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Muppet Christmas Carol, The (1992) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Muppet Christmas Carol, The (1992) a score of 3.0043 out of 4

based on (35) reviews

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New York Times (Janet Maslin)

There's no great show of wit or tunefulness here, and the ingenious cross-generational touches are fairly rare. But there is a lively kiddie version of the Dickens tale, one that very young viewers ought to understand. ...read the complete Muppet Christmas Carol movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Following the death of Jim Henson in 1990 and inheritance of the Henson empire by his son Brian, the Henson legacy that Jim created through The Muppet Show (1977-81) fell into a sad decline. With the sole exception of the joyous tv series ...read the complete Muppet Christmas Carol movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

See, see, it is possible to make good films about great literature, you just need a bunch of puppets! Charles Dickens' plot is so simply brilliant that ten generations of grade school productions haven't been able to botch it, so the Muppets give it ...read the complete Muppet Christmas Carol movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Foster on Film - Christmas

The duality of this film is a bit much, even for a film with a talking frog. On the one hand, it is a very straight and rather dull re-telling of the Dickens' tale, with the normally interesting Caine bringing nothing new to the lead. On the other, it ...read the complete Muppet Christmas Carol movie review at Foster on Film - Christmas

Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)