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I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I watch it all year long ...cry at the end.... I love this movie, everything the set the sound track. Every single actor is superb wonderfully cast... George C. Scott is amazing.Nick Bicat did an amazing job on this soundtrack. He is an amazing composer, his music sucks you right into the film. I showed this movie to my children and they loved it as well. They are 8 and 10 it is a great family film The fog on the set is a beautiful touch to the movie Susannah York fabulous ...the message of Dickens Christmas Carol should be applied daily it is a good reminder of what is important in this life.

The striking thing of the 1984 television movie starring George C Scott as Scrooge is the faithfulness to the text, not only in the lines spoken by the cast but in director Clive Donner bringing it in the visuals such as the door knocker changing to the face of Marley and bringing to life the sparse Victoria setting of Scrooge's lifestyle.Of course there is no issue that an excellent actor such as Scott will have no issue playing the miser Scrooge and there are excellent turns from Frank Finlay as Marley and Edward Woodward as the gigantic Ghost of Christmas present with a touch of malevolence.Maybe the casting of David Warner did not feel right as Bob Cratchit, an actor who spent most of the 1980s playing villains and maybe was a little too old for the role.The film is filled with British character actors, sadly many of whom along with Scott are no longer with us. However if you want to see a traditional adaptation of Dicken's festive tale then you cannot go wrong with this one.

Nicely filmed, but it passes over many famous scenes from other versions. No tormented souls hanging out Scrooge's window. Fen dying in childbirth is only mentioned in passing. The only new and notable material is Belle's marriage and family. That is a plus! George C. Scott's portrayal is at first quite wooden, but gains steam later on. However, it has all his facial and verbal mannerisms, including his very annoying laugh. He never quite "becomes" his character. "It's George C. Scott playing Scrooge". Competent, but not great. Tiny Tim's performance seems labored. Many memorable events are missing: The toyshop window is "almost lost" over the opening titles. Bob Cratchet in the graveyard? Again, talk but no action. Joe-the rag picker has only one customer, as there is only one chambermaid. The set decoration seems better than the acting. It "steals" a bit from the "Renown Pictures-Alistair Sim version (1951) and "Scrooge-The Musical" with Albert Finney. The music is quite average and not memorable. The beginning is very "rushed" to quickly get to Marley's Ghost. The odd noise from the "future" ghost is weird. It seems shortened for time, to me. As other reviewers put it: "Lacking the "joy and spirit" of other versions". "Not as good as it's reputation". Watch the 1951 version, in crisp black and white, but usually televised "colorized". It's much more satisfying and it's only 90 minutes long.

It's a lavish TV film of the classic Dickens tale. Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) is a ruthless businessman and employer to Bob Cratchit. Scrooge rejects Christmas cheers and his nephew Fred Hollywell's invitation. That night, he's haunted by the spirit of his late business partner Jacob Marley who tells him about the impending visit by the three Ghosts of Christmas.The great George C. Scott brings another level to Scrooge. He's not simply misery but also a ruthless businessman. The words "Greed is Good" come to mind. This is a better made than the usual TV production. This is cinematic. The sets are good looking. It's as compelling as any of the traditional A Christmas Carol and Scott is simply brilliant.