The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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Strictly average movie
How sad is this?
I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO DUST OFF THOSE PUPPETS! THE GRIME IS MAKIN' MA EYES WATER! Dickens and Muppets are such a great combo; the biting dialogue, meta-textual storytelling, the mixture of heart and humor. The best Christmas Carol film adaptation ever. Deal with it.
Ebenezer Scrooge, an awful, greedy and unpleasant man is told by his two ex-associates that he will be visited by three spirits who will teach him what he has caused, how he's seen by others and what can happen if he doesn't change his attitude. This encounters will change Ebenezer's life forever, together of course with his bad thoughts about Christmas. A classic Charles Dickens story told by and with the Muppets.It's a different approach to it, a bit more funny, a bit more entertaining, a bit more happy! I really enjoyed how it was presented and especially it's musical moments. My only complaint though is that it should have been treated a bit more seriously considering the fact that in its essence, it tries to send a message about people, about their life, about Christmas! A great movie nevertheless!
The Muppet Christmas Carol was released on 11 December 1992 but there is one sad song that did not make it into the final cut of the original cinema release of the film: a song called "When Love is Gone". When Love is Gone was cut from the film by Jeffrey Katzenberg because he thought the song would not be interesting or might upset little children. Jeffrey Katzenberg will be proved wrong so that he will reinstate the song "When Love is Gone" back into The Muppet Christmas Carol by making a brand new cut of the film for its 25th anniversary and will be rereleased on DVD and Blu-ray around the world, updated with new 1080p Blu-ray screencaps and reuploaded on all film and TV websites. Let's all hope The Muppet Christmas Carol will get a 25th anniversary with the song "When Love is Gone"!
This review might be short. "The Muppet Christmas Carol" is basically a retelling of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" that features Ebenezer Scrooge who hates Christmas, and always says "humbug." So, now Scrooge has to face three spirits that shows him about his past, present, and future. What I mean by retelling is that it takes place in the 1800s, and it features your favorite Muppets like Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy; Gonzo; etc. Michael Caine is really good as Scrooge, and I thought his singing voice was fine at the film's finale. The movie does provide some good laughs, but they are not laugh out loud hilarious. The sets are well done as well as Brian Henson's direction. The songs in the movie are fun, but don't have much to say about. The movie is really not my favorite Muppet movie or my favorite Christmas movie, but it is still fun to watch. If you are a fan of the Muppets, then you will love this movie. Overall, "The Muppet Christmas Carol" is a fun retelling of Charles Dickens' book and you will have a fun time watching this movie that really does have that Christmas joy, and seeing one of your favorite Muppets in this movie. Check it out! I give this movie an 8 out of 10.