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A Christmas Gift (by Hitchcoc) |
If I could take only ten movies to a desert island, this would be one of them. This movie captures all the things that "A Christmas Carol" is supposed to be. Watching Alastair Sim interpret the role of Scrooge and then looking at other actors, I see his incredible facial expressions, the loss of soul that haunts him, the vulnerability yes, I mean it; he is actually pitiable at times , the loss of love from his once betrothed, and the terrible loneliness suffered at the hands of a vengeful father and the loss of his kind and loving sister, Fan. Then there are the wonderful images <more> |
If you don't know the story, shame, shame...... (by Mike-764) |
On Christmas Eve in 1840's England, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to change his ways or be doomed to eternal damnation. The ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future to show him the error of Scrooge's ways and show the people who are able to keep Christmas in their hearts 365 days a year. Easily the best adaptation of the Dickens classic which can be attributed to several reasons. Sim's performance transcends all description of greatness. Hurst's direction evokes the ideal emotions at all the <more> |
Best of all versions (by jdm-2) |
Some of the "Cockney" phrases and snippets of dialog were a wee bit hard to keep up with like a foreign language , and some of the actual Dickens' novel is not in this version but is in the 1938 movie , but all in all this is the best version. Alastair Sim should have won an Oscar for best actor. |
Not a perfect film but still the most enduring version. (by alecwest) |
This film is one I will watch year after year and surpasses the other versions I've seen in so many ways ... even if Noel Langley's screenplay liberties with Dickens' novel led to an inescapable character error.In Langley's screenplay, we're led to believe that Scrooge's father blames him for his wife's death during childbirth ... which later leads Scrooge to blame his nephew for the death of his younger sister Fan under the same circumstances. The flaw? The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to his boarding school. Fan comes to take Scrooge home, saying <more> |
Easily the best adaptation of all the ones available. (by Spikeopath) |
There isn't much to say that isn't written already here, or what is known as regards the story. Charles Dickens smashing fantasy A Christmas Carol is a story that stands the test of time for generations past and will do so for many generations to come. This version stands out chiefly because of it's incredible central performance by Alastair Sim as the miserly old misery guts Ebenezer Scrooge. He perfectly layers the transformation as the tale progresses, from the horrid bitter man at the film's beginning to the joyous man of heart come the finale, Sim convinces in each phase <more> |
But now I KNOW that I don't know anything! (by lastliberal-853-253708) |
I have no doubt that Charles Dickens was trying to send a message to society in England. That message is just as valid today. It can be directed at those who do not accept or understand that we are all our brother's keeper. That we have an obligation to help those less fortunate.It is why I so love this story, and have watched it many times with different actors and settings. The message is always the same. It is the message of Christmas.This version stars Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Many consider his performance to be the best Scrooge filmed. I agree that he really nails the character.This <more> |
the perfect Christmas carol (by didi-5) |
Many adaptations of Dickens' Christmas book have been and gone, but this is generally thought to be one of the definitive films of the story.Brian Desmond Hurst directs a fine cast, headed by the incomparable Alastair Sim a man who can play both malevolent and humorous as the about-to-be-redeemed Ebenezer Scrooge. Sim's reactions are priceless and he settles down well in the role. Michael Hordern is a less successful Marley, certainly when he visits as a ghost, but the three Ghosts of Christmas are just as you imagine - Christmas Past is a wise old sage, Christmas Present is a <more> |
the classic version (by rupie) |
I have not seen Albert Finney's nor George C. Scott's portrayal of Scrooge, so I cannot say definitively that Alastair Sim 'owns' this role, but I sure have trouble imagining anyone topping him; he is superb, the nitpicking comments of TinMan-5 notwithstanding. This version will always have a special place in my affections, and I am glad to see I'm not alone in holding this opinion. |
A Christmas Carol 1951 ***1/2 (by JoeKarlosi) |
***1/2 out of ****This is the one out of many, many various versions of Charles Dickens' holiday classic that most film fans consider #1. I think a lot of those opinions may come from seeing this Alastair Sim movie at an early age. For while it's quite a strong take on the story, and with a very touching performance by Mr. Sim, it's not necessarily my personal favorite. The Dickens story is well known, so there is no need to go over it. I think that the portrayal of the embittered Ebinezer Scrooge by Sim is the main draw here, as Sim is terrific, if a bit too overdone at times <more> |