Today is the anniversary of the first publishing of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in 1843. I'm not a Christmasy guy, but I do like the story and message of this classic. I've read the book and seen several movie adaptations of it, and I have to say it gets the Christmas theme across without being too saccharine.
Coincidentally, Girlie Bear, Boo, and I watched the 2009 adaptation starring Jim Carrey on Sunday afternoon. I'm not a big fan of Jim Carrey, but he definitely hit the mark with this one. The animation and voice work by Carrey reminded me a lot of The Polar Express, but without all of the annoying singing and dancing. I'd definitely recommend this one, and it's available on Netflix streaming.
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Carey followed in Eddie Murphy's footsteps; he's a phenomenal talent who chooses awful movies, with a few exceptions. "The Truman Show" is still one of my favorites. I'll have to watch him as Scrooge.
Muppets is where it's at.
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