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Teeter Totter ~ Finding a Balance Between Me-Hood and Motherhood
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol – A Mom Review
A Christmas Carol has always been one of my favorite tales. Ghosts, redemption, salvation, lesson learned AND the holidays? What’s not to love? So when I had to stay out of my house all day yesterday (thanks plumbers), I decided to treat myself to a little escapism and go see Disney’s new A Christmas Carol. Let me start my review by saying, I wish there was a rating between PG and PG-13, maybe PG-8? Like Coraline, this movie would qualify. There were many terrifying sequences and two children behind me were crying and begging to leave at the “door knocker” sequence; about 10minutes into the movie. Their parents conceded and the kids left. There’s also a lot of dialogue and character emphasis which would boor the very young. I didn’t see it in 3-D, although it was offered both ways at our theater. During the movie I found myself wondering if any child under 10 seeing it in 3-D actually made it to the end of the film. The animation was wonderful, but I found myself comparing the larger characters in the film to bloated corpses. Perhaps that was just the general darker undertone of this particular version coming across? But I found it a little eerie. The sound quality and effects were also noticeably well done. The whole feel of the film reminded me of a cross between Shrek (the computer animation cutting-edge techniques) and Geri’s Game, the Pixar short about an old man playing chess with himself in the park. The voice acting was very well done and I enjoyed the fact that each character looked quite a bit like its celebrity voice. Jim Carrey as Scrooge reminded me so much of his character Count Olaf in the Series of Unfortunate Events that I had to keep reminding myself Scrooge wasn’t after any orphans. The main issue I had with the film was the total lack of diversity. Everyone is white and Christian. This is true of the story in general however and with the exception of Muppets A Christmas Carol, you will find this problem in every version. If you do plan on taking smaller children to see A Christmas Carol, I have some suggestions. 1) Watch the trailer together first, so they know a little about what to expect. 2) Watch another version at home first (like Mickey’s a Christmas Carol), so again, they know what to expect, and have a lighter version for comparison. 3) Know that it starts right off with the dead corpse of Jacob Marley. 4) If you do decide to leave during the movie, don’t leave during a “scary” part. Wait till they see the resolution and its back to a happier part. 5) Talk about it after. There’s a lot of good moral discussion to be had (like helping other people, feeling cranky, money, etc…) 4 comments from 3 users
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posted by
hmoeckli
on Nov 7, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Thanks for the review!I found the previews for this movie super creepy, and this story always spooked me as a kid (even though I have grown to love Dickens as an adult.) I will probably skip it. But I am happy to hear you enjoyed it and had a Friday movie after noon. That's awesome! :) posted by
creatress
on Nov 7, 2009 at 04:44 PM
I saw the play as a 6th grader at a high school and it scared me so bad! When talking to the cast after the show I still remember them saying that they all heard me scream and almost broke character laughing. Could be one of the reasons I love it so? Yes, I had a great time, and was eager to warn moms here about how creepy it was. posted by
beltaineca
on Nov 8, 2009 at 01:25 AM
"Muppet Christmas Carol" is my all time favorite version of the story as well as one of my favorite Christmas movies :) I think I watch it a dozen times a season.
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creatress
on Nov 8, 2009 at 08:35 AM
I agree. Always a classic. After feeling blue the other day I put on Muppet's Take Manhattan while cleaning. Man cub came home during the "Muppet Baby" scence and yelled, "WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING!?" Kids movies always cheer me up. Who doesn't love the muppets? Ms. Piggy ang Gonzo were always my favorites. I never could figure out why she didn't like him back (he's WAY better than Kermit!)
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