Good dvd of A Christmas Carol?

The George C. Scott version is generally considered the best movie version of A Christmas Carol. I watch it every year. Of course, it’s a movie, and no movie ever completely follows a story, or captures the nuances of a genius like Dickens, but it is very good nonetheless. I can’t recommend it enough.

There was a made-for-TV version starring Patrick Stewart that came out in the 90s that is also pretty good, and it’s in color, of course. I try to watch this one whenever it’s on TV, and still don’t know why I haven’t bought it.

I love the Muppet Christmas Carol-it’s silly at times, and it’s a musical of course, but Michael Caine is an excellent Scrooge, Gonzo as Dickens with his sidekick Rizzo the Rat as the narrators/hosts make it very personalized by inviting the viewer to be part of the story, and the songs are very catchy.

The Disney version starring an animated version of Jim Carrey (voiced by the actor, of course) is unexpectedly accurate, though it sometimes adds strange effects, like Fezziwig and his wife defying gravity (though Dickens’ description in the book of Fezziwig’s legs “winking” with the speed of his dancing might have inspired such an animation decision).

I hope this helped! I’ve seen almost every version of this story in movie form, good and bad, from Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol to Mickey Mouse’s version, to half-hour black-and-white specials in which all the actors had a Mid Atlantic accent. These 4 I’ve enjoyed the most.