Charming and enjoyable recounting about unforgettable and inmortal Christmas story . It is definitely worth a look thanks to splendid animated muppets . It's fun , touching and different approach to the Christmas classic with acceptable effects , and the classic muppets : Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , The Great Gonzo , The Rat Rizzo , Fozzie Bear , dealing with the known story about an old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature and learns real compassion when the ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve . The Muppet Christmas Carol is an agreeable production , a wonderful and straight-forward approach to the Dickens's source material , being splendidly but loosely adapted . It 's developed with live-action sequences and muppets , being set in London , the site of a life by renowned novelist Dickens , stars miser extraordinaire Ebenezer Scrooge, excellently performed by Michael Caine , he's held accountable for his dastardly ways . The production values & muppets are both adequate with just enough attractive to appeal to the tenderhearted , and with touching doses of horror , case of the potentially frightening elements the Ghosts of Past , Present and Future , adding sentimental elements ; all of them are blended into the mix , until , like a nice Christmas punch , the result appeals to all . Scrooge : Michael Caine is a miserly old businessman in 1840's London . He displays no charity to mankind generally , and in particular , to his unfortunate employee Bob Cratchett . One Christmas Eve he is visited by a couple of ghosts, his two dead business partners . He is warned that he must change his miserly ways or face damnation . They foretell that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits , each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways . In Just One Night, He Has Seen His Past, His Present, And His Future. And They've All Come Back To Haunt Him Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas? . To his delight, the spirits complete their visits in one night giving him the opportunity to mend his ways . The first spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Past , shows Scrooge visions of his own past in which had spent much of his childhood neglected by his father over the holidays at boarding school until he was finally brought home . A past in which appears a young Scrooge and including a broken engagement to his girlfriend . In Just One Night , He Has Seen His Past, His Present, And His Future . And They've All Come Back To Haunt Him Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas? .past, present, and yet to come"
A marvelous recounting of a Christmas vintage story , including top-drawer effects , beginning with Dickens himself played by The Great Gonzo and accompanied by The Rat Rizzo The Rat , following the tale with Scrooge and this pair of muppets providing younger members of the audience with a point of childish style into the flick , while carrying a blaze of hope amidst the glaring co-existence of rich and poor in the streets of London in this retelling of Charles Dickens' immortal story . As throughout the subsequent unfolding of the famous tale and in a world full of muppet comedy and almost eerie appearances from the Ghosts of Christmas . Decent and stirring rendition with top-notch animated muppets and Michael Caine's great acting . Atmospherically , the movie is as comfortable and heartwarming as an old Christmas card , including potentially frightening aspects : the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future . The whole concept of looking at your life in the past, present and future is creative in and of itself . After watching the movie, you may look at your life from the same perspectives . And adding the pleasant voices from nice actors . The motion picture picture was competently directed by Brian Henson , Jim Henson's son , whom is dedicated the movie , in fact this was the first time the Muppets appeared on screen since Jim Henson's death in 1990. Adding stunning special effects with a nice little touch and rousing score by Miles Goodman. Though most of us , if not all of us, have seen other adaptations in the past or read the story , and know already what to expect, as director Brian Henson manages to capture pure magic with this peculiar portrayal of main character Ebenezer Scrooge , and it is definitely worth a look . It's attractive and unusual approach to the Christmas classic . A highly recommended film that nobody should miss it especially during Christmas time and still ranks as one of the most enjoyable adaptations of the Dickens classic ever . This muppet retelling of Charles Dickens' vintage novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption will appeal to Charles Dickens novel enthusiasts and Michael Caine fans .
Other versions about this stunning story courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions are the following ones : The rather obscure 1935 version with Sir Seymour Hicks , the 1951 British production with Alastair Sim, Jack Warner , adaptation released by MGM in 1938 with Reginald Owen , Gene Lockhart , and the 1970 musical, with Albert Finney , Frank Finlay . Under the title of 'A Christmas Carol' a cartoon rendition (1997) by Stan Phillips and voiced by Tim Curry and another (1991) by Jimmy T Murakami with Simon Callow . The made-for-TV productions : 1984 with George C. Scott , 1999 with Patrick Stewart , Richard E. Grant , Saskia Reeves , Laura Fraser , Joel Grey and the 2004 musical , with Kelsey Grammer . After that , ¨Robert Zemeckis's Christmas Carol (2009)¨ in which Jim Carrey demonstrates once again his versatility on screen ; it is given the full ¨Motion Capture¨ deluxe treatment in a superior film directed by Robert Zemeckis with Jim Carrey , Robin Wright , Colin Firth , Dominic West . Finally , ¨A Christmas Carol series ¨(2019) in 3 episodes with Guy Pearce , Andy Serkis , Joe Alwyn , Stephen Graham.
