Which episode is that pic from? I must see it!
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Devil's Due. There is a clip on Youtube...
Where were you in '77?
Rich Little's A Christmas Carol used to play on HBO as much as Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas did during the holidays back in the early 80's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksw0dqLICQQ
Some of you may be too young to recall Little's comedy act though. Are there even any impressionists working in comedy today?
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Tack said:
Have at it! Likes, dislikes, favourites, least-favourites! All is welcome!
For the record (all IMO):
Best Overall: Scrooge (1951)
Best for sheer accuracy: A Christmas Carol (1972, Animated)
Worst : Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001, Animated)
Agree on 1951 being the best. It has been the only performance where the actor seemed to really inhabit the character and make the transformation believable.
The blue elephant in the room.
My favourite version is the live-action film with Sim, my least favourite the animated one with Carrey (not that I think it's bad; I'm just not fond of the embellishments made to the story).
I caught a bit of the Albert Finney version last Sunday. Suffice it to say, I didn't like what I saw.
Tried watching a little bit of the Carrey version on ABC family tonight, but the creepy dead eyed CGI characters are just as unsettling as they were in The Polar Express. When is Robert Zemeckis going to get off this motion capture zombie kick?
That sound you hear is Mr. Dickens rotating in his coffin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hfre4eBCY8
Although, if ACC was under copyright, someone else would be pimping it out some other way.
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Finished watching 'Scrooge: The Literary Cut'. Good stuff.
Some of the imagery was even creepier than the director probably intended. The lamenting spirits are nightmare fuel.
The maid thinking Scrooge lost his mind was hilarious. "I must stand on my head!"
DuracellEnergizer said:
My favourite version is the live-action film with Sim, my least favourite the animated one with Carrey (not that I think it's bad; I'm just not fond of the embellishments made to the story).
I caught a bit of the Albert Finney version last Sunday. Suffice it to say, I didn't like what I saw.
Yeah, i've expressed my feelings for Albert Finney. I've never fully seen Jim Carrey's version, but I think it might be the only Jim Carrey film where Jim Carrey isn't the problem. Why, Zemeckis? Why did Marley have to puppeteer his own jaw?
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SilverWook said:
Devil's Due. There is a clip on Youtube...
I can't believe Data, for all his thoroughness for literature, FORGOT the toothpick scene! Then again, I think only one version has it, so, there.
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SilverWook said:
Tried watching a little bit of the Carrey version on ABC family tonight, but the creepy dead eyed CGI characters are just as unsettling as they were in The Polar Express. When is Robert Zemeckis going to get off this motion capture zombie kick?
for some reason, it doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother others.
Reegar said:
Finished watching 'Scrooge: The Literary Cut'. Good stuff.
The Literary Cut? what is that?
Someone cut 1951's Scrooge to be a little closer to the book, mainly by removing a good section of the 'Ghost of Christmas Past' segment, among other little things.
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I might have to watch this sometime.
Warbler said:
Reegar said:
Finished watching 'Scrooge: The Literary Cut'. Good stuff.
The Literary Cut? what is that?
Tack said:
SilverWook said:
Of course, the number of sitcoms and tv shows that have used ACC for their holiday episode is nearly impossible to measure.
Oh, we're only counting straight adaptations, don't worry.
So, no Blackadder's Christmas Carol then?
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This is the one that makes the least sense, as the existence of Christmas in the Flintstone's prehistoric world raises all sorts of issues. (They did a Christmas episode on the original series too.) Some have theorized the show is actually set after the apocalypse has thrown mankind back to the stone age. ;)
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Mickey's Christmas Carol is great and short enough to watch after one of the other versions in a single sitting. I also like the Patrick Stewart version, largely because of his performance. The 2009 version was surprisingly enjoyable; like Warbler, I don't have a problem with the animation.
This was a good idea for a thread. :-)
MCC is probably the only version that has it's own action figures. ;)
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Leonardo said:
I loved the Disney one (1983, I think), with Scrooge McDuck and Mickey Mouse.
I really enjoy this one as well. I also like the audio version that preceded it. Every part was performed by the same actor (the one who also does Scrooge McDuck for all the cartoons). It's pretty fun, and I think it's still available on YouTube in 4 parts.
My absolute favorite traditional telling: 1984 George C. Scott
Absolute favorite non-traditional telling: 1989 Scrooged
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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Always keep your copy of ACC under lock and key! ;)
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of course, if really want the true A Christmas Carol experience, you need to read the book.
^Truth be told, I did read the book, but it didn't really impact me like I thought it would. It's one of those cases where I like the story more than the way it was actually written (if that makes any sense).
I saw ACC figurines in a gift shop last night. Nothing enhances your holiday decor like a figure of Christmas Present showing off the little friends who live under his robe. ;)
That scene really creeped me out in the George C. Scott version. Do any other filmed versions include it?
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Allistair Sim's version has it, as well as the Patrick Stewart one. I'm not sure of any others.
They're named Ignorance and Want, by the way.
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