A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
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Actor: Alastair Sim, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn JohnsBrand: VCI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, Digital Sound, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Product features:
- Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to
DVD Reviews of A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
DVD Review: This is the Ultimate Collector's Edition !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I always loved this story and this '51 version is definitely the best. And this latest edition is the best presention of that version. The restoration is excellent. There are three versions. Two with different diffentions. It is like I was watching it for the first time. The third one is in color. I like the b/w versions better but still interesting to see it in color again. Again with the new restoration like seeing it for the first time. The fourth and last version is the '35 version. Not even a comparision to the '51 version but interesting to watch as well, just around one hour in length. It has not aged well but still worth at least one viewing. I watched all four versions the first weekend I received it from Amazon. A lot of extras; all interesting. You have to see one of the '51 versions with George Cole commentary. He plays the young Scoorge and was close to Alastair Sims in real life, very interesting. This and the Wizard of OZ I never get tired of viewing. A must have to your video collection.DVD Review: Good portrayal.
Summary: 3 Stars
This version of "A Christmas Carol" certainly captures the true essence of the Charles Dickens novel. It's a good story of redemption - my favorite Dickens story. It depicts very well the horror of poverty and emptiness of wealth. The story is still relevant today, if not more so. It also certainly makes a person think.
Many people would be something like Scrooge, not just among the rich. There would also be some people not keeping Christmas not because they don't want to, but due to being loners.
Even in those days there was mention of the surplus population. I guess one could say that also makes the story more relevant today.
The movie didn't have journeys in the present, showing various groups celebrating Christmas, as in the book. An exception is with miners. It's probably because of time limitations.
Charles Dickens believed strongly in the supernatural. I think his depictions of it, including other realms like the astral, are quite accurate. This includes what one sews in the physical, one reaps in the afterlife.
This movie has been colorized. There has been dislike and controversy about it. I don't see what's wrong with that, using broadmindedness and not being conservative about it. It's an improvement on the old movie. (Just not of silent movies.) That's like an improvement on e.g. the 3 original Star Wars movies. That's also much like with the modern animated version of "A Christmas Carol". I prefer to watch the colorized versions of these movies. It also looked like this movie was originally filmed in color. It's good that this DVD also contains that version. Then, the individual viewers can decide for themselves which they want to watch. Others usually don't contain the colorized versions, and should. That's movies like Julius Caesar (1953), Casablanca (1942), etc.
We should strive to be more like Scrooge at the end of the movie, with the Christmas spirit, and not be so money-orientated. We can then be more in the kind of world we'd want to live in - the microcosm affecting the macrocosm.
DVD Review: Patrick MacNee
Summary: 5 Stars
Alstair Sim is the best Scrooge. I have seen Reginald Owen and turned it right off. One error I want to correct is in referring to Patrick MacNee, he was Scrooge's nephew not young Jacob Marley.He is seen in the scene where Fred comes to the office and wishes his Uncle a Merry Christmas. We see him again when he shows up at Fred's home. In a version he hosted on TV, he talks about the movie. Look for it on broadcast TV during the Christmas Season. Even though in the version I am reviewing includes a colorized version, thanks to Ted Turner, who ruined other Black and White classics,that is not how true movie buffs like myself perfer to watch it. DVD Review: I love this movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie a long time ago on television and had been looking for it in stores with no success. I love it and am glad it is on DVD. I like the fact that there is both a black & white version and a colorized version included in the package. There is also an older "A Christmas Carol" included as well.
I received this DVD in a timely manner and it was well packaged. Overall, I was VERY pleased with my purchase.
DVD Review: Best Christmas Carol ever
Summary: 5 Stars
This has been my favorite version of "A Christmas Carol" since I first saw it on TV years ago. My copy was VHS, and I decided to get the DVD version. There's a lot of charm in watching an old movie in the original black and white, especially one like this, but the color version is fun. I enjoy both, and now I get to watch it twice a season!
Description of A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Marcus Hearn & George Cole, "Spirit of Christmas Past" - George Cole remembers Alastair Sim, "Richard Gordon Remembers George Minter & Renown Pictures", "Charles Dickens - His Life & Times", Bonus Colorized Version, Original American Theatrical Trailer, Original British Theatrical Trailer, Before & After Restoration Comparison, Optional English & Spanish Subtitles, Optional Narrative for the Blind, Photo & Press Book Gallery, Cast Bios, "Scrooge" (1935 Seymour Hicks Version) Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital 5.1; 86 minutes; B&W / Color; Aspect Ratio: B&W Restored Version - 1.33:1; Optional 16x9 Enhanced for Widescreen Monitors; Colorized Version - 1.33:1; MPAA - NR; Year - 1951; SRP - $19.99.This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the theme of lost women with a haunting musical refrain from the folk song "Barbara Allen." Sim's commitment to the role is at times astonishing; his Scrooge's Christmas-morning ecstasy is a marvel of giddy technique. Watch for Patrick Macnee (Steed in The Avengers) as the young Jacob Marley--the actor made his screen debut in this 1951 production. --Tom Keogh
On the DVD
This ultimate collectors' edition is crammed with special features, on both discs.
| Amazon exclusive video: George Cole, who played the young Ebenezer Scrooge, reflects.Watch here Find out what's new on Never-before-seen U.S. and |
One of the most compelling extras is a short bio of George Mintner, the film's executive producer who would go on to found his own successful distribution company, Renown Pictures. An unlikely film mogul, the British Mintner was shy and bookish, but managed to build a reputable mini-studio in the '50s, out of the Hollywood limelight. He produced mostly B-movies, though after A Christmas Carol (originally titled Scrooge), he produced another Dickens adaptation, The Pickwick Papers. There's a great mini-bio of Dickens, who grew up in the poverty that later fascinated him in his writings. Other extras include the colorized version (what were people thinking back in the '80s?), cast bios, original trailers, and a features that more film companies might want to consider, an optional narration for the blind. Nothing is left out for film fans--God bless us, every one.--A.T. Hurley
Beyond A Christmas Carol
 1938 version starring Reginald Owen |  1984 version starring George C. Scott |  1999 version starring Patrick Stewart |
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