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6 November 2009 (USA)
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Plot:
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. | full synopsis
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(651 articles)
'New Moon' Overshadows 'The Blind Side' At Box Office
(From MTV Movie News. 30 November 2009, 6:32 AM, PST)
Monday Morning Box Office Report: Twilight Nearly Blindsided
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(From MTV Movie News. 30 November 2009, 6:32 AM, PST)
Monday Morning Box Office Report: Twilight Nearly Blindsided
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US Showtimes:
| The Bridge: CDL IMAX LA | 12:00pm | 2:20 | 4:40 | 7:00 | 9:20 | (personalize) more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jim Carrey | ... | Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle-Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | |
| Steve Valentine | ... | Funerary Undertaker / Topper | |
| Daryl Sabara | ... | Undertaker's Apprentice / Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Peter Cratchit / Well-Dressed Caroler | |
| Sage Ryan | ... | Tattered Caroler | |
| Amber Gainey Meade | ... | Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler | |
| Ryan Ochoa | ... | Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Boy / Ignorance Boy / Young Boy with Sleigh / Tiny Tim | |
| Bobbi Page | ... | Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler | |
| Ron Bottitta | ... | Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler | |
| Sammi Hanratty | ... | Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Girl / Want Girl | |
| Julian Holloway | ... | Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Fred | |
| Cary Elwes | ... | Portly Gentleman #1 / Dick Wilkins / Mad Fiddler / Guest #2 / Business Man #1 | |
| Robin Wright Penn | ... | Fan / Belle | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe |
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A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Disney's A Christmas Carol (USA) (complete title)
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Disney's A Christmas Carol (USA) (complete title)
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Rated PG for scary sequences and images.
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96 min
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1.44 : 1 more
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USA:PG (certificate #45640) |
UK:PG |
Finland:K-11 |
Norway:11 |
South Korea:All |
Ireland:PG |
Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Japan:G |
Singapore:PG |
Brazil:Livre |
Netherlands:9 |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Spain:7 |
Iceland:7 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Mexico:A |
Portugal:M/6 |
Philippines:G (MTRCB)
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Jim Carrey's first project with Walt Disney Pictures.
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Anachronisms: Scenes showing London from the air incorporate numerous anachronistic features, including the Millennium Footbridge (opened 2000), the reconstructed Globe Theatre (opened 1997) and Southwark Bridge (opened 1921).
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Featured in "Live from Studio Five: (#1.37)" (2009)
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I took my grandson to see this, but I was dreading it. I'm not a Jim Carrey fan but it's a Christmas movie, after all , so I bit the bullet and we saw it at the IMAX in 3-D.
The visual effects are great, even though a lot of it was :"Look, we have 3-D!" They stayed very close to the original story, though they added a miniaturization segment that was unnecessary. Carrey was muted and did a great job with some occasional clowning around. It was actually scary in some parts, as it should be, but not overwhelmingly, and there were some laughs as well.
I have always enjoyed this story, because it's one of redemption, and there is no better time than Christmas to tell it. It shows people being compassionate, even in the face of someone as seemingly heartless as Ebeneezer Scrooge. I was first exposed to this story as a little boy watching the animated version with Mr. Magoo that came out in 1962 and is shown every year on TV. There are many such movies that define the season and I truly expect this to be one of them, along with Christmas Story, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street, and It's a Wonderful Life.
Like the Macy's Parade, we all have our list of must-see holiday movies, no matter how many times we have seen them. I really expect this to make this list, with one caveat- I'm not sure how well the non 3-D version will translate to the TV screen. But the story is timeless and this movie does a good job of telling it.