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Post by hpeterson1951 on Dec 20, 2019 12:19:27 GMT
Last night was the premier of FX Channel's " A Christmas Carol"
Share your thoughts here.
Use the spoiler button if needed in case others haven't seen it yet
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Dec 20, 2019 12:23:35 GMT
I hated it!! I am a Dickens purist. I've read the actual book and seen many adaptations. Even the Muppet version stays pretty true to the book.
Nit Picky stuff:
-They left off famous lines such as "let them die and decrease the surplus population:
-They changed the name of his sister from Nan to Lottie- no clue why
-They changed the name of Mrs. Cratchet
Now that I said use the spoiler button, I can't find it! I have some very big issues with the plot but don't want to ruin it for anyone. I'll be back if I can figure the spoiler out.
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Dec 20, 2019 12:43:57 GMT
Ok, I figured out the spoiler. I really disliked this adaptation. 1) Scrooge and Marley did not have mines and textile factories in which people died because of their bad management
2)Nowhere in the book does it say that Scrooge's father allowed him to be molested by school headmaster for free tuition. I read that this was to "bring modern day issues" into it. I could do without it
3) They had Scrooge give Mary Cratchet money for Tiny Tim's surgery if she would go to him and "allow him to do what he wanted". Scrooge was bad enough, they didn't need to bring this into it.
There were a few other things, but these were my biggest issues |
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Post by zazzles on Dec 20, 2019 13:46:59 GMT
Sounds like horrible liberties were taken with the story. That’s a shame. Gladly, I stopped paying for Cable TV earlier this year so I didn’t even have the option of watching it.
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Post by knuckles491 on Dec 20, 2019 14:14:43 GMT
Bringing modern day issues into the plot is just dumb. The classic story is all we need.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Dec 20, 2019 14:25:28 GMT
I forgot to watch/tape it! Just found it on Tuesday and set to record.
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Post by lavonm on Dec 20, 2019 14:30:20 GMT
I forgot to record it but I'll pass now that I see they added a modern twist. Thanks for the review.
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Post by cherryt38 on Dec 20, 2019 15:29:04 GMT
It doesn't sound like anything I want to watch either. I don't like it either when other movies stray far from the book, especially when I've read the book.
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Post by DotRen on Dec 20, 2019 16:27:42 GMT
Trying to "update" it failed, imo. Bad language, nudity, sexual and mental abuse, why did Guy Pearce look just shy of eyeliner Johnny Depp? |
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Dec 20, 2019 18:40:32 GMT
DotRen,-I totally agree with you. A lot of it was not necessary.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 21, 2019 0:18:28 GMT
It sounds terrible.
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