A Christmas Carol Adaptation Discussion Thread — Page 3

SilverWook said:

Reegar said:

SilverWook said:

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?

 The ghost of Christmas Present is freakier than Christmas Future because of that scene. It was very random and unsettling.

"You're a jolly, fun chap! We should hang out more! Huh, what was that? You're. . . you're hiding starved children. Under your robe. Oh. OK, well. . . I'll call you sometime. Yeeeeah."

 Scrooged's Ghost of Christmas Future does give him a run for the money though. ;)

 Oh god, don't remind me.

Reegar said:

SilverWook said:

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?

 The ghost of Christmas Present is freakier than Christmas Future because of that scene. It was very random and unsettling.

"You're a jolly, fun chap! We should hang out more! Huh, what was that? You're. . . you're hiding starved children. Under your robe. Oh. OK, well. . . I'll call you sometime. Yeeeeah."

I still venture he's scariest in the Muppets version. That loose mouth, the constant smile, the head bobbing... *shudders*

*Yes, I was only joking.

Yes, but they were so crap-spewlingly terrifying that I chose to exclude them Besides, he said live-action versions.

There was a limited theatrical release one in 2006 that I think is the single worst butchering in history. For 3 reasons...

1. Anthropomorphic animal cast (Scrooge is a skunk!)

2. Tiny Tim is alive in the Yet to Come segment! 

3. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come can talk!

Add that with animation from PS2 cutscenes and you have yourself a film so bad it was posted on YouTube once and nobody cared.

SilverWook said:

Tack said:

There was a limited theatrical release one in 2006 that I think is the single worst butchering in history. For 3 reasons...

1. Anthropomorphic animal cast (Scrooge is a skunk!)

2. Tiny Tim is alive in the Yet to Come segment! 

3. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come can talk!

Add that with animation from PS2 cutscenes and you have yourself a film so bad it was posted on YouTube once and nobody cared.

Uh, #1 and #3 also apply to the Mickey version you know. #1 also applies to the Muppets. ;)

Tiny Tim not dying sounds almost as bad a everyone getting safely off the ship in the animated Titanic.

And now I must find this thing!

Ok, let me explain. I don't mind the animal cast if it's tied to some other existing license (I like the Muppets and Disney versions) but this is just so poorly animated and the choice is so weird to me that I had to include.

And in the Disney version, it's a reveal, and again, tied to an existing character. In this version, he NEVER SHUTS UP! 

SilverWook said:

I am the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Koo koo ka Choo!

 That's the one. It's worse than I remember. 

Where did you find it?

I actually find myself liking the Magoo version. I can't explain it.

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