Victorians! discussion

Well, I can't think of a better week to compare and contrast versions of A Christmas Carol! I'm writing this on Christmas Eve, and plan to watch the George C. Scott version this evening. I also plan to watch the Patrick Stewart and Alistair Sim version this week, as well.

What versions have you already seen? Have you seen any of the more non-traditional movies, such a Scrooged or A Muppet Christmas Carol? Have you seen any of the animated versions, and how do they stack up against the live-action movies? Please share your thoughts and opinions on the movies and how they compare to the book itself. I look forward to seeing which are your favorites!

Every year we watch the 1950s version at the end of Christmas Day. I’ve never seen any others, and I’m interested in others thoughts as to faithfulness of adaption.

So far my family and I have watched the Jim Carey version, The Muppet Version and Scrooged. Tomorrow we will watch on Christmas Day the George C Scott version and I picked up the Mr Magoo's version, I have never seen it.

Brittany wrote: "Every year we watch the 1950s version at the end of Christmas Day. I’ve never seen any others, and I’m interested in others thoughts as to faithfulness of adaption."

Who is in the 1950's version?

Wishing everyone a season of peace and joy! Merry Christmas!

Laurene wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Every year we watch the 1950s version at the end of Christmas Day. I’ve never seen any others, and I’m interested in others thoughts as to faithfulness of adaption."

Who is in the..."

That would be Alistair Sim, considered by many to be THE definitive Scrooge. To be honest, I've never seen it, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it compares to the George C. Scott version. I hope you enjoy it when you watch it--to me, Scott seems born to play that part!

Matt wrote: "My favorite part was when Scrooge was visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and he is taken to the saddest, farthest, remotest, places and everyone he is shown is joyful because it’s Christmas. ..."

Great point, Matt! Glad you enjoyed the story. Happy New Year to you!

There is a new term "Marleying" named after Scrooge's partner Jacob Marley who appears out of nowhere on Christmas Eve. "Marleying" is defined as "getting in touch (after many years) with a former boyfriend or girlfriend during the Christmas season."

Ha! I’m so old.

Amazing the impact of Dickens's story to this day -- not just the original book but TV versions, movie versions, plays by professional and amateur acting companies and by school performances, comedic and animated adaptations, and the vocabulary we use such as: the name Scrooge of course remains to describe a miserly person; "Bah! Humbug!" used to declare that a statement is ridiculous or nonsense. Even the ubiquitous turkey as the traditional meal for celebration --- before Scrooge instructed the boy to buy the biggest turkey for the Cratchit's Christmas dinner, the tradition in England was to serve a Christmas goose which changed after this story!