tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post1725087972179304001..comments2009-11-08T08:11:49.828-07:00RChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514strangeculture@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-86317721857223126332009-11-08T08:11:49.828-07:002009-11-08T08:11:49.828-07:00I saw the trailer. My daughter, my husband and I were all completely unimpressed. Let&#39;s turn an amazing story in it&#39;s own right into an excuse for 3-D special effects. Sigh.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06314638969031894375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1880061452292432392009-11-07T01:35:01.924-07:002009-11-07T01:35:01.924-07:00I love <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, I&#39;ve seen most of the seventy bazillion versions brought to the screen, and I&#39;ve generally found something to like about most of them.<br /><br />My litmus test is this: If a film version of <i>A Christmas Carol</i> excludes the scene involving the two children named <i>Ignorance</i> and <i>Want</i>, it loses marks. But a film that includes that critical scene (and there haven&#39;t been many) usually wins me over with that alone if the scene is handled tastefully and thoughtfully.<br /><br />Now here&#39;s the problem: This new 3D version looks more like a Christmas themed roller coaster than a thoughtful meditation on Dickens&#39;s greater themes. How could the <i>Ignorance</i> and <i>Want</i> scene be included here without cheapening it?<br /><br />I&#39;ll be seeing it just to find out if they can pull it off ... if, in fact, they even try.<br /><br />And I&#39;m with you on Zemeckis. <i>Contact</i>, in my opinion, is his masterpiece.Krispyhttp://www.fistfulofdonuts.comnoreply@blogger.com