When it comes to Dickens in December for me The Muppet Christmas Carol is a must see. This is even more surprising when you know that I am not a big fan of the Muppets –actually I dislike everything animated, puppet-ish, cartoon-ish, you get the idea. Even worse, I don’t particularly like musicals either, and there is a LOT of singing in this Muppets movie.
Scrooge is played by Michael Caine and that is a definite plus. He is the perfect Scrooge and Kermit as his employee Cratchit is just as great. Gonzo, of all people, plays Charles Dickens as storyteller.
The music is pretty awesome, Waldorf and Statler as Marley and Marley do a great performance with the song “Marley and Marley”, which is one of my favourites in the movie.
The movie is fun to watch and enjoyable for adults and children alike. The only thing I don’t like are the characters of the three ghosts of Christmas, somehow they didn’t fit into the rest of the cast. But this is just a small complaint.
All in all this is a great and fun Christmas movie for the whole family.
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I don’t think I ever saw this version, maybe because I’m not too big on the Muppet’s either. My personal favorite (which will be watched each year as I never grow tired of it) is the movie version with Patrick Stewart!
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Yes, I have seen that one, too, and really liked it.
Owww I remember watching it every Christmas on TV when I was a kid, what wonderful memories!
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You should watch it again, Elena, it is such fun!
I guess I should have watched this instead of the Disney version.
I like the black and white movie with Alistair Sims best so far.
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You should definitely give this one a try.