The Muppet Christmas Carol (Henson, 1992): Regent Street Cinema, 2.40pm
This is a 35mm presentation.
Time Out review:
Acted
to the parsimonious hilt by the human Scrooge (Michael Caine), and framed by
author-narrator Charles Dickens (the Great Gonzo) addressing his rodent
audience (Rizzo the Rat), the story survives. Well, it would: it's the
same story of redemption that powers Stallone movies. All the
pen-pushing glovesters in Scrooge's office run on fear of dismissal, a
topical note, with Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) negotiating but
nervous. Not so his wife Miss Piggy, ready to have a go at Scrooge, but
mindful of the needs of their family, a brood as mixed as you would
expect from pigs and frogs, which explains the medical condition of Tiny
Tim, a froglet with a cough on crutches. The three ghosts of Christmas
are wonderful. Elsewhere, Fozzie Bear bears a resemblance to Francis L
Sullivan in the David Lean Dickens adaptations, and there's a shop
called Micklewhite. As an actor, Kermit can corrugate his forehead
vertically. Good fun.
Brian Case
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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