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Every year around Christmas I watch a few of the myriad adaptations of A Christmas Carol, and I am consistently amazed by the quality of this short film. Not only the quality of the animation, and the awesome voice cast, but the fact that it's 25 minutes long and not only did they hit all the story beats with pretty solid pacing, but had time for the sweet flying montage scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZfW1W_CMM Feat. Alastair Sim as scrooge, Michael Redgrave narrating, and other greats like Michael Hordern and Barbara Quick in supporting roles. Interesting fact: this film originally appeared on TV and was so well received the producers decided to give it a theatrical release, which qualified it for the academy awards and it subsequently won the Oscar for best animated short. Other studios were pissed that a TV movie won the Oscar and the academy ended up changing the eligibility rules because of it. Anyways, if you've never seen it give it a watch! It's delightfully dark and dreary in the best possible way.
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That's Richard Williams, who wrote the literal book on animation. It kicks rear end.
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Dec 26, 2023 00:52
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This is a dope as hell adaptation. I remember seeing it around 30 years ago on cable a few times and being enamored with it. Then they stopped showing it and I forgot all about it. Thanks for reminding me about it! I love how smooth and crisp the animation is, and the voice acting is top notch.
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Dec 26, 2023 00:59
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That was really good! I especially like the design for the Ghost of Christmas Past. The pacing was good but I wish they had more time.
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