"Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" - Review - Comments Page 2

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• 26 - fannie2620

  Dec 16, 2007 at 6:09 pm

  I especially liked the gypsies.

• 27 - Frank Provasek

  Jan 05, 2008 at 10:13 pm

  Gotta look at this in context...Mr Magoo was known to most kids of that era only through the cheap made-for-TV cartoons. But using that hook to get kids to sit through a fairly straight version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a pretty good trick. I was 5 when this first aired in 1962, and framing it as a PLAY muted some of the scary stuff, and also cleared up in my mind what ACTING was. Now at age 50, I sent a DVD to my 6 year old granddaughter and heard back that she responded similarly, even though she had never seen a Magoo cartoon.

• 28 - Pam Bredeson

  Oct 18, 2008 at 11:54 am

  Just reading these blogs for the first time while looking for the DVD version of Magoo's Christmas. It's my favorite and I'm approaching 58 years old. When young Ebenezer sings "I'm All Alone in the World" it still brings tears to my eyes. Clever lyrics, i.e., "Where are two shoes to click to my clack . . . " Can't beat it. Will always be a favorite of mine, but to each his own. God bless us, everyone!

• 29 - John Geary

  Dec 09, 2008 at 7:13 pm

  I can see where an adult watching this for the first time might feel the way Mr. Anderson feels about it. To his credit, he points out he did not see this as a child, only an adult, and his comments are based on it. I don't know him personally, but I get the feeling he doesn't like anything "schmaltzy" or "feel-good" anyway, especially when you see the type of humor portrayed in his cartoons and take into account that it's probably a reflection of his personality and the way he views the world. To each his own. For me, this was the first version I ever saw of A Christmas Carol, I saw it when I was six, and I loved it. I still love it! Even after not seeing it for decades, I could still remember all the songs, like "Hand for a Hand" and "We're Despicable." Who cares if Magoo is not "Magoo-ish"? This cartoon turned me into a real Christmas Carol fan. I've seen and own just about every movie and animated version of A Christmas Carol (including one version put on by an amateur community theatre group in which I played Marley and Old Joe!). If Mr. Anderson wants to see a REALLY bad version of A Christmas Carol, he should watch Scrooge - the musical version starring Albert Finney (give it half a star out of five! UGH!). Horrible adaptation! The message contained in almost every version of the story is uplifting, heart-warming and inspiring and can remind us all how good the world can be if we all care.

• 30 - nanc

  Dec 20, 2008 at 4:59 pm

  Being a child of the 60's, Magoo's Christmas Carol is one of my all time favorites. I'm with Pam -- the lyrics are great and the sad ones bring tears to my eyes and the funny ones make me laugh and smile. I love them all! When's the last time any of you had a "Christmas far more glorious than grand"? Happy holidays to one and all.

• 31 - Rob

  Dec 24, 2008 at 11:08 pm

  We watched this show as kids and I still watch it and love it just as much. Yeah, it isn't a computer generated action packed show, it was the what they had at the time, at least give it credit for that. BUT I believe its the story and the songs that make it so good, not how hi tech it is. Any one who reviews it and has seen it since they were kids seem to agree its a great classic.

• 32 - Muriel Swanson-Anderson

  Sep 20, 2009 at 12:34 pm

  OK, enough already !
  Time Out...
  Let's move on people, everyone has a right to their opinion.
  amen
  

• 33 - Isolde Jane Holland

  Nov 13, 2009 at 4:21 pm

  Out of curiosity, which version of A Christmas Carol do you like best? My favourite is the George C Scott one, with David Warner as an edgy Bob Crachit.

• 34 - Lil

  Nov 24, 2009 at 8:07 am

  I was just hunting for a recipe for Razzleberry Dressing, when I came across this review. I'd consider myself lucky, if I could write a review as thoughtful, detailed and elegantly worded as the reviews and comments I've read here, but alas (I hope I used that word correctly), I can only compliment you all.
  
  As far as the opinion of the reviewer goes, I'm sorry for you that you missed out on the pleasure of growing up with Mr. Magoo's A Christmas Carol, and all of the warm memories that it brings back to those of us who had the pleasure of growing up with this Christmas classic, each time we watch it. For me, just thinking about that show, gives me a warm-fuzzy feeling inside. I look forward to seeing Mr. Magoo each year, and I'm sad if I miss it. It is certainly one of my favorites. I can't explain to you why I like it so much, I just do. The only other versions of A Christmas Carol that I like, are the Alister Simms version, and The Muppets version. That probably says a lot about me, but it is what it is. So to you Mr. Anderson, I can only give you a big fat razzleberry. I hope that somewhere down the road, you'll give Mr. Magoo's Scrooge another chance. Take off your reviewer had and just watch it with an open mind and an open heart, and just maybe, it will find a little soft-spot in your heart, and become one of your Christmas favorites too. If not, sadly, it's your loss.

• 35 - Lil

  Nov 24, 2009 at 8:09 am

  Sorry for the typo, that was supposed to say: take off your reviewer "hat" (not had)