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6 November 2009 (USA) morePlot:
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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'A Christmas Carol' Spreads Holiday Cheer In The Sunday Box Office Report (From MTV Movies Blog. 8 November 2009, 3:22 PM, PST)
'Christmas Carol' leads Us box office
(From digitalspy. 8 November 2009, 3:21 PM, PST)
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It's visually spectacular, but emotionally hollow: What a disappointment.! more (32 total)US Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jim Carrey | ... | Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle-Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (voice) | |
| Steve Valentine | ... | Funerary Undertaker / Topper (voice) | |
| Daryl Sabara | ... | Undertakers Apprentice / Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Peter Cratchit / Well-Dressed Caroler (voice) | |
| Sage Ryan | ... | Tattered Caroler (voice) | |
| Ryan Ochoa | ... | Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Boy / Ignorance Boy / Young Boy with Sleigh / Tiny Tim (voice) | |
| Bobbi Page | ... | Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler (voice) | |
| Ron Bottitta | ... | Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler (voice) | |
| Sammi Hanratty | ... | Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Girl / Want Girl (voice) | |
| Julian Holloway | ... | Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 (voice) | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim (voice) | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Fred (voice) | |
| Cary Elwes | ... | Portly Gentleman #1 / Dick Wilkins / Mad Fiddler / Guest #2 / Business Man #1 (voice) | |
| Robin Wright Penn | ... | Fan / Belle (voice) | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice) | |
| Jacquie Barnbrook | ... | Mrs. Fezziwig / Freds Sister-in-Law / Well-Dressed Caroler (voice) |
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A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)Disney's A Christmas Carol (USA) (complete title)
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Rated PG for scary sequences and images.Parents Guide:
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USA:PG (certificate #45640) | UK:PG | Finland:K-11 | Norway:11 | South Korea:All | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Having just come from a preview screening of "A Christmas Carol" I can confirm the worst suspicions of genuine film lovers. And anyone who has an ounce of love for Charles Dickens.
The film is spectacular to look at and the kids will no doubt enjoy all the whiz bang action. Unfortunately this is the Disney and Robert Zemeckis' version, not the Charles Dickens' version we know and love. The storyline is the same but .............
Of course it will probably make a fair amount of money, but gosh it was unsatisfying.
The film has no soul, no beating heart, no emotional lift at the end. I didn't even have a lump in my throat when it was over. What a bitter disappointment. The magic is gone, to be replaced by an f/x laden thrill ride. Tiny Tim (Gary Oldman, I kid you not - he does three characters) has one line of dialogue. Thus the character of Tiny Tim is barely a factor in this version. Tiny Tin, who for me has always been the heart and soul of this wonderful story. Are Disney and Zemeckis crazy?. Or just greedy? Where is their spirit of Christmas?
But wow, we get to see Scrooge (Jim Carrey, who plays nine characters) fly to the moon and back in 10 seconds in 3-D. Visually dazzling, but emotionally bland and hollow would describe the film perfectly.
It is an understatement to say that the 1951 film starring Alistair Sim is a fifty times more effective - and affecting, experience.
Let me just add that while I certainly enjoyed aspects of the performances of Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Cary Elwes (also in multiple parts) and even Jim Carrey, the actors are not well served by this format of film-making. In fact, while their names will help sell the picture, their wonderful talents are dimmed here.
You must see what they do to poor Robin Wright Penn; she's been bland-ed out visually.
Really, how could they mess this one up.