Monday, December 24, 2007
A Christmas Carol
How pleasant to discover that the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol is wonderful. I've long been a huge fan of the Alistair Sims version, but Scott and Roger Rees as his nephew are grand. So is Caroline Langrishe as his nephew's wife - she's always a joy to watch, isn't she?! David Warner is a bit too substantial as Bob Crachit for me, but perfection is pretty much impossible for each and every viewer. In any case, Scott's intensity and bombast are entirely believable. And the happy upshot is that there turns out to be a delightful color version of this sweetly simple and wonderful story too!
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| posted by jau at 10:04 PM
Laura — at 1:19 AM, December 25, 2007:
jau — at 3:07 PM, December 26, 2007:
| posted by jau at 10:04 PM
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Laura — at 1:19 AM, December 25, 2007:
I love this version! For me it's a tossup between this color version with its very British feel, and the short but sweet old B&W MGM version with Reginald Owen as Scrooge and the Lockhart family as the Cratchits. The latter is a good one for my younger children --not so scary! :)
Best wishes for a very merry Christmas!
Laura
Best wishes for a very merry Christmas!
Laura
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jau — at 3:07 PM, December 26, 2007:
Dad and Laura - I thought maybe I was just in a weakened state of appreciating anything nice! If you both like it so much, it can't just be that!
I've never seen the Reginald Owen one - I'll have to check it out for T2CGITW who are still under 4.
I hope you both had merry and pleasant days yesterday.
I've never seen the Reginald Owen one - I'll have to check it out for T2CGITW who are still under 4.
I hope you both had merry and pleasant days yesterday.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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