A delight!
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08/01/02
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:19
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: It may not be the finest version of Charles Dickens’ tale to grace the screen, but The Muppet Christmas Carol is funny and heartwarming, and serves as a good introduction to the story for young viewers.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Musical-comedy adaptation of Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" featuring the Muppets. Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing... [More]
Starring: Michael Caine, Muppets, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire
Director: Brian Henson
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Reviews for The Muppet Christmas Carol
Leave it to our favorite fuzzy freaks to breathe new life into Dickens' oft-told tale.
07/27/02
It all turns out to be quite touching as Muppet movies go.
04/17/01
Director Brian Henson, son of the late Jim Henson, has captured his father's vision and carries on the tradition better than anyone could have expected.
01/01/00
The Muppet Christmas Carol isn't terrible, by any means. But it's resoundingly moderate, with merely passable songs by Paul Williams, and only occasional real laughter.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe little green guy just isn't quite the same these days.
01/01/00
It's enough to make one wonder if Jim Henson would have wanted things to take this course.
01/01/00
Neither drama nor comedy, it's safe stuff, and most un-Muppetlike. So much for great expectations.
01/01/00
Top CriticLike all the Muppet movies, this one is a musical, with original songs by Paul Williams (my favorite is the early chain-rattling duet by the Marley brothers). It could have done with a few more songs than it has.
01/01/00
Top CriticLatest News for The Muppet Christmas Carol
July 06, 2007:
Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey Team Up for "A Christmas Carol"
We haven't had a major (or good) adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" for a while now. Specifically, it's been 15 years since "The Muppet Christmas Carol." ... More...
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