If I want to watch Christmas Carol pop in the George C Scott version in the DVD player. This Zemeckis version sounds like an disaster. Wonder how much Jim Carrey got paid?
I haven't seen that version. George C Scott is so permanently tied to Patton in my head that my first thought was Scrooge with an army helmet on. "I want you to remember that no bastard ever earned money by working on Christmas. He earned it by making the other poor dumb bastard work on Christmas."
Might I recommend the 1951 “Christmas Carol’’ with Alastair Sim? The best Scrooge ever and the best “Christmas carol’’ ever filmed.