Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
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Actor: Mr MagoosBrand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 53 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Model: LVD80304
Studio: Classic Media
Product features:
- Bah Humbug, Mr. Magoo! In this first-ever animated holiday TV special, the bumbling and loveable Mr. Magoo is Ebeneezer Scrooge in a hilarious and heartwarming musical retelling of Charles Dickensic, "A Christmas Carol". Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN Rating: NR Age: 796019803045 UPC: 796019803045 Manufacturer No: LVD80304
Movie Reviews of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Movie Review: MAGOO! YOU'VE BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ah Magoo. Usually I ham it up when I review your classic 1962 company performance of Dickens beloved Christmas Carol. I like to point out silly flaws in this special. Like how the ghosts appear in the wrong order, or how when the Cratchet family sings, their hand claps don't synch up right with the song. But all jokes aside, I love this Christmas special. Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol is the one that I've been watching every Christmas since I can remember, and it is without a doubt one of the best ever.
They don't ever play it on TV anymore. Which is a shame, but I don't think I can remember a time when I ever watched this on TV. I had the video when I was a kid. Magoos Christmas Carol was actually the first animated Christmas special ever aired on prime time television back in 1962 and was at one point popular enough to merit a re-release in movie theaters.
Here you will find one of the funniest, most heartfelt re-tellings of the tale of old Scrooge around. The music is great too. From the opening Broadway song, to the tear jerking "I'm all alone in the world" to the song that the thieves sing in the future.... its all great. I don't lie. You gotta have good Christmas specials. Of all the animated Christmas classics, this one kind of gets passed over these days... but its one you should definately have.
Summary of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Bah Humbug, Mr. Magoo! In this first-ever animated holiday TV special, the bumbling and loveable Mr. Magoo is Ebeneezer Scrooge in a hilarious and heartwarming musical retelling of Charles Dickens? classic, "A Christmas Carol".This 1962 special marked the last hurrah of Mr. Magoo, who starred in 43 cartoon shorts, including two OscarŽ winners, from the UPA Studio between 1949 and 1959. Magoo appears as Scrooge in a Broadway production of "A Christmas Carol" in this minimally animated hour. The play-within-the-show features forgettable songs by Jules Styne and Bob Merrill: Tiny Tim ("played" by the animated character Gerald McBoing-Boing) sings, oddly, of "razzle berry dressing" and "woofle jelly cake." This retelling of Dickens's holiday standard is much tamer than Richard Williams's Oscar-winning adaptation: the ghosts aren't scary, nor does Magoo confront the specters of Ignorance and Want. Small children who might be frightened by more dramatic versions of the story will enjoy this mild program. And the self-satisfied chuckles and bromides Jim Backus gives Magoo in his lighter moments remain as delightful as ever. This film is suitable for ages 6 and older. --Charles Solomon
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