How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)....

Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Warped9, Nov 24, 2010.

  1. Gov Kodos

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  2. paudemge

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    I agree, I like the Carrey version just to see them make it live action, but really is overdone.
     
  3. propita

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    Max was voted favorite dog in a tv show or movie some years back. I love Max.
     
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    I agree. The cartoon version captures beautifully the charm and whimsy of Dr. Seuss's original story. That and Rudolph are my favorite "animated" Christmas tales.

    My favorite live action films are "It's a Wonderful Life" and the original "Miracle on 34th Street."
     
  5. Warped9

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    I just finished watching A Christmas Story (the kid who wants a Red Rider BB Gun). Not awesome, but it does have a smaltzy charm to it. When he gets his long awaited present it does remind me of the two most memorable gifts I got as a kid.

    When I was seven I got a Corgi Batmobile (the big sized one) that I was crazy for. But when I was eleven I went nuts when I opened my first AMT model of the TOS Enterprise along with also getting the Klingon Battle Cruiser. :lol:
     
  6. Warped9

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    Now a holiday special I haven't seen since the '70s--for some reason I just kept missing it. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. I love this one, and as much as I enjoy Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer I like this one better. I find it a little more polished fleshed out. I remember being quite taken with it while I was young and I'm glad to see it still holds up well. I also have to say that I was grinning and chuckling so that I even felt tears in my eyes.
     
  7. RobertVA

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    I was in a department store yesterday and was pleased to hear "He's a Mean One..." playing on the PA system,


    ...until some &*% cut it short and didn't even make an announcement!
     
  8. Warped9

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    I recently heard a Michael Buble version of the song and it just had no soul to it. Boris Karloff owns that song.
     
  9. The Nth Doctor

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    Actually, Boris Karloff never sang the song, rather it was Thurl Ravenscroft.
     
  10. Warped9

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    Oops. Anyway he did it best.
     
  11. the G-man

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    The Mojo Nixon version is pretty good, especially the nods to the Addams Family theme.

    That being said, how incredibly awesome and cool would it be if Tom Waits did a version?
     
  12. The Nth Doctor

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    Oh, man a Tom Waits rendition would be wicked.
     
  13. Worf2DS9

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    I haven't seen the original Grinch this year (never bothered with the Carrey version), but it's definitely one of those classics I make a point of watching every Christmastime, along with Charlie Brown, Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Carol and Bad(der) Santa.
     
  14. Kelthaz

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    Yeah, I have to admit I don't really like the Grinch. Most of those cartoon Christmas specials such as Charlie Brown, Frosty, and Rudolph tend to be rather poor. I think they get a lot of bonus points for nostalgia.

    I'm more of a Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim) and A Christmas Story type of guy. And of course Die Hard.
     
  15. RandyS

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    Same here. It's a Christmas eve tradition in my house. I had it on VHS for many years, then put it on a DVD-R--exactly one week before the official DVD was released, which annoyed me, but for some reason, I just can't part with the DVD-R of my old tape. I must be a sentimentalist.

    Or just nuts.