Scrooge [VHS]

Scrooge [VHS]
by Ronald Neame

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Actor: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith
Director: Ronald Neame
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
Editor: Peter Weatherley
Producer: David W. Orton
Producer: Leslie Bricusse
Writer: Leslie Bricusse
Producer: Robert H. Solo
Writer: Charles Dickens
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 113 minutes
Release Date: 1992-05-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox

VHS Movie Reviews of Scrooge [VHS]

Movie Review: Did not ever receive the package!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars

Haven't been able to track the package - no help and haven't received it yet.. one month later.

Movie Review: The BEST Scrooge ever. A classic.
Summary: 5 Stars

BEST SCROOGE EVER! Thank you Mr. Finney. My husband and I have watched every year since it came out. Now I do not have to wait and see if the idiot TV will have it every year for me. I have it always for Christmas. Thanks Santa for bringing this movie to me.

Movie Review: A musical Scrooge
Summary: 5 Stars

This version of the Charles Dickens classic is the very best I've seen, EVER! Being familiar with this film for more than 30 years, I was delighted to find that new copies are available at a truly reasonable price. The DVD arrived in less than 7 days, and in perfect condition. I've been enjoying the story so much that all I can say, quoting one of the songs, is "Thank you very much, thank you very much, that's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done for me!"

Movie Review: The only musical film that ever needed to be made of "A Christmas Carol"
Summary: 5 Stars

It is astounding that the creative team behind this made it work as well as it does. This is the definitive marriage of the musical film format to Dickens' classic book. Every song works perfectly and is enjoyable to hear again and again. Albert Finney is fabulous as Ebenezzer Scrooge, and is the meanest Scrooge on film pre-transformation and is extremely touching throughout his character's process of change. This film, more than any others made of the book, achingly highlights the life and lost time Scrooge forfeits in his pursuit of wealth. When Scrooge emerges from his ghostly encounters the viewer feels his joy, but also a tremulous sense of the rebirth of a kind spirit in Ebenezzer. It's as if his soul thaws, and he can feel and cry again. That is a credit to Finney's awesome ability, and a unique gift he brings to this famous curmudgeon of British Literature. Alec Guiness plays Jacob Marley in this production, and I unreservedly love his work in other Dickens productions. He was a perfect Herbert Pocket in the 1946 film "Great Expectations" and a chilling, rough Fagin in the 1948 "Oliver Twist." Here, he seems to try too hard to be scary and impressive. For a much better, more subtle and tortured Marley, check out Frank Finlay in George C. Scott's superlative film. Every song in this, from "I Like Life" to "Christmas Children" and the extemely sad "You, You" embellishes the great score. Also, look for Roy Kinnear, who played the overly indulgent father of Veruca Salt in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" as one of the men collecting for charity. This is a perfect blend of respect for the source material, and the blazing of a new creative path. Enjoy.

Movie Review: One of my favorite movies
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie, for me, is the best rendering of A Christmas Carol. Finney is brilliant as Scrooge and the music is amazing. My favorite song is Happiness from Scrooge's visit to his Past. So moving. This movie seems to be the best kept secret around.

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Summary of Scrooge [VHS]

This movie is based on the story by Charles Dickins.

A mixed bag as variations on A Christmas Carol go, this 1970 British musical tells the usual story of Scrooge (Albert Finney) and his spirits on Christmas Eve, although the whole thing is set to music by Leslie Bricusse. Except for Finney's feisty and involved performance, however, there isn't much to recommend this. The songs, which absorb so much of the evolving story line and emotions, are not all that good. Plenty of support, however, from the likes of Roy Kinnear (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) and Dame Edith Evans (Tom Jones), the handsome production is directed by veteran Ronald Neame (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). --Tom Keogh

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Scrooge [VHS]

Scrooge [VHS]by Ronald Neame

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VHS Movie Reviews of Scrooge [VHS]

Movie Review: Did not ever receive the package!!!!Summary: 1 Stars

Movie Review: The BEST Scrooge ever. A classic.Summary: 5 Stars

Movie Review: A musical ScroogeSummary: 5 Stars

Movie Review: The only musical film that ever needed to be made of "A Christmas Carol"Summary: 5 Stars

Movie Review: One of my favorite moviesSummary: 5 Stars