I watched Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. It is definitely one of my new favorite movies. Honestly, anything with Johnny Depp is a great movie.
The '38 version is lovely. I am a fan of Gene Lockhart (played Cratchit), so that's a draw for me.Over the last couple of weeks I watched several different film versions of A Christmas Carol:
1984,George C. Scott as Scrooge: Over the past few years this has become my favorite version.Scott is surprisingly good as Scrooge and it was filmed on location in a small town in England.It was originally made for television.
1951,Alastair Sim as Scrooge: Probably the darkest version with Sim arguably having the best film portrayal of Scrooge.
1938,Reginald Owen as Scrooge: Hollywood's version of the Dickens classic.Short but sweet.For "Carol" fans that are a bit short on time.
1999,Patrick Stewart as Scrooge: Kind of based on Pat Stew's one-man stage production.I liked picking out Stewart's Capt.Picard moments in this one.I would loved to have heard him say "Make it so,Mr.Cratchit!"
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Edward Woodward and George C. Scott from A Christmas Carol(1984).
The '38 version reminds me of being a kid because that's the only one that would be shown on my local TV stations when I was young.I didn't see the other versions until I was an adult.Yeah,I'd say that Gene Lockhart is my favorite Bob Cratchit among all the film versions.I like that he was in another iconic Christmas movie,Miracle On 34th Street.The '38 version is lovely. I am a fan of Gene Lockhart (played Cratchit), so that's a draw for me.
Alastair Sim is my favorite Scrooge, though. That was the version we watched every year. The ghosts terrified me, but in a good way, and his portrayal, especially after the redemption, is amazing.
Scott does give a great performance, and there's something... almost sweet about the movie.
I have to admit that I have not seen Stewart's version. Maybe I'll look that up.