#26
Posted: 12/18/05 at 5:39pm
Muppets Christmas Carol all the way! I def know every single line of the freaking movie when I watch it
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#27
Posted: 12/18/05 at 5:41pm
A Diva's Christmas Carol starring Vanessa Williams.
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#28
Posted: 12/18/05 at 5:50pm
Ebbie starring Susan Lucci
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#29
Posted: 12/18/05 at 8:13pm
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#30
Posted: 12/18/05 at 8:16pm
Scrooge with Albery Finney
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#31
Posted: 12/18/05 at 9:04pm
The first one that came to mind as favorite is the George C. Scott one - I'm pretty sure that's the one with Alec Guiness as Marley. I rmember how Marley moved in this eerily disjointed way, truly unearthly. And it was the first one I saw that emphasized Dickenson's social criticism - maybe the first one (that I had seen) that had the scene where the Ghost of Christmas Present opens his robe to reveal want and hunger. It was an awesome cast and awesome production.
But I'd almost forgotten Kelsey Grammer's Mr. St. Nick. I LOVE that - the whole idea of Santa' son being a debonair bon vivant living in Miami of all places. And Grammer has the presence to make you believe in magic. So that would be second.
Third is a new one this year (I think) that I laughed all the way through - the Tom Arnold one. It's a riot. If you haven't seen it, watch for it. Completely turns the story upside down.
But I'd almost forgotten Kelsey Grammer's Mr. St. Nick. I LOVE that - the whole idea of Santa' son being a debonair bon vivant living in Miami of all places. And Grammer has the presence to make you believe in magic. So that would be second.
Third is a new one this year (I think) that I laughed all the way through - the Tom Arnold one. It's a riot. If you haven't seen it, watch for it. Completely turns the story upside down.
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#32
Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:09pm
Mister Magoo. "All Alone In The World" is really moving as well.
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#33
Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:13pm
justthefacts2 Alec Guiness was Marley in the musical Scrooge with Albert Finney (and was awesome!)
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#34
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:58am
Thanks, mominator! I'll have to catch both these shows again when they're on next week (and they WILL be, I'm guessing!) and get them straight. Who was Marley in the George C. Scott version, I wonder?
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#35
Posted: 12/19/05 at 7:14am
I adore the Magoo version.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#36
Posted: 12/19/05 at 7:48am
justthefacts2, I just Googled it Frank Finlay was Marleys Ghost.
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#37
Posted: 12/19/05 at 10:10am
Definitely Scrooge w/ Albert Finney. The cast is amazing, and I think he makes a great Ebenezer. The score is why I love it so. Happiness/You You, Christmas Children, Beautiful Day are faves, but I most often sing I Hate People, under my breath walking in Manhattan.
I watch it every year while I wrap presents. I get teary every time.
I watch it every year while I wrap presents. I get teary every time.
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#38
Posted: 12/19/05 at 10:49am
For me, there's the George C. Scott version, then everything else. I prefer my Christmas Carol's real and scary, not sweet and cartoony.
That being said, I do like Mickey's Christmas Carol and Scrooge, with Albert Finney. :)
That being said, I do like Mickey's Christmas Carol and Scrooge, with Albert Finney. :)
#39
Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:56pm
I vote the George C. Scott one, too, of the ones made in the last 20 years. Frank Finlay's Marley was so truly creepy and corpse-like. I think David Warner was an inspired choice for Bob Crachit (sp?). Definitely the best in my view and fun to see him playing against type.
Also like the musical "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. Great score. That was Bricussi, wasn't it?
Mominator? You said "remake" of A Christmas Carol. Which production were you using as your "base-line?"
Also like the musical "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. Great score. That was Bricussi, wasn't it?
Mominator? You said "remake" of A Christmas Carol. Which production were you using as your "base-line?"
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#40
Posted: 12/21/05 at 7:05am
Other than the old version with Alistair Simm, It's Vanessa as "Ebony Scrooge" for me!
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#41
Posted: 12/21/05 at 7:39am
I guess the version w/ Alister Sim would be my base line. I enjoyed the Muppets, but the cartoons and Susan Lucci versions I can do without.
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#42
Posted: 12/21/05 at 9:54am
Started Magoo last night and it's good.
I hope to see the 1938 version on TV Christmas Eve.
I hope to see the 1938 version on TV Christmas Eve.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#43
Posted: 12/21/05 at 10:00am
I've got to agree with the Albert Finney "Scrooge". The casting was absolute perfection. I never miss seeing it when the holidays come.
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#44
Posted: 12/21/05 at 10:55am
"Scrooge," absolutely, if only because I was in the musical and can sing along with all the songs.
#45
Posted: 12/21/05 at 12:48pm
Just found Scrooge on DVD too (Ahh the joy of it all!)
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#46
Posted: 12/21/05 at 1:04pm
alastair sim, the best!
and you can't beat magoo. i love the animation.
SCROOGE
and you can't beat magoo. i love the animation.
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#47
Posted: 12/21/05 at 2:19pm
I wish I like Albert Finney in the role of Scrooge, but I don't. His characterization is too phoney, to me. Scrunched-up and hunched-over, with reedy voice, he just comes off too fake to me. I like it, otherwise, though. And, as I believe I said earlier in this post, the opening number "A Christmas Carol", is one of my favorite songs ever written.
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#48
Posted: 12/21/05 at 9:06pm
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I'm all alone in the world.
Where are two shoes that click to my clack?
I'm all alone in the world.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#49
Posted: 12/21/05 at 9:21pm
Thanks, Mominator. I was assuming the Alistair Sim version was the baseline, too.
By the way, since so many folks seem to enjoy the musical, Scrooge (including me), if you don't have it, it's on sale at Amazon.com for under $10.00.
By the way, since so many folks seem to enjoy the musical, Scrooge (including me), if you don't have it, it's on sale at Amazon.com for under $10.00.
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#50
Posted: 12/21/05 at 9:24pm
Don't hurt me, Mariah Carey (sp) - All i want for Christmas
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