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Ever since that Christmas Eve seven years ago when Ebenezer Scrooge (Kelsey Grammer, Frasier) buried his longtime friend and business partner, Jacob Marley (Jason Alexander, Seinfeld), Scrooge's melancholy has settled into an eternal bitterness toward the holidays and his fellow man. His loyal but meek clerk, Bob Cratchit (Edward Gower), is the constant target of his cruelty and even Scrooge's own nephew inspires in his uncle no Christmas sentiment warmer than "Bah! Humbug!"
But this Christmas Eve is startlingly different. Scrooge has company, the ghost of his old partner has arrived to warn him of the consequences of the suffering he has caused and to extend an invitation for redemption.
Charles Dickens's classic story of the Christmas spirit that still lives within embittered Ebenezer Scrooge is magically transformed into a musical event featuring a visitation of spirits from past, present, and future.
Featuring memorable songs from Oscar nominee & Tony winner Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Anastasia) and Alan Menken, the Oscar-winning composer of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.
Starring: Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Jane Krakowski (Ally McBeal) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (Garfield, Party of Five).
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
By far the WORST adaptation of the classic story,
This review is from: A Christmas Carol [DVD] (DVD)
Let me start by saying that I have seen numerous adaptations of "A Christmas Carol", and I have read the book, so I know the story inside out. This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the worst adaptation I have ever seen. I love musicals, but I could not get through this. I absolutely agree with all the other reviewers about the acting and the songs - both are terrible.
Even though it costs £2.99 (+ p&p), it is just not worth it, so take my advice and go for one of the better versions, such as "The Muppet Christmas Carol", "Scrooge (Albert Finney version)", "A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version)" or "A Christmas Carol (Patrick Stewart version)" (I have not seen the Alistair Sim version, but I plan on watching it this Christmas). EDIT: OK, I watched the Alastair Sim version last night, and it was brilliant!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
OMG!!! The very worst ever....,
By james joules "james joules" (london) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Christmas Carol [DVD] (DVD)
As others have already stated - terrible. Kelsey Grammer starts off completely hunched over, walking with legs so far apart it's not natural and has extremely squinting eyes (very odd) but of course being 'nice and giving' heals all ailments, so by the end his eyes are huge and he's upright, dancing and carrying tiny tim around on his shoulders. Everything is clean and the streets, houses etc all huge - the cratchets have double beds for the children! (by the way, if you are going to watch this, look out for knitted character with Tiny Tim, finding that was the highlight of the film for us).
The film has no mood or atmosphere; Scrooge goes home from work while the streetlights are being lit - in bright sunlight(!) so must have fininshed work early afternoon (dont think sunlight got through to 'old London town' at all back then, especially not in the evening when he should've gone home). Oh, and that pole dance on Scrooge's bed by the 'ghost of christmas past' - what's that about! She's not wearing much and seems to be coming on to lucky old Ebenezer every time she looks at him. When the ghost of christmas present says 'this boy is ignorance' with a close-up of a cross-eyed boy, we found it hilarious not moving, and the ghost of christmas yet to be is a woman dressed all in white, smiling and expressing herself in mime and dance! The British accents as you would expect are poor, performances are over the top but most of all has the most awful songs that last far too long and I LOVE musicals and operas and I love Kelsey Grammer, but this is sooooo bad. I've seen pretty much every version of A Christmas Carol as it's my favourite story ever, but this is the worst - only watched this one to the end because of a bet! Cant even say watch it for a laugh as you WILL turn it off. Please get a proper version with Alistair Simm if you can or Patrick Stewart, or for a musical version go for Michael Caine with the Muppets (which is brilliant by the way) or Albert Finnay; even Bill Murray in Scrooged captures the essence of Scrooge. All these versions finish perfectly - not as this one does making scrooge go from a bitter miser to an egotistical maniac singing 'if we save a few, let it all have to do with me'! Don't know what others were watching who gave this praise - do yourself a favour and AVOID.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid this like the plague,
This review is from: A Christmas Carol [DVD] (DVD)
This has got to be one of the worst films that I have ever seen. I am not even sure that I can bear to watch Kelsey Grammer in Frasier any more and that is one of my all time favourites. This is really Hollywood at its schmutziest, sugary worst. Think Oliver crossed with the Waltons but with even worse acting and music. The same phoney Cockney accents, a London so spruce and perfect that even today Londoner's wouldn't recognise it, let alone an inhabitant from the 19th Century East End. Dickens must be spinning in his grave!
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