Yeah, well maybe after he had an aneurysm!! Come on, lady. Now with this crappy movie it's: The Grinch rightfully hates XMAS because it's been over-commercialized by the selfish people of Whoville. This was the most overblown and over-hyped movie.
When we talked about it, I understood why. He had never read the book nor seen the wonderful cartoon versions--and the message in them is the exact opposite of this movie. So, if you haven't seen the cartoon or read the book, this could be a nice film to watch Of course it isn't as good as the animated classic, an immensely charming, beautifully animated gem, that is a family Christmas favourite. I will admit I was a bit sceptical of the remake, but other than some slow scenes in the middle half and a patchy script, this film is surprisingly good.
Honestly if you thought this is terrible, and I completely respect anyone who thinks that, I warn you Cat in the Hat was much worse, and gets my vote as the worst Dr Seuss adaptation ever. How The Grinch stole Christmas is very colourful, with great set design, and an unrecognisable Jim Carrey was terrific as the Grinch, he was actually really funny, not like Mike Myers who was miscast as the cat in Cat in The Hat.
Everyone else was fine too, particularly the girl, and while he is no Boris Karloff Antony Hopkins does a good job as the narrator. The script is patchy in places, but there are a number of very funny bits, and it was nice having some character context about the Grinch. All in all, a colourful, well performed film, not as good as the animated classic,and flawed it is, but actually one of the better Dr Seuss adaptations.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm not particularly angry or hate this. It's just that I couldn't stop asking Why? This one gives a backstory to the origin of the Grinch. He gets delivered by mistake to Whoville. The kids bully him because of his looks. In frustration, he runs away to live on the mountain. Now he is a fully grown loner. She tries to see the good in the Grinch, and keeps trying to bring the spirit of Christmas to him. But the Grinch just can't get into the spirit. I don't have a big problem with the additional backstory or the greater role for Cindy Lou Who.
That's to be expected for an expanded Grinch. And Taylor Momsen is a perfectly good child actor. But none of it excites me. The visual design is again expected but without the outlandishness of 'The 5, Fingers of Dr. However it is still great once we get to the last part where the Grinch tries to steal Christmas. All the sentiments are there voiced especially by Cindy Lou Who's father.
But this Grinch isn't really Dr. Seuss's anymore. With jokes about marital infidelity and wife-swapping, as well as references to pop-culture that will be dated in six months, I felt that this Grinch just wasn't what I was hoping it would be.
But there is one major "feature" I have a problem with - dialogue. Yes, there are four dialogue cues on the album - which is fine, since they're amusing and are isolated to their own track. But the inclusion of dialogue and narration over portions of the orchestral underscore is something I take issue with - especially when the dialogue only makes sense when heard while viewing the film - and some of the editing makes it so that lines are missing.
It's rather unfortunate, but that might be a big enough detractor for people to prevent them from buying this otherwise enjoyable album. Running minutes longs, the album has about minutes of score, and with a few notable songs, it's pretty much worth getting.
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