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Christmas Carol, A (Emerald Edition)

Alastair Sim , Jack Warner , Brian Desmond Hurst    DVD
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This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the theme of lost women with a haunting musical refrain from the folk song "Barbara Allen." Sim's commitment to the role is at times astonishing; his Scrooge's Christmas-morning ecstasy is a marvel of giddy technique. Watch for Patrick Macnee (Steed in The Avengers) as the young Jacob Marley--the actor made his screen debut in this 1951 production. --Tom Keogh

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I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. Their faithful Friend and Servant, C.D. December, 1843.

And so it began. With those words, Charles Dickens laid pen to paper to create one of the most cherished holiday tales ever told. And now, Morningstar Entertainment has given this family favourite the restoration treatment it rightly deserves. Each frame has been carefully restored in order to present this film in its original, pristine, black and white glory.

Alastair Sim is unsurpassed as the miserable miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this marvelous adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. Featuring a superb ensemble cast, this highly recommended film is perfect holiday entertainment for the whole family.

Special Features • Fully restored digital quality • Interactive Trivia Quiz • Original Theatrical Trailer • Restoration Sample • Closed Captioned


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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Do "NOT" Buy This Version...!!!, Dec 26 2005
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stryper "stryper" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Carol, A (Emerald Edition) (DVD)
Granted, the sharpness of the picture is better then the VCI version, but there are persistent, light white scratches, that appear horizontally across the middle of the screen for great amounts of time, usually right across someone's face, that are so annoyingly distracting that watching this version is not much fun (it's kind of almost as bad as watching a cheap DVD that has a line going vertically, through the it for a nice chunk of time).

I checked out two different copies of this DVD and tried them on two different DVD players, to make sure that the scratches had nothing to do with my equipment.

The VCI version is the one to get, as though the picture may be a tad softer, there are no annoying scratches on the print (and until I actually did a side by side comparison of the two, I didn't even notice the VCI version being at all, soft)

Also, the booklet that comes with this new version has nothing of any importance, what so ever, where as the liner notes on the VCI DVD are way more informative.

The only thing that this version does have over the VCI version is the inclusion of an unremastered trailer (which isn't really all that great, as trailers go, anyway).

Hope this helps :)

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars HOPE FOR A BETTER RELEASE, Dec 27 2005
This review is from: Christmas Carol, A (Emerald Edition) (DVD)
I own various dvds of this DEFINITIVE production, naturally i was so excited to see a restored version of this movie. However, this EMERALD EDITION dvd is a HUGE dissapointment. The booklet claims the dvd was created from 7 different prints. That would explain why specks come and go, lines (film scrapes) appear for some scenes, sound changes through out (hissing comes and goes), and worst, imo, the tint changes when Marleys ghost enters the room (turns slightly greenish) All of this is very annoying. Keep your VCI version for now, and hope for a proper restoration by someone like CRITERION.
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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this DVD!, Jan 24 2006
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F. Bruni (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Carol, A (Emerald Edition) (DVD)
A Christmas Carol: Emerald Edition is a very disappointing release. A restoration should be pristine or as close to it as possible. This release is not even as good as previous releases. A waste of time and money.
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