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- 2009
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2009
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Disney's A Christmas Carol, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when t...
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
Written By: Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis
- 2009
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2009
- PG
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
A Christmas Carol
55
7.0
Where to Watch
Summary Disney's A Christmas Carol, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when t...
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
Written By: Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
55
44% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
50% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
55
44% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
50% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
An exhilarating visual experience and proves for the third time he's (Zemeck) is one of the few directors who knows what he's doing with 3-D.
There's something to be said for the power of a classic, even if it has been given an imperfect makeover.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 172 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
27% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
8% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 172 User Ratings
7.0
65% Positive
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
27% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
8% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Fine Interpretation for Adults: Not for Children
What would Christmas be without a visit to Charles ****' 'A Christmas Carol', a story that dates back to 1843 and has been loved and read every year at this time? There have been other films, stage productions, musicals, and family readings galore and it still holds the magic of what the spirit of Christmas is all about. Doubtless there will be flocks of naysayers who don't buy into this adaptation by Robert Zemekis, but given the ghost story magic ****' created, this film takes it one step further and makes the ghostly three spirits very much alive and beautiful fanciful.
Combining the actors with animation (animating the actors might be a better way of describing the magic) makes each of the many very well known actors who portray the characters that much more credible. Jim Carrey is at his peak as an actor in his ability to become the illusions his mind creates: he portrays all three ghosts as well a Scrooge at every level of his history. Other actors who are transformed by Zemekis and staff include Gary Oldman as the trio of Cratchit, Marley's Ghost, and Tiny Tim, Colin Firth as the jovial nephew, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Fionnula Flanagan and a host of others. The costumes and scenery are brilliantly executed.
One problem with the film that may require parental judgment is the fact that the ghosts are truly scary and children might not be able to get past the fear they instill. But they will grow into the film as it is likely a work that will be resurrected every Christmas season as a tradition. It is 'excellent, my good fellows'.
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Nearly every line of dialogue in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol comes directly from the story. What interpolations there are have to do with juicing up the transitions between scenes with unnecessary, but not obnoxiously intrusive, action.
Unless the director was aiming for a Victorian "Black Christmas," though, he overshot his mark
Visually immersive but emotionally uninvolving.
Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol is, in its essence, a product reel, a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology. On that level, it's a wow. On any emotional level, it's as cold as Marley's Ghost.
This sad excuse for family entertainment tries to enshrine a classic while defacing it.
Not a bad film by any means! One of the best takes on Charles ****' story that provides a slightly realistic touch with the amazing special effects. The acting is some of the best the Christmas films have ever seen.
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A Christmas Carol was an amazing story ever told in the world, and when it has the domain of Robert Zemeckis , and its amazing 3D animation , good role of Jim Carrey, and also the movie but a bit boring , it's interesting.
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its way too dark and scary for kids, but to be fair, its not a bad movie. Jim Carrey and the other actors were decent and the visuals were good.
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Awards
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
