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DVD : A Christmas Carol [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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A Christmas Carol [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice, Saskia Reeves directed by: David Hugh Jones |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 9780780623743 Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 0780623746 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 07, 2000 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 05, 1999 Sales Rank: 16218 MPN: TRNDT8161D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Standing out in the crowded field of screen adaptations of the classic Dickens novel A Christmas Carol is hard to do, but this version pulls it off. When a transparent Jacob Marley walks through Ebenezer Scrooge's apartment door, you know you're seeing something both timeless and contemporary. Other strategically placed special effects--a funnel cloud that transports Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, the hollow spectre of Christmas future--keep you riveted without slipping into anachronism. But, as good as the technology is, the performances are what really power this 93-minute television interpretation. Patrick Stewart brings a depth to Scrooge that allows the character to go beyond the cartoonish qualities that have made him a Christmas mainstay. That doesn't mean he's any less heartless with his hapless employee Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant) or any less dismissive of his well-meaning nephew. A frail-looking Joel Grey makes an excellent ghost of Christmas past, and a superb cast ably fill the remaining roles. Director David Jones, shooting on location in England and at Ealing Studios, has achieved a balance of science and sentiment that will help this version hold up for many years to come. --Kimberly Heinrichs Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Full of feelingI remember thinking nine years ago 'What the hell do we need yet another version of A Xmas Carol for' (as great as the story is) and consequently, I avoided watching it. But years roll on quite swiftly, and eventually, I thought I'd give it a go, spurred on mainly by seeing Patrick Stewart on a few chatshows down the years and thinking what a nice bloke he was, completely unshowbizzy. He was without doubt a star in this film version, full of awe at what his ghosts are showing him, and full of humanity when he eventually saw the light. Rating: - Good AdaptionThis adaption of the story is very good and I think Patrick Stewart does a very good job, but there are a couple of downsides. The first is that Patrick Stewart is just too nice. I don't think he fully manages to portray the nasty side of Scrooge. The second, is that the ghost of Christmas future isn't convincing enough. Up until then, the screenplay is quite believable, but when you see the ghost, you just can't help laughing out loud! It's just not scary enough and looks as if it's just stepped out of a Monty Python film! However, if you can manage to put these things aside, I think you'll really enjoy the film. Rating: - A "Christmas Carol" for the 21st Century.Given the enormous potential for failure, it takes either a lot of guts or a big ego to remake a classic and step into a pair of shoes worn so well by the likes of George C. Scott and Alastair Sim - you don't have to have grown up in an English speaking country to take those two names and their portrayal of Dickens's miserly anti-hero for granted as part of your Christmas experience. And I suspect a good part of both guts and ego was at play in this production; but let's face it: after years of bringing Scrooge to the stage in a much-acclaimed one man show and after also having recorded the audio book version of "A Christmas Carol," a movie adaptation starring Patrick Stewart was probably due to come out sooner or later. Yet, while it does sometimes ... Read More: Rating: - A "Christmas Carol" for the 21st Century.Given the enormous potential for failure, it takes either a lot of guts or a big ego to remake a classic and step into a pair of shoes worn so well by the likes of George C. Scott and Alastair Sim - you don't have to have grown up in an English speaking country to take those two names and their portrayal of Dickens's miserly anti-hero for granted as part of your Christmas experience. And I suspect a good part of both guts and ego was at play in this production; but let's face it: after years of bringing Scrooge to the stage in a much-acclaimed one man show and after also having recorded the audio book version of "A Christmas Carol," a movie adaptation starring Patrick Stewart was probably due to come out sooner or later. Yet, while it does sometimes ... Read More: Rating:  - Patrick Stewart as the thinking man's version of ScroogeNobody ever prepared for playing Ebenezer Scrooge as much as Patrick Stewart, who for years did a one-man recitation of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens during the Holiday season. Eventually his mesmerizing performance was made available as an audiotape, which was certainly better than nothing, but it was difficult not to be disappointed that Stewart's performance was not captured on video. In 1999 this situation was somewhat rectified when Hallmark put together this made for television version of the classic Dickens tale. The story begins with the funeral of Jacob Marley, who died on a Christmas Eve, and Ebenezer Scrooge musing on why doornails are particularly to be regarded as "dead." If there is one thing that distinguishes ... Read More: |
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