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Of all the modern adaptations, this one is the most faithful to the original story. They made Gonzo the Dickens narrator so that he could deliver exposition that you usually don't hear in other renditions.
“I can understand why this isn’t super popular” WHAT ALMOST EVERYONE KNOWS AND LOVES THIS FILM
maybe in ur circles but i swear i had never heard of it 😭
We watched this year-round in my household. It was such a favorite haha
It’s probably the most enduringly popular version of the most enduringly popular Christmas story. Given the sheer amount of competition it has that’s saying something.
The Dickens family, as well as many people who study Dickens for their lives hold this up as one of the most accurate adaptations because of how many lines that are taken verbatim from the novel
You're like 20 of course you haven't. It's still absurd to say it isn't popular. It absolutely is. @@emlyewng
This is genuinely the best Christmas movie.
All time favorite Christmas movie! I watch it roughly 45 times a year.
45??!
I own a DVD Edition with When Love is Gone included and can watch it whenever during the year and i own the soundtrack and will listen to it often throughout the year
@@emlyewng abt 3 time a month. And extra during the time of snow and misery...
I’m about a twice a year person but yeah
I won't hear a single bad word about this film or it's songs. This is a classic and my favourite Christmas film! 😌
i apologize for any negative comments i made… just know it made me a muppets stan anyway so
The spiritual sequel to this movie is Muppet Treasure Island, it’s a bit sillier and more “Muppety” so I recommend you give it a look. Tim Curry plays Long John Silver if that helps sell it.
i for sure wanna look into any & all muppet movies now so appreciate the rec!!
May I humbly request a Muppet movie review series? As someone who grew up with the Muppets and now see it through an adult lens many years later it’s wild to see you react to it for the first time. I was literally laughing out loud and nearly crying. Oh and I agree there are some creepy characters in this one hahahaha. Beaker is actually so cute though even though his partner is not
true i was too distracted so i didn’t mention beaker at all 😭
yesss please! i know someone who collects all the muppet puppets and movies on instagram. it’s an amazing collection
I've watched this for near 30 years
If you want more Muppets, you should definitely watch the original Muppet Movie - total classic!
The original Dickens story IS a horror movie of sorts, with a bunch of ghosts basically haunting Scrooge. Being written in the 1840's, it has long been in the public domain, and copies of the original printing, complete with the illustrations that Dickens chose, are easy to find on Google. It is also a remarkably short book and a very easy read. (This novel is credited with introducing Christmas celebrations with many traditions we still follow today. During Puritan times, any making yule time merry was frowned upon, even illegal.)
favorite christmas movie! friend joey told me about it in college 18 years ago yay joey!
There's one part of the film that you missed, though it's no fault of your own as it's something that over the years has been stupidly left out, put back in and so on when it always should've been in there without question. Before Belle leaves Scrooge, she sings a song When Love Is Gone, which the future version of Scrooge even sings along with before breaking down during upon seeing what he missed out on. Walt Disney Studios' chairman wanted it cut because he felt it would be too slow-paced and upsetting for children, yet the song is vital to emphasise what the viewers take in, and leads to its counterpoint song at the end 'When Love Is Found'. It was put back in for all VHS releases, US LaserDisc releases, DVD releases, but then only as a bonus feature in the Digital Download portion of the Blu-Ray version of the film, without being on the Blu-Ray itself.
It took until last year on the film's 30th anniversary to fully include the film with the song on Disney+, but it should've always been. And so what if it's tough for children to watch and take in? That was the POINT. Check it out for yourself. It's very powerfully delivered, and makes Rizzo's sobbing at the end all the more justified.
Also great turn by Scrooge at 4:14, like he's thinking "You what, mate?!" It's certainly realistic; if Michael Caine turned and gave _me_ that look, I'd run for my life!
that’s wild to me that they would take out her whole song cuz it could be upsetting to kids with how dark the overall story & how spooky the future ghost is 😭 That scene did feel strangely brief when I watched it so it all makes sense now
@@emlyewng The Ghost of Christmas Past in this film was done by filming a puppet in a tank of water in front of a green screen, in order to achieve an ethereal effect. As Brian Henson explained, it was initially a tank of baby oil, but it made it expensive and difficult to keep the puppet clean. So they used water for the rest of the filming. I agree about her appearance. As Adorkable Rachel said in her review, she looks more like something from another world than a regular Muppet. But then the character's a ghost, therefore she _should_ look like that.
I quite enjoyed this adaption. My six year old adores this movie.
My favorite Christmas Carol movie is with George C. Scott. He really made me believe that he was Ebenezer Scrooge.
One of the early versions they wanted originally was mich closer to what you were expecting the movie to be as a straight forward parody of the the book. And famous Muppets would've played the spirits. Robin, Scooter or Fozzie ad the ghost of Christmas Past, Miss Piggy as the present, and either Animal or Gonzo as the Future. (One of idea for Gonzo was to have his nose stick out of his hood.) Tim Curry was also considered for a more comedic Scrooge. But this gonna be a made-for-TV movie in ABC. And once the team did more research on the book, they loved it so much, they made it closer the book's darker tone and making it more sophisticated with new characters as the spirits in honor of Charles Dickens. Wanting to find a role for Gonzo in the story, they thought of something that's never been done in any adaptation prior, which is to have narration that was ripped from the pages that Dickens wrote and made him as the narrator and to be played by Gonzo as irony because he was the Muppet that nobody imagine him playing. And 95% of his narrations are from the book. And while Curry never got the chance to play Scrooge, he'd later play Long John Silver in the semi-sequel, Muppet Treasure Island. (Which you gotta react to soon!)
Omg these are so sweet! I loved this omg
A Christmas Must Watch when we're decorating the tree! Love it!! :)
Thoroughly enjoy watching someone experience this for the first time 😂
We are sorry that you got a version that missed one of the most important parts.
You'd have had the waterworks turn on, when you saw this.
The part that's missing out of almost every copy out there. When Disney got their claws into it, they cut this song apparently because it was too much of a downer.
It gives a much bigger impact to the movie.
When Love Is Gone (4:09)
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There was a time when I was sure
That you and I were truly one
That our future was forever
And would never come undone
And we came so close to being close
And though you cared for me
There's distance in your eyes tonight
So we're not meant to be
The love is gone
The love is gone
The sweetest dream
That we have ever known
The love is gone
The love is gone
I wish you well
But I must leave you now alone
There comes a moment in your life
Like a window and you see
Your future there before you
And how perfect life can be
But adventure calls with unknown voices
Pulling you away
Be careful or you may regret
The choice you make someday
When love is gone
When love is gone
The sweetest dream
That we have ever known
When love is gone
When love is gone
I wish you well
But I must leave you now alone
[BELLE and OLD SCROOGE]
It was almost love
It was almost always
It was like a fairytale we'd live out
You and I
And yes some dreams come true
And yes some dreams fall through
[BELLE]
And yes the time has come for us to say goodbye
Yes some dreams come true
Yes some dreams fall through
And yes the time has come for us to say goodbye
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article on the recording session
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behind the scenes clip
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I doubt the missing song would have made any kind of impression. She didn't get it at all and it was nothing but inane commentary and complaints.
The movie may be a holiday film directed at children, but the book _A Christmas Carol_ is a Christmastime ghost story designed as a satirical take on the rich & a morality play speaking about the foibles of humanity.
We stan this movie passing the Bechdel test 💅
Hell yeah! I remember loving when you did that weird werewolf movie and that video was one of my faves!
thank you for appreciating it! 🥲 i gave up on the movie commentaries before cuz the views were low but i am gonna try to persevere this time
There are many Christmas Carol movies just as good as the Muppets. I also recommend reading the novel as well. I absolutely love it!
Yes, take a couple of hours to read the story. By the way, there were movies made of this story in 1901, 1903, 1908, 1913 (two, one in Italian) and so on. Wiki has a full page devoted to listing ALL the adaptations.
ohhhh i love these type of videos!!! 😭 and i love this movie 🫶🏼
thank you❣️❣️
Love is gone was cut from later releases but I really like that song from the original.
your face was so funny when the ghost of Xmas past appeared on screen 😆😆 I was expecting you to be like "oh - that's a little strange" not that strong of a dislike
also fun fact: The ghost of Xmas past was a rod puppet submerged into a tank filled with baby oil to get the floaty ghost effect
woaaaaah i love that fun fact thank you! i was definitely being dramatic but she is freaky haha
This is the one ghost that Dickens merely suggests, without an illustration to accompany it. It was described as both old and young. Movie adaptations reakkt struggle how to do this one. The recent Disney cartoon with Jim Carey does as a large candle, the face on the flame itself.
I literally watched this last night for the first time haha love this video
@8:13 THAT KISS!! OMG! 😭😭🥹
i cried
"Free Palestine...oh Kermit!! ...slayyyy" 10/10
Please these are like my favorite vibeedoz ;-;
RIZZO GOT THE RIZZNESS
sitdownandlistenup
12.05: look up "When Love is Gone" to see why Rinzo is crying.
Fun Fact: Michael Caine said he would only take the role if he could play it seriously and not do anything "muppety" haha
There are some great muppet/Jim Henson documentaries on youtube I highly recommend taking a look at.
I audibly laughed multiple times. Also this brought me back to childhood
i love to hear it
“Rich with muppets”💀👏
Watch Muppet Treasure Island, Gonzo and Rizzo are with Jim Hawkins as friends. Also a musical, and Tim Curry is in it.
okay now i need to watch this movie
I love this movie. I watched it every year as a kid. (and Home Alone lol)
ps I laughed so hard at your reactions so thank you for that!
yea rizzo is probably the best muppet
This is litcherally the best Christmas movie ever lmao, my family watches it every year! Have you seen Muppet Treasure Island before? It has Tim Curry in it! You should do another video like this on it if you're interested :o
idk how likely i would do another muppet video considering the views on this one 😭 but i forsure wanna watch that on my own either way! i now need to watch all the muppet movies tbh
that cardigan is SO CUTE.
humble opinion, this content is really fun, you should upload more of that if you'd like :)
i’d love to keep posting these! it’s hard to get past the low views but i’m trying 🥲 im hoping they’ll get better as I keep posting them but it’s a bit rough in the meantime
I have seen it before as a kid and I was fine with it, the ghost freaked me the f out tho😂🥲 merry Christmas everyone ✨🥰
I've wondered why they had to have a human, not a muppet playing the main character in the show
Because they wanted a human-Muppet blend, like they often had on the Muppet Show.
I see
I really like the movie aloth i watch it evert year a few times i even have the dvd
This is my favorite Christmas movie (or maybe tied with Christmas Vacation.) also my favorite muppets are the mundane objects (like cabbage or lemons) that look janky
i may be scared of the janky ones but they keep it interesting ok
@@emlyewngthey are scary and that is their charm and curse. I think I like how much artistry (from constructing the muppets, puppeteering to set design to hide puppeteers,) goes into Muppet productions but also they crank out a few adorably crappy ones as filler. The dichotomy makes me feel seen: aren’t we all in our hearts beautiful thrown together fruit terrors?
Ayeee 🍉🍉🍉
on all levels except physical (debatable) i am a muppet mouse
youtube is BACK
hell yeah muppents
love this film more than any other.... tiny tim 4ever
First time I saw it was last week it had me so f-ed up wtf Tiny Tim and that whack ass female ghost I cannot
I am a feminist except when it comes to the ghost of Christmas past
and you’re valid for it
honestly the only reason this movie isn't a 10/10 is cause it's seriously lacking our hero, pepe the king prawn
oh now we’re cookin
Was totally onboard until the insane I can see why this isn’t popular quote. Insane take, everyone loves this movie and it’s incredibly accurate to the source material.
why do people assume i meant that no one liked it or it’s bad because i said that??? I just meant it’s not *super* popular (like Elf, Home Alone, etc.) I was wondering why I’d never heard of it and figured it’s less mainstream cuz it’s more quirky like that sheesh what does accuracy to the source material even have to do with it being popular… “popular” does not equal quality
yes but you haven't explained why you think it isn't popular....it'd help if you actually explained your reasons...@@emlyewng
gang shit
Just an observation but you seemed to be actively looking for conflict, even when something nice was happening like Scrooge's change at the end you were complaining about the bare minimum or in the beginning talking about the lack of female muppets when there were plenty or just looking for an excuse to complain. I mean for Christmas sake you brought up the Bechdel test in A Christmas Carol movie.
Young people genuinely are having a tougher time with storytelling. The way we consume media now has made a generation that frequently can't imagine a scenario they're not familiar with, so they start interrogating the movie, like it owes them a list of answers instantly.
@@SubterrelProspector I'm pretty sure I'm in the same group of young people and I genuinely think it's the lack of being able to forget about reality and accept the world being presented. Also younger people just want to label anything before their time as offensive no matter what.
@@gamerkane1813 Possibly. Although....being able to "forget about reality and accept the world being presented" doesn't seem to be a problem when playing video games. Curious that....
You're 100% correct about the younger generation wanting to label content before their time as offensive. Strange when you consider how many TH-camrs reacting to past music and movies come to realize just how amazing, eye-opening and mind-broadening this "old content" is.
Unfortunate that you were not remotely familiar with the Dickens story this film is based on. It being dark and depressing (at the beginning) is kind of the point. Scrooge has let his miserly ways make him cynical and cruel. It takes the warning from his deceased former partners and the visits from the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future to reveal to him his errors and selfishness which has lead him to become the way he is, and that if he continued to be that way, he would die alone and despised.
Granted you are not familiar with the Muppets, although they've been showcased on Sesame Street since 1969. The Muppet Show, which ran from 1976 to 1981 would have made you familiar with the characters in the movie. Almost all the seasons are available to stream for free.
I found much of your review off-putting. Too many negative comments. No, the ghost of Christmas past was NOT creepy. She is after all supposed to be a ghost. It would have been better had you talked about the transformation of Scrooge as he re-lived his past, present and realized his potential future. Applying the Bechdel test was just.....baffling. This is a movie based on a Dickens novella written in 1843 in the Victorian era. It's about Ebenezer Scrooge. It's NOT about how many women characters are in the story and dissing the narrative based on that.
This cinematic adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" is one of the most popular, as it tells the story in a cute and humorous manner without losing the inherent message. It's rightly loved by many for that reason. There's some amazing creativity in the Muppet characterizations and they blend seamlessly with the human actors.
Sorry to say I will not be viewing any of your other reactions, based on this one.