I mean, isnt this a thing in comedy, where you can make the jokes of the one being funny have more impact by contrasting them with a super serious character? Scrooge is already a normally quite serious character, and the muppets are known for their antics, so leaving the comedy to them and acting serious makes a lot of sense.
Here is a really in depth article about why the Muppets version of the Christmas carol is the best video rendition and stays true to the book. https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/12/20/a-grand-yuletide-theory-the-muppet-christmas-carol-is-the-best-adaptation-of-a-christmas-carol/
Thank you so much for sharing this. Made my Christmas Eve morning brighter.
Surely people don’t actually think he should have played the role all wackedy schmackedy, right?
So this is off topic, but why (well except maybe Scrooged) haven’t there been truly scary versions of “A Christmas Carol?” With the muppets you know what you to expect, and the version with Alistair Sim had a very frightening ghost of Jacob Marley. To me it cries out for a real fever dream treatment, make it as dark as possible. (Well except for the Tiny Tim scenes, obviously).
It would be interesting to see a take on the story that went for horror as the genre.
I’m sorry but it’s my favorite Michael Caine movie. Yes, yes there’s a plethora of amazing movies, but this one is the one I fell in love with as a child and it’s stuck with me now. He’s stellar in it too.
I still refuse to forgive the asshats at Disney for cutting the “When Love is Gone” scene from the DVD release.
I’ve seen this film every year since it was on vhs. Last night I took my kids to see it at the cinema and it still holds up. “When Love is Gone” was back in it’s rightful place and having not seen it for a good few years it’s such a welcome return. The pacing is totally messed up by it’s removal.
They found the original cut and added it back in a couple years back. You can find the full 4k release in the special features on Disney Plus
If you’re not US-based you need a VPN though, for some reason the rest of the world isn’t allowed it.
The Muppet Christmas Carol is the best film version of A Christmas Carol. I will gladly die on this hill.
I just watched that
Not many people know that.
