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(More customer reviews)I only discovered this movie about four years ago but have watched it every Christmas since. To me it's the best version of the Christmas Carol ever made, and now it gets the best treatment you could have ever hoped for. This two disc collector's edition contains two different versions of this movie. First is the colorized version, but then the second is the real treat. They went back to the original prints of this and worked from there. After carefully removing the skips, scratches, and jerky frames, they digitally restored the movie to a version that looks as if it were made yesterday! The sound has been changed to 5.1 digital surround, and there's even a widescreen version for 16:9 televisions.
The special features include an earlier version of Christmas Carol (not as good as this one), as well as several featurettes on the movie, interviews with the stars, a feature on Alistair Sim, and others.
You can tell the distributor put a lot of effort into this restoration and it shows. I wish they'd do the same for other great films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Bishop's Wife".
Highly recommended as the best version of this classic you'll find anywhere.
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Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimatemiser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this belovedversion of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmasfilms of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, whowas joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed Englishactors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithfulproduction of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scroogelearns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of theholidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner andthe spirits of Christmas past, present and future. Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Marcus Hearn & George Cole, "Spirit of Christmas Past"- George Cole remembers Alastair Sim, "Richard Gordon Remembers GeorgeMinter & Renown Pictures", "Charles Dickens - His Life & Times", BonusColorized Version, Original American Theatrical Trailer, Original BritishTheatrical Trailer, Before & After Restoration Comparison, Optional English& Spanish Subtitles, Optional Narrative for the Blind, Photo & Press BookGallery, Cast Bios,"Scrooge" (1935 Seymour Hicks Version) Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital 5.1; 86 minutes; B&W / Color; Aspect Ratio: B&WRestored Version - 1.33:1; Optional 16x9 Enhanced for Widescreen Monitors;Colorized Version - 1.33:1; MPAA - NR; Year - 1951; SRP - $19.99.
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