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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Dec 11, 2022 17:09:14 GMT -5
One of the(if not, the) greatest versions of "A Christmas Carol" opened in theaters  |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 11, 2022 18:39:02 GMT -5
Not “one of” the greatest, the greatest.
And the greatest adaptation of a Dickens story too.
And (I’m deadly serious here) Michael Caine’s greatest performance.
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Post by jason1980s on Dec 11, 2022 19:01:22 GMT -5
I saw that in theaters. I thought it was awesome then, I still think it now.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 11, 2022 19:08:34 GMT -5
I saw that in theaters. I thought it was awesome then, I still think it now. Same. I love this movie so much |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2022 19:09:26 GMT -5
And (I’m deadly serious here) Michael Caine’s greatest performance. Caine is an absolute titan as Scrooge. He could have played it firmly tongue in cheek and hammed it up because 95% of his scenes are shared with Muppets, and that would have been perfectly fine and wouldn't have detracted from the movie in any way. Instead he played it as if he were acting opposite Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud, and it's so, so good. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 11, 2022 19:13:24 GMT -5
Empire did a really good feature on this last week about how it was made. I never knew they nearly had to close down until Disney saw what they were doing. link |
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 11, 2022 19:18:19 GMT -5
And (I’m deadly serious here) Michael Caine’s greatest performance. Caine is an absolute titan as Scrooge. He could have played it firmly tongue in cheek and hammed it up because 95% of his scenes are shared with Muppets, and that would have been perfectly fine and wouldn't have detracted from the movie in any way. Instead he played it as if he were acting opposite Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud, and it's so, so good. An interesting fact: Caine starred with Bob Hoskins in the film Mona Lisa, and then both of them went on to star opposite beloved nonhuman characters and deliver powerhouse performances that elevated good children’s movies into great films, period. My point is: go watch Mona Lisa. It’s fantastic. |
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 12, 2022 0:16:14 GMT -5
One of the(if not, the) greatest versions of "A Christmas Carol" opened in theaters Disney+ recently added the intact movie with "When Love is Gone" re-added (in the extras section). |
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Dec 15, 2022 18:17:35 GMT -5
And (I’m deadly serious here) Michael Caine’s greatest performance. Caine is an absolute titan as Scrooge. He could have played it firmly tongue in cheek and hammed it up because 95% of his scenes are shared with Muppets, and that would have been perfectly fine and wouldn't have detracted from the movie in any way. Instead he played it as if he were acting opposite Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud, and it's so, so good. The best Scrooge, imo. |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Dec 15, 2022 18:20:50 GMT -5
It's the American way!
*Um Sam it's just the story takes place in England*
It's the British way!
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Post by Big BosskMan on Dec 15, 2022 18:37:40 GMT -5
30 years ago today.....
I was 20
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Dec 18, 2022 10:55:05 GMT -5
30 years ago today..... I was 20 30 years ago today... I was 11 |
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 18, 2022 13:09:53 GMT -5
Ghost of Christmas Past is still one of the creepiest effects I've ever seen in a film. Leaping over the uncanny valley there.
Ghost of Christmas Future was pretty scary too, I guess.
A metal band should cover the "we're Marley & Marley...." number.
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Post by Glitch on Dec 19, 2022 6:53:57 GMT -5
I saw this in theaters as part of a school trip. The other kids got cash from their parents to buy theater food but my mom packed me lunch (which didn't bother me). But one of the teachers did buy me and a fellow student snickers ice cream bars. It was an awesome day. The movies gives me good memories.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 19, 2022 10:15:20 GMT -5
I mean, I still stand by Mickey's Christmas Carol being the best adaptation.
But this is right up there with it.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Dec 20, 2022 6:16:33 GMT -5
And (I’m deadly serious here) Michael Caine’s greatest performance. Caine is an absolute titan as Scrooge. He could have played it firmly tongue in cheek and hammed it up because 95% of his scenes are shared with Muppets, and that would have been perfectly fine and wouldn't have detracted from the movie in any way. Instead he played it as if he were acting opposite Olivier, Richardson and Gielgud, and it's so, so good. Caine even said from the onset that Muppets or not I'm playing Scrooge as this was the royal theater production version of the character. And also it should be said by having him acting alongside the Muppets it lends a tiny bit of subtext to this portrayal of Scrooge making him into this towering oppressive figure that views the people in his life as mere vermin and other assorted oddballs to be walked over. |
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Post by Totorob101 on Dec 20, 2022 11:42:07 GMT -5
Micheal deserved best actor for this,he is so damn good as Scrooge and the Muppets were brilliant to,heck Kermets acting was almost as good as Micheals in my book,he,Piggy and Tiny Tim made me cry and still do! The songs too are amazing.
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Post by castletonsnob on Dec 20, 2022 13:59:30 GMT -5
Muppets Christmas Carol is also interesting, because it's the beginning of the Post-Henson Era.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 20, 2022 14:22:32 GMT -5
Muppets Christmas Carol is also interesting, because it's the beginning of the Post-Henson Era. Both Jim Henson and Richard Hunt would be gone before the movie released. |
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 28, 2022 5:35:52 GMT -5
I watched it last night, still holds up mostly.
Is it me or once we hit Christmas Present, the movie has a video look rather than film? At least on Disney+.
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