Scrooged

Pros: funny contemporary version of the classic, great acting
Cons: some of the language may make this less family-friendly, social references dated

A few weeks ago I went to the store and looked at the newest releases on DVD. My thoughts were ”Do I really need to buy these?” There was actually nothing there that really appealed to me in the flurry of pre-Christmas released DVDs. ...

Pros: Entertaining modern version of A Christmas Carol. Great cast
Cons: None for me. Not as family friendly as other versions of the story.

I love Christmas and tend to watch several Christmas movies every year. I tend to check out the new Christmas movies while also watching several of my favorites, like N ational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, again each ...

Pros: Murray; technical credits.
Cons: Occasional bathos; heavy-handedness.

Bill Murray is fitfully funny as Frank Cross, the president of a television network in the Christmas comedy Scrooged. Despite uncreative writing and subtle-as-a-jackhammer direction, Murray manages to cut quite the profound cinematic figure ...

Pros: Bill Murray, funny, heart-warming
Cons: explicit language

What is my favorite Christmas movie? This is a tough one. There are the classics like Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life, and the classic children’s movies like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. Or the more modern...

Pros: It is a funny, mostly light-hearted, innovative adaptation of
A Christmas Carol.
Cons:  Few awkward moments of political incorrectness, dated scenes, and dark humor.

I still have a smidge of holiday fever remaining (and a couple of boxes of unpacked decorations) so I thought I would share a review on another of my favorite seasonal flicks, Scrooged. This 1988 “modern” twist of A Christmas Carol ...

Pros: Charles Dickens classic tale "A Christmas Carol" retold, Bill Murray and Carol Kane and many other all star actors, great for the whole family, and it's a touching but yet funny movie.
Cons: It made me cry at the end and still does every time.

When jenni1396 asked me to join her favorite Christmas movie write off months ago I was a little iffy about joining in. First of all it was like mid October and I hadn’t even begun to think about Christmas and second of all I wasn’t sure what...

Pros: Bill Murray
Cons: Quick Cheese Ending

The top Christmas Movie of all time turns out to be Scrooged staring Bill Murray. Who knew? Okay I'm not saying this is necessarily the best movie traditionally shown at Christmas time (It’s a Wonderful Life), and I tip my hat to A Christmas...

Pros: Original spin on a classic tale and some superb TV satire
Cons: Too scary for kids and it may not always work

Charles Dickins’ Scrooge is an immortal tale to be sure, but whether in live action, cartoon (or even Muppet) form, film-makers never stray from the tried and trusted method of recycling the snowy Victorian setting of top hats, bonnets and frosty,...

Pros: Very Inspiring and Modern Version of the Dickens Classic, A Christmas Carol
Cons: The Video Version has more profanity and sexual inferences

Scrooged is a modern version of the Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol. In Scrooged, Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, who is the president of IBC, a television company which is producing a live action version of Scrooge for...

Pros: non-stop laughs, quick pace, great ending
Cons: might be a bit too irreverent for some families

The mission: to write a review of my favorite Christmas film of all time. You gotta think that there’s a couple of slam-dunks to choose from—which there clearly are, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Christmas Story”, and several others. However, I chose to go...

Pros: Funny, warm, very cynical, fairy tale ending.
Cons: You can see the 1980's in this movie, not for the pure of heart.

We see violence on a screen and a voice over says, "Now more than ever it is important to remember the true meaning of Christmas". This is Frank Cross' idea of what a commercial for the new miniseries, "Ebenizer Scrooge" should be. He is not phased by...

Pros: Very good laughs. Cast is great!
Cons: Some explicit language and adult humor.

I love the Charles Dickens' tale, and have seen it retold many times in films, from the original 1939 version, to the Muppets, to Henry Winkler's portrayal of Scrooge. But when Bill Murray dons the guise of the man we all love to hate, in this ultra...

Pros: Great performance by Murray, clever update to same old story.
Cons: None.

Being a huge fan of Bill Murray, I like just about everything he has done. Mainly because he's unafraid to take chances or appear silly onscreen. In fact, he relishes in it. Normally, he plays a lovable, screw-off who hates authority and tries to sleep...

Pros: Warm, Funny, Modern, Lots of Cameos
Cons: Strong Language, Violence, Gore

I try to see all different versions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" as I love the original story and I must say I was quite pleased by this version. Granted, it is LOOSELY based on the original, but fans of the story will spot the...

Pros: hilarious and heart-warming
Cons: none

This is not only one of the very best Christmas movies, but also one of my all time personal favorite movies. Definately one of my top ten comedies. I first saw this film in a choir class in junior high school. I can't believe we were allowed to see...