The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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How sad is this?
good back-story, and good acting
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO DUST OFF THOSE PUPPETS! THE GRIME IS MAKIN' MA EYES WATER! Dickens and Muppets are such a great combo; the biting dialogue, meta-textual storytelling, the mixture of heart and humor. The best Christmas Carol film adaptation ever. Deal with it.
I do not like a lot of family movie. But I do like this one. It is a great movie. It has a great story line. It is a classic. It has great acting. It is a kind of spooky. 7.7 is is overrating it just a little. It is more like 6. But still it is a good movie. See it. A Christmas Carol (1951) is better. Scrooge (1908) is also better. Scrooge (1935) is also better. But still this is a good movie. See it. It one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Not to many Christmas movies are better. A Christmas Carol (1910) is also better. A Christmas Carol (1938) is also better. But still this a good movie. Scrooge (1970) is also better. This is one of the best ghost stories of all time.
Ebenezer Scrooge, an awful, greedy and unpleasant man is told by his two ex-associates that he will be visited by three spirits who will teach him what he has caused, how he's seen by others and what can happen if he doesn't change his attitude. This encounters will change Ebenezer's life forever, together of course with his bad thoughts about Christmas. A classic Charles Dickens story told by and with the Muppets.It's a different approach to it, a bit more funny, a bit more entertaining, a bit more happy! I really enjoyed how it was presented and especially it's musical moments. My only complaint though is that it should have been treated a bit more seriously considering the fact that in its essence, it tries to send a message about people, about their life, about Christmas! A great movie nevertheless!
There's a priceless lesson at the heart of Dickens' classic Christmas story, which I'm sure is why it remains timeless. But it's also been done to death six ways from Sunday. So adding a Muppet twist to the proceedings is a breath of fresh air. Those characters (and the brilliant puppeteers) add heaps of personality. Especially Rizzo. Michael Caine's a terrific Scrooge and really sells the uplifting finale. And it doesn't matter how many times I've seen this, his "Not Tiny Tim!" always hits me where I live. Good stuff.7/10