A Christmas Carol
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Movie Reviews of A Christmas Carol
Movie Review: The Essential Christmas Carol
Summary: 5 Stars
If you watch only one version of A Christmas Carol, this should be it. The fact that it was shot entirely on location in England gives a great sense of realism. Also, the characters are superbly cast. George C. Scott will remain, at least for me, the actor I think of when I think of Ebeneezer Scrooge.
The faithfulness to the text is also evident. Scrooge becomes less a man to be feared than one to be pitied. It isn't that he is angry with the world as in other versions, is is more that he is missing so much. When he puts his arms around his nephew and his wife and says, "God forgive me for the time I've wasted," tears come to my eyes, even after 22 seasons of watching.
The interplay between Scrooge and Belle are interesting. You get the impression that they should have been married and would have been very happy except that Scrooge was in love with money and not her. When she walks away, I want to scream at him.
You can watch other movies at Christmas, but if you want to be moved, watch this version of A Christmas Carol.
Movie Review: The BEST of the BEST!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was extremely angered at one of the adult reviewer's reviews. This movie has been a tradition in my family and I's home ever since it came out!!! I am extremely grateful to everyone that participated in this film. This season would not be the same if my family and me couldn't watch it. I just finished watching it with my family a few minutes ago. It reminds me every time we watch it how life is short and that we need to live every day as if it were our last. It also reminds me of all the things God has blessed us with. And for the record, my family and I think that George C. Scott is an excellent Scrooge. The cast is perfect. The setting perfect also. Tiny Tim adorable. I guess you could say that we are the movie's biggest fans. I've also found out how to play the songs almost exact on the piano!!! (NOT TO BRAG OR ANYTHING!!!!) Well, may our Lord Jesus bless you this holiday season and the rest to come!!!!
~a concerned 14 year old
named meghan~
Movie Review: The BEST Christmas Carol
Summary: 5 Stars
For some unknown reason, most critics love the Alister Sim version of Christmas Carol. It is NOT faithful to the Dickens story. There are added scenes, rewritten parts of the story and in general an almost unwatchable, hammy, bordering on amateurish performance by Mr. Sim. He must havegained 50 pounds from chewing the scenery. However, the George C. Scott performance is a marvel. It is completely believable, a multilayered absolutely real person. This is THE Scrooge for all generations. Everything about the production - script, settings, music - are just right. And what a supporting cast! Any production that can boast Susannah York, David Warner, Edward Woodward, Roger Reese just screams QUALITY. Even though this version was made for television, it has all the production qualities of the finest film. Had it played the theaters, there is no doubt that it would have been nominated for, and received, Oscars.The Dickens book is one of my favorite work of literature. I read it every year. This production is the perfect realization of Dickens!Movie Review: By Far And Away The Best
Summary: 5 Stars
George C. Scott does not play Scrooge like "Crabby Appleton". Nor did Dickens write Scrooge that way. In most versions I've seen, the actors are content to play Scrooge like Charles Laughton doing Captain Bligh, no humor or shading whatsoever. As a result, when they get to the end of the story, they look more crazy than filled with joy. Believe it or not, Scrooge is one of Dickens more humorous characters. I defy you to say in you mind "Any fool that goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of Holly though his heart" and not see the dark humor in it. And how many of us would be able to stand in front of a ghost and say "There's more gravy than grave about you". Scott even manages to make "Bah, Humbug" into something at least Simi-humorous. As a result of his not being a just plain mean person, the redemption scene is believably. The movie also includes some favorites generally missed. Jacob Marlays jaw dropping and the two children want and ignorance.Movie Review: Scrooge Lives!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge Dickens fan, having read all of his novels many multiple times. I reread The Christmas Carol every Christmas and have watched most the film versions. Simply, this one is the most moving and the most faithful to Dickens original intent. I am not one to cry, yet I tear up and get a lump in my throat every year my wife and I watch this. It is one of our most cherished Christmas traditions to watch this on Christmas Eve after we have put the kids to bed. It puts me in just the right frame of mind and spirit for the true meaning of the Christmas season (and I think my wife secretly enjoys getting to see me teary eyed at a movie once per year :).
As far as the individuals who rate this low, they are the best evidence that Scrooge still lives and why we need films like this in our lives. Ignore them and their miserly and sometimes bizarre critiques and trust the majority of people reviewing this who know both top quality and the true meaning of Christmas.
God Bless Us Everyone!