Our family sometimes does unusual things with movies. When there are multiple versions of a movie we like to play “Fantasy Football” with them. Basically, what you do is pick the actor, director, style of film, and so on from each film you think is the best and then imagine what it would be like if all of those different elements to make the film together, producing the ultimate film. This year, we watched four different versions of A Christmas Carol and did the same thing. Well, the 1970 musical version Scrooge with Albert Finney at Scrooge was also watched, but this musical version of the classic tale left a bad taste in many mouths and won’t be watched again for quiet some time.
The films we watched were the 1938 version starring Reginald Owen, the 1951 version starring Alistair Sim, the 1984 television version starring George C. Scott, and the 1992 Muppet’s Christmas Carol with Michael Caine in the title role. After analyzing these three versions of the film, this is the results my mother, father, and I came up with (Please forgive any lopsidedness with the chart. Blogger is not very chart friendly):
The films we watched were the 1938 version starring Reginald Owen, the 1951 version starring Alistair Sim, the 1984 television version starring George C. Scott, and the 1992 Muppet’s Christmas Carol with Michael Caine in the title role. After analyzing these three versions of the film, this is the results my mother, father, and I came up with (Please forgive any lopsidedness with the chart. Blogger is not very chart friendly):
Categories Scrooge Fred Bob Cratchit Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Marley Best Film Best Style (costume, setting, etc.) | Dad Alastair Sim (1951) Brian Worth (1951) Mervyn Johns (1951) Michael Dolan(1951) Donald Austen Muppets 92 C. Konarski (1951) Michael Hordern(1951) Scrooge (1951) A Christmas Carol (1984) (1951) | Mom Alistair Sim (1951) Roger Rees (1984) Gene Lockhart 1938 Ann Rutherford1938 Edward Woodward (1984) RobertTygner Muppets 92 Leo G. Carroll (1938) Scrooge(1951) A Christmas Carol (1984) (1984)/(1938) | Me Alistair Sim (1951) Roger Rees(1984) Gene Lockhart Jessica Fox Muppets Francis De Wolff (1951) Michael Carter (1984) Leo G. Carroll (1938) Scrooge (1951) A Christmas Carol (1984) (1984) |
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