The Muppet Christmas Carol [1992]

Caine puts in a great turn as Scrooge, and the Muppets fit the parts of the other characters perfectly. Kermit is Bob Cratchit and Miss Piggy his wife, with Fozzy Bear as Fezziwig (or 'Fozziwig' as he's called in the movie!). But the main Muppet turns are from Gonzo and Rizzo the rat who act as narrators of the story. This works really effectively, and the movie is funny, warm and uplifting as well as being a surprisingly accurate adaptation of Dickens's novel, despite the Muppet influence.

I would recommend this to anyone, especially if you have kids and they've never seen the Christmas Carol story and wouldn't watch one of the older films. It truly is one of the greatest stories ever.


Brilliant!   December 1, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Not only do you have one of the best actors ever in this film, Michael Caine, who is a fantastic Scrooge, but you have all the Muppet favourites: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and even little Robin. A classic Christmas story made with the Muppets! What else could you ask for?

One of my favourite films ever with fabulous songs which gives you the excited feeling about Christmas without fail! Buy it!


one of the best crimbo films of all time !!   December 22, 2006
 5 out of 8 found this review helpful

As with a few people, my old VHS version of this film was getting scratchy and just overall of a much poorer quality than when i first bought it and i needed that all important DVD uprade.

Just look at the other reviews, and you will see that this is, one of, if not the best christmas film out there !!


New Version... Sadly Not!   November 14, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased (with some excitement) this version on DVD as it says on the cover it's a "restored" version and the running time was stated as 86 mins opposed to the previous DVD release of 82 mins.

I was convinced that it would be a "restored" version with the song "When Love is Gone" put back in... But sadly, it wasn't! Alas, it was just a re-package of the previous release.

I've decided to keep it anyway and not take it back for a refund as I don't have it on DVD, but I have just bought the VHS version from Amazon so I can watch it this Christmas in it's full "RESTORED" version!


Best version of a christmas carol ever, my favourite movie, and woo hoo, the naff song with Belle is gone!!!   November 23, 2008
 4 out of 8 found this review helpful

I LOVE this film and cannot recommend it highly enough
This is the definitive version of a Christmas Carol and the best Muppet movie ever made
Featuring nearly every Muppet character, the casting is fantastic, and the story is so well put together PLUS they remove the awful song in the middle with Belle that set my teeth on edge and I had to fast forward through on VHS- brilliant
BUY THIS MOVIE, you'll watch it over and over