION EVER!
Summary: 1 Stars
Not only is this version boring and dull, there is NO enthusiasm whatsoever from any of the characters. They are protrayed horribly and this movie is not even remotely watchable. If you want a good version of A Christmas Carol, buy the DVD with George C. Scott as Scrooge. Not THAT is a great movie! But don't waste your time with this one, it is really awful!
Summary of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol ? TNT Original Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation) stars as Scrooge, the mean-spirited miser who gets his terrifying comeuppance when he imagines he?s visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and taken on a life-altering journey. Spellbinding special effects, a star-studded cast and a timeless holiday story make this brilliant presentation of Dickens? classic the most heartwarming, compelling and powerful adaptation ever filmed.Year: 1999Director: David JonesStarring: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel GreyStanding out in the crowded field of screen adaptations of the classic Dickens novel A Christmas Carol is hard to do, but this version pulls it off. When a transparent Jacob Marley walks through Ebenezer Scrooge's apartment door, you know you're seeing something both timeless and contemporary. Other strategically placed special effects--a funnel cloud that transports Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, the hollow specter of Christmas future--keep you riveted without slipping into anachronism.
But, as good as the technology is, the performances are what really power this 93-minute TNT interpretation. Patrick Stewart brings a depth to Scrooge that allows the character to go beyond the cartoonish qualities that have made him a Christmas mainstay. That doesn't mean he's any less heartless with his hapless employee Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant) or any less dismissive of his well-meaning nephew. A frail-looking Joel Grey makes an excellent ghost of Christmas past, and a superb British cast ably fill the remaining roles.
Director David Jones, shooting on location in England and at London's Ealing Studios, has achieved a balance of science and sentiment that will help this version hold up for many years to come. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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