My all-time favorite Christmas movie. It's my favorite version of the Christmas Carol--forget "live" actors. And the Scrooge in this one is the best of any I've seen.

This was an amazing blast from the past that brings you right back to your childhood. From the two old grumpy guys from the balcony to Rizzo the Rat; there are classic and well-beloved characters that bring you back to your childhood and share the wonderful classic of The Christmas Carol. The opening menu is quite funny, and several of my friends and I spent quite a bit of time just watching Kermits antics there. The children of Miss Piggy and Kermit are cute, humorous and everything they ought to have been. We follow Gonzo and Rizzo as they take us through the classic tale and show us the meaning of MERRY CHRISTMAS! With hilarious scenes from Kermit ice-skating to Miss Piggy taking on Scrooge in a battle of words, this timeless tale is a must-buy and a wonderful keepsake for the generations to come. A grand example of a G-rated movie with cleverness and excellent production value!

A bonnet movie for your children. And adults love it too. Very moving. Michael Caine is brilliant. Rizzo is great. Gonzo make a wonderful narrator. BEST Christmas Carol out there. All ages love it.

One of the most entertaining performances of the Christmas Carol. Michael caine does an exceptional acting job and the muppets add an interesting and enjoyable twist to the story. A must for anyone who has a Christmas movie collection.

I have loved this movie since it first came out and watch it every christmas. It came quickly and in good condition.

The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition was an excellent seasonal movie enjoyed by both kids and adults. Highly recommended.

This story became an instant holiday tradition in my home. As my girls grew up, we watched the tape over and over. Last year it was lost and we didn't know what to do. Thank you for putting this out on disc so my grandchildren can now share in the magic it brings us all.

Muppet Christmas Carol has been a family tradition for several years. When my kids were younger, we received the Video tape. I played it as we decorated our Christmas Tree and the tradition kept growing. They have many 'favorite lines' that they say along with the movie and then laugh like crazy. We all sing a lot of the songs. A favorite is "there's only one more sleep 'til Christmas'"

Now my daughters are 22, 18, and 16 and still schedule that one day of the year when we go cut our tree in Michigan, bring it home, decorate it and drink egg nog and/or hot cider. My oldest daughter had her fiancee join us in 2007 and said it will be a tradition in their new home.

I ordered the CD because we had worn out the video tape and they do not sell it by tapes anymore. I like the improved quality of the movie. Other movies have joined our holiday season tradition; Christmas Carol with George C Scott, and Its a Wonderful Life.

I like the original Muppet Christmas Carol better, there was a scene that was delited that I was looking forward to see.

I had this movie on VHS and wanted to get on DVD as well. The kids and I love watching this every Christmas. It has a nice blend of real people and Muppets to keep everyone entertained. Brian Henson did a great job!

I've always been a huge fan of the muppets, and a Muppet Christmas Carol definitely lives up to my high expectations!

Great DVD. My family and I watch it every Christmas Eve. It is great entertainment for the whole family.

Anyone who grew up with the Muppet Show is going to love this version of the classic Charles Dickenson Christmas Carol. It has been a tradition in our home since it was created to play it every Christmas(hence I needed to buy a new copy, our VHS version died). Great Christmas movie that all should see.

We were all very, very disappointed in this version. They removed our favorite scene and song When Love is Gone. Very poor decision by Disney!!

We have owned a VHS of The Muppet Christmas Carol for many years and it is always the first Christmas video we watch. The Muppet treatment of the DIckens classic is respectful of the original but injects a wry humour of which I am sure the great author would approve. This year,when it came time to play the tape, we found we had mislaid it. This proved to be a blessing as the DVD with its bonus material was worth the few days wait after we had ordered it. We watched this DVD four times this Christmas; we never tire of it! Create a Christmas tradition of your own; get this DVD!

I adore Charles Dickens, so ofcourse, its my favorite Christmas tale, a real sentimental tale that touches everyone. This version is wonderfully funny, and Dickens fans like myself will appreciate the narration and the storyline being accurate and well presented, while at the same time being able to enjoy what makes Henson's creations so much fun. What a great combination, a family movie for everyone to enjoy. I recommend this very highly.

Muppet Christmas Carol is our favorite version of this Dickens story. It obviously deviates slightly because of the muppet characters, but not enough to change the general story. We love the music and the humor in it. Michael Caine is wonderful as scrooge and the "ghosts of Christmas' past, present and future" are very fun to watch. They all create the appropriate feelings.
My only complaint has nothing to do with the movie, only the shipping. We paid extra to get it overnight and didn't receive it for 4 days. We did get it in time for Christmas, but it was on Christmas Eve and we had wanted to watch it before then.

This is a great movie. We have watched it every year for a number of years. It has become a Christmas tradition that our whole family watches together. It just gets better and better every year. We bought 6 copies this year, one for each of our kids and their own families.

Jim Henson's ever irresistible Muppets takes on the famous Charles Dickens "Christmas" classic, with genuinely pleasing results. The story, as everyone probably knows by now, centers on one Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and mean-spirited moneylender who thinks only of money and can only respond to Christmas with "bah, humbug!" On Christmas Eve, he receives an unexpected visit from his deceased business partners, who warn him that three spirits will transport him to his past, present, and future. Grudgingly, Scrooge goes along with the spirits, and eventually realizes that his selfish acts will provide not only drastic consequences for himself, but for the welfare of his long-suffering clerk, Bob Cratchit, and his sickly son, Tiny Tim.

The film follows the original tale faithfully, and more importantly, keeps most of the dark, sometimes dreary tone of Dickens' tale. Since the story has its share of heartbreaking moments, it is surprising that this movie, skillfully directed by Brian Henson, manages to handle them in a very emotional way without coming across as forced or out of place. Scenes such as Scrooge witnessing the departure of his former love Belle and an even more devastating sequence where the Cratchit family mourns the loss of their beloved, frail son (keep in mind that this is only a vision) all manage to tug at the right heartstrings effectively.

Naturally, the Muppets do sneak in ways to provide a bit of humor in various places, but in an adaptation like this, it is most welcome. Actually, most of the laughs come from the Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens, who narrates the story to a skeptical Rizzo Rat as the latter questions about whether the "scary stuff" is appropriate for children. "That's all right, this is culture," explains Gonzo, er, Dickens, respectively.

It is a treat to see Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy as the Cratchits and even more amusing to see those old tycoons Statler and Waldorf as the ghosts of Scrooge's deceased business partners, but the whole weight of the movie rests on the performance of Michael Caine as Mr. "Bah Humbug" himself. He plays the role flawlessly, somehow managing to blend in with his Muppet and human co-stars. Also noteworthy are the creation of the spirits themselves: Christmas Past is a ghostly-like child, Present is a jolly, Santa Claus like giant, while Future is a dark-robed, faceless figure who is made all the more scary by the fact that he is mute. Paul Williams' musical numbers are also very sprightly and infectiously catchy, well-suited to both the spirit of Christmas and the story itself.

All in all, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL is great family entertainment, but even adults may find a lot to enjoy too.

I love this movie! While it does follow along with the general storyline of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," it has that wonderful Muppet humor and great songs! I find it impossible to be sad when I'm listening to Kermit sing, "One Last Sleep to Christmas." I recommend this to all children (or young-at-heart)!

I bought two copies of this; one for myself, one for my Grand Daughter. When it arrived the cellophane said it was made in Mexico and it looked it. The outer case looked like a pirated copy you'd get off a street vendor in Kabal. The disc itself was wafer thin and I can tell won't age well. The audio on my old VHS is better quality. Disney cheaped out on what is an American Christmas classic and for what? I paid retail so I would have it a long time. My old VHS will probably outlast it.

I purchased this film a couple of years ago. I loaned it out and never got it back. This is actually my second purchase of this film! I recommend it highly to anyone that liked the Muppets! It is my favorite Christmas film.

I'd love to know who the bonehead was at Disney who decided "When Love is Gone" was not worthy of the widescreen version? Is this just a money-making ploy so we'll have to purchase a THIRD version when they decide to re-insert it? Why can't they just leave it to the public's discretion to fast forward through the sections we may not want to see? That Disney exec needs his *ss kicked.

This production is a very worthy addition to the many versions of Dickens' classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The Muppets' rendition stays fairly close to the original work with lots of comic relief added by the famous puppets particularly Gonzo playing Charles Dickens himself as an all knowing narrator always accompanied by his sidekick Rizzo the Rat. As one would expect from a classic story retold by the Muppets this is family friendly fare though to be honest I personally find their interpretation of the Ghost of Christmas Past with her mask life face and little girl voice really creepy. As in most productions the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is portrayed in Grim Reaper fashion which also could be disturbing to young kids. The songs by Paul Williams are good but not quite as good as those in the Broadway musical adaptation of SCROOGE or in the surprisingly excellent Mr. Magoo version of the story. Michael Caine makes a great live action Scrooge but George C. Scott's portrayal is still my favorite. Still I love the Muppets and I love Charles Dickens so I have to recommend this movie to anyone looking for a well rendered holiday film for all ages.

An excellent festive version of the Dicken's novel. Puts one is real festive spirit. The reworked version is excellent and having both the fullscreen and widescreen versions on the same DVD gives obvious choice.

This movie is probably the most true to the story as anything ever done. That is saying a lot when one considers how many copies of this story is out there. The characters actually quote parts of the book. Of course the typical cynical muppets humor is there. Gonzo says, " I knew that because I am the narrator. I am omni present". That is just one example amon many they work in.

Christmas isn't the same w/out this movie!! I only owned it on VHS and had been meaning to get it on DVD...and now I do!

This is a great and wonderful movie EXCEPT for the really stupid and sappy song "The Love Is Gone". On our well-worn VHS, we always fast forwarded through that particular song. I am really pleased to read in the comments and reviews that the DVD omits that song on the widescreen version.

Having watched 50 years of versions of "A Christmas Carol", I believe that Michael Caine is the best Scrooge ever, topping even Finney. The muppet casting is perfect for the original characters of the story. The humor is satisfying (even the fifth time around) and the direction is well done so it has become a classic that I pull out each Christmas. Hence the four stars (which should be five to this point).

What's the Disappointment? Although I have the 2002 version, I bought this one for the "widescreen" and hoping it would be digitally remastered. What a disappointment! I think what they must have done to get the 'widescreen' effect was go in closer on the Pan-and-Scan because you have the tops of 'people's' heads hitting the top of the screen. Some scenes seem remastered, others not.

Cutting the song, "When Love is Gone", is jarring. I am not a fan of the song but Michael Caine's grief at what he has lost is the turning point in the movie for Scrooge, as Caine himself says in the 2002 interview which is not on this DVD revision (why not?). You have lost the whole point of the story if you cut this scene. I could not believe it!!!

Walt Disney understood family and children in a way that his successors do not. Jim Henson understood the value of all the emotions and the necessity of humor as few others have. Neither of them would have cut that scene. Artistically, I cannot believe that Brian Henson would have wanted it cut and I cannot believe that the Disney studios of today care two hoots about children (the shoddy productions of the Disney Channel are enough of an argument, I think.) Therefore, my recommendation is buy the 2002 version until Disney wakes up and does the justice to this film that it deserves.

Another classic take on the Dickens tale. Michael Caine amazes acting among the Muppets. A must-watch during the holidays for families and well worth the time for anyone who loves the Dickens story or is a fan of Mr. Caine's work.

This movie is a classic just like the story it tells. I have been watching this movie every Christmas since I was a little girl. Watching this movie was the first time I heard "A Christmas Carol". I love this movie!

I normally don't like the Muppet movies. They just don't hold their value, meaning in later years I tend to think they feel dated and not very funny anymore and so on.

However, this movie is AWESOME, my favorite christmas movie by far. Christmas movies are normally cheesie, and certainly this movie has a level of cheesiness, but it's ok, it's a christmas movie. Caine is a perfect scrooge, and the characters are well-placed.

"And how does one celebrate Christmas on the UNEMPLOYMENT LINE?"

"HEAT WAVE!! This is my Island in the sun, Oy!, Oy!"

The Muppet Christmas Carol is a perfect balance of adult understanding and fanciful childhood dreams of Christmas. I thought Michael Caine was a wonderful actor before, but I don't think there could be a better portrayal of Scrooge, especially considering that over half of the cast is muppets. The original songs written by Paul Williams could not be anymore touching. My favorites being "Bless Us All" (at the Hatchet's house) and "It Feels Like Christmas" (Christmas Present).

This movie is a MUST HAVE for anyone who loves Christmas and wants to keep it in their heart the whole year through.

I watch this film twice a year, at least. I am disappointed about the screen format, but the story and characters are intact. Also intact is the song "When Love is Gone" and I have the 2002 DVD edition. This is a magical movie and all ages will love it.

Great, great classic movie, but frankly, the full length version of When Love is Gone featured in the uncut version doesn't really fit the spirit of the rest of the movie.

Otherwise, this is definitely a keeper!