The Dickens Society has evaluated this version has the most historically accurate to the original text

@dukeskunk

6 ай бұрын

I have also seen a historian comment on the flawless accuracy of all of the costuming.

@mam362

5 ай бұрын

the only pet peeve i have is the inclusion of two marleys

"Light the lamp not the rat, Light the lamp not the rat!" my daughter's favourite line in the movie

I adore this movie. It manages to be a very very faithful adaptation (I think it might include more actual text from the novel than any other), but with a wonderful warm muppety magic. Michael Caine is incredible. He nails it utterly.

This was my mom favorite Christmas movie my she R.I.P

Best Christmas carol ever

One of Adam Driver's favorite films. A man of taste.

@mckenzie.latham91

6 ай бұрын

When I heard that, i loved him even more

@kimwexler9393

6 ай бұрын

@@mckenzie.latham91 SAME

Such a shame they cut the song "When Love Is Gone" Makes the final song make more sense as it's called The Love We Found

@AppleGaming4Real

7 ай бұрын

The Disney+ version now adds it back!

@adamromero

7 ай бұрын

Disney has really been dragging their feet releasing a 4k blu-ray with that extra scene. I don't want to keep signing up for Disney+ to see it.

@Emisop

6 ай бұрын

I mean the final song doesn't /need/ to make sense it's still fine without it

The two "old guys" are named Statler and Waldorf. Statler played Jacob Marley. Waldorf played Robert Marley. The pair are named after two landmark New York hotels, the Statler Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria. In fact, Waldorf's ex-wife is named Astoria. As to which is which, Waldorf is the one with the rounder face, white hair and a moustache.

What I love about this movie is that of all the movies made from the novel, this is one of the most faithful adaptations of it.

My family's favorite Christmas movie! But it still took me 20-ish years to catch this joke: "Jacob & Robert Marley." Robert Marley = Bob Marley 😂

The Muppets are fabulous, of course. But the key to this movie is Michael Caine. He absolutely believes that the Muppets are real. He plays this like it's a serious drama. That makes this the best adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

@Keleigh3000

6 ай бұрын

The Muppets too. There are comedy bits here and there, but the story itself they take completely seriously.

Definitely one of my favorite adaptations of A Christmas Carol

Virtually all the most brutal lines are directly from the book; Dickens did not hold back to say the least.

That muppet that played the Ghost of Christmas Past is unsettling.

I’m so glad you guys enjoyed this. Michael Caine decided to treat the muppets like people for a better performance. The opposite was done in Treasure Island. Where Tim Curry was treated like a muppet. Please check out Muppets Treasure Island at some point!

@mevb

6 ай бұрын

It also makes a contrast between the serious dramatic Scrooge with drama and feelings, against the silly and wacky muppets (though they also are capable to show feelings and non-comedic drama from time to time, especially with Kermit as Bob Cratchit and Robin Frog as Tiny Tim, they give tears of both sadness and joy, especially during Bless Us All and Bob's speech about Tiny Tim to the rest of the family), which gives layers to the story, instead of being straight-up Muppet movie (without sacrificing the trademark humor The Muppets are known for).

Fun Fact: the diaphanous robes on the Ghost of Christmas Past aren't animated: the puppet was filmed underwater and composited into the shot.

This and its a wonderful life are my favourite Christmas movies

@thirtysilver33

7 ай бұрын

P.S. Fragile rock.

@Makkaru112

7 ай бұрын

RIP Dark Crystal.

One of my favorite adaptations of this classic tale. Merry Christmas.

Best adaption of A Christmas Carol hands down. Heavily enjoyed this reaction! Mickey's Christmas Carol is also a great adaption you should check out.

Rip Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Jim Henson 1936-1990 Richard Hunt 1951-1992 Miles Goodman 1948-1996 Gene Siskel 1946-1999 David Hemmings 1941-2003 Jerry Juhl 1938-2005 George Carline 1937-2008 Jerry Nelson 1934-2012 Roger Ebert 1942-2013 Ron Moody 1924-2015 and David Warner 1941-2022, David Hemmings, David Warner, George Carlin and Ron Moody were considered to portray Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Henson later offered the role to Michael Caine

@Powerranger-le4up

6 ай бұрын

Funny enough, David Warner played Bob Cratchett in the 1984 Christmas Carol.

I grew up watching The Muppets and Sesame Street and as a 42 year old am still fascinated at how they make these puppets come to life.

Kermit the Frog was voiced by Steve Whitmire. This was the first time Steve played Kermit and he was nervous about doing it. But the night before filming started, he had a dream in which he was sitting in a theater and Jim Henson's ghost came and sat beside him and put his hand on Steve's shoulder and told him, "You've got this. You're going to do fine", and that helped Steve get over his fear.and he's performed Kermit's voice ever since. When Michael Caine was chosen to play Scrooge, he said he was going to play the part straight, like he was performing for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

This was the first Christmas Carol I ever saw

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the movies. For other Christmas movies, I suggest White Christmas, Charlie Brown Christmas, and Klaus.

I love Scrooge's expression at 2:38; turning to the crowd as if he's thinking "YOU WHAT, MATE?!". And it's very realistic that the crowd gets lost as a result; if Michael Caine turned and gave _me_ that look, I'd run for my life!

Michael Caine is probably my favorite Scrooge. He MAKES this film. He treats his role very seriously and gives it his all

Fun one, Ladies! Such a sweet movie. 😊 Thanks for sharing this!

Easter eggs in the shop names: 19:54 "Statler and Waldorf" names the two Muppets who play Jacob and Robert Marley; 20:30 It's hard to see here, but the shop name is "Micklewhite's". Michael Caine's real name is Maurice Micklewhite.

This was the very first version of “A Christmas Carol” I ever saw. That’s why it is my favorite version. Though after watching so many versions of this story, there are a few things i wish they did differently here. 1. Include Scrooge’s sister Fan as she played a huge part in the story. 2. Have Annie Sue Pig play the oldest Cratchit daughter, Martha 3. More Muppet cameos from character cameos of Scooter, Hilda, Mildred, Nigel, Crazy Harry, Wayne, Wanda, and Miss Mousey

I will say before I even start this that I hope you guys watched the original version. They cut a song out that absolutely makes no sense to cut. The song is beautiful, makes everything tie together nicely, and even has a reprise at the end. As far as I know the DVD released pre 2005 and the VHS ate the only ones to have it. I imagine you watched the version without it. But it's so worth it to re-watch it with the song. You can also find the song on KZread I think. It's called "When Love is Gone."

There is an extended theatrical version that had a song between Belle and Ebenezer

You really need to look up Belle's Song! Best song in the movie in my opinion and they cut it!!

You ladies ought to watch some of the other Muppet movies sometime.

One of the best ones I have seen is A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sims.

A must watch every Christmas since I saw it in theaters as a kid

Here's a fun little story, in the commentary on the DvD/BlueRay, the crew mentioned a story about how children would ask "What did Scrooge's rat workers do that was so bad, for them to get coal?" The crew forgot about Santa giving coal to bad children (actually Krampus gives coal, a different story merged with Santa).

My favorite muppet is definitely Ms. Piggy! You guys should definitely check out muppets in space!

There is another Muppet Christmas special that has Muppets, Sesame Street characters and Fraggle Rock characters.

This is such a clever and funny version of the story. It has surprisingly touching moments ( the power of Dickens' storytelling. He is my favorite author!) My favorite joke in this film is That there is a Jacob and Robert Marley! That's hilarious. Jacob and Bob Marley! Lol lol! Very clever! There is another Christmas movie very much worth watching as soon as you can. Its called "The Man Who Invented Christmas." It's loosely based on the life of Charles Dickens and explores how and why he wrote this legendary story. You still learn facts about Charles Dickens most people don't know unless they've read biographies of the man. He was a complicated and remarkable man. He didn't just write moral stories. His stories and their themes were deeply personal and explored because of experiences in his own life. He was a devout Christian committed to the "good works" incumbent upon all who believe in and follow Jesus Christ. His call was the call of James, the brother of Jesus, let all who believe ( most especially) and all people in general remember that love is more than an emotion. Rather, it is affection so deep for all people that we give self-sacrificially to others and never ignore those is need. A life lived of care for others is the definition of what it means to "keep Christmas." Indeed, such a life exemplifies the love and messages of Christ. It is service to others that is also service and love to God and reflects a Christ-like attitude of love, and action. Its what Jesus called, in Scripture, the "true religion." This is the heart and soul of most of what Charles Dickens wrote and is why he is my favorite author. Here again, our youth need to read these classics and learn the lessons of such elevated themes and to inculcate their lessons and employ them in life for the betterment of ALL people! They are not educated until they read these classics.

Look up "When Lovr is Gone" to see why Rizzo was crying

11:11 This is where the song would be. It fit so nicely and the scene feels wrong and incomplete without it.

Loved the muppets since I was a kid, especially watching re-runs of The Muppet Show at my grandparents on VHS and BetaMax. I also loved the first Muppet Movie, Great Muppet Caper and especially this movie. I remember my family and I going to the theater to see this. If you like A Christmas Carol I recommend both "Scrooge" (starring Albert Finny) and "The man who invented Christmas".

Now react to Muppet Christmas Carol, then the other muppet movies that includes kermits russian look alike, which is a spoof on dsrth sidius haha. The same guy who created all of them created The Dark Crystal which set the bar for everything in the future to this day. many other people were involved! Must watch! And then the series called age of resistance.

Y'all should definitely check out the christmas movie its a wonderful life from 1946 you won't regret watching this timeless classic 🎄❄️☃️🎁

Elmo and Big Bird are still considered muppets just fyi 😊

"Your doomed scrooge, doomed for all time! Your future is a horror story written by your crimes Your chains are forged, by what you say and do So have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you" This line has stuck with me since i saw this movie as a kid The chains we cannot see that grow or break based on what we say and by our actions Whether we only take, or give back, to make mankind our bussiness and share in the warmth it brings, or to forgoe mankind and spend existence in the compnay of no one and cold... Dickens had a huge effect on me, but this film as a kid really sold the idea, "where freedom comes from giivng love, Oh prison comes with hate!"

I don’t understands why they didn’t include the uncut version on Disney+. They never should’ve cut Belle’s song from the theater release.

This was a great reaction and commentary! It's just such a good adaptation, it's so much fun while still having the heart of the story. I loved that you guys really talked about the whole thing. If you want to see another musical version of A Christmas Carol that is slightly more serious, as it's all people/no muppets, there's the version with Kelsey Grammar - kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5uGvKeLisLTec4.html It's my favorite version. I love how they play out Scrooge's past and his family in it. I also really like the music. A bunch of the actors are musical stage/film actors.

You should try Mickey's Christmas Carol.