Best version of A Christmas Carol?
11-19-04, 08:34 AM
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The Alastair Sim version...bar none. George C. Scott is the only other one who even comes close to Sim. Forget the rest. By the way, the dvd contains the original black and white and a colorised version, and the print quality is quite good.
11-22-04, 08:16 AM
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Definitely the Alastair Sim vesion. Also i found it at at a great price at Walmart for 13.50. The reason i think it's a good deal it's because you get the b/w version and the color version. You guys should check it out.
11-30-04, 01:05 PM
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In my opinion, the best version of Christmas Carol is the 1938 version with Reginald Owen, and it's not on dvd.
In my opinion, the best version of Christmas Carol is the 1938 version with Reginald Owen, and it's not on dvd.
I'm also a fan of the Patrick Stewart version. The scene where Scrooge has his first laugh is great stuff.
12-06-04, 02:50 PM
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As you can see, votes are all over the map. In fact, most versions are sure-fire audience pleasers, if nothing else... Maybe that's why they keep redoing it... 
The Alistair Sim version is the critic's favorite by a long shot. Whether it will be your favorite or not has more to do with--among other things--whether you enjoy older movies as easily as modern ones, authentic Dickensian dialog or more contemporary talk, a kid's story or an adult story, a musical comedy or a drama, etc...
My favs are the Alistair Sim drama, the Mr. Magoo cartoon, and the Albert Finney musical.
(I didn't see the new TV musical that just aired, but it was supposedly based on the long-running modern Broadway version by Howard Menken, so could be interesting...)
The Alistair Sim version is the critic's favorite by a long shot. Whether it will be your favorite or not has more to do with--among other things--whether you enjoy older movies as easily as modern ones, authentic Dickensian dialog or more contemporary talk, a kid's story or an adult story, a musical comedy or a drama, etc...
My favs are the Alistair Sim drama, the Mr. Magoo cartoon, and the Albert Finney musical.
(I didn't see the new TV musical that just aired, but it was supposedly based on the long-running modern Broadway version by Howard Menken, so could be interesting...)
12-08-04, 07:43 PM
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George C. Scott. Hands down.
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.c...41&promotion=y
Originally Posted by JANK
I don't think Magoo's is on DVD.
12-17-04, 10:26 AM
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My favorite has always been Scrooge (1970) with Albert Finney, Alec Guinness. My father and I used to watch it every year on TV. They used to edit out the scene where scrooge goes down to hell and is given his chain.Wasnt until I got the dvd a few years ago I was able to see the movie in its entirety.
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