Roger Rees was also the narrator of the movie. This is the only adaptation of A Christmas Carol in which Scrooge's father appears. I love the part where Fred tells Scrooge, "Merry Christmas" and Scrooge looks up at him like "Oh, are you talking to me?" And when Scrooge tries to talk to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and the Spirit doesn't answer, and Scrooge says, "You're devilishly hard to have a conversation with" or something like that. Frank Finlay is my favorite Marley.
I think you are right on the money with this commentary. I also found that the 80's George C Scott version was the absolute best one out of many, especially in comparison to the book. Both have a lot to offer & I hope others read the book, no matter what their age is because like "The Wizard of Oz" & "Star Wars" its audience is massive, & sees this version of the movie. The Jim Carey animated one, the Muppet version, the one with Bill Murray, the one from the 1930s, and the 90's version with Patrick Stewart are all good but actors like the late David Warner along with others made this movie version for myself work the best.
One of my favorite stories - one of the best examples of repentance in a secular work I've come across. Also, this may be a minority opinion, but I am a big fan of the motion capture Jim Carrey version. Would love to see you do a review of that one!
Skimmed the video bc I'm supposed to be asleep, but Ive seen several adaptations of A Christmas Carol and I was about to interject in a comment my favorite when you said it. The best was A Muppet Christmas Carol. Michael Caine plays it straight opposite a bunch of Muppets and does a GREAT job, better than Patrick Stewart. Also, if you don't have it, Tim Curry reading it on Auduble is fantastic.
The only difference in the Cratchit family scene is Tiny Tim doesn't sing a song. I would have loved to hear him sing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" in that falsetto while playing a ukukele. Oh wait, That was a different Tiny TIm.
I've read Christmas Carol numerous times and considered Albert Finney movie my favorite until I saw George Scott, which I think is one of the closest adaptations of the book.
@@WhytheBookWins The Finney version was more of a musical. I'm not big on musicals, but I enjoyed the movie so much that I didn't realize it was lol. Yeah check it out when you get a chance! :D
Scrooge's father hating him because his mother died in childbirth is not mentioned in the book. In fact, Scrooge's mother couldn't have died in childbirth because it mentions his younger sister, Fan. if his mother died in childbirth, how can he have a younger sister?
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I think you should do a book to movie comparison with the 1951 version with Alistair Sim. I've seen over a dozen adaptations.
I watched that one years ago and to be honest don't remember too much about it-I should give it a re-watch!
@@WhytheBookWins There's also a Mister Magoo version. And another movie version staring Albert Finney.
Roger Rees was also the narrator of the movie.
This is the only adaptation of A Christmas Carol in which Scrooge's father appears.
I love the part where Fred tells Scrooge, "Merry Christmas" and Scrooge looks up at him like "Oh, are you talking to me?" And when Scrooge tries to talk to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and the Spirit doesn't answer, and Scrooge says, "You're devilishly hard to have a conversation with" or something like that.
Frank Finlay is my favorite Marley.
Thank you so much. Had to help my eighth grader with an assignment. You saved my butt 💚💚💚
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Mine too lol
I think you are right on the money with this commentary. I also found that the 80's George C Scott version was the absolute best one out of many, especially in comparison to the book. Both have a lot to offer & I hope others read the book, no matter what their age is because like "The Wizard of Oz" & "Star Wars" its audience is massive, & sees this version of the movie. The Jim Carey animated one, the Muppet version, the one with Bill Murray, the one from the 1930s, and the 90's version with Patrick Stewart are all good but actors like the late David Warner along with others made this movie version for myself work the best.
Loved this, actually learned a lot here. I mean nothing is going to beat Scrooged, but this was super cool!
Thanks! I love Scrooged!
I like how the reformed Scrooge has more color in his outfit, like red, while the mean Scrooge is mostly wearing black.
One of my favorite stories - one of the best examples of repentance in a secular work I've come across. Also, this may be a minority opinion, but I am a big fan of the motion capture Jim Carrey version. Would love to see you do a review of that one!
I've never seen that version! I'll hands to check it out this season 😊
Skimmed the video bc I'm supposed to be asleep, but Ive seen several adaptations of A Christmas Carol and I was about to interject in a comment my favorite when you said it. The best was A Muppet Christmas Carol. Michael Caine plays it straight opposite a bunch of Muppets and does a GREAT job, better than Patrick Stewart. Also, if you don't have it, Tim Curry reading it on Auduble is fantastic.
Agreed! Such a great adaptation!
The only difference in the Cratchit family scene is Tiny Tim doesn't sing a song. I would have loved to hear him sing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" in that falsetto while playing a ukukele. Oh wait, That was a different Tiny TIm.
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I've read Christmas Carol numerous times and considered Albert Finney movie my favorite until I saw George Scott, which I think is one of the closest adaptations of the book.
I should check out the Finney one. But yeah, this version is so good!
@@WhytheBookWins The Finney version was more of a musical. I'm not big on musicals, but I enjoyed the movie so much that I didn't realize it was lol. Yeah check it out when you get a chance! :D
Scrooge's father hating him because his mother died in childbirth is not mentioned in the book. In fact, Scrooge's mother couldn't have died in childbirth because it mentions his younger sister, Fan. if his mother died in childbirth, how can he have a younger sister?
very true!