The Muppet Christmas Carol

This is a classic movie I have to watch every christmas. It is close to Charles Dickens story with the funny and touching muppets. And Michael Caine does a excellent job on playing Ebenezzer Scrooge. This movie will make you laugh... Full review

This is a classic movie I have to watch every christmas. It is close to Charles Dickens story with the funny and touching muppets. And Michael Caine does a excellent job on playing Ebenezzer Scrooge. This movie will make you laugh... Full review

By far my favorite Christmas movie and my favorite Muppet film. Funny, smart, and touching...Love the music and now teach the songs to my baby daughter.... Full review

By far my favorite Christmas movie and my favorite Muppet film. Funny, smart, and touching...Love the music and now teach the songs to my baby daughter.... Full review

I watch this movie every Christmas. I love this version of a Christmas Carol. I read the original book by Dickens and I hated it. The movie however makes the story interesting and fun.... Full review

Great Christmas movie that drags a bit in the middle with the female solo. Other than that a delightful telling of a great classic book. Sometimes the visuals are pale, but that is the nature of the story, but not as... Full review

This is a christmas carol in away that only the muppets could present. Michael Caine is his usual self; that is a delight to watch. Wonderful music and a great cast. What more could one want for Christmas?... Full review

In terms of humor or songs, I can't honestly rank this was high as most of the other Muppet films BUT it may be the most touching version of the Dickens classic story I've ever seen on film.The lyrics to... Full review

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. I was never a big Muppet fan, until this movie came along. It was funny, cute, scarey in parts(but not too scarey)The songs were beautiful and touching. I can't count the times I... Full review

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. I was never a big Muppet fan, until this movie came along. It was funny, cute, scarey in parts(but not too scarey)The songs were beautiful and touching. I can't count the times I... Full review

However, though I single only these characters out for mention, the entire cast lights up the screen and in every scene the magic of Christmas is seen and felt, a crucial part of any festive film. As for Scrooge himself, Michael Caine is excellent, a grumpy bastard to begin, but by the end a reformed character who loves the world and wants to give it all it has. ... Full Review

That's just one of the reasons The Muppet Christmas Carol is a winner. Nonetheless, the sense of playful comedy adds a fun tone to the proceedings. Overall this movie boasted a very satisfying transfer. Music presented good bounce and clarity. ... Full Review

They are on the periphery of practically every scene, injecting commentary and humor, perhaps a little too much. It's hard not to appreciate Caine's Scrooge as well. ... Full Review

As noted before, the movie isn't all bad. Given the talent and history involved, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is disappointing, even for a TV production. ... Full Review

Overall: This is a great addition for Muppet fans and anyone who wants a great Christmas movie that anyone will enjoy. When choosing to adapt one of the most loved and memorable Christmas Classics into the Muppet universe, Henson's son Brian applied the same care and produced a memorable and timeless film. ... Full Review

Posted on Tuesday December 23, 2008, 14:35 by Emily Phillips Now, running after Brazil, Die Hard and Uncle Buck, touting of The Muppet Christmas Carol as my favourite festive movie just seems unimaginative. ... Full Article

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The Muppet Christmas Carol may be to the Muppets what Room Service is to the Marx Brothers. Neither is particularly good, especially in relation to the rest of the Muppet or Marx Brothers movies, but they can still be enjoyed... ... Full Article

Connect to Facebook/Twitter, recommend via email and much more. It's a tribute to the enduring charm of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that it has become probably the screen's single most-popular literary adaptation of all time, surviving live action, musicals,... ... Full Article

I am not just a fan of A Christmas Carol , I am A Christmas Carol junkie: I will watch anything and everything Scrooge-related, even musicals, to which I am usually not too partial. ... Full Article

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