Scrooged - BLU-RAY

That irrepressible little Dickens, Bill Murray, is back among the ghosts in this riotous reworking of InchA Christmas CarolInch as Frank Cross, a commercial, callous TV exec who receives laugh-packed lessons in gaining some holiday spirit from some antagonistic apparitions! All-star ensemble cast includes John Forsythe, Karen Allen, Carol Kane, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Johansen, Robert Mitchum, many others; directed by Richard Donner.

Scrooge was designed as a follow-up to 1968's Oliver, the Oscar-winning musicalization of Charles Dickens' OLIVER TWIST. The umpteenth musical version of Dickens' 1843 novelette a CHRISTMAS CAROL, SCROOGE is blessed with several sprightly Leslie Bricusse songs, including the bonafide hit InchThank You Very MuchInch. Once more buried under mounds of latex, Albert Finney is perfection itself as Ebeneezer Scrooge, proving as effective as a young (un-made up) man as the old skinflint we've grown to love. The Three Ghosts who turn the miserly Scrooge's life around on Christmas Eve are portrayed by Edith Evans (Past), Kenneth More (Present) and Paddy Stone (Yet to Come). Our favorite among the huge, predominantly British supporting cast is Sir Alec Guinness as a fussy, slightly effeminate Marley's Ghost. Best of all, Finney performs his many songs live and not lip-synched to a pre-recording. Though it is overproduced to the hilt, and it's Technicolor photography tends to induce eyestrain, SCROOGE is more than satisfactory Yuletide entertainment.

When their beloved television is stolen (InchThis sucks more than anything that has sucked before!Inch), Beavis and Butt-head get up off their couch and set out on a wild cross-country quest from Las Vegas to the White House to find it-and maybe finally InchscoreInch with a woman while they're at it-in the metal-loving MTV cartoon cretins' hit debut feature. Voices by creator Mike Judge, Robert Stack, Cloris Leachman, and an unbilled Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. 80 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English (SDH), French; audio commentary by Judge; featurettes; TV spots; theatrical trailers.