Who's film performance as Ebenezer Scrooge is your favorite?
"A Christmas Carol" (1984) with George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 22, 2018 11:55 PM |
I like it.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 20, 2018 1:10 AM |
Alistair Sim owns this genre.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 20, 2018 1:12 AM |
I like Sim's performance too, r2, but I prefer Scott's restraint.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 20, 2018 1:15 AM |
I preferred his restraints too but you can't have sex all day.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 20, 2018 1:16 AM |
Hands down. Albert Finney’s performance.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 20, 2018 1:20 AM |
It's no "A Carol Christmas" with Tori Spelling.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 20, 2018 1:23 AM |
The 1984 film has gorgeous set direction and location.
George C. Scott, Roger Rees(Fred), Susannah York( Mrs. Cratchit) all are dead.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 20, 2018 1:25 AM |
I grew up on Albert Finney’s version. Love it.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 20, 2018 1:29 AM |
Albert Finney's version is the musical, right?
by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 20, 2018 1:42 AM |
r10, I remember, as a kid, seeing "Scrooge"on the big screen.
I wanted to yell at the screen, "No. You forgot Tiny Tim!" when Scrooge is delivering toys to the Cratchits and turns to leave before he remembers he to give Tim his toy.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 20, 2018 2:01 AM |
Alastair Sim is the ultimate Scrooge. No one else comes anywhere close.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 20, 2018 2:11 AM |
"A Diva's Christmas Carol," starring Vanessa Williams
by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 20, 2018 5:04 AM |
Another vote for the George C. Scott version being the best one.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | December 20, 2018 11:26 PM |
LOVE Vanessa Williams
by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 21, 2018 12:38 PM |
George C. Scott.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 21, 2018 12:46 PM |
I've repeatedly watched the 1984 version. Its screenplay is superb.
For instance, during the scene with the Ghost of Christmas Past where Ebenezer, as child, is alone at school Ghost comments how he "alone" without a "real friend".
Aged Ebenezer replies "He has his friends." and then names characters from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
That's taken from the book and it never fails to give me a lump in my throat.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 21, 2018 1:02 PM |
Mr. Magoo was the best Scrooge.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 21, 2018 1:16 PM |
No contest - Alistair Sims.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 21, 2018 1:41 PM |
There's a version with Patrick Stewart that is pretty good
by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 22, 2018 8:26 PM |
Sim is a little hammy but very much in the 50's style of Brit acting.
Scott's performance ages better.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 22, 2018 8:31 PM |
Another for George C. Scott, here. But I enjoy seceral others, his is just my favorite. It was the first version I watched as a kid, and that is most likely the reason.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 22, 2018 11:49 PM |
George C Scott's actually. Stellar.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 22, 2018 11:51 PM |
Albert Finney, and the entire production of "Scrooge" is, by far, the most entertaining to me.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 22, 2018 11:55 PM |