tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post8281459970005901721..comments2024-03-15T10:42:37.859-04:00Comments on Passion for the Past: "A Christmas Carol" Film Reviews Updated - Here's a Guide to Help You ChooseHistorical Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-50593435872245640192013-12-21T08:16:48.963-05:002013-12-21T08:16:48.963-05:00Wendi -
Never a need to apologize. It's all o...Wendi - <br />Never a need to apologize. It's all opinion anyhow, right?<br />I enjoy every version you mentioned (including the one with Henry Winkler!).<br />And, yes, I even like the Muppets. My problem with the Muppet Carol is that it seems to be the only one so many people will watch, and they really do lose feel of the story by not watching any of the others as well.<br />By the way, I am in full agreement with you about the book. I read it every year and it truly is an amazing piece.<br />I appreciate the comments!<br />Merry Christmas.Historical Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-70044117764925137832013-12-20T19:55:45.626-05:002013-12-20T19:55:45.626-05:00Alasdair Sim is my favorite "old" versio...Alasdair Sim is my favorite "old" version. I like George C. Scott's version. The Henry Winkler one was awful. Although it's campy, I like "Scrooged" - particularly the depiction of Marley, rotting flesh and all. I liked "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. I saw it in the theater when it first came out. BTW, the hearse on the stairs in this one was right out of the book - that and the door knocker. I had nightmares from both scenes. And sorry, Ken, but for all-around fun, I like the Muppet version best. I know, I speak heresy. My all-time favorite version (drum roll, please) is the book. Reading it now, for the umpteenth time. My mind can choreograph the perfect images, characters, and voices. I always imagine books much better than the movie people.Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314601035555330859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-32857320910767268962012-11-08T05:49:19.721-05:002012-11-08T05:49:19.721-05:00+1 on Scrooged. That's an outstanding adaptati...+1 on Scrooged. That's an outstanding adaptation. Of the versions that retain the settings of the book, Patrick Stewart's was my favorite...until I saw the Jim Carrey version. There is an element of horror in the book, a sense of the macabre, which I think Scrooged and the Jim Carrey version captured best.cmadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184444550976365492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-34126459257962705632012-02-19T14:32:38.800-05:002012-02-19T14:32:38.800-05:00Scrooged is my favorite. Surreal and nuts + Bill ...Scrooged is my favorite. Surreal and nuts + Bill Murry.Lee Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432045155239131821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-18269097257910793922011-11-20T12:43:24.660-05:002011-11-20T12:43:24.660-05:00Thought you might like my new machinima version of...Thought you might like my new machinima version of A Christmas Carol <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9SBebs3A5ITitusLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735231859351220463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-62047608481855028772011-11-03T18:53:01.831-04:002011-11-03T18:53:01.831-04:00I actually liked him in the Grinch...
Hopefully yo...I actually liked him in the Grinch...<br />Hopefully you'll like him as Scrooge.Historical Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-32934958130735291502011-11-03T15:39:27.411-04:002011-11-03T15:39:27.411-04:00I'll have to check out the Jim Carrey version,...I'll have to check out the Jim Carrey version, after his Grinch and other Dr. Seuss movies I was turned off anything cartoonish done by him, but sounds like this would be an exception!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961949757283263982noreply@blogger.com