Dickens own work is actually too silly to be taken seriously so…

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Dec 23, 2024
8:27:02pm

xgbs Contributor

I see it as a good fit! My favorite adaptation by far, despite the silly meta humor with the rats, pigs, penguins etc.

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I love A Christmas Carol. I listen to the audiobook every year. What’s the best

Superkid

Dec 23, 7:02pm

Scrooge with Albert Finney

RSL

Dec 23, 7:03pm

I like 1984 version. Final scene at his nephews home is wonderful.

CougGolf

Dec 23, 7:04pm

Yeah, the George C. Scott version is great. I like Patrick Stewart’s version too

The Pope

Dec 23, 7:10pm

That was the version I grew up watching. Love it.

Superkid

Dec 23, 7:13pm

Muppets hands down. Michael Caine is great.

Soupie

Dec 23, 7:05pm

Michael Caine deserved an Oscar for how well he delivered some of those lines in the face of giant flappy puppets

darkcoug

Dec 23, 7:10pm

I love it but it’s too silly to be taken very seriously.

Superkid

Dec 23, 7:31pm

Dickens own work is actually too silly to be taken seriously so…

xgbs

Dec 23, 8:27pm

I love the disney cartoon version. short and sweet.

cmoney

Dec 23, 7:06pm

Mickey’s Christmas Carol was the zenith of the The Walt Disney Company.

shimmy

Dec 23, 7:09pm

Mr Magoo

foofcoug

Dec 23, 7:08pm

George C. Scott version.

CircleTen

Dec 23, 7:10pm

Muppets is the most accurate

DKN

Dec 23, 7:10pm

Spirited.

brazilcoug

Dec 23, 7:13pm

I want the story true to the book. Spirited is great but it’s fan fiction.

Superkid

Dec 23, 7:46pm

This…

Tokolosh

Dec 23, 7:27pm

The one closest to the book is the one with Patrick Stewart.

RebelScum

Dec 23, 7:27pm

The man who invented Christmas

Hutch65

Dec 23, 7:33pm

I like “The Man Who Invented Christmas” more a story about Dickens, but fun and

Tobias is Blue

Dec 23, 7:36pm

I watched it yesterday and I loved it

Superkid

Dec 23, 7:45pm

Best? Black and white Alister Sim. Not the most accurate but it is the best.

kccougar

Dec 23, 7:49pm

I gotta go with Muppets. Best audio prequel has to be this 😉

Moops

Dec 23, 7:58pm

George C. Scott for a serious, moving version.

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