POLL: Favorite Scrooge / adaptation of A Christmas Carol

Other: The Lionel Barrymore radio version. I've listened to it every Christmas since I can remember. It is well done and has the added benefit of being shorter than most!

In terms of movies, I think George C. Scott does the best Scrooge, but it's too bad that the rest of the movie is only mediocre at best.

John K.

 

Another vote for Alastair Sims 1951 version. It's the only one i play every year.

 

I sat down and read the original novella straight through, uninterrupted, for the first time today. Very moving. I tried my best to keep actors I've seen out of my mind & just read it.

Now I'm going to rewatch my favorite versions and see how they compare.

 

I agree 100%, they are great, but...
Which Lionel Barrymore radio version?

There are 7...

...but you probably mean one of the two 1939 versions which are an hour or so long,
the other 5 are less than a half hour in duration.

 

I've always been partial to this 1971 version which OF COURSE you can never see on TV:

 

My brother absolutely hates A Christmas Carol.
He won't even watch the Doctor Who version.
Considering he's been a huge DW fan since the late 70's,that's saying something.

 

I just saw a local theater's version which I had seen at least half a dozen times in the last 25 years.
It is very popular (I was lucky to get 3 seats together last minute).
The same actor has played scrooge the last few times I have seen it (British, don't know his name, didn't bring the program home) and the version has not changed much the last couple times. It will be a while before I go back.
I noticed they went for a lot of extraneous gags (sight and otherwise). It distracted me but they are playing to the all ages audience. My wife and 17 year old (senior in high school - I wanted to get in a last show before he is off to school) liked it so I felt like I would be a scrooge if I said anything.
I'll watch some of the movie versions to cleanse my palate.

 

A shame the poll couldn't have stayed open.

My go-to film is the Sim version.

 

Actually, it's one of the half-hour versions, as it's on one side of an LP, but I couldn't tell you which exact version.

John K.

 

Alistair Sims

 

all of them! I'll watch anything "Scrooge"

 

George C. Scott is my favorite. Growing up we watched it every Christmas eve from a VHS dub made from TV. Now I have the blu-ray and we watch it every Christmas Eve. My brother has to bring a bottle of whiskey with him to get through it since we have seen it so many times. Also, I don't think my dad has made it all the way through in at least 6 years. Me and my mom watch it while my brother is passed out on the couch and dad is snoring over the dialogue. Ah traditions.

 

It's Bill Murry so it's always good...love Bill!

 

he plays it to the hilt! fabulous...

 

also love Henry Winkler's version An American Christmas carol!

 

Any love for the female versions of A Christmas Carol?

 

Is it possible to re-open a poll?

 

I can't believe you left "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" off the list, by far my favorite adaptation of this story. A true classic!

 

I mentioned it in the OP. I left animated versions off of the list, not because they aren't good, but they just seem to difficult to compare.

 

Thanks to gort Gary, the poll has been re-opened. Please add your vote.

 

This is dated yesterday, but I'm pretty sure I've seen this list before.

The 10 Best Adaptations of A Christmas Carol

 

I have never watched it. Do you have a link?

 

My favorites:
Sims
Bill Murray
George C Scott

 

Is it this?

It's Christmas, Carol! (TV Movie 2012) - IMDb

(I wasn't the one who posted it, but this is what I thought of when I saw it.)

 

A Hallmark movie....pass.