Submitted by TheAres1999 t3_zoyrd7 in movies
It's Christmas again, which means it's time to revisit the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. There are a lot of different versions of this film out there, and many of them are really good. Which ones are your favorites though?
I am very partial to the Muppets version (1992). Michael Caine's stellar performance as Scrooge really carries the piece, and the comedy of the Muppets helps to reinforce the sense of hopeful joy the movie offers.
Scrooge (1970) is hard hitting, and a great musical. This movie has the best take on Stave Four that I have seen from any version.
Scrooged (1988) is a fun piece that did a job of applying the story to a modern setting. "How many fingers does Mrs Claus have?"
Lastly the Zemeckis directed motion capture version (2009) is criminally underrated. The animation complements the horror of the story in a way that live action can't really do. It makes me wish more version stuck with Dickens's depiction of the Ghost of Christmas Past being a candle.
Anyway, what do you all think? What are your favorite versions of this story?