A christmas carol in prose, being a ghost story of christmas is a victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, ebenezer scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one evening. A christmas carol 2006, a computer animated adaptation featuring anthropomorphic animals in the lead. The movie stars simoncallow, katewinslet, nicolascage, michaelgambon the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Christmas carol the movie appears in an aspect ratio of 1. All of which means christmas carol the movie has a lot to live up to. The movie 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this animated retelling of charles dickens classic tale, ebeneezer scrooge simon callow remains the same old curmudgeonly hermit.
Crotchety miser ebenezer scrooge reginald owen hates christmas and mistreats his longsuffering employee, devoted family man bob cratchit gene lockhart. I got through 3m40s before i knew it was a waste of perfectly good film. This is a divas christmas carol 2000 by richard schenkman on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rocking carol lyrics by julian nott music czech traditionalmartin shaw from the oxford book of carols 1928 arranged by julian nott. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. A 2001 british live actionanimated film based on charles dickens classic novella. Great condition dvd movie discs many titles available. It appeared patently obvious that the dvd represented a panandscan transfer.
The movie stars simoncallow, katewinslet, nicolascage, michaelgambon the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a. The movie is another addition to the list of countless existing remakes of charles dickenss classic novella, a christmas carol. I have, you see, been watching the many film versions there have been of the charles dickens classic in an endeavour to find the best movie adaptation of a christmas carol. Being a history of a christmas carol on film by richard jones. This movie along with the muppet christmas carol 1992 are the only versions where the scene of the cratchit family and freds party swap places. However, i nonetheless went in with an open mind and full of hope. The movie 2001 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie.
The movie, produced by murakamiwolf productions, illuminated film company. A retelling of the classic tale, in which wealthy miser ebenezer scrooge is taught the spirit of christmas by visitations from the ghosts of christmas past, present and future. Still i think they deserve a half point for the effort to place a christmas carol movie in a more modern context. Jane krakowski, and jennifer love hewitt star in this musical version of charles dickens classic story. In the united states, metrogoldwynmayer released it straight to video on vhs and on region 1 dvd on 7 october 2003 in full screen.
Today on cage club we get a bit more animated than usual with christmas carol. How are the themes of a christmas carol still relevant more than 200 years after it was originally written. How can you act generously during the holidays and year round. At this point the story turns into the animated version and dickens explains that the mouse, na. Ebeneezer scrooge simon callow is visited by former partner marley, then the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, and an earnest mouse to help him change his cold heart and his fate just in time for the holiday.
The picture often looked tightly framed on the sides, and elements often got a bit cropped. Murakami on allmovie this animated version of charles dickens classic. Murakami, it follows the exact same storyline as the original and classic dickens tale. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch christmas carol. In the original story and on other film versions, the cratchit dinner scene takes place before freds party. A christmas carol is a british television crime fantasy drama film, written by peter bowker, that first broadcast on itv on 20 december 2000. Watch a christmas carol online stream full movie directv. That one manages to be fun and scary and full of holiday goodness. The video transfer is presented in fullframe format, but does not include the musical number when love is gone, which was present on most other home video releases.
As he begins his story of ghosts a woman in the audience screams because she has seen a mouse and dickens points out that this is appropriate since his story begins with a mouse. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Download christmas carol the movie 2001 torrent or any other torrent from category. The film begins with a liveaction sequence set in boston in 1857, the site of a live reading by renowned novelist dickens. In this animated retelling of charles dickens classic tale, ebeneezer scrooge remains the same old curmudgeonly hermit. The movie 2001 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment.
The muppet christmas carol video muppet wiki fandom. The movie 2001, an animated version produced by illuminated films christmas carol, ltdthe film consortiummbp. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover. Btw, lionel barrymore only did a christmas carol on radio, which led directly to him being asked to do mr. This is an older version of the christmas carol movie and is all animated. Always remember dont trust the opinion of christmas carol. The movie is just something youd have idly playing in the background over the christmas holidays, because youre too full of wine and mince pies to bother to change channel. I watch it even when its not christmas because it helps me want to do good to people all year round the little mice that are in the movie are very endearing as well. The christmas spirit that still lives within embittered ebenezer scrooge is magically transformed into a musical event featuring a visitation of. A christmas carol film adaptations best and worst movie. Do you think the 3d technology enhances the movie, or would it have been as goodbetter without it. Charles dickens classic novella a christmas carol turned 175, but its utility as a.