BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
Vashirdfel
Simply A Masterpiece
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Claysaba
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
burn4580
My wife had ordered this movie as a free gift off of the TV several years ago. It sat on my movie shelf for years. Finally, three years ago, I watched it, not knowing anything about it. While only 25 minutes long, I was blown away by the story and Jimmy Stewart's acting. He's always been one of my favorites, but this was exceptional. A lot of us know people like his character, alone (because his wife had died), lonely and craving company. Stewart plays the part beautifully. What some reviewers miss is not only his fantasizing, but the fact that when he is on the street, he is saying, "Merry Christmas" to everyone he sees, but no one responds, as if they're too busy, which only adds to his loneliness. At one point, someone drops money into Mr. Krueger's hat thinking him to be a beggar. Mr. Krueger promptly puts the money into a Salvation Army bucket. The music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is fantastic, but the scene where Mr. Krueger goes to the manger is dynamite. He talks to the baby Jesus with a love that is unmistakable. At the end, he develops a very special relationship with a young caroler. This movie is a 'must watch' for everyone's Christmas season and will help you remember what Christmas is REALLY all about. BTW, there is a special feature on the DVD of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir beautifully singing various songs.
Robert Ballard
I am pleased to report that "Mr. Krueger's Christmas" can be purchased at any LDS Distribution Center (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in DVD for under $5.00 without any tax charge. You can also purchase "The Last Leaf" in DVD with Art Carney at the LDS Distribution Center and I believe it is at the same price. It is in stock as when I purchased "The Last Leaf" on January 29, 2009 there were several copies of both at that time. Why do you have to have at least ten lines? What more can I say? I am an author myself and published "I'll Die Before You're Born" It is a time travel love story and historical book. You can check it out on my website at Koalaroopub.com It is hard bound with dust cover jacket for $19.95. It is without smut and I am writing the screenplay of it now. I published 3000 books and have sold over 600 books. It won't be in bookstores until the second printing. It is published by Koalaroo Publications in Salt Lake City. Call them at 801-910-0714 or write to them at 3359 South Main Street #284 Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. All of them are signed and numbered by me. They are sent to you postage free anywhere in the USA.
bkoganbing
Unlike so many stars James Stewart was careful and choosy with the material he did when he became a senior citizen. No slasher flicks, no self caricatures capitalizing on his image for Mr. Stewart. This film that Stewart did for the Church of Latter Day Saints is a perfect example of his good taste.Jimmy Stewart is Willie Krueger, senior citizen and widower, who works as an apartment building janitor and lives alone except for his cat named George. With his wife dead and children scattered if any, Christmas is a lonely time for the elderly and particular this elderly. But he's a man content with the life he's led, it was a good if obscure one.He still would like some human company though and in his imaginings he finds himself directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in their Christmas holiday show and then in the presence of the baby Jesus in a nativity scene. Viewers will find that a most moving scene as he thanks the Babe for his life and the faith that he had to sustain him.Stewart's performance reminded me very much of Tyrone Power in The Long Gray Line. In that one Power aged almost fifty years and the scenes in that basement apartment reminded a lot of Power as an old man after the death of Maureen O'Hara. Of course Stewart did not need any aging makeup at this point in his career. I really believe that the folks at the LDS church who produced Mr. Krueger's Christmas were influenced by that John Ford classic.Mr. Krueger's Christmas has become a minor holiday classic in the tradition of that most famous of Jimmy Stewart films, It's A Wonderful Life. It's a simple and profound story and a great tribute to that most beloved of American players.
lnweisert
I watch this every year after I decorate my tree. It is a little tradition. It is one of the warmest moments of the Holidays for me. Jimmy Stewart was never more "real". The video is available from the "Mormons". I had recorded it off the TV and one of my former students who was a Mormon gave me a fresh copy one Christmas. Get it. It is touching and will help you to remember what Christmas is all about.
