|  | Actors: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley
Studio: VCI Entertainment
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Format: Black & White, Color, Digital Sound, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 1
MPN: 8500
UPC: 089859850028
EAN: 0089859850028
ASIN: B000SR0DDE
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
Release Date: October 23, 2007
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 A great DVD set! September 26, 2007
Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In 1951, veteran actor Alistair Sim (1900-76) starred in this black-and-white screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic book, A Christmas Carol. Now, Vci Home Video took recently discovered 35-mm original film elements, and fully restored them. This DVD set contains both the original black-and-white version (as it would have looked back in 1951!), and a colorized version, for those who prefer things in color. Also included is a plethora of extras, including commentaries, interviews, and the entire 1935 Seymour Hicks version!
This is a great movie, with great acting and a very well produced production, and it's already one of my family's favorites. And now, it's even better! When you add to that the B&W/Color choice, this DVD set became a must-buy for us! Overall, I found this to be a great DVD set, one that is well worth the cost. My family and I all highly recommend this DVD set to you and yours!
 Pristine print of classic film September 26, 2007
Allen Chapman (STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This double disc set of the classic "A Christmas Carol" has been restored to it's original glory. The picture and sound quality has been cleaned up and it looks and sounds great. You actually get three versions of the film here, the restored "pan and scan" version, the restored "widescreen" version and the useless "colorized" version. If you're a fan of colorized movies you may appreciate it, but for me movies that have been colorized just look very cheesy. Also included is a 1935 take on the story.
"A Christmas Carol" has been made and remade many times, this version with Alastair Sim is considered by many to be the definitive version. I've always liked George C. Scott's take on the role in the 1980's TV movie version. This 1951 version however is the classic. Fans won't be dissapointed.
Merry Christmas Everyone! September 26, 2007
Christian Book Reviews (Philadelphia, PA United States)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Christmas has come a little bit early this year with the release of the ultimate collectors' edition of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. This great British movie has been a classic holiday staple of television for decades but often appears so grainy as to be wearing on the eyes. The remastered version here is so crystal clear it almost is shocking to those of us used to the eroded copies commonly televised. Both the original B&W and colorized versions are here but the B&W is far preferable as it captures the mood much better. As with all such collectors' editions there are a wealth of extras to supply background information that may be of interest to the film buffs but nothing can add much to finally having a quality version of the film.
Ah, yes - the film!! It's a general rule that movies can never do justice to a great book but every rule has an exception and this superb version of "A Christmas Carol" is one of them. The script, acting, and direction are all superb in this wonderful adaptation of the Dickens' classic about greed, redemption, and the Christmas spirit. Alastair Sim gives an unforgettable performance as the curmudgeonly Scrooge who is given the chance to change his eternal fate by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. No other film version of this holiday tale has ever approached the warmth and depth of this one.
This version of "A Christmas Carol" stands among the greatest of Christmas films ever made and now the beauty of it has been made accessible for generations to come. Merry Christmas Everyone!
The Best Version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" Just Got Better September 25, 2007
Kayla Rigney (USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you're going to buy one Christmas movie this year, make it A Christmas Carol Ultimate Collector's Edition.
It doesn't get much better than this. VCI Entertainment gave us a present worth opening year 'round: a loving restoration of Alastair Sim as "Scrooge." This is the Real Deal; the restoration used the talented folks at Point 360 -- and it shows. Both film and sound quality rate a solid 5. For the first time in 50 years, one is able to experience this film as it must have been in first release: richly textured and luminous. (Minter's British winter looks warm.) Alastair Sim is the quintessential Ebenezer Scrooge. He's a miser and a lot cruel; and nobody's going to change him. And then, one Christmas Eve, he has four very rare visitors... Sim's Scrooge believes the story; so we believe. His transformation is truly joyous, if inexplicable to the rest of his world. "Scrooge" is perfectly cast down to the smallest roles. Things to watch for: the blind man's dog, Marley's SHRIEK, the rich men who refuse to attend a certain funeral unless luncheon is served, the Crachits (of course), and the wonderfully incongruous, laughing Jumeau in the toy store window. "Scrooge" is a joy to watch. It just is. "God Bless Us. Every One!"
VCI's intent is obvious: the company wants everybody to enjoy this movie and it provides 3 formats in order to do it! Along with 4x3, a "colorized" version and an enhanced widescreen 16x9 version are included. (The "enhanced" version appears to cut off the tops of certain visuals, like the toy store window display. The "colorized" version is done in soft, matte colors and isn't bad as far as these things go... The Original 4x3 theatrical version is by far the best!) "Scrooge" is the first movie I own to have an audio track for the Blind. However, it isn't Closed Captioned. VCI blundered making the subtitles red. For those of us with Aphasia and other learning disabilities, red is difficult to process if not impossible to read. For a company that obviously wants its product to be accessible, the red subtitles are a mystery.
Disc 1:
Original 4x3 (original theatrical ratio)
Film Quality 4.5-5 (On a scale of 1 to 5)
Sound Quality 5
Subtitles - in RED - English & Spanish
Commentary Track with Marcus Hern & George Cole
English with Narrative for the Blind
16x9 Version for Widescreen TVs, with access the above features
Disc 2
"colorized" version
1935 "Scrooge"
Extras:
Trailers
Spirit of Christmas Past
Richard Gordon remembers George Minter and Renown Pictures
Charles Dickens, His Life and Times
Before & After Restoration
Photo Gallery
VCI does it again with this brilliant special editon of "A Christmas Carol" September 24, 2007
Joseph P. Ulibas (Sacramento, CA, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A Christmas Carol has been restored by those amazing folks at VCI. This company has been releasing classic films for several years now. Their work has always been of top quality, But this newly remastered classic of Alastair Sim's A Christmas Carol. VCI has poured a lot of time and effort in restoring this film. The film's transfer was digitally remastered from the original 35mm film elements and the soundtrack has been polished and cleaned up as well. I have never seen this film look so crystal clear and brand spanking new. The versions that have been previously released on video and for the small screen were real grainy and at times a tad blurry with a hissy and crackling soundtrack. But not anymore thanks to the folks at VCI!
This two disc set comes with a plethora of extras such as a computerized color version of the film (which looks pretty blah), the 1935 version of the film titled "Scrooge" (it's pretty sappy but entertaining), a 16 x 9 version of the film along with the standard one. The soundtrack is also availible in the original mono and 5.1 Dobly Digital audio tracks. A very informative commentary track featuring actor George Cole who has many interesting stories about the film and the actors. Several featurettes round out the extras along with two trailers for the film (England and North American). If you want a definative version of the film that captures the heart and soul of the Charles Dickens' classic, then I implore you to obtain a copy of this DVD.
Highly recommended.
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