A Christmas Carol

PG Certificate

1hr 35mins

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Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Callum Blue, Jim Carrey, Michael J Fox, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

The plot: A computer animated version of the Dickens classic about miser Ebenezer Scrooge as he learns the value of Christmas and his place in the world thanks to the intervention of three ghostly guides. With his eyes now fully open, Scrooge makes amends to his assistant Bob Cratchit and the people closest to him.

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  • " I thought it was really really good. Although some bits were quite freaky." — Eva-Rose, 11, Belfast
  • " Loved this film, I jumped in some bits though, haha " — Mollie, 13, Rochester
  • " I thought it was very funny and very scary and i would go see it again ! " — kirsty johnston, 11, bothwell
  • " i saw it in 3d with a friend and we were totally blown away with the special effects, love the story of scrooge, totally brilliant" — ruthy, 44, isle of wight
  • " A little bit jumpy, but it was wicked." — Joshua, 5, Seven Kings
  • " Good re make of the film but not sure if young kids would like it" — Rachel
  • " Stick to the orignal or the muppet one I would say..... it was boring and I fell asleep :L" — Jade, 13, Devon
  • " Good all round Christmas classic" — Suzanne , 31, Kilmarnock
  • " Best film ever" — Adam, 16, Notts
  • " I thought it was on the dark side a bit, would not take a child to the movie at all." — Linda, 62, Magnolia
  • " Best film ever" — Ella, 11, Wolverhampton
  • " Brilliant film I saw it with all my family it's really scary at parts " — Sam , 13, Reading
  • " Really good" — Sipho, 10, Birmingham
  • " I hate it I watched it with my mates and it was absolutely boring though I got a bit scared at the end of spirit 2 and 3 what a waste of time." — Zaakirah, 12, Leeds
  • " Great film to see with the ones you love. Great effects." — Simon, 38, West midlands
  • " It got me in the most christmassy mood. extremly well made, loved the 3D effects, especially the snowing. Fun for all ages!" — Leah, 16, Chester
  • " Very good 5* i think the best part is the loud bang." — Dan, 11, Chelmsford
  • " Thought it was good , but it would not be the type of flim I would want to watch over and over again. Some parts may be scary for young children. " — Stephanie , 14, Essex
  • " Brill film went with my Dad - it even impressed him and he doesn't normally like A Christmas Carol so obviously it was good!!! 5*" — Aly, 13, Mansfield
  • " Amazing film. We only saw it in 2D and it made me jump in parts. " — Lynz, 22, Yorkshire
  • " It was an excellent story but I think it may be a little scasry for younger ones the 3D version made you jump a lot it had loud bangs and dark parts, very good !" — Lauren, 12, Newcastle
  • " A Christmas Carol is suppose to be scary lol. Charles Dickens would have told you so. It is a message that's especially profound in today's materialistic society." — Van, 44, Leeds
  • " Watched it 3D, took my 3 kids 6-12. They all enjoyed it,as did I. A little too scarey in parts." — Steve
  • " Thought it was brilliant ... A little scary for little ones though! Jim Carrey was excellent as always!!" — Charlie, 20, Essex
  • " A super festive film" — Alex, 27, Poole
  • " This was a brilliant film. Pretty scary too though. I jumped quite a few times. i recommend it. Bah HUMBUG!" — Steven, 11, Boro
  • " Thought it was awesome not much point to the 3D bu was funny and silly scary bits in it nicely done" — Emma, 27, Boro
  • " The original's a classic. This over-simplified, Americanised version is just more cgi chewing gum for the eyes. That said, for anyone who knows no better, it's very entertaining. Bit scary for the young 'uns" — Rich, 52, Brecon
  • " Brilliant " — Kyle, 10, Coventry
  • " I have never seen one like it!!!!!!!!" — Abigail, London
  • " I found this a very entertaining version of the Dickens classic.My grand-daughter(6) required some reassurance in parts but over all she enjoyed and understood." — Eileen, 63, Kirkcaldy
  • " A film for the older kids, we took our son who is 11 and we all thought it was really good. Not a big fan of Jim Carrey but he was pretty good in this film. " — Trish, 44, Cheshire
  • " Excellent animation and 3d effects but quite scary and boring story spoiled the overall result" — Alessandro, 47, Stalybridge
  • " It was excellant" — Jim-bob-jo, 45, King's lynn
  • " While an animated film of A Christmas Carol cannot be anything but a PG, this film was surprisingly scary. Some powerful imagery that even creeped me out." — Charlotte, 17, Eastcote
  • " I saw this for my lil cousin. The 3D was awesome and the whole production, music, and interpretation was spine tingling. i love jim Carrey! defo see again!" — Jadie, 18, Birmingham
  • " I thought it was brilliant, I think it should be a higher certificate. It was quite jumpy in places and very creepy, young children would have nightmares!" — Aaron, 16, Sittingbourne
  • " I really enjoyed it ,was freaky sometimes. Did you know Jim Carrey played 3 characters. And the 3d made it look cool l" — Harvey, 11, Barrow In Furness
  • " It was scary at the 3rd spirt and funny when he went small and talked weird and upsetting HUMBUG! LOL" — Chloe, 11, .
  • " Great film, It was amazing in 3D. I recomend." — Matthew, 11, Sunbury
  • " good very interesting" — Liberty , 12, Dunmow
  • " It was ok, I think my daughter was a bit scared though!" — Annie, 47, Sheffield
  • " Very heartwarming, festive film. Very true to the book, definitely a Christmas must see! :D" — Levi-Jade, 15, Penrith
  • " Disgusted and sick" — Anne, 52, Huddersfield
  • " In 3d this movie was fab, my first 3d movie and this movie just blew me away. I think it would look too ordinary in normal view.." — Steve c, 49, Bedworth
  • " Thought it was ok, but not great" — Al, 21, Belper
  • " Good film, very well animated, enjoyed it very much." — Roly , 40, Willington
  • " What a waste of time god I fell asleep I hate hate hate hated it never ever go see this it's rubbish waste of time get it off the screen !!!" — Samiie, 13, Enfield
  • " Loved it felt very special so clever how the cgi looks so real " — Mat, 37, Chester
  • " Loved it but scared as well !" — Clara, 8, London
  • " I really enjoyed this film. I went with a big group of mates. Some points it was quite freaky :) lol but overall it was great.x" — Sophia, 13, Caterham
  • " I found this movie really scary. " — John, 21, London
  • " Loved it in 3d and I still enjoyed it" — Phoebe, 11, Wiltshire
  • " I went to see it with my daughter & we both did not enjoy the film. The special effects are good the film itself is boring " — Michelle, 37, Peterborough
  • " I went to see it with my younger sister in 3D. Wasn't very good for her as it was actually quite scary. I enjoyed it though. The 3D and special effects were good." — Connor, 14, Stonehaven
  • " This is the best film i've seen in a long time. The special effects are amazing!" — Peter Walker, 23, Epping
  • " This is the best film i've seen in a long time. The special effects are amazing" — Peter Walker, 23, Epping
  • " Enjoyed it. I've never seen 3D before - I put my glassses on and it was right in front of my face!" — Wendy, 31, .
  • " The 3D made it more real. " — Carolyn, 19, Colombia
  • " Don't know how they could have made it any better!" — Nima, 22, .
  • " I really didn't enjoy it - it just confused me. The 3D effects were what saved it for me. There wasn't much reference to Christmas at all really." — Coralee, 15, Leeds
  • " I loved every moment and so did the kids. I've not seen them so content in a while. " — Suzanne, 26, .
  • " It was generally ok - wouldn't get too excited. Not sure if the producers could decide if it were to be serious or comical. " — Matt, 27, .
  • " It was good but the 3D wasn't very good." — Vanessa, 0, Canada
  • " It was quite scary for little ones - I was a bit disappointed really, they could've made the whole thing a bit warmer for the season. " — Denise, 60, .
  • " I wasn't that scared - I'm excited for Christmas now. " — Ellie, 6, .
  • " Bit scary for children - more for adults than kids. I loved it!" — Sarah, 22, .
  • " Fantastic film it's not as scary as people make out! I recommend you watch it in 3D it makes the special effects really jump out!" — Conster, Kingswinford
  • " If I was 8 and watched this, I would have been so scared! Great effects though!" — Linda w, 25, Rhyl
  • " It is amazing, Jim Carrey makes the film amazing by doing the voice of Scrooge. The best film to get you in the holiday spirt." — Jayne, 20, Taunton
  • " An excellent film, animation second to none, 3D out of this world. BUT NOT for kids, my 11 yr old daughter was very frightened through most of the film." — Frank, 49, Wolverhampton
  • " The film was the best 3D film I have seen my daughter of ten loved it - was funny watching the audience in the middle rows ducking every time something came out 3D" — John, 33, York
  • " This was an excellant movie. 3D was one of the best i have seen, I thought the kids of 8 and 5 years may have become bored with it being more of a story than an 'Up' style cartoon but they loved it." — Jerry, 39, Newcastle
  • " I thought that the film was amazing - I thought that it was the scariest Disney movie I've ever seen and I cant wait to watch it again " — Amy , 21
  • " I think it captures the christmas carol and is best in 3d can't wait to watch it." — Jayne, 20, Taunton
  • " Not only was the film a huge disappointment, but due to the 3D style graphics I was terrified watching it! I think the film was rubbish, unfunny and a total rip-off." — Bitty, 84
  • " Enjoyable and very lifelike. Very faithful to the book. The last five minutes are Christmassy. " — John, 50
  • " Very good but I didn't think it was a kids movie and I think in 3D it would have been worse. Better for older children. " — Karen, 50
  • " Really good in 3D - you can really tell the difference. " — Sorrell, 33
  • " It was good when the man was naughty and then he got on with everyone else. The best bit was when all of them were happy. " — Remarn, 7, Leeds
  • " A bit scary for little children - more scary than funny. Nice beginning and ending and the 3D makes it come to life. " — Natasha, 26, Leeds
  • " I've read the book - it's almost the same. Good for adults and children. " — Mariko, 23, Japan
  • " A bit miserable - I wanted it to be like the Muppets Christmas Carol. It was quite serious and scary. " — John, 26
  • " Really good! It was more adult than I was expecting. " — Amy, 18
  • " 3D effects made a great impact - the effects enhanced the overall film. " — Nailah, 22
  • " It was really good - I had to take my glasses off cos I was frightened. " — Simon, 9
  • " I felt as though I was there - the snowflakes were so realistic. " — Oakley, 8
  • " It stayed true to the book which I was glad about. " — Rio, 12
  • " A bit scary for kids but worth seeing." — Joan, 56
  • " It was ok - a bit scary!" — Charlotte and Kate, 21
  • " For the little kids it's alright. The graphics were good. " — Tehmoona, 20
  • " There wasn't much comedy in it - I preferred the muppets version. " — Shiria, 38
  • " Really enjoyed it - although the ghosty bit was scarier than I thought it would be!" — Eleanor, 30, Leeds
  • " Magical!" — Kat, 21
  • " Really striking - I loved the 3D." — Jessica, 21
  • " Enjoyed all of it - I liked the second spirit the best" — Kain, 10
  • " Beautiful film, 10/10" — Sue, 47, Solihull
  • " A Christmas Carol is awsome a must see film just like Ice Age 3 and Up. Very well done especially when flying about london. 9/10" — Chris, 29, Stockport
  • " Not a patch on the Alastair Sim version. It's overblown and often misjudged. The final sequence is OK because it's concise." — Philip, 71, Cardiff
  • " Heartwarming - fantastic version, especially when seen in 3D. Great film for young and old alike. " — martha, 32, bolton
  • " Fabulous film a must see by all!" — Michelle, Bolton
  • " My favourite film! A must for Christmas eve!" — Caroline, 45, Aberdeen
  • " I can not wait to see this movie in the pictures with my m8ts" — Andrew, 15, Manchester
  • " Jim Carrey is inspiration to Disney. My family shall love watching scrooge at this magical time of year. " — Bell Bow, 35, Welling,Kent
  • " Very good way of getting out of the recession - just be Scrooge!" — Jean-Paul, 30, Mauritius
  • " I cant wait 4 it! Disneys awesome and it wud b great 4 a new film wot a great way 2 make u feel all christmassy!!" — Nicole, 12, Manchester
  • " Let's be honest Christmas is coming and this is simply another money maker aimed at kids. It's superbly well made but at the end of the day it's there to make money." — Mike, 40, Chester
  • " i cant wait to c this film.its about time disney worked its magical flair on this trad?onal xmas story .no one makes a xmas fim more festive x enjoyable for all the family,truly magical disney at its best !" — mary robertshaw, 37, halifax
  • " I cant believe theyre making ANOTHER movie out of this! Arent there any other Christmas stories they can use?" — Zoe, 30, Southwold
  • " It just wouldnt be Xmas with out a Disney family movie would it?" — Emma, 29, St Albans
  • " I took my grandchildren to see the film at the weekend and we all thought it was fantastic, could watch it any time of the year a brill version of Christmas Carol" — Peter, Wolverhampton
  • " Seen the trailer in 3d and was blown away!" — Lee , 37, Derby


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Daily Express

"A respectable, high-tech stab at an old favourite but the Alastair Sim version remains the best."

Times Online

"A Christmas Carol should be as cosy and familiar as piping-hot tea and buttered, toasted crumpets, not a brain-battering sensory assault that feels like downing tequila shots on a rollercoaster."

News of the World

As a movie to get you in the Christmas spirit, it does its job nicely. But it's a festive experience rather than a proper film

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