Scrooge the Musical (1970) Part 10

[daplet]

It was interesting watching this again,seeing the things i remembered (i was 11) and some things that were a little different than what i thought i i remembered.tiny tim and the young lady that scrooge loved i remember.It also reminds me of a young lady that loved me

[14DaveHunter]

Funny, Sir Alec Guiness played in this hell scene. He was a devote Roman Catholic, in his remaining years.

[givemesomething]

I really love the scene at 3:59, the moment he opens the door.

I love this scene because the door with multiple locks represents and reflects

his previous personality.I had watched this movie many times but I always think that

that moment is the high light of the film.[for me]

The way he opens the door with his brand new passion

and thoughts always makes me cry. What a wonderful master piece this is.

I love this movie. From Japan.

[HordrissTheConfuser]

The beginning of this clip could very easily be taken out of context...

[mitchabong]

I...Must...Not....Cry.....

[BB120776]

The chain the likes of Mitch McConnel and the Kock Brothers are forging for themselves make that look like a pendant.

[epa316]

Of course, if Scrooge hadn't spent a lifetime building up wealth, he couldn't have thrown this grand Christmas celebration.. just sayin..

[bigaddo]

@epa316 But you cant buy happiness and people dont need a grand celebration to be happy. The message of this movie is that Scrooge needed to think of others, not that he should have been a slackass and not worked hard.

[revolt1915]

@epa316 Yes, but the point of story isn't that building wealth for oneself is the issue, but rather how one makes it and what one does with it. Scrooge made his fortune through predatory lending and was so stingy that he hardly used it for even his own pleasure - much less anyone else's; and as a result, he would have died friendless. As trite as it sounds, there's more to life than money.

[loggats]

may we all have a change of heart, and make the world a better place. Happy Christmas!

[cbiswhite]

I will never forget the first time I saw this movie (I was in first grade). It was Christmas Eve 1988 in Tulsa, OK. My family and I went to our church's candlelight service, came home for dinner and watched this movie on TV. During the commercial breaks the local news would show where Santa's sleigh was in Tulsa. I love this movie (and that memory) so much!!

[brucedavis76]

to everyone watching especially tonite merry christmas

[cstoczyn]

Happy Holidays!!!!

[cstoczyn]

Merry Christmas!!!!

[cstoczyn]

Poor Ebenezer

[cstoczyn]

HUZZAH!!!!

[Jaxon0619]

This is an adaptation of a Christmas Carol. I have read the book and this is actually a nice adaptation. It is also much more entertaining.

[cstoczyn]

@Jaxon0619 FTW

[cstoczyn]

@Jaxon0619 MMM HMM

[mycatlover23]

this is not christmas carol....read a book!

[cstoczyn]

@mycatlover23 OMG!

[mrswb]

cmon lets go open the toy shop

[jhiller21]

That's the first time that banister has ever been cleaned

[Jguy365]

Hmm... In all the times I've seen this, I've never been so inspired by the ending. haha

[Majorsixth]

I loved this movie from the first time i saw it, and still do to this day. It fills me with both happy monents and sadness. It as to be the best version of a christmas carol.

[lvargesko]

I saw this movie when it came out in the theatre in 1970. My sistercired when he fell down the hole. I have the VHS and I need to get the DVD. I watch this movie VERY year and I love it!!!

[pleasantdaydreamer]

Albert Finney is good.

[pleasantdaydreamer]

Marley just did the awkward turtle with his hand when he left Scrooge alone. 

[daytraderfbf]

Sliding down the banister after years of not being dusted !! He'd have a long dark streak down his night gown.

[Jguy365]

@daytraderfbf  That's what I was thinking, but hey, as long as it is clean! That is such a beautiful railing.

[daytraderfbf]

I think scrooge left his cap in hell. It fell off his head.

[cyberbehrens]

best ever !!!

[Powerbubblesful]

oh dawn ghost of christmas yet to come, i hate you you changed scrooge your silly

at least i know how to play stardoll and you not sucker aha

[sonrouge]

Hard to believe Marley's played by the same soft-spoken man as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[skilledJJ]

Scrooge busts a move at 9:05! LOL

[Shanniquitie]

i love this bit! SCROOGE IS SO HAPPY!

[Shanniquitie]

wow, says something about the state of society where men without their shirts on is immediately interpreted as a 'gay' reference! very weird.

[TheLogicalGod]

3:40 - annnnd here's where I start to tear up with joy :)

[vince065us]

@TheLogicalGod This is my favorite scene.I know what you mean.

[sunflyer40]

1970?! WOW It seems newer than that - way ahead of its time! Great Movie adaptation

[pyrogyra72]

I think that this scene really hit the nail on the head. It brought home the severity of Scrooges' fate, which made him change his ways. 

[friarted]

The charm of this whole movie is Albert Finney's basic inability to really sing yet his earnest attempts to try.

[OutlawRebel117]

@friarted Oh I don't know I thought he sang rather well in this.

[threescoreandten]

@OutlawRebel117 -- I agree; I think that he alters his voice to differentiate between his younger and older self, but I'm pretty sure he chooses when to speak-sing and when to really belt. :)

[Grifiki]

"So I guess he is a clerk, in a long chain of events?"

[friarted]

@Grifiki Oh, that is awesome.*G*

[cstoczyn]

@Grifiki LOL

[cstoczyn]

@Grifiki GO JACOB!!!!

[houndsofroses]

well hell looks fun lol =)

[pyrogyra72]

@houndsofroses to quote bill and ted,

"we have been totally lied to by our album covers."

[basiacomeout]

perhaps it didnt' happen after all, perhaps it did or perhaps you had a stroke, either way, you have a second chance. go for it.

[GoMidoriIsCool]

good luck sporting THAT giant chain!! lol

[Trek001]

@GoMidoriIsCool Indeed. Is it just me, or was a gay referance slipped past the censor? All those beefy looking guys with oiled/sweating bodies and with hoods on? I'm from the UK, and we was not so open about stuff then...

[Nathalorial]

@Trek001 actually, the part of the movie with hell in it was not showed on tv for many years when this was made. it was only after it came out on video that the hell scene was put back into it. and no, it wasn't a gay reference, but the fact that they were devils, so they had to be strong, and hell is hot, so they are going to be shirtless and sweaty. hoods also give them the executioner look. So no, it wasn't a gay reference. I don't think Albert Finney would have put up with that anyways.

[mercychaplet]

@ Trek001 - When I was a kid in the 1970's, I saw the film WITH the hell part in it - I actually never knew which version had Scrooge going to hell until recently, not because it's not included in the TV versions - this movie is just rarely shown now. The earlier Albert Sims version, yes, and lately the Patrick Stewart, and the horrible Jim Carrey versions, even the George C. Scott - but rarely this one. But yeah, I saw it as a kid - and kept looking for it.

[WhoMeMeYou]

@mercychaplet You mean "Alastair Sim" Not Albert.

[Tomfoolery1972]

@Nathalorial [sarcasm] you're right! there's absolutely nothing gay about musical theatre. [/sarcasm]

[cstoczyn]

@Nathalorial Me Neither

[14DaveHunter]

@Nathalorial Another reason this scene was never shown, was because many thought it would scare children. I remember seeing Scrooge fall down the grave was scary enough. I'm glad I watched this additional scene as an adult.

[farashahanem]

@Trek001 I think it's just you...I think the movie was merely trying to show how hot Hell is, and of course, it would take some pretty buff devils/demons to have forged Scrooge's chain! Oo;;

[ddave00712]

I like Life cereal as well!