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Why can't they leave the originals alone? Dr. Sessus's 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is now out in that overused computer animated style. The new movie is two hours long and of course it the original short story by Seuss had to be padded. Cindy Lou is now in charge of looking after her younger siblings because her mother, who is single, must work long hours at her job. Excuse me, but I always thought of the Whos as little creatures that only Seuss could dream up. Benedict Cumberbatch, (who weirdly does an American accent for the role) is decent in the lead role, but he is no match for Boris Karloff. They say the visuals are stunning but I am getting mighty sick of computer animation. Give me a well drawn cartoon, with full animation, any day. I guess I am being a Grinch.
That is because they don't want to pay writers.
Oh please don't tell me that they are going to make a remake of that movie? I know they have done offshoots, but hopefully they won't molest the 1938 movie version of Baum's first book
That's a damn shame. Rogue, we're not in Kansas anymore.
I loved the remake. A wonderful movie. Great version.
That must be why it is so memorable? Broadway's 'Wicked' was awesome.
It's not the first time they re-made it. There was a live action version with Jim Carey about 15 years ago and that one was awful too.
That one was a dog, and it almost cost Carey his career.
You are both missing an "r". Carrey.
Thank you for pointing out our spelling flaw and for also not saying that the movie was good.
It's just as Harry said: "Opinions are like assholes."
I did like both of the How the Grinch Stole Christmas movies. I am also a lifelong Dr. Seuss fan.
"They" release new movies about something like the Grinch, in order to appeal to younger audiences and hope to make a lot of money, of course. I doubt if I'll like The Grinch as much as the other movies, if I ever watch it.
Are you certain you are allright?
Yes, I am pretty sure I am alright.
Goody goofy good.
I liked the original TV movie they made in 1966 with Boris Karloff as the Narrator. I never really thought much of the movie and sure won't bother with this new one.
Dr Seuss wrote the best stories and they should just leave them alone.
I prefer the old cartoon version over any computer animated movie.
The last full length DRAWN animated feature from Disney was the 2008 release of the 'Princess and the Frog', Now it seems we are stuck with computer animated crap.
Karloff made the perfect Grinch.
That he did!
They try to fix things that aren't broken.