A Christmas Carol [VHS]

A Christmas Carol [VHS]
by David Hugh Jones

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Actor: Desmond Barrit, Ian McNeice, Joel Grey, Richard E. Grant, Saskia Reeves
Director: David Hugh Jones
Primary Contributor: Patrick Stewart
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Studio: Turner Home Ent

VHS Movie Reviews of A Christmas Carol [VHS]

Movie Review: Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol
Summary: 5 Stars

This is, by far, the finest perfomance of Dickens' Christmas Carol. The entire cast, including and especially Mr. Stewart uses Dickens' dialogue along with correct for the period slang and expressions in such an incredibly immersive way. The finest example of the great, under praised talent in this film is Stewart's throaty growl of the familiar "Bah, humbug!". It was so good the first time, I put it right back on for an encore screening. Great film!!!

Movie Review: Stewart Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars

Although this is not my favorite version, Stewart was very good in the roll of Scrooge. I still prefer the Alister Simms version.

Movie Review: This "A Christmas Carol" is the BEST!
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this movie about 5 years ago on Television and every year since I've looked for it during Christmas. Finally I looked it up on Amazon and ordered a copy. My heart went out to this man 'Scrooge' who had so many losses in his young life and which really leads to his hardened heart. It is so much more real than the old 70's version. I'm so glad that the writers really were mindful of the Christian theme of the story. The song "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", which is sung really sums up the theme of the movie. "Remember Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas Day, to save us all from Satan's Power when we've gone astray, Oh, Tidings of Comfort & Joy!" My heart ached for this man and when he came to this rebirth at the end, he was visibly filled with the 'holy spirit' and you can't help but shed a tear because you're happy for him and at the same time it's very emotional. It has many lessons to be learned by both young & old. It will be a treasure to my family for many years to come.

Movie Review: This is the best version I've ever seen
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the best version of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" I've ever seen. Patrick Stewart is phenomenal. The movie is so well directed and produced that I feel as though I've been transported back to 19th century England. I highly recommend it.

Movie Review: Fantastic!!
Summary: 5 Stars

Patrick Stewart by far plays the best Scrooge. For the price how can you turn this down. This turns out to be one of our favorite Christmas movies.

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Summary of A Christmas Carol [VHS]

Standing out in the crowded field of screen adaptations of the classic Dickens novel A Christmas Carol is hard to do, but this version pulls it off. When a transparent Jacob Marley walks through Ebenezer Scrooge's apartment door, you know you're seeing something both timeless and contemporary. Other strategically placed special effects--a funnel cloud that transports Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, the hollow specter of Christmas future--keep you riveted without slipping into anachronism.

But, as good as the technology is, the performances are what really power this 93-minute TNT interpretation. Patrick Stewart brings a depth to Scrooge that allows the character to go beyond the cartoonish qualities that have made him a Christmas mainstay. That doesn't mean he's any less heartless with his hapless employee Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant) or any less dismissive of his well-meaning nephew. A frail-looking Joel Grey makes an excellent ghost of Christmas past, and a superb British cast ably fill the remaining roles.

Director David Jones, shooting on location in England and at London's Ealing Studios, has achieved a balance of science and sentiment that will help this version hold up for many years to come. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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