Advantages: Looks very Christmassy, Well Directed Disadvantages: The people look creepy
If you do not know the story of Charles Dickens' A ChristmasCarol there is probably something wrong with your think tank. It's possibly one of the most re-told stories of all time and probably has more film-isations than any other book, possibly even trumping the bible. This is Walt Disney's third re-telling alone for God?s sake.
Anyway for those who live in a hole or have dementia, A ChristmasCarol is the story of Ebonezer Scrooge (Jim Carey) and is passage by fire from twisted, grumpy, old miser who hates Christmas to the very opposite (except he stays old).
After the death of Scrooge's business partner, Scrooge has got even more miserable and spiteful than ever and everyone fears and avoids him. Even his sole employee, Bob Cratchet (Gary Oldman) lives in misery, not allowed to light a fire in the freezing office ...
Advantages: Good fun to watch, a unique twist on "A Christmas Carol" Disadvantages: None
Blackadder's ChristmasCarol is a one-off comedy special, a parody on Charles Dickens' "A ChristmasCarol". Timeline wise it's set between the third and the fourth series, and is narrated by Hugh Laurie.
Ebenezer Blackadder owns a shop in Victorian England. In a brilliant twist on Blackadder and on Scrooge, he is widely regarded as the nicest man in England. He will go out of his way for anyone and would give away his last penny if it made someone happy. As a result of this though, he is taken advantage of all time, as people know he never says no to anyone. One person who doesn't though is his assistant, Mr. Baldrick, who for once is actually content in his job. But Ebenezer is lonely and miserable, his shop never makes a profit because he gives it all away and he never keeps anything for himself. That all changes though one ...
Advantages: A classic story combined with classic puppets Disadvantages: NONE
his ways.
The story is therefore a very simple one and in my opinion one that on first glance could seem quite dull. You couldn't however be farther from the truth if you believed this, as A ChristmasCarol is a tale that prospers on merriment, proposes laughter and joy making it a magical Christmas tale. On the other side however the story has some darker connotations and the text is sometimes said to be one that is making a strong statement about the poor and needy. It is therefore possible to argue that using the Muppets to tell such a tale is not the best idea that anyone could have. I strongly believe that the Muppets bring this story to life and that the meaning they give to it is one that we should always cherish.
Scrooge is himself not played by a Muppet character. Michael Caine, who gives a very credible performance, as ...
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