This DVD item from 20th Century Fox was reviewed on 10-Dec-2008.
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1) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. Great production values, costumes,cinematography...but this version is as serious as a heart attack and almost as fun..the great George C.Scott (unfortunately)portrays Ebeneezer Scrooge nearly the same as he played George S. Patton (in one of the greatest screen bios ever made, incidentally) ...a pretty joyless outing of this classic tale which also lacks the spark and entertainment value of so many of the other versions...check out SCROOGE starring Albert Finney for an ultimate version along with the classic animated MR.MAGOOS CHRISTMAS CAROL¤ 2) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. I think this is the best production of A Christmas Carol that I have seen.¤ 3) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. All characters are portrayed better in this version than any other. Not only is George C. Scott the best Scrooge, but this version has the best Fred, Marley, ghosts, Bob and so on. also, this version is very well directed and has some great lines from Scrooge that no other version has.¤ 4) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. George C. Scott does not play Scrooge like "Crabby Appleton". Nor did Dickens write Scrooge that way. In most versions I´ve seen, the actors are content to play Scrooge like Charles Laughton doing Captain Bligh, no humor or shading whatsoever. As a result, when they get to the end of the story, they look more crazy than filled with joy. Believe it or not, Scrooge is one of Dickens more humorous characters. I defy you to say in you mind "Any fool that goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of Holly though his heart" and not see the dark humor in it. And how many of us would be able to stand in front of a ghost and say "There´s more gravy than grave about you". Scott even manages to make "Bah, Humbug" into something at least Simi-humorous. As a result of his not being a just plain mean person, the redemption scene is believably. The movie also includes some favorites generally missed. Jacob Marlays jaw dropping and the two children want and ignorance.¤ 5) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. Of the countless versions of Dickens´ "A Christmas Carol" that have been produced on film and television, George C. Scott plays the best Ebenezer Scrooge I´ve seen yet. While I like the overall presentation of the 1999 version with Patrick Stewart, Scott´s portrayal of the famous yuletide curmudgeon is full of depth and believability. One thing Britishers Stewart and Alistair Sim, who did an excellent job in the 1951 film version, provide the American Scott does not is an English accent, but Scott´s naturally gruff voice more than compensates and suits the part well.
Definitely be sure to check this version out!¤ 6) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve visit from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future ultimately teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family.¤ 7) DVD DVD A Christmas Carol by 20th Century Fox. In the same year that he directed a handsome version of The Scarlet Pimpernel for television, Clive Donner also made this worthy 1984 small-screen production of the Dickens tale. George C. Scott can´t quite muster a decent English accent, but he does bring some new colors to this movie´s interpretation of Scrooge, making the character less nasty for the sake of nastiness and more a product of a life of lovelessness. The supporting cast is first-rate, and the production is far more handsome than most TV fare. --Tom Keogh¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 7-Jan-2009, 086162127519, 460-CJB-5DB-JOB-PGB-DEB-8 
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