This 1970 muscial written by Leslie Bricusse stars Albert Finney in the title roll of Charles Dickens character Ebanezer Scrooge
For those unfamilar with the story of Scrooge here goes, Scrooge is a money lender and very careful with his money. He is visited over the course of Christmas ... Read review
The spirit of Christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing adaptation ... more
of Charles Dickens' beloved family classic, A Christmas Carol.Mean-spirited and stingy, Ebeneezer Scrooge (ALBERT FINNEY) has a sour face and humbug for anyone who...
Digitally re-mastered Alastair Sim's Scrooge is the all time favourite Christmas family ... more
film and a genuine classic of British cinema. Scrooge is the definitive big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol one of the world's best loved...
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A mixed bag as variations onA Christmas Carolgo, this 1970 British musical tells the usual ... more
story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and in...
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A mixed bag as variations onA Christmas Carolgo, this 1970 British musical tells the usual ... more
story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and in...
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This is a delightful musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel 'A Christmas Carol'. ... more
'Scrooge' is an enchanting tale of the cold callous and uncompromising Ebenezer Scrooge (Finney) as he undergoes a sequence of events that will change his attitude ...
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...unfamilar with the story of Scrooge here goes, Scrooge is a money lender and very careful with his money. He is visited over the course of Christmas night by his dead partnet Jacob Marley who implores him to change his ways or endure the fate of
Marley walking for eternity carrying a huge chain - the chain he forged in life - for his inhuminity to his other men. To push his point home Marley sends Scrooge visits from three ghosts over the ... ...the present and the future and how things may turn out if he does not mend his ways. Well eventually he does and he wakes Christmas Day a changed man
This has been filmed seriously many times prehaps most famously by Alistair Sim in the 1951 version. Well hot on the heels on the success of Oliver in the late sixties came this muscial and although not as great as Oliver it aint arf bad either guvoner.
This 1970 muscial written by Leslie Bricusse stars Albert Finney in the title roll of Charles Dickens character Ebanezer Scrooge
For those unfamilar with the story of Scrooge here goes, Scrooge is a money lender and very careful with his money. He is visited over the course of Christmas night by his dead partnet Jacob Marley who implores him to change his ways or endure the fate of Marley walking for eternity carrying a huge chain - the chain he forged in life - for his inhuminity to his other men. To push his point home Marley sends Scrooge visits from three ghosts over the course of Christmas Eve, these ghosts show him the past, the present and the future and how things may turn out if he does not mend his ways. Well eventually he does and he wakes Christmas Day a changed man
This has been filmed seriously many times prehaps most famously by Alistair Sim in the 1951 version. Well hot on the heels on the success of Oliver in the late sixties came this muscial and although not as great as Oliver it aint arf bad either guvoner.
Finney was a strange choice as whilst he carries the acting off with no problems he is not known for his singing ability, it is approached however much in the same way Rex Harrison used to approach Musicals in a sort of talk/sing mode
The supporting cast is great especially Sir Alec Guinness as a spooky Marley
The numbers are varied but the rousing Thank You Very Much is the definate show stopper here
The film was eventually turned into a stage musical and played about ten years ago to great acclaim with Anthony Newley in the lead. This year also sees a revival of it starring Tommy Steele in London and Shane Ritchie on tour if you have seen any of the excellent productions then it is interesting to see how the musical has evolved since this,its first outing
Advantages: Classic story. Great performances. Digitally remastered. Cheap. Disadvantages: Extras? What Extras?
played brilliantly by Bob Goldthwaite of Police Acadamy fame.
There is also reference at the end to Bill Murray's small role in "The Little Shop Of Horrors" where Frank yells "Feed me Seymour!"
The film is approx 97 minutes long.
*Price*
Scrooged is available to buy well, pretty much everywhere that sells DVD's. I picked mine up for £4.49 in Virgin. It was originally £4.99 which is obviously a bargain but there was an offer on as well so how could I resist?
*** Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! *** ...
PrincessLeb 02.12.2005
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Advantages: Funny, entertaining, Bill Murray, zany characters Disadvantages: Perhaps a little predictable at the end
- Cast & Crew -
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096061/fullcredits
- Plot -
Frank Cross is a bad tempered head/executive of a TV channel that is seriously stressed out with a heavy workload during the Christmas period.
Clearly not caring for his colleagues (or random citizens on the street that he's impolite to) feelings at all and being generally selfish, he becoms the 20th century Ebeneezer Scrooge, being warned of his wrongdoings by the ghost of a friend of his, before being visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present and future, of course.
- Genre/Type of Movie -
This is a Christmas based comedy movie.
- Thoughts & Opinions -
I'd like to start off by saying that I've always enjoyed Bill Murray movies, since I was a kid and saw him in the Ghostbusters movies and then Groundhog Day, which is one of my ...
IzzyS 28.12.2008
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Advantages: funny, a nice twist on an old classic, good performance from murray Disadvantages: a little dated
I digressed momentarily from my promised Christmas theme with a review of "Enchanted" due to my excitement at watching such a fabulous film, although I believe that was also a movie which will probably watched for many Christmasses to come. But I am now returning to the original theme with a review of film which is a version of an old Christmas classic (both in the form of literature and the silver screen, not to mention many tv adaptations) - a modern day version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Okay, "modern day" is a slight exaggeration - this film was set back in the late eighties. But when you compare it to the original from Dickens day, it is virtually bang up to date! Scrooge in this case is Frank Xavier Cross, a TV president who couldn't care less about anyone or anything - apart from shocking people and getting high ...
Pmshack99 21.12.2007 (09.12.2007)
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Interactive Scene Access, Colourised Scenes, Star Biographies
Aspect Ratio
Full Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
DVD Description
Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has degenerated over the years as his heart has become colder. Using events from Scrooge's idealistic past, dreary present, and dismal future, the apparitions try their best to melt his steely soul. Will Scrooge see the error of his ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas
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