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Title: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 22, 2009, 11:45:25 PM: Yeah, I mean, it's a timeless classic of literature and all that and I enjoy watching it every Christmas, but why are they still making MORE? Yes, okay, they're going with Zemeckis CG this time around, but what could it possible offer that hasn't already been done a thousand times before in all the other versions? Looking at Wikipedia, there are at least SIXTEEN different version of the movie released over the past 100 years. I just don't get it.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 22, 2009, 11:47:23 PM: Yes, but this is in IMAX 3D.

And actually, to be fair, it's not even close to being one of the most retreaded stories in Hollywood.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 22, 2009, 11:48:27 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 22, 2009, 11:47:23 PM
Yes, but this is in IMAX 3D.

The version Charles Dickens always imagined.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: cool breeze on September 22, 2009, 11:49:17 PM: Flintstones version is dope
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 22, 2009, 11:50:07 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 22, 2009, 11:47:23 PM
Yes, but this is in IMAX 3D.

They should rework the Muppet's Christmas Carol to be shown in IMAX 3D. I'd go see that.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2009, 11:52:25 PM: Well, so far, I don't think they've ever managed to mess up A Christmas Carol (although I'm sure Jim Carey will give it a good college try). There's a solid foundation to work with, a good story that lends it sell well to theater, so you just plug in some new actors (or cartoons, or muppets, or whatever) and let it work.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 23, 2009, 12:35:32 AM: Most new attempts at Christmas stories are terrible. Christmas Carol is tried and true and safe.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: cool breeze on September 23, 2009, 12:42:38 AM: A Christmas Story is the best Christmas story of all time. It's truly Christman in film form.
Title: Re: Why does Hollywood have such an obsession with A Christmas Carol?
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 23, 2009, 12:48:28 AM: And have you guys ever seen the new cartoon specials they put out for Christmas? Did we really need an hour long adaptation of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer"?