Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol 1962 Directed by Abe Levitow
An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Love it so much! Brings back so many memories of old Christmas cartoons. Can't wait to watch many, many more!
Love the story of Scrooge!
I may have seen one or two Magoo shorts released around the time of Leslie Nelson's live action adaption, and I am aware of the characters near sighted existence, its just not one I was ever heavily subjected to in youth. For those in a similar situation, Magoo is an elderly man voiced by Jim Backus, whose comedy comes from misadventures related to his limited vision. Jim Backus is awesome. The character first appeared in 1949, his short films garnered four Oscar nominations, and this hour long Christmas special is one of the last offerings by animation studio, UPA.
A framing device sets this up as a broadway show, with Magoo playing Scrooge in a musical production. The songs aren't…
It’s criminal how many commercials for Trolls World Tour Peacock puts in a special that’s an hour long.
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I'm a sucker to all things Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". It's one of those timeless stories that can be told year after year and the result's still there. It's a strong tale about what Christmas is really all about and the stunning transformation of a selfish snot to a loving heart. I guess that was what got me through Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, cause if it was something else, I would have bailed out the door.
For one thing, I have absolutely no clue who the what Mr. Magoo is. Apparently he was some big cartoon character back in the day that was voiced by James Dean's dad from Rebel without a Cause…
This is so enjoyable. One of my favorite Christmas cartoons and definitely one of the most enjoyable takes on Scrooge. Mr Magoo is awesome and the giddiest scrooge of all time.
This was.....surprisingly really good.
I'm serious, it hits all the important story beats of A Christmas Carol while retaining a short runtime (though it changes the order of the ghosts for some reason). And though the songs aren't great, they're charming and fit the tone of the movie. It's just an all around great Christmas Carol adaptation that will get you in the mood for the holiday and maybe even make you a bit emotional. The only downsides to this are the fact that it is Mr. Magoo and they have to fit in some comedy for him which drags down the quality a bit, but it's still really good!
If you like cheesy christmas cartoons, I'd recommend checking this out. It's better than you could ever expect from a title like "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol".
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The songs by Jule Styne have NO RIGHT being this good. This deserves to be on Broadway. I said it.
surprisingly quite good but worth watching to hear someone in 1962 say the title of animal collectives debut album
My favorite Christmas Carol adaptation after “The Muppets’ Christmas Carol”. The songs are what make it for me, but it’s odd how Present and Past’s order of appearance are reversed.
I know I said I was done watching A Christmas Carol movies this year after the Jim Carrey version, but I really want to hit 500 movies and this was short! Unfortunately, “short” is the only positive adjective I can use to describe Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. Despite a runtime of 50 minutes, it feels like it goes on forever, mostly due to all of its forgettable songs. I know I said the 2009 version is the worst I watched, but this comes close!
There’s something charming about this version that I can never quite put my finger on.
Wow, what a perfectly executed adaptation of one of the most adapted stories of all time. Sure it’s humble, but it’s still my favorite. The songs are fantastic, and it really wraps this wonderful story into a concise and emotional package, with some great voice performances. I highly recommend this to the many who’ve never seen it, it’s been a Christmas tradition in my house for as long as I can remember, and it deserves to be known by more people.
This is a fun adaption of a Christmas classic. Don’t forget the razzleberry dressing next Christmas.
Watched for first time in over fifty years. Remember it from childhood so I had to see it again.
First, the good. I actually liked the design work. Very much of its time from Saul Bass and all of his imitators.
The adaptation of A Christmas Carol isn’t bad either. It’s the music that sinks this and is likely why it hasn’t resurfaced as a lost ‘60’s classic.
definitely worth breaking open a locked cabinet with an axe to watch this movie<3
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