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Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Molly C. Quinn, Bob Hoskins, Daryl Sabara, Fionnula Flanagan, Samantha Hanratty (plus)VOD (4)
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Parmi tous les marchands de Londres, Ebenezer Scrooge est connu comme l'un des plus riches et des plus avares. Ce vieillard solitaire et insensible vit dans l'obsession de ses livres de comptes. Ni la mort de son associé, Marley, ni la pauvre condition de son employé, Bob Cratchit, n'ont jamais réussi à l'émouvoir. De tous les jours de l'année, celui que Scrooge déteste le plus est Noël. L'idée de répandre joie et cadeaux va définitivement à l'encontre de tous ses principes ! Pourtant, cette année, Scrooge va vivre un Noël qu'il ne sera pas près d'oublier... Tout commence la veille de Noël, lorsqu'en rentrant chez lui, Scrooge a d'étranges hallucinations. Le spectre de son ancien associé lui rend la plus effrayante des visites, et lui en annonce d'autres, aussi magiques que troublantes... Scrooge se voit d'abord confronté à l'Esprit des Noëls passés, qui le replonge dans ses propres souvenirs, réveillant en lui des blessures oubliées et des regrets profondément enfouis... (texte officiel du distributeur)
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Critiques (8)
Côté visuel, c’est une aventure superbe. Côté contenu, ça dépend de si vous aimez la manipulation les classiques. Je rejoins DaViD´82 quant au fait que ce sont surtout les vingt premières minutes qui passionnent. Pour le reste et pour une soirée de 22 décembre, je suis satisfait et considère que c’était sans doute le meilleur choix au programme télé. Jim Carrey et Gary Oldman y sont épiques !
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At first, it has the most Dickensian atmosphere I have ever encountered on screen. It is therefore a crying shame that ultimately the whole thing falls flat from lack of atmosphere. Because of all the running around, the atmosphere gradually disappears until it vanishes completely. Where the original leaves the right Christmas mood in the reader even long after reading, Zemeckis merely leaves excellent impressions of the almost unreal fidelity to the illustrations in the original edition and perhaps even better impressions as they are “pulled" into three dimensions. There’s just no trace of Christmas spirit. Unlike the original, this will not become a Christmas classic beloved by many generations, but hopefully it will make at least one Christmas more pleasant for you. Assuming you have a 3-D IMAX in your area.
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I watched A Christmas Carol once in the summer and the second time at Christmas. Already back then I said that the spirit of Christmas could work wonders for the film, and after watching the film during Christmas time, I have to apologize to all the Christmas films that I didn’t see at Christmas, because I must have been unfair to them. Just like it happened with this movie. It is not ordinary, quite the opposite. It’s scary, perhaps even scarier for children than the last Harry Potter, but as a result it dishes out a big lesson that each of us should remember at least during the Christmas holidays, when the spirit of Christmas is most intense.
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Robert Zemeckis may no longer be revolutionizing the film world overnight, but at this pace, I may find a new favorite genre in his animated tribute. While Beowulf was so intoxicated by its grandeur that it forgot about the viewer, there is no such risk with A Christmas Carol. Perhaps it is the unstoppable Jim Carrey, the improved longevity of the characters, or the captivating three-dimensional special effects, but the three spirits have unexpectedly brought me strong Christmas-winter magic I haven't had since maybe six years earlier with Love Actually.
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This is a typical example that money and technology in the world of film don't mean everything. Zemeckis was enchanted by the special effects options and especially the technology of 3D filmmaking, so he paid more attention to bombastic visual effects than to the characters and story, and the touching Christmas story turned into a jet ride over the rooftops of Victorian London. There is a substantially more civilized, less elaborate, but emotionally stronger version called A Christmas Carol, which captures Dickens' original better. This film is more enjoyable for viewers who prefer an action-packed and popcorn-style film. The casting of Jim Carrey, moreover, with excessive makeup, shifted Zemeckis' version much closer to comedy than Dickens ever intended. Overall impression: 60%.
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