CBC is good for sumtin, Scrooge is on @ 8pm
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Yah it's the stupid fukkin coloured version.
LOL!!! I remember about 15yrs ago when I worked for SONY we had this hurtin version of Scrooge on sale in the store for like 10$ and some numb-nut customer complained that he hated the colour version and was dissing the hell outta it and his friggen drivel was gettin on my nerves cuz I didn't give 2 fukks.
Soz I kinda tols him in a bit of a sarcastic tone if he didn't like the coloured version to just go up to his TV and turn the colour knob all the way down and it will then be in B&W. For some reason he took and instant disliking to me.
I was happy he f'ed off.
LOL!!! I remember about 15yrs ago when I worked for SONY we had this hurtin version of Scrooge on sale in the store for like 10$ and some numb-nut customer complained that he hated the colour version and was dissing the hell outta it and his friggen drivel was gettin on my nerves cuz I didn't give 2 fukks.
Soz I kinda tols him in a bit of a sarcastic tone if he didn't like the coloured version to just go up to his TV and turn the colour knob all the way down and it will then be in B&W. For some reason he took and instant disliking to me.
I was happy he f'ed off.
It was colourized - and badly done. I think they've improved the technique since then, but what the hell was the point anyway? Ebenezer Scrooge in a turquoise coat. Yeah, that seems close to real.
Scrooge with Alistair Sim is probably the best version of this classic story.
I too prefer the b/w version. I think most people prefer the b/w version over the colour version because the b/w version more accurately portrays the depressing mood of that period of time in a dark and dreary England. The universal use of coal for heating and cooking at the time meant everything would be covered in a dark, greasy soot and accounted for the heavy fogs that often surrounded London. The cost of coal was high and people would use as little as possible - thereby creating the damp, cold offices and houses that you can feel in the b/w movie. There is a sombre and depressing atmosphere about the whole film until, at the end, the human spirit is lifted and triumphs over the cold, bleak, dreary and depressing surroundings.
The colourized version, especially with its pastel hues, softens the film's atmosphere and this takes away much of the "feel" of despair and depression you get from the b/w version.
I just saw the Muppett's version of Scrooge the other day for the first time. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and, in fact, even made me smile at times (loved the rat).
My favourite Christmas movie for a time was "The Ref". I thought it was hilarious but not many others seemed to share my sense of humour.
I too prefer the b/w version. I think most people prefer the b/w version over the colour version because the b/w version more accurately portrays the depressing mood of that period of time in a dark and dreary England. The universal use of coal for heating and cooking at the time meant everything would be covered in a dark, greasy soot and accounted for the heavy fogs that often surrounded London. The cost of coal was high and people would use as little as possible - thereby creating the damp, cold offices and houses that you can feel in the b/w movie. There is a sombre and depressing atmosphere about the whole film until, at the end, the human spirit is lifted and triumphs over the cold, bleak, dreary and depressing surroundings.
The colourized version, especially with its pastel hues, softens the film's atmosphere and this takes away much of the "feel" of despair and depression you get from the b/w version.
I just saw the Muppett's version of Scrooge the other day for the first time. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and, in fact, even made me smile at times (loved the rat).
My favourite Christmas movie for a time was "The Ref". I thought it was hilarious but not many others seemed to share my sense of humour.
