The Muppet Christmas Carol (Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Brian Henson
Actors: Donald Austen, David Barclay, Robbie Barnett, Mike Bayliss, Meredith Braun
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 241
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD40474D
ISBN: 078885996X
UPC: 786936286991
EAN: 9780788859960
ASIN: B000ATQYT2
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 1992
Release Date: November 29, 2005
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Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit's wife, and a host of Muppets (including the Great Gonzo as an unlikely Charles Dickens) taking other primary roles in this bright, playful adaptation of the somber tale. Or at least it starts brightly enough--the anarchic humor soon settles into mirthful memories and a sense of melancholy as the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future take Scrooge on a journey of his lonely, wasted life. Michael Caine makes a wonderful Scrooge, delightfully rediscovering the meaning of life as fantastic creations from Henson's Creature Shop (developed specially for this film) take the reins as the three ghosts. While the odd mix of offbeat humor and somber drama undercuts the power of Dickens's drama, this kid-friendly retelling makes an excellent family drama that adults and children alike can enjoy. --Sean Axmaker
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 so classic, but... December 16, 2005
laura (Vancouver, BC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this movie, so getting it on DVD was great. It's a family and friends tradition ever since I saw it in theatres...probably about 10 years ago. I watched it this year with some "newbies" and I was afraid that the charm was just nostalgia, but they liked it too. The one disapointing thing was that one of the songs is cut. The sappy love song from the middle with Scrooge and Belle. I'm not sure why they did this. I'll still watch my old VHS copy just for that moment.Otherwise, the opening menu with Kermit is a BLAST!
 Vintage Muppets October 10, 2005
Malaka Poutsos (Canada)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I think this movie will be a great take on a classic. Watching this movie is tradition at my house, and I can only imagine how the improved clarity of the film and its features will reinforce it as one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time. Whenever I hear "It Feels Like Christmas", it gets me everytime. Instant buy.
I love this dvd! July 18, 2004
My kids and I both adore this video. Around the end of November it suddenly begins to enter into our movie rotation, and we watch it a lot of times when its no where near Christmas times! And I can stand that! This movie is adorable, and a good way to expose kids to Dicken's legend. I highly reccomend this!
Despite DVD flaws, still a great movie! July 17, 2004
Kyle Boreing (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is probably the best of the Muppet Movies. It was a time right after Muppet creator, Jim Henson had passed, and everyone was determined to keep the Muppets alive. This determination shows in every performance. No one settled for less than perfection. The result, a WONDERFUL movie.Unlike "Muppet Treasure Island," which was heavily altered from the original novel, "Muppet Christmas Carol" remains faithful to Dickens' classic. Very few liberties were taken (the most noticable is Jacob Marley has become Jacob AND ROBERT Marley, roles perfectly suited for Stater and Waldorf--the "balcony guys"). Other than that, much of the prose and dialog from the original novel is intact. Granted, the DVD version is not the original widescreen version, but manufacturing flaws aside, it is still a GREAT movie.
 I can't believe it December 26, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really can't believe it. I've waited for so long for this DVD and now I know that it is a "edited version" of the original film. WHAT? I should buy a cutted version of the movie? Are you crazy? Selling this, Walt Disney is fooling us all. It's like to buy a "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci with just the face and without the body, the hands and the mountains. I wonder what you guys had in mind. One of the most beautiful film ruined by someone without brain. They' ve even cut some scenes!!! I'm sorry for Amazon, but I hope nobody will buy this dvd until the Disney band will reflect on their deeds and their sins. And this is even a special edition, yeah, a special trick. And someone still wonder why people keep downloading the films in internet...
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