Muppets Christmas Carol - film

Wibbles

My wife has just admitted that she has never seen this classic film

I had hoped that it would be shown at some point over Christmas but apparently Disney has it all sewn up - preventing even Youtube from showing it… BBC /ITV are not showing it.

This really annoys me - does anybody know of any way of viewing the movie ?

Wibbles

I've found it on INTERNET ARCHIVE website https://dn710109.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-muppet-christmas-carol-vhs-1993/The%20Muppet%20Christmas%20Carol%20VHS%201993.mp4

but this is from VHS so is somewhat lacking in quality

Tony60

The one with Michael Caine well not a lot of people know this but you may find a cheap copy of the DVd in your local charity shop.

Chris75_

I have noticed they stopped showing 'Scrooge' the musical (1970) with Albert Finney, Alex Guinness, Gordon Jackson, Laurence Naismith and more. I could be wrong, but i believe the film was shot on the set used in 'Oliver!'.

Regarding the Muppets version, i find it is quite faithful to the novel, as much as a film for children can be.

I appear to be contradicting my earlier anti Christmas posts, but i actually read the novel every year, and used to attempt to watch every film version shown that year; the 1935 starring Seymour Hicks is my favourite.

WhatThe

Wibbles, I must confess I've never seen it…

BUT I do have The Twelve Days of Christmas by The Muppets on CD and It's not (a happy) Christmas until I've listened to it with my daughter several times!

NeuroEve

It’s one of our family favourites, hope you can find it on a dvd somewhere. I love it.

StarryEyed

Fabulous movie 👍😊

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1089641#Comment_1089641

Yeah, I was suspicious, seeing how Gus looks at you.

Rosie_Scope

This is my absolute favourite Christmas film! They're showing it at my local cinema so I'm going with a friend at the weekend 😁

If you don't mind spending a little bit but don't want to join Disney Plus, I think you can rent it on YouTube for around £4.

Muppets Treasure Island is good too if you haven't seen it! Hope you can find a copy somewhere!

KG100

I bought the DVD of it and watch it every year.

Also just watched the 1935 Seymour Hicks version of Scrooge, that's also good.

Chris75_

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090930#Comment_1090930

The 1935 version is great, if you can find a decent copy. Quite possibly heresy, but I prefer it to the 1951 Alastair Sim version; great film as it is.

Wibbles

Found it, and many other films on INTERNET ARCHIVE

https://dn710009.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-muppets-christmas-carol-2005-uk-dvd/The%20Muppets%20Christmas%20Carol%20%282005%20UK%20DVD%29.mp4

KG100

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090979#Comment_1090979

I watched it on Prime, It's in colour now, but was in black and white the last time I saw it.

Chris75_

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1091000#Comment_1091000

I don't have anything but a basic tv. I have watched it on youtube, but might try to get hold of it on dvd, assuming it is available.

I shall be reading the novel as usual, one of only two books i never tire of ( The other being The Lord Of The Rings).

Chris75_