Disney's A Christmas Carol Review

Hi, guys, I am back with another movie review, and today, it’s on Disney’s A Christmas Carol. Now, we all know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and what occurs in this story, so I am not going to go into much detail, but I will start off the review by saying,

WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! What a movie this was, I really enjoyed it. The 3-D effects in this movies were spectacular. I just wanted to reach my hand out and touch the people on the screen, that’s how realistic the effects were in the film. The acting, the character development, and overall the story was just right, and in the end, this is one of the best versions of the classic story ever to be released.

Jim Carrey is someone that I never suspected to play Scrooge. Surely he played the Grinch, the Riddler and all them other classic characters, but I could never picture him as crass, callous Mr. Scrooge. But he really did pull it off, and he turned out just as good as Scrooge McDuck and Michael Caine, but nobody can beat George C. Scott’s portrayal. Jim Carrey also plays the ghosts in this film, even the Ghost of Christmas Future, who in my opinion was the ghost that stood out the most. I also enjoyed how fat and bumbling the Ghost of Christmas Present was, he never stopped laughing. Some other actors have roles in this film, including Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth and many more.

Now back to those awesome special effects. First and for most, if you are going to see this film, see it in 3-D, it’s absolutely worth it. Now, I am not going to spoil much about the effects, but I will say that their jumpy, high-flying and some of the best effects on film. The scene with the Ghost of Christmas Present was the best effect in my opinion. I also enjoyed the scene where Scrooge is sent flying through the air while trying to catch the Ghost of Christmas Past. It makes me wonder sometimes how they are able to do things like this. Now, there is one little thing that I would like to say, because like I said before, no movie is perfect, just like no person is perfect. I really didn’t like how choppy and undeveloped some parts of the film, particularly Scrooge’s past, and for a person like Jim Carrey,I thought he would bring some comedy and enlightment into the character of Scrooge. But I did really love this film.

Overall, A Christmas Carol was an excellent film, even better in 3-D. If you want to get into the holiday spirit, I truly recommend this film, because it truly is worth calling a holiday classic. It’s surely on par with some of Zemeckis’ other animated films like The Polar Express and Beowulf, and may even surpass them.