What happens when you combine an old favorite (Mickey's Christmas Carol) with a new favorite (R5's 'Christmas is Coming')? Watch: Mickey's Christmas Carol is now available for the fir.
Disney's A Christmas Carol. Winner of the 2009 Boysie Awards for Best Movie Adaptation! Inspired by the Dickens tale re-imagined by Robert Zemeckis, Disney's A Christmas Carol lets you celebrate the spirit of the holidays with. A Christmas Carol (2. Disney's A Christmas Carol is a 2. American 3. D computer animatedmotion- capturefantasy film written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickensstory of the same name and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle- aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge. The 3. D film was produced through the process of motion capture, a technique Zemeckis previously used in his films The Polar Express (2. Beowulf (2. 00. 7). It is also Disney's third film retelling of A Christmas Carol following 1. Mickey's Christmas Carol and 1. The Muppet Christmas Carol. On Christmas Eve in 1. London, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old money- lender at a London counting house, does not share the merriment of Christmas. He declines his cheerful nephew Fred's invitation to a Christmas dinner party and dismisses two gentlemen collecting money for charity. His loyal employee Bob Cratchit offers Scrooge to have Christmas off, since there will be no business for Scrooge during the day. Scrooge agrees and leaves. In his house, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him to repent his wicked ways or he will condemned in the afterlife like he did, carrying heavy chains forged for his own greedy ways. He informs Scrooge that three time- travellingspirits will visit him during the night. At one o'clock, Scrooge is visited by the candle- like Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him back in time to his early life. They visit Scrooge's boarding school and Scrooge sees his sister Fan, who died after giving birth to Fred. Scrooge later begins a successful career in business and money lending as an employee under Fezziwig, and he becomes engaged to a woman named Belle. However, the Ghost shows Scrooge how Belle left him when he chose his wealth over her. A devastated Scrooge extinguishes the spirit with its candle snuffer cap as he returns to the present. At two o'clock, Scrooge meets the merry Ghost of Christmas Present, which shows Scrooge the joys and wonder of Christmas Day. Scrooge and the Ghost visit Bob's house, learning his family is content with their small dinner, Scrooge taking pity on Bob's ill son Tiny Tim. The Ghost abruptly ages, commenting that Tiny Tim will likely not survive until next Christmas. Before dying, the spirit warns Scrooge about the evils of . A group of businessmen discuss the death of an unnamed colleague, but do not mourn him; he discovers that his possessions are stolen and sold by his maid, and a young couple who owed Scrooge money are relieved he is dead, as they have more time to pay off their debt. The spirit transports Scrooge to Bob's residence where he learns Tiny Tim had died. The Ghost escorts Scrooge to the cemetery, where the Ghost points out his own grave, revealing Scrooge to be the dead, unmourned man. Scrooge decides to change his ways just as the Ghost forces Scrooge to fall into his empty coffin sitting in a deep grave atop the fires of Hell. Awakening in his bedroom on Christmas Day, Scrooge decides to surprise Bob's family with a turkey dinner while remaining anonymous, and ventures out with the charity workers and the citizens of London to spread happiness in the city. The following day, he gives Cratchit a raise and becomes like . A changed man, Scrooge now treats everyone with kindness, generosity, and compassion; he now embodies the spirit of Christmas. Jim Carrey as. Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely, stingy, selfish man, who despises Christmas and all things which engender happiness. Ghost of Christmas Past, the first of the three spirits that haunt Scrooge in order to prompt him to repent. He is depicted as a young, androgynous human with a waxy, candle- like body and a flickering flame for a head, who speaks in a dreamy, slow voice with an Irish accent, and sways about. Ghost of Christmas Present, the second of the three spirits. He is depicted as a large, jolly man from the north of England, with red hair, a full beard, and a green ermine robe who ages rapidly while he is with Scrooge. He has a tendency to laugh heartily, even as he dies, and carries the sins of Ignorance and Want upon his person, in the forms of horrifying, savage children. Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, the third of the three spirits. It is depicted as a large shadow in the shape of the Grim Reaper cast across the ground or a wall, and occasionally emerges into three dimensions to point at something or to chase Scrooge in a large, shadow- like horse- drawn hearse. Gary Oldman as. Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's unappreciated, underpaid clerk. Jacob Marley, The ghost of Scrooge's former business partner, bound in chains and damned to walk the earth due to his cold- hearted, wasted life. Tiny Tim, Cratchit's youngest son. While Gary Oldman provided the motion capture, Tiny Tim's voice is provided by Ryan Ochoa. Colin Firth as Fred, Scrooge's cheerful nephew and only living relative. Fred is the son of Scrooge's little sister Fan. Fan died during child birth. Scrooge blames Fred for Fan's death. Bob Hoskins as. Mr. Fezziwig, the proprietor of a warehouse business for whom Scrooge worked as an apprentice. Old Joe, a fence who buys the belongings of the deceased Scrooge from Mrs. Dilber. Steve Valentine as Funerary Undertaker/Topper. Daryl Sabara as Undertaker's Apprentice/Tattered Caroler #1/Beggar Boy #1/Peter Cratchit/Well Dressed Caroler #1. Sage Ryan as Tattered Caroler #2. Amber Gainey Meade as Tattered Caroler #3/ Well Dressed Caroler #2. Ryan Ochoa as Tattered Caroler #4/Beggar Boy #2/Young Cratchit Boy/Ignorance Boy/Young Boy with Sleigh. Bobbi Page as Tattered Caroler #5/ Well Dressed Caroler #3. Ron Bottitta as Tattered Caroler #6/ Well Dressed Caroler #4. Sammi Hanratty as Beggar Boy #3/Young Cratchit Girl/Want Girl. Julian Holloway as Fat Cook/Portly Gentleman #2/Business Man #3. Cary Elwes as Portly Gentleman #1/Dick Wilkins/Mad Fiddler/Guest #2/Business Man #1. Robin Wright Penn as Fan/Belle. Jacquie Barnbrook as Mrs. Fezziwig/Fred's sister- in- law/Well Dressed Caroler #5. Lesley Manville as Mrs. Quinn as Belinda Cratchit. Fay Masterson as Martha Cratchit/Guest #1/Caroline. Leslie Zemeckis as Fred's Wife. Paul Blackthorne as Guest #3/Business Man #2. Michael Hyland as Guest #4. Kerry Hoyt as Adult Ignorance. Julene Renee- Preciado as Adult Want. Fionnula Flanagan as Mrs. Not to mention doing the accents properly, the English, Irish accents . I want it to be good and I want them to go, 'Yeah, that's for real.' We were very true to the book. It's an incredible film. This marked the first time that a film was available in Blu- ray 3. D the same day as a standard Blu- ray 2. D. The Blu- ray 2. D also has a . The Blu- ray 3. D has an exclusive 3. D game called . In his review, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun- Times gave the film four stars (out of four), calling it . I wanted to see real human faces convey real human emotions. The site's consensus is: . British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 2. Retrieved October 2. Archived from the original on November 2. Retrieved November 2. Retrieved January 7, 2. Retrieved on 2. 00. Mc. Clintock, Pamela (February 7, 2. Retrieved September 1. Retrieved September 1. 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