The voices of jim carrey, robin wright penn, gary oldman, colin firth, bob hoskins, cary elwes director. And the realistic nature of the motion capture technology. Jim carrey isnt outright funny in this film, but his performance along with little gags here and there provide. Jim carrey in a christmas carol 2009 robert zemeckis in a christmas carol 2009. I was never a big fan of the polar express love alan silvestris score but im still a big supporter of the project. A christmas carol has been in told in a variety of way by a variety of characters. After being visited by four ghosts on christmas eve, a miserly, bitter man, in the person of ebenezer scrooge the voice of jim carrey, has a secular conversion to a real vibrant faith and true giving to his fellow man disneys new a christmas carol is all wed expect from the studio that also brought us mickeys christmas carol 1983. Later, scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will. Pet detective and its sequel when nature calls, the riddler in batman forever, ernie chip douglas in the. It is a film adaptation of charles dickenss 1843 story of the same name and stars jim carrey in a multitude of roles, including ebenezer scrooge and the three ghosts who haunt scrooge.
Spoilers 3 jim carrey has described the film as a classical version of a christmas carol. A christmas carol 2009 a christmas carol 2009 user. Disneys a christmas carol stars jim carrey in a brilliant motion capture performance as ebenezer scrooge. Jim carrey, gary oldman, colin firth, bob hoskins, robin wright penn, cary elwes disneys a christmas carol, a multisensory. Jim carrey isnt outright funny in this film, but his performance along with little gags here and there provide the film enough leavity to keep it in disney territory. Though london awaits the joyful arrival of christmas, miserly ebenezer scrooge jim carrey thinks its all humbug, berating his faithful clerk. Check out the trailer starring jim carrey, gary oldman, and colin firth. Passersby sing christmas carols recounting and celebrating jesus birth. The canadianamerican actor and comedian jim carrey has appeared in various feature films, television films and series, and one video game.
Jim carreys scrooge meets hightech ghosts the new york times. Complete with spirited bonus features, this exhilarating and. Colin firth, gary oldman, jim carrey, steve valentine. Excellent version of a christmas carol, jim carry plays scrooge and all the ghosts with great skill. With jim carrey, gary oldman, colin firth, steve valentine. Watch disneys a christmas carol online stream full movie. Animatie familie film geregisseerd door robert zemeckis. I used to watch that version every year and i loved it, but alastair sim was a man whose face. An animated retelling of charles dickens classic novel about a victorianera miser taken on a journey of selfredemption, courtesy of several mysterious christmas apparitions. Disneys a christmas carol cast and crew cast photos and. Scrooge ghost of christmas past scrooge as a young boy scrooge as a teenage boy scrooge as a young man. Favorite animated movie, a christmas carol, nominated. With alastair sim, jack warner, kathleen harrison, mervyn johns. The ghosts take scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of.
Later, scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. All jim carrey movies ranked by tomatometer jim carrey movies ranked by tomatometer. Nov 06, 2009 using scrooges dour and often dark journey to full effect, a christmas carol regularly reminds us of the joys and redeeming grace that mankind celebrates at christmasand we start getting that message long before mr. Pet detective and its sequel when nature calls, the riddler in batman forever, ernie chip. Christmas carol full movie jim carrey movies youtube. The script is surprisingly close to the original text, save the scene where scrooge becomes miniature. But when the ghosts of christmas past, present and yet to come take him on an eyeopening journey revealing truths old scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart. Jim carreys scrooge meets hightech ghosts the new york. Not to mention doing the accents properly, the english, irish accents.
Jim carrey a list of 21 titles created 1 week ago god tier animated. Disneys a christmas carol movie 2009 jim carrey, gary. Jim carrey does a marvelous job playing the various characters as did the other actors. Cast jim carrey ebenezer scrooge, ghost of christmas past, ghost of christmas present, ghost of christmas future jim carrey ebenezer scrooge, ghost of christmas past, ghost of christmas present, ghost of christmas future.
He plays the hermit, an apostolic mute roaming the. Robert zemeckis screenplay, charles dickens novel stars. Jim carrey actor, steve valentine actor, robert zemeckis director, writer 4. Jim carrey is scrooge in disneys a christmas carol. A christmas carol is a 2009 american 3d computeranimated fantasy film written, coproduced and directed by robert zemeckis. After hundreds of adaptations and contemporary revisions on radio, the stage and screens large and small, most everyone whos lived through more than four or five christmases knows ebenezer scrooges tale. Disneys a christmas carol by robert zemeckis and charles dickens, of course is an exhilarating visual experience and proves for the third time hes one of the few directors who knows what hes doing with 3d.
The story that dickens wrote in 1838 remains timeless, and if its supercharged here with scrooge swooping the london streets as freely as superman, well. Ebenezer scrooge jim carrey begins the christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk gary oldman and his cheery nephew colin firth. Jim carreys a christmas carol official trailer youtube. Disneys a christmas carol, the highflying, heartwarming adventure for the whole family. A quick imdb search produces 26 versions of the story told on film, theater or tv.
Photos of the a christmas carol 2009 movie voice actors. Dec 19, 2017 a christmas carol il canto di natale di dickens 1997 completo ita duration. Casting jim carrey as scrooge seems such a good idea you wonder why no one thought of it before. Frankly in my eyes, gary better fits the role of ebenezer scrooge however, jim carrey did a great job for what it was worth. When three ghosts take pennypinching scrooge on an eyeopening journey, he discovers the true meaning of christmas. Though london awaits the joyful arrival of christmas, miserly ebenezer scrooge jim carrey thinks its all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Earth girls are easy sounds like one of those debased projects that occur either at the beginning of a career, out of naivete, or at the end of one, out of desperation. Colin firth and gary oldman are not even really supporting actors but carrey runs the show. There are a lot of vocal things, a lot of physical things, i have to do. But we doubt jim carrey looks back on the 1988 comedy with embarassment, and probably not his costars jeff goldblum, damon wayans, and geena davis either. The story that dickens wrote in 1838 remains timeless, and if its supercharged here with scrooge swooping the london streets as freely as superman, well, once you let ghosts into a.
Jim carrey a list of 21 titles created 1 week ago god tier animated a list of 40 titles created 4 months ago great adaptations and based ons. May 09, 2012 ebenezer scrooge jim carrey begins the christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk gary oldman and his cheery nephew colin firth. This is def my goto movie not just for xmas but throughout the year. Atmospherically, the movie is as comfortable and heartwarming as an old christmas card. A promo clip for walt disneys a christmas carol where scrooge jim carrey finds out he will be haunted by 3 spirits director. Jim carrey, steve valentine, daryl sabara, robert zemeckis, robert zemeckis, charles dickens. Disneys a christmas carol, based on the classic dickens tale, is reenvisioned by academy awardwinning filmmaker robert zemeckis in a groundbreaking 3d motion picture starring jim carrey, gary. Director robert zemeckis beowulf, forest gump uses his motioncapture technology to retell charles dickens classic christmas story. Watch disneys a christmas carol streaming online hulu. Check out the trailer starring jim carrey, gary oldman, and colin firththough london awaits the. Disneys a christmas carol movie 2009 jim carrey, gary oldman. He is best known for his many film roles, such as lloyd christmas in dumb and dumber and its 2014 sequel, the titular character in the mask, the titular character in ace ventura. It is a film adaptation of charles dickenss 1843 story of the same name and stars jim carrey in a multitude of. Closely following the book, the movie introduces scrooge looking down during christmas eve at the coffin of his late business partner, jacob marley.
Ebenezer scrooge jim carrey begins the christmas holiday with his usual miserly. This movie was not super popular with critics 50% from critics on rotten tomaoes or fans 56% on rotten tomatoes, but has become a christmas classic through sheer love of jim carrey and the. Jim carrey als ebenezer scrooge, ghost of christmas past, ghost of christmas present en. Robert zemeckis 3d animated take on the dickens classic tries hard, but its dazzling special effects distract from an array of fine performances. Disneys a christmas carol twodisc bluraydvd combo 4. Nov 05, 2009 jim carrey plays scrooge not merely as an old man, but as the happy young apprentice shown to him by the ghost of christmas past, as the more careworn coming man of business who chooses money over. Watch online a christmas carol 2009 free full movie with english subtitle.
The movie came in awesome conditions the movie itself is a rewatch best christmas carol movie i have seen and jim carrey brings life to the character that your pulled in the movie of how good it is. James eugene jim carrey is a canadianamerican actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. A christmas carol movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Disneys a christmas carol pg fantasy, drama, animation, family, kids, holiday movie 2009 the classic charles dickens story is brought to life in this delightful animated treatment from disney the three ghosts of christmas combine to give notorious humbug ebeneezer scrooge a dose of holiday spirit. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. A christmas carol 2009 123movies watch free movies. One of the most loved christmas stories ever written is arguably charles dickens a christmas carol. When i was a little kid, my favorite version of a christmas carol starred alastair sim. A christmas carol 2009 movie behind the voice actors. Check out the trailer starring jim carrey, gary oldman, and colin firththough london awaits the joyful arrival of christmas, miserly ebenezer scrooge jim carrey. However, this christmas eve he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the errors of his ways. Disneys a christmas carol dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay.
A christmas carol ook bekend als disneys a christmas carol is een amerikaanse film uit 2009. Fortunately director robert zemeckis did think of it and the result is disneys a christmas carol, which finds the superstar actor playing the illtempered miser who is haunted by the ghosts of christmas past, present and yet to come and taught the true meaning of the. Ebenezer scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views christmas as a waste of time. Beowulf was much stronger and a christmas carol tops all of that. Jim carrey, gary oldman, colin firth a christmas carol full movie. Stream a christmas carol online on 123movies and 123movieshub. When three ghosts take pennypinching scrooge on an eyeopening journey, he discovers the true meaning of christmas but he must act on it before its too late. Dec 24, 2019 a christmas carol trailer 2009 jim carrey plot. I was deeply attracted to a christmas carol because i got to play a whole host of roles in one movie.
The film also features a supporting cast consisting of gary oldman, colin firth, bob. Watch disneys a christmas carol online stream full. At its heart, charles dickens a christmas carol is a ghost story, and not only are the many spirits very creepy at times, but the 3d technology makes certain scenes as when the ghost of christmas yet to comes redeyed black stallions jump out at the audience all the scarier. Carrey on double overtime does an okay english accent as a wizened jim, er, ebenezer, a vaguely irish one as the odd ghost of christmas past alarmingly, a candle with a flame for a head for some. Dec, 2018 in a 25minute completely silent role dropped into the middle of the bad batch, jim carrey is the hinge on which this scifiish movie spins. Disneys a christmas carol starz this adaptation of charles dickens holiday classic features jim carrey in the role of ebenezer scrooge, as well as the ghosts of christmas past, present and future. Check out the trailer starring jim carrey, gary oldman, and colin firththough london awaits the joyful arrival of christmas, miserly ebenezer scrooge jim carrey thinks its all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. I also believe that some of the most important parts of the story were cut too short, though im glad that for the most part, they were, at least introduced, in this film.
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