How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic Dr. Seuss story first published in 1957. It was made into a Christmas television special in 1966 and two feature films in 2000 and 2018, among other spinoffs featuring the Grinch. This Honest Trailer is about the 2000 film version starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. It was a huge hit, and probably the most familiar version of the story to the internet generation. As Screen Junkies reveals, this movie was less Dr. Seuss and more Ron Howard and Jim Carrey. The basic story is there, but stretched out to feature length by adding lots of violence and sexual innuendo. Is it really? I've never seen the movie.
Being older, I've always preferred Boris Karloff over Jim Carrey. I haven't seen either of the "new" ones.
ReplyDeleteThe new animated version is fun and treats the characters with respect. I hated the Jim Carrey version. I'll always love the original with Karloff.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for Karloff.
ReplyDeleteThurl Ravenscroft fan myself.
ReplyDeleteStory by Seuss.
ReplyDeleteAnimation by the team of Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
Voices by Boris Karloff (narration/the Grinch), and June Foray (Cindy Lou Who).
Music by Eugene Poddany with vocals by Thurl Ravenscroft (who was also the voice of Kellogg's cereal mascot Tony the Tiger).
Compared to an accomplished, polished crew like that, Ron Howard and Jim Carrey, even with the reputations they had, were still just middleweights in a heavyweight title fight.
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