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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009
Drama, Family/Kids
1h 36m
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. (imdb)

Directed by:

Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriter:

Robert Zemeckis, Charles Dickens

Starring:

Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Jim Carrey, Cary Elwes, Fionnula Flanagan, Robin Wright, Daryl Sabara

Genres:

Drama, Family/Kids, Fantasy, Animation

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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A Christmas Carol

2009
Drama, Family/Kids
1h 36m
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mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 02 Dec 2010
68
41st
Zemeckis continues to try and convince audiences that motion-capture animation is the future of movies, and despite his mostly faithful adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol,' I still don't love the format. The animation looks great, but something didn't quite gel here, perhaps because it's never suited young audiences and I didn't agree with a lot of the actors chosen, as well as a few liberties taken with the classic. Does it look great? Yes. Is it a great story? Yes. Is it a great movie? No.
Rated 02 Dec 2010
burnmp3sburnmp3s
Rated 16 Dec 2009
23
8th
Manages to somehow present all of the key elements of the story without including any emotion or suspense. The special effects sequences, especially the baffling chase scene during the third ghost's visit, really detract from the actual events of the film. There were a few effective scenes near the beginning of the film, but other than that it was a wasted effort.
Rated 16 Dec 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 10 Feb 2019
41
29th
If you can't decide between watching Polar Express for the uncanny valley CGI or the live-action Grinch for Jim Carrey's shenanigans, why not choose both!
Rated 10 Feb 2019
julesfmbjulesfmb
Rated 22 Dec 2020
47
11th
I appreciate the attempt, but what a mess this is. Too scary for kids, too preachy for teenagers, too silly for adults.
Rated 22 Dec 2020
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 25 Nov 2018
75
69th
Personally I don't think anyone does movies like Disney the visual effects were amazing and the script was good as well
Rated 25 Nov 2018
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 06 Dec 2009
60
40th
Sure, this is probably the umpteenth adaptation of the classic tale by the great Charles Dickens that we frankly didn't need but it does remain faithful and true to the essence of the story. And I would say that it is a good enough adaptation. It is not, however, a particularly great one. I always appreciate a visual extravaganza but there is such a thing as overdoing it. And this where the major weakness of the film lies. The excessive special effects drown out some of the more tender scenes.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 19 Nov 2009
5
20th
(3D review) Obviously, this would've been even more of a bore if I hadn't watched it in 3D. It doesn't capture the Christmas spirit as one would hope for and failed to reach me at gut level, but I'm willing to give other adaptations a shot. It's not that scary really, just loud, same goes for Beowulf. It's cool Zemeckis, we're not deaf...
Rated 19 Nov 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 09 Nov 2009
25
17th
Zemeckis, what are you doing? Considering how wonderfully subtly a lot of these elements are handled in, for example, Mickey's Christmas Carol, it pissed me off to see Zemeckis juggle everything about just because juggling looks better in 3D. Probably the worst adaptation of Dickens' story I've seen, the acting is ridiculously unbalanced and over-the-top and our friend Zemeckis seems to have forgotten to direct. He needs to snap out of his crap-animation trance and make some real movies again.
Rated 09 Nov 2009
flakeflake
Rated 15 Dec 2023
30
1st
I just found it depressive in a bad way. Usually depressing movie has some melancholic emotion or bittersweet emotion mixed in or some deeper meaning. This is just pure depression. Not enjoyable to watch.
Rated 15 Dec 2023
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 15 May 2022
73
44th
The story is classic, the animation is great, it was astonishing when it came out, but there are more timeless adaptations of this story, also more inventive ones. I'm also not completely sold on Carrey as Scrooge, but it might just be a perception thing.
Rated 15 May 2022
ytadelYtadel
Rated 11 Dec 2021
4
44th
More or less succeeds as a retelling of the story we’ve all seen a million times, though the animation and character models and their movements have a fair bit of uncanny valley in them. Had a major double take seeing that this came out 12 years ago; I swear it feels like way, way less than that. Time hurtles on faster and faster, Father Death beckoning at road’s end.
Rated 11 Dec 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 09 Dec 2021
30
15th
Decent voice acting. I think my review of remakes always hinges on whether the new adaptation does something worthwhile to dethrone previous entries. The 3D effects weren't enough for me. I couldn't handle the uncanny valley. Most of the film still feels like a glorified tech demo. Fav scene: introducing the Ghost of Christmas Future when they left us hanging for just a bit, then dropped Carrey down the stairs.
Rated 09 Dec 2021
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 08 Dec 2020
40
7th
While the horror elements are interesting, most of this 'enhanced' retelling of the classic Christmas tale is pretty boring. Coming at the very end of the fifteen year run of Jim-Carrey-can-sell-any-movie-era I expected to be more irritated by his voicing. He is good. The purposely ugly aesthetic is what will keep me from ever revisiting this.
Rated 08 Dec 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 04 Jun 2017
58
42nd
(Viewed on 01/03/15): Moving this classic Dicken's novel into the animated 3D realm is probably the final destination; it has been remade so many times, and the story is so deeply embedded within the culture at large, that it has become overly familiar, so a 'traditional' cinematic adaptation will no longer do. Zemeckis' obsession with motion capture technology appeared to derail his career for a while, but A.C.C is the best one he made, even if the animation is a little cold and rigid.
Rated 04 Jun 2017
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 08 Dec 2013
60
28th
A good story adaptation with stirring visuals. Great voice acting overall. The fault of this style of motion-capture CGI, however, is that it creates a weird effect that borders on real life and animation (uncanny valley, I guess). It makes for some awkward scenes and clunky characters that distract from the timeless dialogue and story.
Rated 08 Dec 2013
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 24 Dec 2012
20
6th
Wow, I really hate this style of animation. There isn't a single scene that doesn't draw attention to how unnatural and creepy it all looks. What's the point of using CGI to make something that looks almost-but-not-quite like Colin Firth when you could just film it in live action and use a real Colin Firth? Add in the fact that it's just a boring retread of an overly familiar story and there isn't much to recommend here at all.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 24 Dec 2012
70
53rd
This and Christmas Vacation were the only two movies playing on a 2.5 week cruise I had to endure. Near the end I was waking up every day screaming about plump gooses and humbugs and almost got left on an island. Zemeckis just don't give up on this horrible style though.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 19 Dec 2011
55
39th
Fine CGI. Wonderful language spoken by the good, motion captured voice cast. At times almost moving, at others somewhat over the top. It also gets rather grim for a family/Christmas picture.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 23 Sep 2011
44
19th
Aside from some nice imagery, there is really nothing to take away from this. It wasn't a very good adaptation, mostly because it brought nothing new to the table. I also found it really slow, and boring in a lot of parts. Isn't this supposed to be for kids?
Rated 23 Sep 2011
doctor7doctor7
Rated 31 Dec 2010
54
33rd
Isn't all that incredible to be honest. The CGI is certainly quite good but the film feels like it comedically fills the stereotype that things need to be "actioned up" for American audiences. It's not bad and there are some genuinely entertaining moments but when so many adaptations have been done this one doesn't stand out in my mind beyond "oh that CGI one."
Rated 31 Dec 2010
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 29 Nov 2010
33
9th
Despite all the technology, and money, and behind-the-scenes work, this does absolutely nothing to advance anything. Or make the story any more meaningful than it's been 600 times before.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
crankycranky
Rated 10 Apr 2010
75
73rd
Definitely not for small kids. It's too scary/creepy and can't really feel the Christmas atmosphere. Very nice ending though.
Rated 10 Apr 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 23 Mar 2010
67
19th
I don't see the big deal either way, it's a fairly standard adaptation of A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey doing a good job of channeling Alastair Sim and pretty but waxy looking visuals. It's not really anything we haven't seen before and it brings nothing new to the table as an adaptation but it stands on its own reasonably well as a mildly enjoyable Christmas morality tale.
Rated 23 Mar 2010
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 30 Nov 2009
63
15th
Was this classic always this unentertaining or is it worn out? Surely we can't put the blame entirely on the pointless3-D zoom-in, pop-out shenanigans & given the fim's Victorian-era speech 1 can't help but imagine the story was lifted straight from the original book. If so, it was certainly made 4 children since Scrooge's backstory is far 2 slight 2 explain his bah-humbug-isms & his literal overnight transformation into good-hearted Christmas devotee feels woefully glib if not outright false.
Rated 30 Nov 2009
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 09 Nov 2009
68
26th
Just an average film which I think would have been better as a live-action movie. It was nice to see the screenwriters stick relatively close to the source material, but there were times that the movie dragged on and on and on and on.....and I hated the Ghost of Christmas Present. So annoying. Additionally, this form of computer animation is so creepy - the eyes are dead, the mouths aren't expressive enough and Gary Oldman is scary. Again, it's okay, but not great.
Rated 09 Nov 2009
croweycrowey
Rated 05 Sep 2024
10
6th
Jim Carrey’s CGI kids movie era was a dark time in all our lives. The Muppets Christmas Carol is unbeatable, stop trying & move on.
Rated 05 Sep 2024
rotaciravrotacirav
Rated 02 Sep 2024
43
32nd
I wish I hadnʼt seen computer-animated films as a child, it probably does damage the imagination. Impressive “cinematography” here though.
Rated 02 Sep 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 08 Mar 2024
59
18th
On paper, this cast and film-maker should have slam-dunked this material, but sadly (and frustratingly) it never quite takes off – by far the least of Zemeckis’ motion capture experiments because the set and character designs are so hideously ugly (Oldman eeek!), and his performers tamped down; you keep waiting for Carrey to put a distinctive stamp on his character which never comes, and the storytelling itself plods along the well-worn path taken by the multitude of other (better) adaptations.
Rated 08 Mar 2024
kuroelKuroel
Rated 30 Dec 2022
51
30th
This was actually quite horrifying in the first act. I'm talking about rivalling to some proper horror movies. I haven't read the book, but going by the dialogue, this is probably a decently faithful adaptation. And I honestly don't know if that's a good thing. It's very tedious for children to listen to 200 year old dialogue and the story isn't that riveting to adults. Especially as the animation is that godawful Polar Express motion capture nightmare fuel.
Rated 30 Dec 2022
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 22 Aug 2022
5
0th
HAunted
Rated 22 Aug 2022
xantakxanta_k
Rated 20 Jul 2022
70
10th
fine movie.
Rated 20 Jul 2022
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
60
18th
2014.1.1
Rated 06 Aug 2021
mspraguemsprague
Rated 29 Dec 2020
60
31st
It had some good parts but I think the ghosts missed the mark.
Rated 29 Dec 2020
rihreyrihrey
Rated 05 Mar 2020
50
56th
I know it isn't very good, but it is so bizarre and insane that i actually like and enjoy it lol. It is also fucking scary omg.
Rated 05 Mar 2020
enigmazweb24enigmazweb24
Rated 23 Oct 2019
99
98th
Massively underrated as far as Disney animated films go, The Christmas Carol isn't playing around with kid gloves, as its dark and malignant themes are probably the most closely adapted to the original novella that I've seen.
Rated 23 Oct 2019
hotsakehotsake
Rated 24 Dec 2018
68
69th
Better and darker than I expected but the animation and some of the ride like transitions kept this from being great.
Rated 24 Dec 2018
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 15 Dec 2018
59
35th
Jim Carrey needs to stick to politics and leave the acting to the politicians.
Rated 15 Dec 2018
adornmentadornment
Rated 05 Dec 2018
60
29th
The motion-capture animation style and strict dedication to its source material makes it feel awkward in more than a few places. However, it mixes its Christmas magic and ghost story suspense well, and the output is gratifying. Jim Carrey works best when they let him off the hinges.
Rated 05 Dec 2018
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 07 Jan 2018
30
8th
On the technical side, Christmas Carol presents as an improvement on Robert Zemekis' previous films. Jim Carrey is also on point with several great performances. Particularly as Scrooge himself. However the film contains far too much filler and darkness to wholly recommend as a holiday classic for kids or adults.
Rated 07 Jan 2018
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 11 Dec 2017
70
54th
I've seen a fair few adaptations of this, and acted in one. This plays pretty true to the source with a few liberties and some bizarre divergences. Good performance from Carrey hidden behind the digital cartooning. Still not sold on this technique of filming but this one is 8 years old and thing steadily improved
Rated 11 Dec 2017
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 16 May 2017
65
32nd
B-
Rated 16 May 2017
quinlanljQuinlanLJ
Rated 28 Dec 2016
70
49th
The animation, performance and the score are this films strong points, but sadly after a solid first act the film loses it. It's understandable that Disney tried to do something fresh with the story, but it just doesn't fit well as it tries to do some sort of a 3D rollercoaster. The film is solid, but nothing to write home about.
Rated 28 Dec 2016
arossaross
Rated 21 Nov 2016
61
16th
There have been many better renditions of this story
Rated 21 Nov 2016
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 10 Mar 2016
75
67th
Reallycoolfantasyshit+chains/deadpartner+flickering/headmoving/dancingfirespiritlool+washappy-lilsisgotdadtoletback/eventuallyshediesinchildbirth-poorwithgf/hegetstoointomoneysosheleaves+hadalotofOGdialogue+ilikethisversionshowingmoreofhisownfam
Rated 10 Mar 2016
jostargjostarg
Rated 31 Jan 2016
2
3rd
I tried to like this adaptation but found it unbelievably dull.
Rated 31 Jan 2016
witzelsuchtwitzelsucht
Rated 24 Dec 2015
6
18th
Put off seeing this for ages because it looked so lame, but it's not that bad. The VFX are dated already but the lip sync and facial animations remain quite impressive. Really grim and scary for a kids' animation, though.
Rated 24 Dec 2015
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 25 Oct 2015
50
12th
When a retold story is given an attempt to be an animated journey, that's not the best thing that could happen
Rated 25 Oct 2015
tsvetetsvete
Rated 26 Jul 2015
100
96th
1
Rated 26 Jul 2015
michaelsmichaels
Rated 02 Apr 2015
65
44th
A Christmas Carol has been adapted in every way possible but this version has got to be one of the darkest ones I've seen. It remains pretty faithful to the tone and language of Dicken's book. There's a fine imagery, the opening shot and all the flying sequences above Victorian London are exceptionally neat, the voice work is decent. But unlike some other cinematic renditions, this one has left me feeling cold with no heart warming 'Christmas spirit' at the end.
Rated 02 Apr 2015
wicheWiche
Rated 31 Mar 2015
66
50th
Mediocre but watchable, especially during the holiday period.
Rated 31 Mar 2015
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 17 Dec 2014
2
11th
stupid moral tale in which a bitter old man learns that being rich is a miserable and empty existence, whereas the happiest prance about as leprechauns and make merriment, rejecting crass desires of the material world like food and water. of course, after his epiphany he still remains rich, so oh well. rather than being a man with past motivations and ultimate redemption, why can't scrooge just be an unrepentant fucking asshole who never stops complaining? now that's a movie i could enjoy.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
martrynmartryn
Rated 17 Dec 2014
66
40th
It's solid. For a Disney retelling... again. Still question making Jim Carrey play the pivotal role, but the film mixes in, very well, a traditional telling with a touch of modern that doesn't seem too out of place.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
actlikealadyactlikealady
Rated 25 Nov 2014
66
41st
Not bad at all.
Rated 25 Nov 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
90
81st
Zemeckis is one of the hardly any who knows how to be proactive with 3-D. This is extremely expensive technology that adds nothing of value to the movie-going experience when for 100 years we've been mesmerized and moved by two-dimensional movies that with organic talent have provided more than enough three-dimensional reality. But Zemeckis is either uninterested in its use as a gimmick or he is but is equally or more interested in using it as a storytelling enhancement.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 28 Jun 2014
55
34th
There are much better tellings of this classic story.
Rated 28 Jun 2014
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 27 Apr 2014
90
92nd
But that's not all they'll be ducking from. Because this is, without question, the most intensely frightening Christmas Carol I've ever seen, as well. It's a pretty dark ghost story and the excellent CGI enhances the shivers with ghastly gusto. Starting with a decomposing Marley and his shattered jaw and lolling tongue, many a young viewer will quickly find themselves scared out of their Christmas candy cane socks. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 27 Apr 2014
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 18 Jan 2014
65
18th
Was not as good as any of the other Chirstmas Carols,But at least they tried.
Rated 18 Jan 2014
telemecusTelemecus
Rated 23 Dec 2013
39
41st
Amazing cinematography - but this story must have been done to death by now! May be this would be a good film to hear the story the first time - but not the 100th!
Rated 23 Dec 2013
nilay0045nilay0045
Rated 11 Dec 2013
70
11th
Perhaps for the first time in my life the technology came to be the cause for my dislike of this film. It feels long and dragged.
Rated 11 Dec 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 07 Oct 2013
64
29th
64.000
Rated 07 Oct 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 23 Mar 2013
50
33rd
Zemeckis provides a scary and amusing visual for Dickens' story of poverty, ignorance and altruism, but it all feels just like a heavy-handed Capraesque social drama. I understand what Bob tried to do in his animations -- turn them into live-action films with computer generated techniques and tricks --, but it all seemed beautiful and bloated.
Rated 23 Mar 2013
alwayssummeralwayssummer
Rated 27 Dec 2012
56
16th
Disjointed. The overblown 3D animation distracts from the story rather than adding to it. That kind of poorly integrated showmanship could only appeal to children. Yet the use of some of the original text, tongue in cheek humor, and realistic style animation seem to be meant to appeal to adults while the ghost scenes would likely scare small children. On the whole this film does not seem know what audience it's trying to appeal to. The result left me sometimes bored, other times creeped out.
Rated 27 Dec 2012
caocaocaocao
Rated 26 Dec 2012
61
22nd
The animation style offers some interesting possibilities while also having it's drawbacks. All that's well and good and this could've been a very effective (if unnecessary) telling of the story but the added action sequences and comic relief are terrible. Minature Scrooge surfing an icicle? Made me mad.
Rated 26 Dec 2012
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
70
61st
Nearly every line of dialogue in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol comes directly from the story. What interpolations there are have to do with juicing up the transitions between scenes with unnecessary, but not obnoxiously intrusive, action.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
sheepslashersheepslasher
Rated 23 Aug 2012
1
11th
hhccccceccchhhh -wretches-
Rated 23 Aug 2012
glmglm
Rated 01 Jul 2012
70
44th
70.000
Rated 01 Jul 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 17 May 2012
52
32nd
Massively uneven in every way. The acting ranges from decent (Oldman, Carrey) to hilariously bad (Firth), the animation, whilst undeniably impressive, is distracting and gimmicky and everything just feels rushed. Worst of all, it never evoked the Christmas spirit or had any heartwarming moments. The more serious parts (everything from when Scrooge first goes to his house up to the first ghost is fantastic) are where it shines but they are few and far between. Still a timeless tale though.
Rated 17 May 2012
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 02 Jan 2012
91
70th
Nice try!
Rated 02 Jan 2012
vn1xVN1X
Rated 28 Dec 2011
65
41st
Too scary and realistic to be considered a kids movie, too shallow to be considered a mature retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story. It swings both ways and as such seems to be a bit of an odd one. It's enjoyable, of that I'm sure but if you look passed the pretty pictures (which at times look frighteningly real) there aren't a whole lot of redeeming qualities left. Because of that this failed to leave me any lasting impressions... Other than that I won't ever show this to children!
Rated 28 Dec 2011
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 28 Dec 2011
55
19th
Zemeckis wanted to reshape a classic story, filling it with eye catching effects, but presented some mediocre stuff with silly jokes and annoying, laughing spirit.
Rated 28 Dec 2011
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 25 Dec 2011
40
24th
Don't like it
Rated 25 Dec 2011
forehead1forehead1
Rated 18 Dec 2011
60
72nd
A crisp, atmospheric adaptation of Dickens' classic that's just too short for the audience to really buy Scrooge's transformation.The story is built up slowly and delicately but starts to accelerate a tad too fast through the spirits' visitations and by the time of the gratuitous Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come carriage chase you've given up on characters and plot coming before big-screen entertainment.Although I've no doubt it would've looked miles better on an IMAX screen than my ageing laptop.
Rated 18 Dec 2011
emelguleremelguler
Rated 05 Jun 2011
74
50th
i love it but not enough.children should watch.it was really educational...
Rated 05 Jun 2011
grouchoGroucho
Rated 03 Jun 2011
25
30th
"Call me a Scrooge, but I'll pass on this synthetic version of that most humanistic of tales."
Rated 03 Jun 2011
veseyVesey
Rated 19 May 2011
80
65th
This movie was the first time I found myself enjoying and impressed by motion capture as a form of animation. Lots of creativity, but at times screamed "look what we can do" and lacked the heart of other adaptions. A prime example is torturous simulator-esque chase scene that Zemeckis puts in all his mo-cap films. It especially didn't fit the darker tone of this film, and was a distraction from what should have been the climax of the movie.
Rated 19 May 2011
zozanZozan
Rated 01 May 2011
25
23rd
A nice example of the fact that good visuals and a good plot does not necessarily make a good movie.
Rated 01 May 2011
myfajahas400myfajahas400
Rated 17 Apr 2011
73
30th
A great adaption of A Christmas Carol, but it can get pretty intense, wouldn't recommend for really young kids.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
yohenYohen
Rated 09 Jan 2011
60
35th
Quite okey.
Rated 09 Jan 2011
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 08 Jan 2011
48
29th
The Patrick Stewart Christmas Carol always moves me; this didn't. Not big on the look, either. Still a great story.
Rated 08 Jan 2011
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 31 Dec 2010
14
67th
Very weak for an animated film. I was expecting a lot more fun/excitement. It was a good treatment of the book, it actually felt like a book written hundreds of years ago, long wordy, and superfluous.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
joeliusJoelius
Rated 31 Dec 2010
24
27th
Although the graphics were big the story was not very engaging. There were funny moments in the film. But there was no real draw to the film even though Jim Carrey was the main character.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 30 Dec 2010
20
41st
"A clear step in the right direction for Zemeckis and his pet techno-project, the film nonetheless ultimately sabotages itself by prizing the hectic over the heartfelt." - Nick Schager
Rated 30 Dec 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 27 Dec 2010
64
39th
Eh, I didn't think it was that bad, it isn't great and doesnt really bring anything to a story you have seen dozens of times.
Rated 27 Dec 2010
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 24 Dec 2010
1
0th
Zemeckis' latest motion-capture CGI project capsizes Dickens' narrative power simply because the faces of the human simulacra are so utterly inexpressive and ugly.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
burstbubbleBurstBubble
Rated 21 Nov 2010
80
54th
At times I felt yanked out of the story by the over the top gags and showy visuals, but aside from that and a few minor things I thought that it was a fair adaptation of the classic tale.
Rated 21 Nov 2010
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 12 Nov 2010
68
63rd
I have a real soft spot for this particular Dickens tale, and because of that tend to enjoy most versions of "A Christmas Carol". This is far from my favourite, but as a whole I enjoyed this. The animation is at times outstanding, and there is some degree of faith to the novel in Zemeckis' retelling. It lacks a little spirit, and Carrey's voice is acting largely good bar his various accents faltering every so often. All-in-all however, despite some negatives, this is a nice adaptation.
Rated 12 Nov 2010
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 28 Jul 2010
60
45th
Boasting - and mostly remembered for - impressive motion capture visuals for its time and the remarkable chameleon by the name of Jim Carrey as Scrooge (in five different ages) and the three Ghosts, "A Christmas Carol" is a fun hour-and-a-half. Props to the rest of the veteran cast and the legendary Alan Silvestri as well.
Rated 28 Jul 2010
nickk2nickk2
Rated 09 Jul 2010
80
58th
Surprisingly delightful.
Rated 09 Jul 2010
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 13 Apr 2010
60
13th
disappointing. Should have been better...
Rated 13 Apr 2010
lachapellelachapelle
Rated 01 Apr 2010
70
33rd
No surprises here. Jim Carrey is a little understated compared to normal, and the graphics a reminiscent of The Polar Express. It was an adequate retelling of the classic tale.
Rated 01 Apr 2010
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 29 Mar 2010
60
46th
Visually it's great, really impressive. It's a bit macabre too, does not seem so appropriate for children. Especially, there are better versions of this story in other films.
Rated 29 Mar 2010
perrydebianperrydebian
Rated 12 Jan 2010
45
1st
See in 3D.. I wasted money!
Rated 12 Jan 2010
whisperinalwhisperin_al
Rated 24 Dec 2009
70
14th
Whilst this is a decent enough adaptation it fails to capture the emotion of the story in the way that others have. The animation is that almost but not quite life-like sort which just bears too much of a resemblance to waxworks for my liking.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
yilbyilb
Rated 29 Nov 2009
50
39th
A good version of the story that doesn't shy away from being creepy & scary (after all it is a ghost story loaded with dream imagery). Some of the action scenes when on a bit long.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 20 Nov 2009
70
41st
My favourite version will always be the Muppet Christmas Carol, but this was alright. The characters (especially Scrooge) still don't look right, especially compared with how beautiful the backgrounds and setpieces looked. It's also surprisingly scary - don't take little kids to this. This would have worked better as either a cartoony adaptation or a live action movie. I'll never be sold on mo-cap, especially not on a story that's been done to death.
Rated 20 Nov 2009
amosmike95amosmike95
Rated 15 Nov 2009
46
16th
Way to scary for little kids. It couldn't keep my interest and Jim Carrey's multiple characters were all annoying.
Rated 15 Nov 2009
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 07 Nov 2009
50
2nd
What was Zemeckis thinking?
Rated 07 Nov 2009

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