StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Jakoba
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Josephina
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
jacobjohntaylor1
A miser is hunted by ghost on Christmas eve. This a great movie. It is best on one of the the best book ever. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. Seymour Hicks was great actor. Marie Ney was a great actor. This movie tells good moral story. It is very spooky. It is a true classic. 6.6 is underrating it. Occar Asche was a great actor. It is a great movie. It is a must. It is one of the best fantasy movies ever. This is great movie. You must see this movie. It is one of the 5000 movies to see before you die. C.V France was a great actor. Donald Calthrop was a great actor.
Hitchcoc
This version of the Dickens classic is decent enough. But it treads so lightly, ignoring key elements of the original story. It isn't bad for mood and atmosphere, but it never captivates like some of the other superior efforts. For "A Christmas Carol" to really work we must get into the head of Scrooge, to feel what it is that has made him. We got none of that here. The acting is decent, but the budget must have been a little lacking. I found the absence of an actor to play Marley's ghost to be a shortcoming, for it is here that Scrooge begins to find the error of his ways, not in a big way because he argues for the preservation of his inadequate life. The Ghost of Christmas past doesn't get into the harsh realities of young Scrooge, and so we are left without a psychological foundation. Anyway, from one who has been enamored with this wonderful story for a lifetime, I didn't feel this stacked up very well. There seems to be a kind of fat and sassy Cratchitt and Tiny Tim doesn't really draw our sympathy.
cricket crockett
The Queen's here, but no little sister Fran. Old Fezziwig is M.I.A., too. Victoria could not have been queen for long in 1843--when SCROOGE is set--so why do the film makers cram this flick with a complete verse of "God Save the Queen"? Worse yet, this ditty is preceded by a long scene in which a convoy of carriages disgorges the Hoi Polloi of London in front of a palace in which the banquet feast is to be consumed. Worst of all, these vignettes sandwich an even lengthier visual cataloging of every food, drink, and dessert item to be presented to Queen Vicky. What were they thinking here?! None of this twaddle is in Charles Dickens' beloved story, and it adds absolutely nothing to this movie. It's as if we had decided to make a film adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's great American novel, THE SCARLET LETTER, and wasted the first hour of the film on Nat's boring Custom's House prologue. Apparently, the print which was digitized for this version of SCROOGE was "half-gone" before its transfer, which certainly doesn't help. With all the grainy gray pea soup fog, this might as well be titled JACK THE RIPPER BUTCHERS A CHR!STMAS CAROL.
PamelaShort
There are many films that have been made over the years of the classic Charles Dickens story about the miserly Scrooge and his miraculous transformation on Christmas Eve. This 1935 British version has quite an antique feel to it, especially when compared to the 1951 Alastair Sim film. This film moves quickly, but still faithfully portrays Dicken's tale adequately. Sir Seymour Hicks transfers precisely Dicken's portrait of the cantankerous old penny-pincher, who reforms after the visitations of four ghosts and guarantees a bright future for Tiny Tim and all the Cratchit family. I quite enjoyed Donald Calthorp's portrayal of Bob Cratchit, bringing dignity, patience and the gentleness of the man, whether at home with is loving family or in the cold cruel office of Scrooge & Marley, and finally bravely dealing with Tiny Tim's death in the ghost-vision scene being observed by Scrooge. As I previously stated the film has an antique feel, partially due to it's age and by technical standards it is not perfect. Nonetheless this " Scrooge " has it's own charms, is finely played, and carries on at a pace which nicely conserves the Dickensian's classic Christmas story. If you are very fond of early films, and A Christmas Carol, you may find this version entertaining and interesting.
