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This animated version of Charles Dickens classic story Christmas Carol adds some new touches, but primarily follows the traditional tale of the miserly and cruel Ebenezer Scrooge being confronted by a... read more read more... series of ghosts who show him the true meaning of Christmas. His experience leads to his redemption allowing him to act kindly toward his employee, Bob Cratchett, and Cratchett's ill son, Tiny Tim. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003

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  • December 22, 2011
    The animation is very bad and not detailed at all. This animated adaption of the Dickens classic novel may have good voice acting but everything else is without a doubt entirely dull and without magic.
  • December 5, 2009
    One of the worst adaptations I've ever seen. The animation is very, very poor. It looks outdated, and is hardly fluent. The story is changed around for some inexplicable reason. No emotion at all, Scrooge isn't likable at any point and for once I couldn't care if Tiny Tim died or... read more not. The live action moments of "Dickens" didn't really have a point, and some of the vocal casting was simply bizarre (Nicolas Cage as Jacob Marley). The two mice whether CGI or traditionally animated are such a huge distraction. Why is Scrooge so nice to mice? It almost destroys the character. We're not supposed to see the good in him until the Ghosts intervene. Oh well! They can't all be classics.

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David Nusair
November 16, 2003
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...there's really no reason for this version to even exist. Full Review

Ian Waldron-Mantgani
December 23, 2001
Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK Critic

Ends up being involving despite the clumsy filmmaking.

December 30, 2006
Empire Magazine

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Neil Smith
December 17, 2001
Neil Smith, BBC

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MaryAnn Johanson
November 19, 2008
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

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August 16, 2007
Time Out

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Alexander Walker
December 20, 2003
Alexander Walker, This is London

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Christopher Tookey
December 20, 2003
Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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Rich Cline
March 19, 2002
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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