AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

SnoopyStyle Ebenezer Scrooge (Mr. Magoo) is a miserly greedy business man. Bob Cratchit is his underpaid and overworked clerk. Scrooge's dead business partner Jacob Marley visits. He is then visited by three spirits of Christmas.This is a straight forward version of the classic Dickens. There are a few changes but the tone remains serious. I'm surprised that there is little humor in this. Mr. Magoo's poor sight usually leads to some fun catastrophes. This doesn't happen. All the harshness of the Victorian world and the religious aspects of the story are kept in. The songs are generally well made and a bit old fashion. Credit must be given for being one of the first animated Christmas TV special. It's still a very watchable show today.

atinder The only really reason I saw this was because of The Simpsons, in Tis the Fifteenth Season titled episode.Homer was watching this on TV, it find it funny in the Simpsons, Well should came on here cause, I didn't think it would have been a musical, I as i wasn't really in mood for one.So any musical parts, I Fast forwards those parts,I thought it would have been a lot more funny then it was it, I did really find it that funny at all. I didn't really like the whole movie at all, it did not feel like a Christmas movie at all.I can't say anything about the acting in this movie, some parts of the cartoon are really outdated now

Bill Esser This film is a must see for my wife and I at Christmas time. We enjoy it so much that we bought the video. It is a lovely production.The familiar story is nicely told by Barbara Chain who did the adaptation. Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam and Jack Cassidy are familiar names who lend their verbal talents to their characters. In fact the whole cast does a great job. I would like to especially mention Jane Kean who plays Bell, the beautiful lost love of Ebenezer Scrooge. Her haunting voice gives so much to the story. The musical score of Jule Styne and Bob Merril goes beyond being memorable. It makes the production. About the only thing that some critics may point a finger at is the animation. Yes. It is quite primitive. But that doesn't take away from the production. In fact, in my opinion it adds to it because it doesn't get in the way. As one writer once said – "The play's the thing."

Neil Doyle Another delightful animated rendering of the famous Ghost story with a Christmas message for everyone, especially the young in heart. It's JIM BACKUS behind the voice of Scrooge, having fun with his Mr. Magoo characterization despite the lack of "blind as a bat" jokes. He plays the role fairly straight and is still amusing as that old skinflint who develops a love for mankind after visited by three spirits.JACK CASSIDY makes a fine Bob Cratchet, especially since he's gets to lift his splendid voice in song in tunes that have a definite Broadway sound to them. Surprisingly, no one has thought of turning this into a stage show for Christmas presentations. The material and the songs are there for the asking. There's a wistful sound to some of the ballads.Worth watching for the good blend of story, animation and music, although the George C. Scott version of '84 cannot be topped for bringing the Dickens story to the screen in the most faithful fashion.