A Christmas Carol [DVD] [1984]

very good version of scrooge! interesting because it starts just like the books is written, in fact this might be the only version that does open up the way this does!

A classic Christmas movie and a great value on blu ray at $14.99; what's Christmas without reminding ourselves the true meaning of Christmas.

This is one of several movies in our family traditions that we watch every holiday season.

First thing is first. There are a couple remakes available on a Christmas carol. I like this one and the one with Alastair Sim (1951). I think they captured the meaning of the book very well. The transfer on this movie is good, however I am not sure why the aspect ratio is 4:3, not sure why it was filmed that way back in the eighties. The sound is decent too. They show this every year on tv, give it a try and if you like it purchase it.

I enjoyed the movie very much when I saw it, for the first time, on television back in 1984; and I was determined if this movie ever comes out on video, I was going to own one of it. When I saw it was on DVD I bought it. A few years later I saw it was on Blu-Ray, and I liked that one even better. The theme song of that movie, "God Bless Us Every One", has its lyrics closed-captioned on Blu-Ray disc; which is a definite plus because the DVD I bought, a few years ago, doesn't have the theme song's lyrics captioned on it. If only there were a few extra features added to the Blu-Ray, I would have rated it as "Excellent" instead of "Good". Namely, I would have liked for some of the music scores, by themselves, to have been added to the Blu-Ray. Specifically, I would love to listen to the score, by itself, of when the Ghost of Christmas Present opens his robe and shows Scrooge the two children, Ignorance and Want. Other than that I am glad, very glad, I bought this Blu-Ray of George C. Scott as Scrooge.

Since I first saw this version of A Christmas Carol on television as a child I have preferred it to any other version of the film to which I have been exposed. George C Scott plays Scrooge quite well in my opinion.

This classic tale never gets old. It has been told and retold over and over again. Just about every child knows the story, and the message. I had to add this dvd to my collection. These classic stories are great to watch with the family during Christmas.

This is my very favorite movie of A Christmas Carol because of George C. Scott. He is wonderful in this movie, and I watch it every year