SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Matt Greene SOMEONE NEEDS TO DUST OFF THOSE PUPPETS! THE GRIME IS MAKIN' MA EYES WATER! Dickens and Muppets are such a great combo; the biting dialogue, meta-textual storytelling, the mixture of heart and humor. The best Christmas Carol film adaptation ever. Deal with it.

adebannery The Muppet Christmas Carol was released on 11 December 1992 but there is one sad song that did not make it into the final cut of the original cinema release of the film: a song called "When Love is Gone". When Love is Gone was cut from the film by Jeffrey Katzenberg because he thought the song would not be interesting or might upset little children. Jeffrey Katzenberg will be proved wrong so that he will reinstate the song "When Love is Gone" back into The Muppet Christmas Carol by making a brand new cut of the film for its 25th anniversary and will be rereleased on DVD and Blu-ray around the world, updated with new 1080p Blu-ray screencaps and reuploaded on all film and TV websites. Let's all hope The Muppet Christmas Carol will get a 25th anniversary with the song "When Love is Gone"!

Scarecrow-88 This time we got our very own Muppet version of the Dickens' classic about the ole skinflint, his miserable view of the Christmas season, and how he gets a good talking to by three ghosts that visit him during the night/early morn before Christmas Day. Michael Caine makes Ebenezer Scrooge his own, hitting all the right notes from how he begins as a grouchy, ill moneylender gradually eroded of his negativity when facing his past as a child neglected, gaining affection upon meeting his former fiancé at his old employer, seeing how he is viewed by his nephew, nephew's friends and family and Cratchet's family, and facing the potential of his own demise. As far as the Muppets go, all the favorites are here and accounted for: Gonzo as the "narrator, Charles Dickens" with Rizzo, the rat, as his companion, Kermit as Bob Cratchet, Miss Piggy as Kermit's wife, Statler and Waldorf as "the Marleys", Dr. Bunsen and Beaker as street charity merchants, Fozzy as Fezziewig (named Fozziwig for the adaptation), with the likes of Animal, Swedish chef, and Rolf appearing in bit parts as Scrooge journeys from one time of his life to another. The lavish production design of the city and some excellent camera-work following different walks throughout London as Scrooge makes his way to his place of business to his home (and then the ghosts carrying him from one era of his life to another) are definite highlights, while the heavily criticized Williams' songs weren't that bad to me I didn't exactly consider them the success of the film. Caine does have his own led song at the end when he is converted from the crippling rot of seasonal angst to joyfully celebratory charitable delight…he does show that transition from beginning to end as only a seasoned pro could. It is fun to see Kermit as Cratchet although the Tiny Tim part of the story that typically guarantees Niagara Falls for some reason just seems lacking this go-around. Piggy reacting to Scrooge on Christmas Day while he's trying to tell Kermit about his raise is one of my favorite scenes, although I thought Gonzo and Rizzo steal every moment they're on screen, (which are far more than I had anticipated) and are one of the main reasons to seek this out during the Holiday season. Another highlight: a younger Statler and Waldorf mocking Fozziewig from an upper floor balcony at his company party during the trip to Christmas Present. Caine wisely doesn't camp it up with the Muppets as Scrooge, deciding to play the character straight. A London filled with Muppets in a Dickens Christmas Carol, especially at the beginning and end with Scrooge first grim and glum then later blissful and bright makes the world a better place. I recommend this adaptation for early December viewing, as kind of a starter for the more serious and dramatic versions later in the month. Gonzo and Rizzo following along with us during Scrooge's trips keeps the tone light and slapstick alive; they certainly add some fun to the proceedings.

Prismark10 The Muppet Christmas Carol is a surprisingly straight adaptation of Dicken's festive story with added Muppets and songs.Michael Caine plays it straight as Ebeneezer Scrooge. He is not going to let an appearance in a kids film to stop him being mean to the poor and destitute and shout bah, humbug to Christmas.The story is faithful to Dicken's text as we get narration of his words from the Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat.In Victorian London, the miser and moneylender Scrooge on the night of Christmas Eve warned by the ghosts of late business partners, Jacob and Robert Marley that he must change his ways or carry the eternal chains forever of what he has sowed in his present life on earth.Scrooge is visited by the spirits of the Christmas Past, Present, and Future who show him the errors of his way. Bob Cratchit and his wife are played by Kermit and Miss Piggy with their touching story of Tiny Tim.There are several songs in the film but not so memorable and because of the nature of the story many of the normal Muppets are sidelined because Scrooge is the central character.The film underwhelmed at the box office when the film was released but over time it has become more appreciated by families in the festive period as heartwarming with the underlying Muppet humour. This was also the first Muppet film made after the death of creator Jim Henson.