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The true backstory of why Scrooge hates Christmas is tragic. His father hated him because he loved his mother and Scrooge's mother died giving birth to him so he sent him away to boarding school as soon as he could and never let him come home for holidays. The only one who cared for Scrooge was his sister (Fred's mother) who also tragically died giving birth to Fred which is why he doesn't like him.
No, that is not the true backstory. That is a version of the story depicted in some movies based on the book (notably Alastair Sim's version - which is another great movie version despite this critique of it). In the book it doesn't tell us how his sister died or his unmentioned mother. We know his mother didn't die in Scrooge's birth because his beloved sister is younger then him. In point of fact we're not told at all why Scrooge's dad was mean but then became nice. That wasn't the point of the story. The point was that Scrooge needed to remember both the tragedy, the happy escape, a sister's love, and who his nephew should be to him. In fact, the book never gets into the details of Scrooge's descent, other than a vague reference to how hard the world can be on the poor. Movies frequently try to fill this in, but the book doesn't care about why it happened, but why it shouldn't be that way.
Despite being a Muppets movie, it still manages to stay true to the original Christmas Carol story while still putting their own spin on it. The casting of the characters is perfect. Michael Caine is a pretty good Scrooge as he fits the character very well. The writing is absolutely genius and the jokes are very hilarious. This is a really great movie to watch on Christmas.
The puppetry is amazing, as with all Henson projects, the songs are great, Michael Caine is a great Scrooge, and I love how many lines from the book they put in. I just wish the version with the sing "When Love Is Gone" was the default option, instead of buried beneath it on the selection page where hardly anyone will find it. It adds so much to Scrooge's development and ties back into the song at the end.
The way I SHRIEKED when I saw you were doing this movie! A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas story, and the Muppet one is my favorite version, bar none! Can’t wait to watch this, I’m certain you will love it!
I'm so happy you reacted to this! This movie is usually described as one of the best Muppet movies, as well as being one of the best depictions of the Christmas Carol story. One fun thing was Michael Caine made the choice during production that he was going to play the entire movie completely straight, as though nobody else in the main story was a talking puppet. It adds a level of hilarity and sincerity to this movie. The songs are also AMAZING, so I'm so happy you enjoyed yourself! Muppet movies are at their core meant to be fun and heartfelt. So if you have a good time watching them, then you're doing it right! Also don't worry about not loving every single Muppet- everybody has a favorite! Happy Holidays, Nick!
Fun fact: There's only one Marley in the original Christmas Carol story. Robert Marley was created solely so they could use Statler and Waldorf together. I find it amusing because you could technically call the new character "Bob Marley"
"I'm sure we shall never forget Tiny Tim or this first parting there was among us." The puppeteers must have been thinking of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, both of who passed away not long before they filmed this movie. 🥺 This has always been my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It's close to the original, and they use many exact/similar words that Charles Dickens used. For example, the line "There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!" is an actual line from the original story. The Muppets don't dumb it down for the kids, either. And when Michael Caine was working with the Muppets, he said, "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role, and there are no puppets around me." I have also read the Jim Henson biography by Brian Jay Jones, and it's fantastic. Highly recommend it! Jim really cared about his family and the people he worked with. He always saw their work as a collaborative effort.
Richard Hunt and Jim Henson were the original puppeteers for Statler and Waldorf respectively, and those Muppets played the parts of the Marley brothers in this film. While the opening caption was a homage to the two legends of the Muppets, one can also read it as "The Marleys were dead, to begin with."
@@matthewhutchinson9353 He was gone way too soon. He genuinely seemed like a wonderful human being. I mean, Fraggle Rock started as Jim Henson's project to promote world peace! I also remember reading in the biography by Brian Jay Jones that Christine Nelson, the daughter of puppeteer Jerry Nelson, battled cystic fibrosis. When Jim Henson discovered that their insurance company at Henson Associates would no longer pay for Christine's medical expenses, Jim changed insurance companies to one that would. And when Jerry thanked him for what he had done, Jim simply replied, "That's what insurance companies are for."
This is my absolute favourite Christmas movie and I watch it every December! I just love the cast, the songs and just everything about this film is so beautiful and an entertaining thing to see. Loved your reaction Nick and have a great Christmas!
It looks like you watched the theatrical cut of the movie. The extended cut (which I prefer) has the song "When Love is Gone" sung by Belle to Scrooge when she leaves him. If the breakup scene in the theatrical got you emotional, the full sequence with that song there is going to kill you. The closing song "When Love is Found" is actually meant to be a happy reprise of that cut song. If you watched this through Disney+, pull up the "Extras" tab and you'll have the option of either watching the song by itself or as part of the whole film.
Yes! I can't wait to see your reaction to the live action Beauty and the Beast, I went to see this movie in theaters with my mom and sister back in 2017.
Aw dang, you missed the song that Belle sings that really hits home "the love is gone." They cut that song and scene out because they believed it would be too sad after theater release. But this Christmas Carol is such a dear classic that I'm glad to watch finally after so long
I commented the same thing! The version of the film my grandma had had that song in it, so I grew up with it my whole childhood, and now I can’t find a version that still has that song in it!
I had never seen this movie before last year despite loving the muppets. I was horrified at how loudly I started sobbing over a puppet frog when Kermit talks about how Tiny Tim’s grave looks over the river and how he loved watching the ducks. But such a great movie! (If you haven’t seen Muppet Treasure Island I highly recommend that. Where Michael Cane played this so seriously in this, Tim Curry plays his role with pure hilarity. And Tim Curry has often said that Muppet Treasure Island is his favourite movie of his).
And there really is just one more sleep till Christmas. Merry Christmas, dear Nick, and thank you for reacting to my favorite Christmas/Muppet movie. I was having a bit of a gloomy day and you cheered me up. I enjoyed watching your reaction and now, I want to watch the movie, itself. AND I gave you a like in honor of Christmas and a job well-done. :)
My mum loves this movie to the point we have to watch it atleast 50 times every Christmas and its now gotten to the point I can recite the whole thing perfectly
It started as a yearly tradition when i was a kid to watch this movie with my parents around Christmas time. Now that I have a family of my own it has carried on over and now my kids beg to watch it at least once a year. Words cant explain how much I adore this movie and how much it means to me. The songs are actually WAY better than they have any right being, the soundtrack of this movie goes so hard
Rest in peace Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Jim Henson 1936-1990 Richard Hunt 1951-1992 Miles Goodman 1948-1996 Gene Siskel 1946-1999 Alexander Walker 1930-2003 David Hemmings 1941-2003 Jerry Juhl 1938-2005 George Carlin 1937-2008 Jerry Nelson 1934-2012 Roger Ebert 1942-2013 Ron Moody 1924-2015 David Warner 1941-2022 and Derek Malcolm 1932-2023, David Hemmings, David Warner, Ron Moody and George Carlin were considered to portray Ebenezer Scrooge, Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Alexander Walker and Derek Malcolm were film critic
I loved Rizzo and Gonzo but I see your point. The story/Michael Caine was SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me cry every time, 20 views in all. I'm not sure if you saw the version with the song by Belle or not but Scrooge's fiancee, Belle, sings a song as she leaves him called The Love is Gone. It is HEARTBREAKING. And, the studio heads thought it would disturb kids too much so they removed it. But, the 'real' version is out there, and it really ties things together more.
My Mom's a nut about the Muppets so this was a classic growing up. I love your reaction to this and so happy you enjoyed it. Mickey's Christmas Carol is also a good make of it, shorter, not a musical, but nice.
Michael Caine was the best choice for Scrooge. He was the only human actor on set, and much like Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island, he treated his costars like equals, not just puppets.
It teeters a bit on the edge of uncanny valley. But it is probably one of the most accurate to the books. So many lines pulled straight out. And it includes “humanity’s children” which most versions leave out. Though I will admit it goes a bit off the rails during the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come part.
Merry Christmas, Nick! My wife and I watch this every year on Christmas Eve! I cry every time too! I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing it with us and there's just one more sleep till Christmas!
This is even hard for me to admit, but this one was tough for me to watch this time around because 13 years ago this month (back in December 2010) my dad passed away from Lou Gerhigs disease, then just last year December 2022, my oldest brother was run off the road and broke 7 ribs, then on the exact day (both of the week and day of the month) of our dad, he had a heart attack and passed away. So the scene of Tiny Tim not being there in the Christmas to come hit me hard, it was a double whammy.
This is my favorite Christmas movie, but what absolutely kills me is that at some point years ago, they took out one of the best songs in the whole movie! You can only find the version of the film with that song in it on like old VHS tapes! In that tearjerking scene where Scrooge’s fiancé left him because he cared more about his work than her, she had a whole song called “When Love is Gone”, and I can’t believe they took it out. I’ve looked forever for a version that still has that song in it. For now, I can only find it on TH-cam.
This was so much fun to watch! I love seeing you experience this for the first time, especially without much history with the original story. It added so much to it, because you were reacting to the story as well as the movie. A Christmas Carol is my absolute favorite Christmas tale in general and this is my second favorite version ever, so I really enjoyed watching it through your eyes. I also want to say, I love your enthusiasm for movies and the whole experience, along with your positivity. You're open to the movies in a way that makes it so fun to watch. A lot of people like to focus on the negatives without considering the positives and/or they dislike things because they think it's cool. It's nice to see someone who seems to actually be enjoying the movies I really like too. Thank you! If you're interested in a slightly more serious version of A Christmas Carol, while still having whimsy and being a musical, I wholeheartedly recommend A Christmas Carol the Musical with Kelsey Grammar. It's here on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/mgRZERZ_mIk/w-d-xo.html The music is great, there's several stage and musical actors in it. Plus it goes a bit more into Scrooge's history for why he is as he is. It's my favorite adaptation.
If you haven't seen it, I also recommend the Muppet Treasure Island movie. Muppets rarely miss, honestly... Thank you so much for doing on of my favorite holiday movies!
YES ❤ I was driving home from my 12 hr Christmas eve shift and had these songs on my playlist. Made me realise none of my favourite reactors have watched it - now they have!! ❤❤❤
it's funny because i've never thought about it before, but i expect rizzo is more for the folks in the audience who know the story of a christmas carol back to back/have grown up with it, so he adds a bit of a diversion from a formula we might be bored with. whereas for people who aren't as familiar, he's kind of distracting/pulling you out of the moment! that's so interesting to consider, wow, what a great reaction - i'm so glad you loved the music, it really does elevate the film. i've always loved how spooky the score gets sometimes, especially the scenes in scrooge's house and the graveyard.
The line "Leave the comedy to the bears!" refers to the stick in The Muppet Show that Starler and Waldorf (who plays Jacob and Robert Marley) heckles Fozzie Bear (who plays Fozziwig, which is a pun on Fezziwig from the book) for his "bad" jokes.
This is a delightful version of A Christmas Carol! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s second only to the black and white Alistair Sim version in my mind. If you’re going to do another muppet movie, I definitely recommend Muppet Treasure Island
favorite xmas movie ever. Ive watched many versions of A Christmas Carol and none of them hold a candle. Rizzo is my favourite - i think his 4th wall breaking and comedy really lighten the story up. It's so dark otherwise. Happy holidays!
You are me. I sob through the second half of the movie as an adult and I loved all the songs growing up. Like other people have mentioned, I hope you listen to "When Love is Gone" as it's a great song in its own right and adds to the story.
This film is one of my favourite Christmas Carols of all time and thank you for all the videos this year God bless you and Merry Christmas nickflix 🎄🎅🌟👍
This is just a great Muppets movie and a phenomenal adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This movie planted the seeds of Gonzo and Rizzo being a dynamic duo in the future. The only reason Rizzo was probably added was for comic relief and jokes for younger audiences, not that I’m necessarily complaining. I’m just happy the filmmakers knew to use the “Shoo out the Clowns” trope so the future part would be taken more seriously. Glad you liked this one and I’m excited to see you eventually react to the 2011 Muppet movie!
This is one of my most favorite Christmas movies. Also, I'm convinced the Fozziwig joke was the first one they wrote (Scrooge's boss in the book is Mr. Fezziwig, so naturally Fozzie was the perfect character choice).
To be honest, the real reason Scrooge never went home was much sadder in the original book since they actually went over it, but I can’t remember if there is a movie version that goes over it. Though if you ever get a chance, you might like the Mickey Mouse version of this story or better yet Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol. (Sorry, I would recommend other versions but those two and this one are the only adaptations I’ve seen).
15:31 Oh, if you think this is sad, you should have seen extended cut, where Belle and Future Scrooge sing the movie’s best song, When Love Is Gone! 🥺 (Had I known you were going to watch this, I would’ve warned you to watch the correct version. But honestly, the song should never have been cut to begin with!) 🤦♂️
I'm liking the new thumbnail format, Nick!! I was initially not a fan of the big, bulky text, but then I remembered the font used in your YT banner and it matches pretty well; it basically creates your own really unique aesthetic. My compliments to Normies and I hope you really like this movie!! I've never seen it myself, but I've heard some people say it's a really good adaptation. I also recently watched M.I.D. and Rukiya react to the Jom Carray A Christmas Carol and that might be another interesting reaction for you this year or next year!!
my all time favorite Muppet movie is Muppet Treasure Island, with Tim Curry as Long John Silver! this is my second favorite Muppet movie, and my 3rd favorite version of A Christmas Carol. my first is Scrooge (1970), and the second is A Christmas Carol (1999) with Sir Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge.
A sad fact revolving around this film was that it was the first ever Muppets project done without Jim Henson (the man responsible for the Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal, and more). He sadly passed away two years prior to this film's release. The scene where Kermit as Bob Cratchet saying goodbye to Tiny Tim was also representing the cast, crew, and his son Brian (who made his directorial debut with this film) saying goodbye to him (as well as Richard Hunt, who was a fellow Muppetier who had been there since the beginning). With that said, on a lighter note, this film was originally supposed to be just a TV special until Disney finally caught wind of what they were planning and had them make a full length feature film because they loved the idea so much.
This film was a tribute to both Richard Hunt and the legendary Jim Henson who both sadly died before this movie Jim Henson's death was especially tragic
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The book he referred to was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It's a great book to read at Christmastime. I collect videos of all versions of A Christmas Carol/Scrooge. Each one brings it's own spin on it and it's great to see all the different ones. I recommend watching lots of versions. Great reaction! I subscribed!
Three things that I feel make this a great movie: 1) Much of the dialogue is from the original source material, "A Christmas Carol" 2) Michael Caine's decision to treat this role as a serious one and portray it, in his words, as if he was performing in the Royal Shakespeare Company. Frankly I think that just makes the story even better. 3) Using original characters for the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Using preexisting muppets would have undermined the story. Heck they were going have Robin or Scooter as the Christmas Past, Miss Piggy as Christmas Present and Animal as Christmas Yet to Come.
I love this version of "A Christmas Carol." However, the Disney Plus version took out the song Belle sings to Scrooge when she breaks up. It was called "When Love is Gone". There's a reprise at the end, but it really explains Rizzo's sobbing his heart out before Scrooge returns from the past.
The backstop of scrooge is a bit too dark for a kids story. If you can find it there is an old black and white movie starring Alastair Sim that does a very good portrayal. Its called Scrooge, A Christmas Carol. It's my 2nd favourite a Christmas Carol after the muppets of course. They cut a song from this version as well, sung by Belle scrooge fiance. They cut it because it was the only song not involving a muppet so they thought kids wouldn't like it. But it's so much more impact full with the song. If you are watching on Disney plus it has it as a deleted scene. If not I recommend watching it on TH-cam. It really is a shame it isn't in the movie
This is the only Muppet movie i watch tbh, although my whole family loves them (my mum and uncle call each other miss piggy and gonzo 😅) i always found them a little scary as a kid 🤷♀️ this movie though i absolutely love, one of the best Christmas carol movies 😊 have to agree with you on rizzo, some of his comic relief is appreciated but other times it's a little jarring
I grew up reading the original book. It's a fun experience watching it with someone who is experiencing the wonder of A Christmas Carol for virtually the first time. I also find Michael Caine's performance much more intriguing than the goofiness of the Muppets.
Thank you for this Nick! If you want more Muppets, I must recommend one of the best, Muppets Treasure Island with Tim Curry! Another version of A Christmas Carol that is dearly amazingly underrated is the 2004 Hallmark musical version which is based on the Broadway stage adaption. 🐸🐷🐀👽👴🏻🎄
Okay… Here’s a bit of a history lesson. Charles Dickens was a 19th Century Novelist who created the Christmas Carol in 1843. He was not, in fact, a blue muppet who hung out with a rat. Secondly if you didn’t, I’d recommend seeing on a TH-cam “The Love is Gone, Muppets Christmas Carol” which helped the payoff of “The love we found” that plays in the end. It was only available in the extended edition.
Jim Henson would’ve loved it had he lived. He passed a few years before this released and fellow Muppeteer Richard Hunt would follow him not long after. He attended Jim’s memorial service too.
This is my favorite Muppets movie by far alongside Muppet Treasure Island! If you haven’t seen that one yet I think you’d enjoy it! Rizzo is in it but it’s not enough to take away from the heart of the movie. 😆 Thank you for reacting to this, I’ve seen tons of Christmas Carol movies but this one is by far the best imo!
In the book, there's only Jacob Marley. They added in Robert so that Waldorf could be part of the act. His name is a play on the Reggae-artist Bob Marley.
I watch this movie every Christmas season. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies of all time. Another good Muppet movie is "Muppet Treasure Island" with the amazing Tim Curry.
It makes sense to have Statler and Waldorf as the ghosts of Marley and Marley, seeing as they’re such misers in the show; but I would have thought one of them would have been playing the role of Scrooge, rather than having a live actor.
This film had a few songs cut from the theatrical release (still on the soundtrack though), and yet another song was cut for the DVD, which I think was a very poor choice. It was a song sung by young Scrooge's fiancee Belle, better explaining why she was leaving him, and a beautiful song at that. Taking the song out also made the cut to Rizzo and older Scrooge crying feel a bit awkward. The final song is a little different on the soundtrack too, starting with: . Scrooge: Well I've met someone who touched my soul and made my world brand new Scrooge & Tiny Tim: There's part of me a place inside that now belongs to you . Ah! So pretty!
There is deleted scene, of slow song of, When love is gone for dumb reasom. When Belle singing and leaving the young Scrooge. And it's was sad, she singing and the old Scrooge crying while singing behind her, for what he done.
This movie is dedicated to the creator of The Muppets, founder of The Jim Henson Company and the original puppeteer of Kermit, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Ernie and so many more Muppets, and Richard Hunt, who performed Scooter, Janice, Gladys the Cow, Sweetums, etc. Henson passed away in 1990 of Streptococcus pyogenes (first mistaken for bacterial pneumonia), while Hunt passed away in 1992 due to AIDS -related complications (which happen to affect and kill off several homosexual persons, Hunt was a homosexual, AIDS and homosexuality hsppened to be a hot topic during the 80's and early 90's).
I remember watching it when it first came out on television, and when Scrooge and his girlfriend broke up, there was a song she sang, called “When love is gone.” I watch it on Disney+ and that song is not on there.😢
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The true backstory of why Scrooge hates Christmas is tragic. His father hated him because he loved his mother and Scrooge's mother died giving birth to him so he sent him away to boarding school as soon as he could and never let him come home for holidays. The only one who cared for Scrooge was his sister (Fred's mother) who also tragically died giving birth to Fred which is why he doesn't like him.
No, that is not the true backstory. That is a version of the story depicted in some movies based on the book (notably Alastair Sim's version - which is another great movie version despite this critique of it). In the book it doesn't tell us how his sister died or his unmentioned mother. We know his mother didn't die in Scrooge's birth because his beloved sister is younger then him. In point of fact we're not told at all why Scrooge's dad was mean but then became nice. That wasn't the point of the story. The point was that Scrooge needed to remember both the tragedy, the happy escape, a sister's love, and who his nephew should be to him.
In fact, the book never gets into the details of Scrooge's descent, other than a vague reference to how hard the world can be on the poor. Movies frequently try to fill this in, but the book doesn't care about why it happened, but why it shouldn't be that way.
Agnes Fleming also dies giving birth to the eponymous Oliver Twist.
No it's not, have you ever read the book by charles Dickens
No.
And for the simple fact that Fran is *Scrooge's younger sister.*
Nope
Despite being a Muppets movie, it still manages to stay true to the original Christmas Carol story while still putting their own spin on it. The casting of the characters is perfect. Michael Caine is a pretty good Scrooge as he fits the character very well. The writing is absolutely genius and the jokes are very hilarious. This is a really great movie to watch on Christmas.
This is actually the most accurate movie adaptation of the book
The puppetry is amazing, as with all Henson projects, the songs are great, Michael Caine is a great Scrooge, and I love how many lines from the book they put in. I just wish the version with the sing "When Love Is Gone" was the default option, instead of buried beneath it on the selection page where hardly anyone will find it. It adds so much to Scrooge's development and ties back into the song at the end.
The way I SHRIEKED when I saw you were doing this movie! A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas story, and the Muppet one is my favorite version, bar none! Can’t wait to watch this, I’m certain you will love it!
Beaker giving his scarf to Scrooge is the sweetest thing ever, this is why Beaker is my favorite muppet
I'm so happy you reacted to this! This movie is usually described as one of the best Muppet movies, as well as being one of the best depictions of the Christmas Carol story. One fun thing was Michael Caine made the choice during production that he was going to play the entire movie completely straight, as though nobody else in the main story was a talking puppet. It adds a level of hilarity and sincerity to this movie. The songs are also AMAZING, so I'm so happy you enjoyed yourself! Muppet movies are at their core meant to be fun and heartfelt. So if you have a good time watching them, then you're doing it right! Also don't worry about not loving every single Muppet- everybody has a favorite! Happy Holidays, Nick!
Poor Rizzo, he constantly needed medical attention😂
I heard "It Feels Like Christmas" playing on a store radio and it immediately brought a huge smile to my face
michael caine, treating the muppets as real people, really raised the quality to another level.
Fun fact: There's only one Marley in the original Christmas Carol story. Robert Marley was created solely so they could use Statler and Waldorf together. I find it amusing because you could technically call the new character "Bob Marley"
"I'm sure we shall never forget Tiny Tim or this first parting there was among us." The puppeteers must have been thinking of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, both of who passed away not long before they filmed this movie. 🥺
This has always been my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It's close to the original, and they use many exact/similar words that Charles Dickens used. For example, the line "There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!" is an actual line from the original story. The Muppets don't dumb it down for the kids, either.
And when Michael Caine was working with the Muppets, he said, "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role, and there are no puppets around me."
I have also read the Jim Henson biography by Brian Jay Jones, and it's fantastic. Highly recommend it! Jim really cared about his family and the people he worked with. He always saw their work as a collaborative effort.
Watch follow that bird. It’s like the muppet movie. Also watch the other muppet movies
Richard Hunt and Jim Henson were the original puppeteers for Statler and Waldorf respectively, and those Muppets played the parts of the Marley brothers in this film.
While the opening caption was a homage to the two legends of the Muppets, one can also read it as "The Marleys were dead, to begin with."
The man was gone too soon and literally everyone would agree with us on that
@@matthewhutchinson9353 I love Muppets Movies! I am such a huge fan.
@@matthewhutchinson9353 He was gone way too soon. He genuinely seemed like a wonderful human being. I mean, Fraggle Rock started as Jim Henson's project to promote world peace!
I also remember reading in the biography by Brian Jay Jones that Christine Nelson, the daughter of puppeteer Jerry Nelson, battled cystic fibrosis. When Jim Henson discovered that their insurance company at Henson Associates would no longer pay for Christine's medical expenses, Jim changed insurance companies to one that would. And when Jerry thanked him for what he had done, Jim simply replied, "That's what insurance companies are for."
This is my absolute favourite Christmas movie and I watch it every December! I just love the cast, the songs and just everything about this film is so beautiful and an entertaining thing to see. Loved your reaction Nick and have a great Christmas!
Look for When Love Is Gone. It's the missing piece of this movie.
Tiny Tim is the most wholehearted and wholesome character in the Christmas Carol story!
Yeah, Rizzo is definitely just there to keep the _little_ little kids interested. He still gets a few chuckles out of me, though!
Light the lamp not the rat!
Haha yes, just the little kids. No adults like me.
It looks like you watched the theatrical cut of the movie. The extended cut (which I prefer) has the song "When Love is Gone" sung by Belle to Scrooge when she leaves him. If the breakup scene in the theatrical got you emotional, the full sequence with that song there is going to kill you. The closing song "When Love is Found" is actually meant to be a happy reprise of that cut song. If you watched this through Disney+, pull up the "Extras" tab and you'll have the option of either watching the song by itself or as part of the whole film.
Yes! I can't wait to see your reaction to the live action Beauty and the Beast, I went to see this movie in theaters with my mom and sister back in 2017.
This was filmed after the death of Jim Henson so it added to why this movie is heart breaking.
Best Chistmas carol movie of all times! With Muppets!
Aw dang, you missed the song that Belle sings that really hits home "the love is gone." They cut that song and scene out because they believed it would be too sad after theater release. But this Christmas Carol is such a dear classic that I'm glad to watch finally after so long
They believe that song is too sad but Tiny Tim dying is fine. I guess? Lol
@@poggerwhiteActually, it was that it was too boring for kids lol
I commented the same thing! The version of the film my grandma had had that song in it, so I grew up with it my whole childhood, and now I can’t find a version that still has that song in it!
When you rewatch it, find the version that has the song called "When Love is Gone" included; it makes the movie even better.
I had never seen this movie before last year despite loving the muppets. I was horrified at how loudly I started sobbing over a puppet frog when Kermit talks about how Tiny Tim’s grave looks over the river and how he loved watching the ducks. But such a great movie!
(If you haven’t seen Muppet Treasure Island I highly recommend that. Where Michael Cane played this so seriously in this, Tim Curry plays his role with pure hilarity. And Tim Curry has often said that Muppet Treasure Island is his favourite movie of his).
And there really is just one more sleep till Christmas. Merry Christmas, dear Nick, and thank you for reacting to my favorite Christmas/Muppet movie. I was having a bit of a gloomy day and you cheered me up. I enjoyed watching your reaction and now, I want to watch the movie, itself. AND I gave you a like in honor of Christmas and a job well-done. :)
My mum loves this movie to the point we have to watch it atleast 50 times every Christmas and its now gotten to the point I can recite the whole thing perfectly
It started as a yearly tradition when i was a kid to watch this movie with my parents around Christmas time. Now that I have a family of my own it has carried on over and now my kids beg to watch it at least once a year. Words cant explain how much I adore this movie and how much it means to me. The songs are actually WAY better than they have any right being, the soundtrack of this movie goes so hard
This is on my yearly Christmas watchlist. Came out the year I was born too lol. Love it. 🎄❤
😂😂 " Oh they have a book?" Yeah Nick. It's called 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens 😂😂
"Bless us all" is my favorite song of the movie though it always gets me teary eyed.
This is maybe my favorite version of A Christmas Carol.
Rest in peace
Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Jim Henson 1936-1990
Richard Hunt 1951-1992
Miles Goodman 1948-1996
Gene Siskel 1946-1999
Alexander Walker 1930-2003
David Hemmings 1941-2003
Jerry Juhl 1938-2005
George Carlin 1937-2008
Jerry Nelson 1934-2012
Roger Ebert 1942-2013
Ron Moody 1924-2015
David Warner 1941-2022
and Derek Malcolm 1932-2023, David Hemmings, David Warner, Ron Moody and George Carlin were considered to portray Ebenezer Scrooge, Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Alexander Walker and Derek Malcolm were film critic
I loved Rizzo and Gonzo but I see your point. The story/Michael Caine was SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me cry every time, 20 views in all. I'm not sure if you saw the version with the song by Belle or not but Scrooge's fiancee, Belle, sings a song as she leaves him called The Love is Gone. It is HEARTBREAKING. And, the studio heads thought it would disturb kids too much so they removed it. But, the 'real' version is out there, and it really ties things together more.
My Mom's a nut about the Muppets so this was a classic growing up. I love your reaction to this and so happy you enjoyed it. Mickey's Christmas Carol is also a good make of it, shorter, not a musical, but nice.
Michael Caine was the best choice for Scrooge. He was the only human actor on set, and much like Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island, he treated his costars like equals, not just puppets.
I mean, Fred and Clara were human, too. But i get your point.
Finally Nick reacts to the muppets a Christmas carol I’ve wanted for him to react to this for a while.
Merry Almost Christmas,Nick!
Jim Carrey’s Christmas Carol is pretty good too. I enjoyed the CGI in that version.
It teeters a bit on the edge of uncanny valley. But it is probably one of the most accurate to the books. So many lines pulled straight out. And it includes “humanity’s children” which most versions leave out.
Though I will admit it goes a bit off the rails during the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come part.
This is my favorite Christmas movie. Such a good movie. Great reaction Nick!
Merry Christmas, Nick!
My wife and I watch this every year on Christmas Eve! I cry every time too! I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing it with us and there's just one more sleep till Christmas!
This is even hard for me to admit, but this one was tough for me to watch this time around because 13 years ago this month (back in December 2010) my dad passed away from Lou Gerhigs disease, then just last year December 2022, my oldest brother was run off the road and broke 7 ribs, then on the exact day (both of the week and day of the month) of our dad, he had a heart attack and passed away. So the scene of Tiny Tim not being there in the Christmas to come hit me hard, it was a double whammy.
This is my favorite Christmas movie, but what absolutely kills me is that at some point years ago, they took out one of the best songs in the whole movie! You can only find the version of the film with that song in it on like old VHS tapes!
In that tearjerking scene where Scrooge’s fiancé left him because he cared more about his work than her, she had a whole song called “When Love is Gone”, and I can’t believe they took it out.
I’ve looked forever for a version that still has that song in it. For now, I can only find it on TH-cam.
even if someone you hated died you would keep it to yourself, nick, you are a very kind person
This was so much fun to watch! I love seeing you experience this for the first time, especially without much history with the original story. It added so much to it, because you were reacting to the story as well as the movie. A Christmas Carol is my absolute favorite Christmas tale in general and this is my second favorite version ever, so I really enjoyed watching it through your eyes.
I also want to say, I love your enthusiasm for movies and the whole experience, along with your positivity. You're open to the movies in a way that makes it so fun to watch. A lot of people like to focus on the negatives without considering the positives and/or they dislike things because they think it's cool. It's nice to see someone who seems to actually be enjoying the movies I really like too. Thank you!
If you're interested in a slightly more serious version of A Christmas Carol, while still having whimsy and being a musical, I wholeheartedly recommend A Christmas Carol the Musical with Kelsey Grammar. It's here on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/mgRZERZ_mIk/w-d-xo.html The music is great, there's several stage and musical actors in it. Plus it goes a bit more into Scrooge's history for why he is as he is. It's my favorite adaptation.
If you haven't seen it, I also recommend the Muppet Treasure Island movie. Muppets rarely miss, honestly...
Thank you so much for doing on of my favorite holiday movies!
YES ❤ I was driving home from my 12 hr Christmas eve shift and had these songs on my playlist. Made me realise none of my favourite reactors have watched it - now they have!! ❤❤❤
The only great Christmas Carol movie I've seen and I've seen many. The extended version is even better!
I’m 44 years old and I still cry at the song bless us all part even Micheal cane gets emotional aswell 😭😭. Merry Christmas to all 😊😊
it's funny because i've never thought about it before, but i expect rizzo is more for the folks in the audience who know the story of a christmas carol back to back/have grown up with it, so he adds a bit of a diversion from a formula we might be bored with. whereas for people who aren't as familiar, he's kind of distracting/pulling you out of the moment! that's so interesting to consider, wow, what a great reaction - i'm so glad you loved the music, it really does elevate the film. i've always loved how spooky the score gets sometimes, especially the scenes in scrooge's house and the graveyard.
The line "Leave the comedy to the bears!" refers to the stick in The Muppet Show that Starler and Waldorf (who plays Jacob and Robert Marley) heckles Fozzie Bear (who plays Fozziwig, which is a pun on Fezziwig from the book) for his "bad" jokes.
This is a delightful version of A Christmas Carol! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s second only to the black and white Alistair Sim version in my mind. If you’re going to do another muppet movie, I definitely recommend Muppet Treasure Island
favorite xmas movie ever. Ive watched many versions of A Christmas Carol and none of them hold a candle. Rizzo is my favourite - i think his 4th wall breaking and comedy really lighten the story up. It's so dark otherwise. Happy holidays!
You are me. I sob through the second half of the movie as an adult and I loved all the songs growing up. Like other people have mentioned, I hope you listen to "When Love is Gone" as it's a great song in its own right and adds to the story.
Gotta love the Muppets, they're always so charming :)
A muppet Family Christmas and Muppets letters to Santa are also classics i watch every year
Yes! More Muppets!
This film is one of my favourite Christmas Carols of all time and thank you for all the videos this year God bless you and Merry Christmas nickflix 🎄🎅🌟👍
honestly still one of the best movie adaptations of the story and such a great christmas watch
Merry Christmas, Nick!
This is just a great Muppets movie and a phenomenal adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
This movie planted the seeds of Gonzo and Rizzo being a dynamic duo in the future. The only reason Rizzo was probably added was for comic relief and jokes for younger audiences, not that I’m necessarily complaining. I’m just happy the filmmakers knew to use the “Shoo out the Clowns” trope so the future part would be taken more seriously.
Glad you liked this one and I’m excited to see you eventually react to the 2011 Muppet movie!
the music from Scrooge's entrance plays in my head whenever I imagine a villain entering the room
This is one of my most favorite Christmas movies. Also, I'm convinced the Fozziwig joke was the first one they wrote (Scrooge's boss in the book is Mr. Fezziwig, so naturally Fozzie was the perfect character choice).
Absolutely love this film one of the first Christmas films I remember from my childhood I always watch it on Christmas Eve without fail
To be honest, the real reason Scrooge never went home was much sadder in the original book since they actually went over it, but I can’t remember if there is a movie version that goes over it. Though if you ever get a chance, you might like the Mickey Mouse version of this story or better yet Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol. (Sorry, I would recommend other versions but those two and this one are the only adaptations I’ve seen).
Merry early christmas Nick
2:58 "Nah!" lol.
Thank you for reacting to my favorite Christmas Carol.
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Oh, if you think this is sad, you should have seen extended cut, where Belle and Future Scrooge sing the movie’s best song, When Love Is Gone!
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(Had I known you were going to watch this, I would’ve warned you to watch the correct version. But honestly, the song should never have been cut to begin with!)
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I'm liking the new thumbnail format, Nick!! I was initially not a fan of the big, bulky text, but then I remembered the font used in your YT banner and it matches pretty well; it basically creates your own really unique aesthetic. My compliments to Normies and I hope you really like this movie!! I've never seen it myself, but I've heard some people say it's a really good adaptation. I also recently watched M.I.D. and Rukiya react to the Jom Carray A Christmas Carol and that might be another interesting reaction for you this year or next year!!
One of my fav christmas movies! Glad you liked it!
If you think about it this is basically undercover boss of 1842 era adaptation
15:35 I can just tell he watched the version that included the song "When Love is Gone".
my all time favorite Muppet movie is Muppet Treasure Island, with Tim Curry as Long John Silver! this is my second favorite Muppet movie, and my 3rd favorite version of A Christmas Carol. my first is Scrooge (1970), and the second is A Christmas Carol (1999) with Sir Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge.
I saw this on Disney + last year.
A sad fact revolving around this film was that it was the first ever Muppets project done without Jim Henson (the man responsible for the Muppets, Sesame Street, Dark Crystal, and more). He sadly passed away two years prior to this film's release. The scene where Kermit as Bob Cratchet saying goodbye to Tiny Tim was also representing the cast, crew, and his son Brian (who made his directorial debut with this film) saying goodbye to him (as well as Richard Hunt, who was a fellow Muppetier who had been there since the beginning).
With that said, on a lighter note, this film was originally supposed to be just a TV special until Disney finally caught wind of what they were planning and had them make a full length feature film because they loved the idea so much.
This film was a tribute to both Richard Hunt and the legendary Jim Henson who both sadly died before this movie
Jim Henson's death was especially tragic
You should react to the other Muppet and Jim Henson movies like The Great Muppet Caper, The Dark Crystal, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and Follow That Bird so you can get to know the Muppets even better
I say next year, muppet family christmas please
The book he referred to was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It's a great book to read at Christmastime. I collect videos of all versions of A Christmas Carol/Scrooge. Each one brings it's own spin on it and it's great to see all the different ones. I recommend watching lots of versions. Great reaction! I subscribed!
Three things that I feel make this a great movie:
1) Much of the dialogue is from the original source material, "A Christmas Carol"
2) Michael Caine's decision to treat this role as a serious one and portray it, in his words, as if he was performing in the Royal Shakespeare Company. Frankly I think that just makes the story even better.
3) Using original characters for the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Using preexisting muppets would have undermined the story. Heck they were going have Robin or Scooter as the Christmas Past, Miss Piggy as Christmas Present and Animal as Christmas Yet to Come.
I love this version of "A Christmas Carol." However, the Disney Plus version took out the song Belle sings to Scrooge when she breaks up. It was called "When Love is Gone". There's a reprise at the end, but it really explains Rizzo's sobbing his heart out before Scrooge returns from the past.
Yes 👏 THIS 👏 I'm still mad that they still keep the song out and you have to hunt it down behind some fiddly settings
Awesome muppets Christmas movie.
The backstop of scrooge is a bit too dark for a kids story. If you can find it there is an old black and white movie starring Alastair Sim that does a very good portrayal. Its called Scrooge, A Christmas Carol. It's my 2nd favourite a Christmas Carol after the muppets of course.
They cut a song from this version as well, sung by Belle scrooge fiance. They cut it because it was the only song not involving a muppet so they thought kids wouldn't like it. But it's so much more impact full with the song. If you are watching on Disney plus it has it as a deleted scene. If not I recommend watching it on TH-cam. It really is a shame it isn't in the movie
This is the only Muppet movie i watch tbh, although my whole family loves them (my mum and uncle call each other miss piggy and gonzo 😅) i always found them a little scary as a kid 🤷♀️ this movie though i absolutely love, one of the best Christmas carol movies 😊 have to agree with you on rizzo, some of his comic relief is appreciated but other times it's a little jarring
I grew up reading the original book. It's a fun experience watching it with someone who is experiencing the wonder of A Christmas Carol for virtually the first time. I also find Michael Caine's performance much more intriguing than the goofiness of the Muppets.
Thank you for this Nick! If you want more Muppets, I must recommend one of the best, Muppets Treasure Island with Tim Curry! Another version of A Christmas Carol that is dearly amazingly underrated is the 2004 Hallmark musical version which is based on the Broadway stage adaption. 🐸🐷🐀👽👴🏻🎄
Okay… Here’s a bit of a history lesson. Charles Dickens was a 19th Century Novelist who created the Christmas Carol in 1843. He was not, in fact, a blue muppet who hung out with a rat.
Secondly if you didn’t, I’d recommend seeing on a TH-cam “The Love is Gone, Muppets Christmas Carol” which helped the payoff of “The love we found” that plays in the end. It was only available in the extended edition.
My personal favorite Christmas movie and my personal Muppet movie.
Great review Nick and take care and stay safe 👍.
That door knocker scene was the scariest thing I ever saw when I was a kid.
I love the Muppets! Thank you so much Nick! :)
Jim Henson would’ve loved it had he lived. He passed a few years before this released and fellow Muppeteer Richard Hunt would follow him not long after. He attended Jim’s memorial service too.
This is my favorite Muppets movie by far alongside Muppet Treasure Island! If you haven’t seen that one yet I think you’d enjoy it! Rizzo is in it but it’s not enough to take away from the heart of the movie. 😆 Thank you for reacting to this, I’ve seen tons of Christmas Carol movies but this one is by far the best imo!
You saw it with Jim Carry
awesome movie x
In the book, there's only Jacob Marley. They added in Robert so that Waldorf could be part of the act. His name is a play on the Reggae-artist Bob Marley.
I watch this movie every Christmas season. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies of all time. Another good Muppet movie is "Muppet Treasure Island" with the amazing Tim Curry.
It makes sense to have Statler and Waldorf as the ghosts of Marley and Marley, seeing as they’re such misers in the show; but I would have thought one of them would have been playing the role of Scrooge, rather than having a live actor.
this is mine and my friends personal fave version of this story + our top xmas movie we watch it every year on christmas
This film had a few songs cut from the theatrical release (still on the soundtrack though), and yet another song was cut for the DVD, which I think was a very poor choice. It was a song sung by young Scrooge's fiancee Belle, better explaining why she was leaving him, and a beautiful song at that. Taking the song out also made the cut to Rizzo and older Scrooge crying feel a bit awkward. The final song is a little different on the soundtrack too, starting with:
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Scrooge: Well I've met someone who touched my soul and made my world brand new
Scrooge & Tiny Tim: There's part of me a place inside that now belongs to you
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Ah! So pretty!
PLEASE watch Muppet Treasure Island! The songs are amazing and it’s so hilarious!!
There is deleted scene, of slow song of, When love is gone for dumb reasom. When Belle singing and leaving the young Scrooge. And it's was sad, she singing and the old Scrooge crying while singing behind her, for what he done.
This movie is dedicated to the creator of The Muppets, founder of The Jim Henson Company and the original puppeteer of Kermit, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Ernie and so many more Muppets, and Richard Hunt, who performed Scooter, Janice, Gladys the Cow, Sweetums, etc. Henson passed away in 1990 of Streptococcus pyogenes (first mistaken for bacterial pneumonia), while Hunt passed away in 1992 due to AIDS -related complications (which happen to affect and kill off several homosexual persons, Hunt was a homosexual, AIDS and homosexuality hsppened to be a hot topic during the 80's and early 90's).
I can't believe they cut the song when love is gone.
I remember watching it when it first came out on television, and when Scrooge and his girlfriend broke up, there was a song she sang, called “When love is gone.” I watch it on Disney+ and that song is not on there.😢
Love this movie!!! Loved your reaction