Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Matt Greene I've seen this underrated Christmas comedy so many times I can basically sing along to it like a popular holiday song.

Robert I remember watching this in the theater when it first came out and recently watched it for the first time since then on Starz. I felt the same way today as I did back then; some really dark yet funny segments but very flawed by the crow-barred romance with actress Karen Allen. The scenes with the homeless characters were integral to the darkness of the movie and the Murray's interaction with a dead Michael J Pollard is classic. I chuckled at the dig of Trump Tower in that scene. However; a different angle could have been used other than using the completely trite and weighty romance between Murray and Allen to get to those scenes. The Murray character in that movie would NEVER have been with such a cliche nice girl character like Allen. A shallow pursuit of some busty chick who happened to volunteer at the homeless center would have done the trick. David Johansen and Carol Kane steal the scene from Murray who literally chews on the scenery to create a total focus on his character and that is a good thing. The complete immersion of the viewer into Bill Murray needed those breaks. The sappy eighties ending is pretty much a sign of the times and the haircuts and outfits gave me the shudders when I remember them. Very good movie, could have been better, and I suspect that Murray himself undermined what could have been. I do not understand the reviews that focus on the Dickens story. This is NOT a retelling of the Dickens story. This is a story about a TV executive who happens to be making a live extravaganza using the Dickens story as codpiece. Seven stars for what could have been a ten star classic.

jacobjohntaylor1 Scrooge is not a story that should not be told with slap sick. I do not like slap sick it is form of you hummer that is not funny. It is just mean by nature. I do not know why people I give this movie a 7. It is overrated crap. This is a 4. It is not a 7. This is a classic story that been ruined by slap stick hummer. Slap stick hummer should never have been stared. Let alone put into a classic story. Do not waste your money do not waste your time. Do not see this movie. See A Christmas Carol (1951). Do not see this. See Scrooge (1908). Do not see this. It is awful. See A Christmas Carol (2009). Do not see this movie. This movie is pooh pooh.

Predrag Yes, Bill Murray pretty much plays himself in this one. Yes, the ending is too sentimental in a way that only Americans can do. No, it doesn't matter. Dickens's story never fails to engage. The relocation of the action to 1980's New York with a curmudgeonly TV exec' in the lead role works really well. The ghosts are refreshingly different with the exception of Christmas yet-to-be who probably only ever really works as a faceless shrouded figure. Dickens' tale is so well known that almost everyone knows the beats that the film follows; ex-partner, ghost of past, present and future. Where many artistic types mix things up is by changing the setting. 'Scrooged' is one of the best examples of this and Murray's loathsome TV Exec is a perfect 80's Scrooge. He is inherently mean, but he also revels in it giving him an even worse side than most portrayals of the part. The film has dated extremely since release, but that is part of the charm. Whilst the traditional Victorian tale is snow covered and whimsical, 'Scrooged' will be forever shoulder pads and giant hair.At the center of the film is a great performance by Murray, he really sells the role of a scumbag who finds a heart. The rest of the cast is less notable; Bobcat Goldthwait and Karen Allen are two actors who did not work that much after. If the film is not Murray's, it is director Richard Donner's. Donner is one of the quintessential 80's directors and he fills the film with 80's tropes; ghoulish effects and great pop music. The ghosts are more gruesome than in most revelings of the story and that makes 'Scrooged' a more adult affair, but for all its 80's facade, the film works so well because it stays true to the core messages in Dickens' work.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.