What's The Best Version of Dickens?

[JustKate]

The Muppets version has the best-ever Ghost of Christmas Past, I think. Everybody always has trouble with that one, but I think that ghost is just wonderful, and pretty close to the book, too.

 

[bigdaddy]

Just never been a fan of the Muppets.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'd have to say Albert Finney. I was majorly freaked out by the hell scene. I don't care that it didn't really fit, it just scared me. Especially where he falls into the grave.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

I saw the Bill Murray version a few years ago, or at least part of it. I am guessing it was supposed to be a comedy, but I wasn't laughing so I only got about half way through.

 

[Trekker4747]

Just never been a fan of the Muppets.

Puppets, and especialy the muppets, always creeped me out as a kid. I guess it stems from that.

 

[Mysterion]

Other: Bill Murray in Scrooged.

 

[Nathan_Heller]

I voted Alistair Sims because he more closely resembles Scrooge as described by Dickens.

 

[CorporalClegg]

No choice for the 1843 novel?

I'm pretty sure I've seen all the ones you've mentioned, and I just think each falls short in its own way.

Oh, I love the novel - I usually reread it every year.

Corp. Clegg, am I remembering correctly that you and I had a very similar exchange one time on a thread about Dracula? Where everyone was talking about the movies, and you brought up the novel? Maybe not. But this does feel very deja vu-ish.

Probably. They are two of my favorite works of fiction, and, no matter how many times Hollywood tries, it can never seem to get them right.

This is compounded by the fact that, come Halloween, everyone wants to have a Dracula movie fest, and, come Christmas, everyone wants to do CC. I'd just rather read the books.

 

[Amaris]

I chose the version with Patrick Stewart, but I would also pick A Muppet Christmas Carol, with Scrooged in third, and Alistair Sim's in 4th. Oh, and I also like the animated one with Tim Curry as Scrooge.

J.