great product
Added 11/16/2009
this is my favorite when it comes to the movie about the Christmas Carol. It is the best and no problems
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A dvd version of "Scrooge" starring Alistair Sim in the title role.
My favorite vesrion and one that I had seen every Christmas since 1958 through 2007. It was not shown on my cable tv this past year and I swore I would not miss it again.
And now I won't !!
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THE Christmas Carol
Added 3/1/2009
I never let a Christmas season go by without spending time with this movie. The old-time "special effects" are strangely perfect, and it makes me a better person every year (at least temporarily). This is the quintessential Christmas Carol with the quintessential Scrooge. Perfect.
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this movies from 1951 was a all time favorite. they do not show it on tv very often. now I can see it any time I want. it came bland new. fast. will watch it every year from now on. thank you.
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Very good film
Added 9/19/2008
Very good adaptation on film for of this classic book written by Ch. Dickens but I think there are more adaptations much better as release.
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The Best Version of Dickens' Timeless Holiday Tale
Added 11/21/2009
This is the one "Scrooge" that I HAVE to watch every Christmas! It's a classic film, telling a classic story, and the adaptation is brilliant and near flawless. Alastair Sim gives an amazing performance, and all the other actors are gems, especially Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber, and Mervyn Johns as Bob Crachit. Michael Hordern is a superb Marley's Ghost, wailing and screaming enough to terrify Scrooge to shivering. The music is also an enormous asset, written by Richard Addinsell, and perfect for the film. See the film in black and white, turn on the original mono sound, and set it to the original 4x3 aspect ratio. Don't watch the widescreen version which crops the top and bottom of the original frame. They also have a 5.1 soundtrack, which is a false 5.1, and it should only be listened to in the original mono sound.
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A Great Christmas Classic
Added 11/17/2009
This version of A Christmas Carol is the best all around film. The story and the cast are second to none and is a truly enjoyable Christmas Classic for any age.
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Color, black and white, black and blue...great in any format!
Added 11/9/2009
I love this movie in its original black and white. My opinion, without doubt, the best of all the filmed CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Alastair Sim is the Scrooge for the ages. So the question is, does colorization make this film better or improve it in any way? The answer is no. It can't be improved because it's already perfect. But colorization certainly does add an element of fun in watching it after repeated b&w viewings. And if colorization gets younger viewers to watch this wonderful movie, than it's more than a gimmick. It's a tool to encourage those not familiar with the film classics to give them a look.
As far as the actual colorization goes, I really don't see much improvement in the process in all the years it's been around. Having said that, this film sort of lends itself to the process however because of the locale and nature of the storytelling so the faded, less than crisp colors don't detract from the picture and can almost seem like they might belong. More important than the colorization, is the added feature in this package of the widescreen presentation of the black and white version which looks terrific!
So if you are a fan of the movie and would like to see what it looks like colorized (and I admit I always do like to see the colorization of the classics just for the fun of it) or even if you would like to see the b&w version in widescreem (I'm really not sure how they achieved this cause it wasn't filmed in widescreen but looks here like it really was: no distortion or zoom-like cutoffs at all!) or if you are a collector of anything A CHRISTMAS CAROL, then I happily recommend this version to you. Happy Holidays!
PS: For us collectors of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, this packaging is pretty nifty, too!
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