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DVD Scrooge
A mixed bag as variations on A Christmas Carol go, this 1970 British musical tells the usual story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and involved performance, however, there isn't much to recommend this. The songs, which absorb so much of the evolving story line and emotions, are not all that good. Plenty of support, however, from the likes of Roy Kinnear (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) and Dame Edith Evans (Tom Jones), the handsome production is directed by veteran Ronald Neame (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). --Tom Keogh
I was in the fourth grade when we went on a field trip to see Scrooge at a small theater in San Diego. I recall being so enamored with this delightful film, that for the next eight years or so, I would scower the TV Guide to find out what day and what time it would be on (this was before it was released on VHS). I never missed a year watching it.
Albert Finney is perfect in the role of the crotchety and repressible miser. The make-up job to age the then, 34-year-old Finney, was briliant. As a child, I could never tell how they aged him. For years, I thought he was actually that old! Finney's mannerisms in his movements and the way he alters his speech to play the old, cantankerous Scrooge is nothing short of masterful.
While the supporting cast of Alec Guinness as Marley and Edith Evans as the Ghost of Christmas Past are brilliant, Finney takes the spotlight and never lets go.
My other favorite performance in this film is Kenneth More's who plays the Ghost of Christmas Present. He's wonderful.
The musical performances in this film are terrific and memorable. Days after watching this film, I can still find myself humming the familiar tunes from, "Thank you very much," to "December the 25th," to "I Like Life."
The climax at the end when the entire town's cast is singing and dancing is enough to warm the most miserly heart!
I have an entire repertoire of Christmas films lined up every year. There's "It's a Wonderful Life" and the original "Miracle on 34th Street" to feel good and inspired, "A Christmas Story" and "Christmas Vacation" to laugh, and "Scrooge" for the delight of song and dance.
If you haven't seen this version of A Christmas Carol yet, then you're in for a delightful treat! Afterward, you may find yourself humming, "I Like Life!"
Scrooge, this is our family favorite!
Christmas wouldn't be the same without this version of "A Christmas Carol." My whole family loves it. My kids, age 9 and 7, will sit and watch it over and over again, even in July. They run around the house singing "thank you very much........" and "father christmas........" We give it 5 stars and place the Albert Finney musical version at the top of the list!
THE Best Christmas Movie EVER!
I have watched Scrooge for years! I actually have 3 copies of this movie, just in case they take it off the market! I cannot imagine life without Scrooge! Acting, sets, and music are PERFECT. In fact, there is not a single second of this movie that I do not like! FIVE STARS for this movie... if only we could give it SIX!
This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the theme of lost women with a haunting musical refrain from the folk song "Barbara Allen." Sim's commitment to the role is at times astonishing; his Scrooge's Christmas-morning ecstasy is a marvel of giddy technique. Watch for Patrick Macnee (Steed in The Avengers) as the young Jacob Marley--the actor made his screen debut in this... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Brian Desmond Hurst DVD Release Date: Released the 02 November 1999 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Standing 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... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Patrick Stewart Director(s): David Hugh Jones DVD Release Date: Released the 07 November 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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In the same year that he directed a handsome version of The Scarlet Pimpernel for television, Clive Donner also made this worthy 1984 small-screen production of the Dickens tale. George C. Scott can't quite muster a decent English accent, but he does bring some new colors to this movie's interpretation of Scrooge, making the character less nasty for the sake of nastiness and more a product of a life of lovelessness. The supporting cast is first-rate, and the production is far more handsome than most TV fare. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Clive Donner DVD Release Date: Released the 05 October 1999 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This 1938 MGM version of the Dickens classic is not the most rewarding of the various adaptations (that honor goes to Biran Desmond Hurst's 1951 film, starring Alistair Sim), but it has a strong if narrow performance by Reginald Owen as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Directed by Edward L. Marin, the movie is stiffer and less imaginative than it ought to be, but there are some compensations in the supporting cast, including Leo G. Carroll, and the film debut of little June Lockhart. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Edwin L. Marin - Hugh Harman DVD Release Date: Released the 08 November 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Mr. Winkler failed to capture my attention in this ignoble version of the classic Dickens fable. However, it isn't without a certain charm all its own. And to Henry's credit, and partly to my own blame, I have never been able to seperate Henry Winkler from the Fonz of Happy Days. I can't say that I disliked the movie it just doesn't rate up there with the Christmas classics in my estimation and this is simply my own personal take on the film.
If you're looking for a Christmas movie that the whole family can enjoy together on occasion then this DVD will fit right in, but if you're looking to gather movies for your library that are the so called "must have Christmas movies" then pass it up for another title. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Eric Till DVD Release Date: Released the 23 November 1999 This item is currently not available.
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