THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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Michael Cane playing this as serious as any role he’s ever played
One of his conditions for accepting the role was what he would play it 100% serious. No cheesy muppet lines, no 4th wall breaking, no acknowledgement that his scene partners where not real people. This, imho, is what made the whole thing come together and make it so timeless.
@@Tommy57G The two best performances in Muppet adaptations are Michael Caine here and Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island. Michael Caine treats all the Muppets as fellow live actors and Tim Curry treats himself as a fellow Muppet.
agreed
In any comedy duo, the straight man is the real talent. That's the hard part.
Leslie Nielsen and Buster Keaton were their own straight man.
Michael Caine/Steve Martin-- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, hilarious movie!
Glad to see you reacted to the version with "When Love is Gone" restored, it was originally cut for being "too boring" and "too sad", which always struck me as a bad move. It works so much better with that song put back in, it gives the end of Scrooge and Belle's relationship way more weight, and it actually rhymes with the closing song, a reprise that's appropriately titled "The Love We Found"
Musically connected as well
Too boring? I never heard that reason. Only the one where it’ll make kids too sad yet Disney had many movies prior that had sad scenes (Bambi’s mom’ death, Todd in The Fox and the Hound having to be left in the forest, etc.). I am glad it was restored but it should be the primary version on Disney+ and not an extra
Yeah Katzenburg was a moron by making them remove it
It's one of the closer adaptations of the novel. A few key moments were modified for a children's audience. This is our must-watch for Christmas morning.
We do it on Christmas Eve. After all, there's only one more sleep 'till Christmas.
And because of Gonzo narrates the story as Charles Dickens, the movie includes a lot of narration from the book that gets lost in most (if not all other) adapation due to the lack of a narrator.
The best explanation that I've heard about Michael Cane's performance is that he considered the entire crew (including the Muppets) as real actors and played it completely straight.
In Contrast, with Muppet Treasure Island, Tim Curry's performance is as if he and everyone else were Muppets, which is why he has this zany madcap energy. (Especially during the Professional Pirate song)
Both films are wonderful tributes to both actors at the height of their abilities.
Such a great movie. Michael Caine is fantastic as Scrooge. His insistence on playing it seriously and treating the material with the proper respect truly paid off. Wonderful.
The single hardest part of this is watching Kermit - cheerful, optimistic, irrepressible, Kermit the Frog - express shattering grief so well. For so many of us who grew up with the Muppets, it's watching a best friend struggle with the loss of their child and having absolutely no idea what to say or do.
Thank you for watching the full version; I'm glad you enjoyed it!
FYI the song that was cut was Belle's, When Love Is Gone. It just cuts from, "You did, once." to Rizzo weeping. It feels unearned without the song making us really feel Scrooge's sadness. I'm glad they finally remastered it so we can see it in context and in HD/4K.
Michael Caine didn't *_have to_* go as hard as he did, in a muppet movie for kids - but he damn well *_did,_* and bless him for doing so!
Unashamedly, still my favourite adaptation, and I'm a 45 year old man. It completely respects the original text, almost slavishly at points, but flawlessly mixes it with the joyous yet mildly subversive nature of the Muppets in general. The songs are wonderful. Michael Caine gives his all, everything just comes together beautifully.
But most of all, this is the first major Muppet project after Jim Henson died, and his son Brian took the reigns and helmed a classic that everyone can enjoy - it was as much a labour of love as it was a statement that Jim's legacy would continue, and was in very safe hands. You can feel the warmth radiate from this - it's a very special movie.
My favourite and I'm 65. This is not an ageist issue but a matter of excellent taste.
@@adaddinsane I know, it's just whenever I get asked what my favourite adaptation of the story is, and I say this one - I get some very strange looks! Meh, it's their loss!
I am 50 years old and still I sit down and watch this movie WHENEVER it is televised or Streamed or Shown. I love it. Thanx for sharing it with us, Addie.
A sad fact about this film is that it was the first film without any involvement of Jim Henson (the creator of the Muppets) as he had passed away two years prior. The scene where Kermit says goodbye to Tiny Tim also represents the company saying goodbye to Jim.
Yes, that was the thing that was kind of a bummer… while Brian Henson did a decent job of keeping the Muppets going after his father’s death, he didn’t do a great job. Because this and Treasure Island were the only good Muppet movies and then Muppets from Space was terrible
This version does a lot of things that no other version does: For instance, when Marley is delivering their warning, the chains are actively trying to pull him back into the void, a reference to a note earlier in the story where it's mentioned that doomed souls cannot stay in one place too long. Marley is doing something he shouldn't, taking a chance to save his friend, as the chains of the after life struggle to reign him back in
That is diffrent from the book though in the book he says he's sat many days next to scrooge but scrooge has never before heard him.
12:50 Seeing Addie’s reaction to this just proves how important this scene is. If you’re reading this, Addie, this is the portion they removed from the theatrical cut. It’s such a beautiful, painful, but important scene 🥲
A couple of character name Easter eggs: The rat’s name is Rizzo, which comes from “Ratso” Rizzo in the movie _Midnight Cowboy._ There is only one dead Marley in Dickens’ version, so they needed another name so they could use the pair of Statler and Waldorf. The name that they came up with is Robert Marley, a.k.a. Bob Marley - and everything was alright, man. 🇯🇲
And everything gonna be alright!
I love how Michael Caine took this role because all his roles to this point weren't suitable for his daughter and he wanted to show her what he did.
The time has come to once again be the person to say;
Of all the adaptations of Christmas Carol, this version has most lines quoted verbatim from the novel
My favorite version of this story, and this is exactly how the Muppets work best, with the Muppets playing characters, some meta winking/nodding at the camera, and the few human actors taking everything perfectly seriously.
A favorite. I love that Michael Caine accepted the role with the understanding he "WOULD NOT be doing anything muppety", and tested his own ability to play it seriously. haha,
I remember when THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL came out. It was the first time in 2 Christmas' that I was able to watch a Christmas movie. My wife had died 2 years before and she LOVED Christmas 🎄. This a some other Christmas movies have a special place in my heart.❤ Thanks Addie for a great heartfelt response.
One of the things this movie does well is remind audience members that, even though this is a Christmas movie, it is also a ghost story.
I watched this movie for the first time myself on Christmas Eve, it really is a great and cute movie!
It's all the better for most of their lines being taken almost verbatim from the book. Makes you appreciate Dickens' writing all the more. Probably the best Christmas Carol adaptation.
Love this movie. I break out the VCR each year to watch the old VHS I have. Really happy that you found the full version. Belles song is beautiful, and heartbreaking. I get a lump in my throat every time I hear it.
Fave muppet is Rizzo, as I am a fellow food lover. (With the Swedish chef coming in a close second.)
Great reaction Addie, and hope you had a merry Christmas!
Yeah, I was super surprised to hear that Belle's song had been cut. I had no idea, because I only watch it on VHS every year.
@@STOCKHOLM07 Yes it was a sacrilege - especially as musically the final song is based upon Belle's song and therefore points the change from minor to major - from sad to happy.
That was the version we got in the uk in the cinema. I was really confused when I saw it cut out on later versions.
What's a VCR?
@@SCP.343Maybe I should explain Google, which would allow you to look it up and many other things you’re unaware of 🙄
I'm so glad you were able to watch the long version. I have no idea why anyone would want to cut that heartbreaking song with Belle.
Oh one other thing. Back in the 70's & 80's when George Lucas was creating the "Empire Strikes Back" movie. He went to Jim Henson and Frank Oz to create Yoda and Frank Oz is the voice of Yoda. So technically Yoda is part of the Muppet family lol.
One of the most faithful adaptations of the book, and the Dickens family’s favorite 🥰 Also a favorite of my family’s. We all love this movie. It’s got something for everyone 😃 Merry Christmas, Addie! 🎄 ☺️
So happy you got the complete version! It was a complete travesty that they cut out "When is Gone."
This is definitely one pf my favorite Christmas movies. I love how Michael Caine plays his role with the Muppets as if they're real people.
Caine did a fabulous job portraying the change in Scrooge throughout. Most adaptations don't really get that right. This is the absolute best adaptation of the root story i know of.
The music was a result of Paul Williams, a very prolific and talented artist... look him up... he was also Enos "Little Enos" Burdette in the movie Smokey and the Bandit.
I watch this every Christmas eve with my siblings. Hands down the BEST adaptation of the story.
Very good that you got the full length one; it adds so much to the story and very few reactors have it. Probably my favorite Christmas movie!
Same
I truly believe that A Christmas Carol is one of the greatest stories ever told. I dare say it is a perfect story, and the ONLY way you could ever improve upon it is with Muppets. I consider this film an absolute masterpiece.
This is my favorite Christmas movie! I just read A Christmas Carol for the first time and I couldn't help but picture everyone in the book as Muppets! 🤣🎄
I will stand by the fact that not only is this the most fun retelling of Charles Dickens masterpiece, but also the most heartfelt and genuine… my family watches this every year and every year, I laugh and cry at the same jokes and emotional beats. Glad you enjoyed it, I’m always happy seeing the Muppets get the love they deserve.
Muppet Treasure Island is such a fun movie! I think you'd love it!
Yes, this movie and Treasure Island were only good Muppet movies after Jim Henson died. Muppets from Space was terrible… and it took 12 years to get another Muppet movie off the ground
@@nsasupporter7557Muppets from Space was an underrated gem.
You should definitely do Muppet Treasure Island as well. It's another phenomenal adaptation.
Easily one of my favorite Michael Cane performances especially the Christmas past song 😢 so much emotion.
This is one of the best versions of the story. The only bits that are missing are Scrooge's sister who we see in the past and is the mother of his nephew Fred and the children hiding under the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present - Want and Ignorance
This movie is a lifelong staple in my family; my sister got me a shirt that says "Light the lamp, not the rat", and we quote it all the time
Unironically one of the best depictions of A Christmas Carol
As much as I love It's A Wonderful Life, _this_ is the film I must watch with my dad each year for it to feel like Christmas!
Other must-watch versions of A Christmas Carrol (which you can save for next year, if you haven't seen them already):
The George C. Scott version
The Patrick Stewart version
The Albert Finney version (musical, under the title "Scrooge")
Other versions include:
Alister Sims version (IIRC, the first ever theatrical, full-length movie version)
Henry Winkler version (modified, takes place in America, characters are renamed, and other details changed in kind of interesting ways)
Guy Pierce version (TV mini-series - be warned, this is a darker, more disturbing version, takes a few liberties with the original story)
I'm glad you watched the full version, in the other version Belle's song is cut out which makes the transition to Rizzo crying really abrupt and weird, and beyond that it's the moment that breaks Scrooge and opens him up to changing and I think it's some of Michael Caine's best acting in the film, especially with the implication behind the fact that after all these years he remembers the words to the song she sang. On top of all that the finale song is a positively reframed reprise of that song. With all this it makes no sense that it was ever cut and I'm so glad they finally put it back it and that you watched that version.
I grew up on The Muppet Show. It was pure chaos and had great human guests each episode like Mark Hamill.
I think you should really make an effort to see the 1960's animated television special, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. It's only an hour long (less with the commercials cut out), but it covers all the main points, and it has the best songs of any musical version of the story that I've seen, as well as lots of great gags, and it really should be regarded as a classic.
Thank you for watching the full version. The version without the song just doesn't work as well. This is my favorite Christmas movie ever.
Michael Caine, the ever serious classical trained actor, insisted he would envision the Muppets as fellow trained actors. Tim Curry on the other hand (see "Muppet Treasure Island" highly recommend!) envisioned himself as a fellow Muppet when acting in that one.
Both methods were the correct one for their respective productions.
Muppet Treasure Island is one of the funniest Muppet movies ever. In the opening they sing a song about how evil the pirate crew that starts the whole thing is and there's a line that goes, 'every man aboard would'a killed his mate for a bag of ginnies or a piece of eight.' I got curious and looked up what a piece of eight would be worth in todays money....about 13 dollars. So they'd kill one of their own for less than 20 bucks.
Scrooge's first recognized act of kindness was his contribution to the charity and the 2 characters. One gives a red scarf as a present, and that scarf adds color to Scrooge's black clothing. The color is his move into the light as he emerges from darkness.
I never noticed the wordplay before. The ghost of Christmas PRESENT is ABSENT minded. Hilarious.
The reason there’s two Marleys is an Easter Egg: Robert Marley shortened is Bob. 🇯🇲
I guess they couldn’t name him Bob to distinguish him from Bob Cratchit.
I do love that they give Scrooge a gift as far as I know the only version where they did
This easily is in my top 5 Christmas movies all time. I fall asleep to it every other night switching off with The Man Who Invented Christmas. That by the was is another great movie. The Great Gonzo was always my favorite Muppet.
The Alastair Sim version of a Christmas Carol (originally a TV version from the 1950s) is one of the best adaptations.
SO glad you watched the version with "When Love is Gone". It ties in perfectly with "When Love is Found" at the end.
There are so many excellent Christmas Carol adaptations, and this is one of the best. Others? The 1999 "A Christmas Carol" starring Patrick Stewart is great. So is the 1970 musical film "Scrooge", which has a catchy song that I still think of to this day.
Statler and Waldorf are probably my favorite muppets even though they usually have a small role. I love how they added an extra Marley (Robert or "Bob") so the two could heckle Scrooge together. That being said every Muppet has their own personality and one of the best things about them is discovering which ones you relate the most to.
"Just when you think this show can't get any worse, it gets better." "How?" "It ends." "Hohohohoho"
This was hands-down, from Lionel Barrymore to Patrick Stewart & onwards, my favourite performance of Scrooge and my favourite adaptation of A Christmas Carol. There are whole swaths of narration and dialog lifted straight out of the book presumably because the writers knew they were never going to top Dickens' prose. And then there are so many ways you can interpret and play Ebenezer; I'd seen Scrooge the miserly capitalist and Scrooge the cruel misanthrope, but Michael Caine's was the first time I'd seen Scrooge the broken-hearted loner who finds his redemption in letting his heart break one last time - this time breaking open. So good!
There are a couple of little gags in the signs on the shops in the background during the final sequence. One of them is "Statler and Waldorf's", and those are the names of the muppets who played Jacob and Robert (Bob) Marley. Another is "Mickelwhite's". That's Michael Caine's original last name before he changed it.
I highly recommend watching the original classic "The Muppet Movie". There are also some great episodes of the original TV series "The Muppet Show" available to stream. They even had one guest-starring Mark Hamill shortly after the first Star Wars came out, with the entire show themed around the movie. Musical guests included such stars as Debbie Harry and Alice Cooper.
It's not just a song its one of the most important parts of this Vertion of the film
Muppet Treasure Island !!!!! oh, and The Great Gonzo has always been my favorite muppet.
One of the best adaptations. George C. Scott 1984 is also great. And Patrick Stewart in 1999.
12:44 - this is the song / scene that was cut.
Which it really never should have been.
25:43 - If you want to see other adaptations and iterations of this story, you might like to check out ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’. - it’s about Charles Dickens and how he came to write A Christmas Carol.(bonus: Christopher Plummer as Scrooge!)
When the professor was like the american way (bc in the muppets canon he's all about america) so the inside joke, they had to correct him for the movie lol. Also when he said don't tip the driver 😂
This and Muppet Treasure Island are the best muppet films and it comes down to the performances of the now retired Sir Michael Caine and Tim Curry respectively. Michael Caine treated the Muppets are fellow actors, while Tim Curry acted as a fellow Muppet.
Yes, this and Treasure Island are the only good Muppet movies after Henson’s death. Muppets from Space was terrible.
The Muppets 2011 and Muppets Most Wanted 2014 were good comebacks though
Muppet Treasure Island is an absolute must.
one of my all times favorites.
Glad you watched the version with the song "When Love is Gone." It was removed from the original release. It's too amazing to not have in the movie.
12:46
Ah good, you’re watching the version of the movie with this song!
🥰
"This is Hagrid if he was a Weasley."
That is perfect!
Hey it’s Addie and today I shall be watching the greatest adaptation of a Christmas carol so sit back and watch one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time..
My response I’m getting the pop corn and turning giddy with muppetness
Addie, for next Christmas you should add Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas to your schedule.
I love how Christmas Yet To Come is supposed to be the creepy one, but everyone's reaction so far is how creepy Christmas Past is :p and then the relief to see Christmas Present looks a lot better.
Jacob and Robert (Bob) Marley lol
Michael Caine is great in everything he's in. I recommend "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", which he costars with Steve Martin.
The George C Scott or the Alister Sims versions of the Christmas Catol are my 2 favourites
I know people have commented that this is fairly accurate... The Royal Dickens Society has named this, and stood behind their statement strongly ever since, that this is the most accurate version ever filmed.
I think it helps that it's also the most fun (I used to watch The Muppet Show when it was first on TV. Yes, I'm that old).
OMG! So Michael Caine is an actor 😲 BLOWN' I Am!
10:20 Rizzo is fantastic in this movie. He has some of the best lines 😂
This was my moms favorite Christmas movie we watched it every year R.I.P mom (1957-2010)😢😢😢😢😢
12:47 This is the song that was cut, but the closing song is an optimistic reprise of the heart-breaking original, so it's really important.
During a short-lived series called the Jim Henson Creature Shop Challenge, Brian Henson gave some insight of the making of this movie during a UV light challenge. A lot of UV light was used in the filming and they used sunblock to keep their clothes from glowing on camera.
My favourite Muppets are Statler and Waldorf (Jacob and Robert Marley in this movie). There's something about their heckling that resonates with me.
My fave Muppet in this movie is definitely Rizzo, he steals every moment he's on screen! But my fave Muppet overall is Rowlf the piano-playing dog. He was in the Fozziwig scene very briefly, as part of Animal's band.
“Oh, yeah. I wondered about the texture. Patooey!” 🤣
A festive holiday classic, vital viewing for all involved in the Christmas season.
Gonzo is my all-time fav Muppet
I’m very late to commenting here but thanks for watching the full version with the song put back in during the Ghost of Christmas Past section. It’s such a beautiful song and Michael Caine’s performance during that final bit is just sooooo good and then at the end of the movie they call back to the song so it was so weird it got cut out. Edit: I almost always watch A Muppet Christmas Carol, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, The Santa Clause, A Christmas Story & Three Days every single holiday season. Edit: Oh my favorite Muppet is probably Kermit.
That ghost of Christmas past definitely wandered in from the uncanny valley😂 FWIW, I love it.
I got in trouble at our last day at work lunch before we leaver for the break over Christmas & New Year. When my boss got up to speak I started singing "It's Marley and Marley". I found it hilarious but most others didn't.
Fun fact: this is the first Muppet movie done after Jim Henson's death Beginning with this movie and in every subsequent Muppet movie there is a shooting star at some point as a tribute to Jim. (In this movie it is just after the song "One More Sleep 'Till Christmas")
That’s very interesting, thank you for sharing. Brian Henson did a decent job of keeping the Muppets going after his dad’s death, but this and Treasure Island were the only good Muppet movies without Jim Henson. Muppets from Space was terrible
YESSS! Full-length FTW! It’s only a bit longer but it makes a pretty big difference.
Can't go wrong with any of the Muppets movies.
I swear that this and Muppet Treasure Island must be the reason why we have the meme of "Cast an adaptation with one human and the rest are Muppets". Michael Caine decided to play this as serious as a heart attack, treating the Muppets as they should be -- there are three layers, typically. In this case Steve Whitmire plays Kermit playing Bob Cratchit. In most of the other movies, even the ones with continuity with each other, Jim Henson, Steve Whitmire or Matt Vogel plays Kermit, who plays a character that's _named_ Kermit. (There may not BE a baseline Muppet canon.) But anyway, you're supposed to treat the Muppet as a fellow actor. Michael Caine did that perfectly.
For me, Alistair Sim is the definitive Scrooge. His version from 1951 captures the atmosphere of the story best. I will say that the Muppet version runs a close second.
I would suggest you also watch 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' (2017) with Dan Stevens as a young Charles Dickens and Christopher Plummer as Scrooge. It's a pretty accurate telling of how Dickens came to write 'A Christmas Carol'.
my favorite muppet is Animal
Scrooge being given his first Christmas present in decades is such a sweet moment 🧣 Also an interesting touch that the scarf seems to grow from Muppet-size to human-size, in line with how the spirit of Christmas and goodness grows on him continuously.
The 1951 version with Alastair Sim is definitely a favorite
Michael Caine is the most effective and affecting Scrooge I've ever seen. Apparently he only took the role on condition he could play it straight, and he does a beautiful job
In this my favourite muppet was Rizzo for sure
0:34 - "A *fair* amount of times in my childhood..."
Addie's parents: "She watched that same VHS tape 37 times."