This is a musical version featuring Albert Finney and
Alec Guinness. When I realized it was a musical, I had my doubts, and
those doubts were confirmed. How could Scrooge be a singer? Although I
enjoyed hi "I hate people." I did not like the songs at the end, "I
love Christmas" which turned into a big production numbers, just to have
one it seemed. Scrooge played Santa to the Crachetts, which didn't
work for me as it was too drastic a change. The anonymous Scrooge is
more to my liking. Alec Guinness lived up to his being a master of
disguise, but his character seemed like a robot rather than a ghost.
John Charles BelzGroup Admin I hated it at first, but now one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteSteve Taysom I like Alec Guinness's eccentric portrayal of Marley, but Finney's Scrooge just baffles me.
Craig Wichman Both just... Off-.
Rick Du Bose ESPECIALLY the young Scrooge!!....like a wooden Indian....
Faye Reece Good songs.