Whats the best adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

self | 10/24/2020 | Self

[wally_bert]

Up there with the Muppets version.

[SkyDancer]

Too much over the top swearing for no reason like when he gets into their car at the store.

[hoagy62]

We have at the Hoagy house...

Jim Carrey version
Mickey Mouse,
Muppet Christmas Carol
And the BEST...the Alaister Sim version.

[Olog-hai]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrooge_%281951_film%29

Don’t ask me why the parentheses get cut off.

[madison10]

The one with Patrick Stewart.

[SamAdams76]

A lot of them are very good but my favorite is the 1951 version with Alistair Sim as Scrooge.

[redrhino47]

I’m in. Merry Christmas !

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The George C. Scott version.

[spacejunkie2001]

I really like the animated Zemekis version that stars Gary Oldman and Jim Carey. Very well made

[redrhino47]

Are there no jails, are there no prisons...

God bless us all...

[ClaytonForester]

The 1938 Tiny Tim lives close by to me in Minneapolis. I think he’s still there anyway.

[be-baw]

The one I like most is the one filmed in 1938, starring Reginald Owen.

[virgil]

I like the musical with Albert Finney too. The ones with Reginald Owen, George C. Scot and Alistair Sim are good too. I like them all.

[TeddyRay]

I second Mr Magoo as the best! I have on VHS and also have the George C Scott and Alastair Cooke one- that’s a really,really old version.

[ocrp1982]

George C. Scott. Hands-down.

[Westbrook]

For me, it's the 1938 version of "A Christmas Carol".

Scrooge          : Reginald Owen
Marley           : Leo G. Carrol
Bob Cratchet     : Eugene Lockhart
Mrs. Cratchet    : Kathleen Lockhart
Belinda Cratchit : June Lockhart (YES! Lassie, Lost in Space)

See ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(1938_film)
... for more.

[Palio di Siena]

Reginald Owen. 1938.

[Spirit of Liberty]

Personal favorite is 1999 version with Patrick Stewart (actually own it).

Second choice is the 1984 version with George C. Scott.

[duckbutt]

The one I like most is the one filmed in 1938, starring Reginald Owen

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This for me, as well. It really hit me like a ton of bricks as a kid. Will always remain my favorite.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The best non-adaptation is the original book. It’s highly readable and just plain fun to read. Far more fun than a 90 minute attempt to capture it on film.