Scrooged (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital)

This is one of Bill Murrays BEST performances. A must watch every year for my family. The best spin on the classic Christmas Carol to date. Fantastic cast, hilarious scenes, a great message and yea, even some scenes that can bring a tear or two, this should be in every Christmas movie collection, so glad it is available in digital format to enable us to watch anywhere and on any device.

This movie is a classic. I’ve seen it so many times that I do not even know how many. The cast is great. All of them, from the ghosts to the characters in the tv special SCROOGE that they are making. My absolute favorite out of all of them however is Karen Allen. What a beautiful, subtle and heartfelt performance. Her smile is amazing. The 4K looks and sounds great. It’s worth the double dip if you already have the BluRay, and if you’ve never seen this movie, you must. YULE LOVE IT !

Some remakes of classic stories don't hold up well over the course of time. Good thing this is a comedic spin on a classic story! This is one of the very best Christmas movies of all time. Carol Kane's portrayal of the Ghost of Christmas Present should be taught in every acting school as 'How to be a Genius'. I could literally go on and on about how wonderful this film is, but I won't. Go watch it and find out for yourself!

What a great take on a holiday classic. The entire cast is amazing, the story is funny and we look forward to watching every year!

LOVE SCROOGE MOVIES AND THIS ONE IS THE BEST WITH BILL MURRAY!!

Bill Murray lends his comedic talents to this contemporary version of the Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol," with somewhat skewered results in "Scrooged," directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Mitch Glazer and Michael O' Donoghue. This time around, Ebenezer is one Frank Cross (Murray), programming executive for a major television network with an office in New York. Above all else, Cross covets the "ratings" he can add to his coffers, and this year he's going all out with a "live" broadcast of "A Christmas Carol" planned for Christmas Eve, starring Buddy Hackett as Scrooge and Mary Lou Retton as Tiny Tim. And that's just a taste of the kind of humor this film has to offer. There's more, much more, and it's all handled with aplomb by Donner, Murray and a great supporting cast. Whatever genre he's working in, Donner knows his stuff and knows how to deliver the goods. Here he wisely lets Murray lead the way, but keeps his star on task and the film moving along with a tempered pace and great timing. The story remains the same, but placing Scrooge-- Cross-- in the entertainment industry was a stroke of genius, and it all works exceedingly well, as it gives the audience a medium with which it can readily identify. Let's face it, television is a part of our culture, like it or not, and it's here to stay; and in this instance, using it as a setting for this story offers a "tableau vivant" rich with possibilities that are tapped to the fullest. There's a promo for the upcoming live broadcast like you've never seen before; there's the "inside" industry jokes, like Network executive Preston Rhinelander (Robert Mitchum) urging programming for cats; "Marley's ghost" becomes Lew Hayward (John Forsythe) the exec who sold his soul for ratings; the casting of Hackett and Retton; but most of all, it puts Murray right in his element. Murray gets right to the heart of the character, imbuing Cross with a sense of jaded, dubious and sarcastic paranoia that so perfectly fits the psychological make-up of an executive in a business where you're only as good as yesterday's ratings. And Murray plays him to the hilts; he has the tone and the body language, and nobody can look "askance" like he can, a nuance he makes the most of here. it's an original take on a familiar character, and in Murray's skin Cross becomes a memorable and entirely believable figure, from his credible ruthlessness (he fires an underling, Eliot Loudermilk--played by Bob Goldthwait-- just before Christmas for disagreeing with his "vision") to his epiphany on Christmas Eve. The terrific supporting cast includes Karen Allen as Claire, the girl Frank lets slip away as he follows the siren's song of career; John Glover (Bryce Cummings) as Frank's new "assistant," plotting his way to the top; Alfre Woodard (Grace) as Frank's secretary, a single mom with a sick child; Michael J. Pollard (Herman); Nicholas Phillips (Calvin); John Murray (James); Brian Doyle-Murray (Earl Cross); David Johansen, as the cab-driving Ghost of Christmas Past; and Carol Kane, who turns in an unforgettable, hilarious, scene-stealing performance as the Ghost of Christmas Present. There's plenty of laughs and some touching moments in "Scrooged," which is a wonderfully entertaining holiday treat, especially if you want your "Christmas Carol" served up just a little bit differently this year. And the speech Murray gives at the end, once he's had his revelation, is worth the price of admission alone; it's one of those things Murray does best, and he really connects with the audience, especially when he finishes up by leading everyone involved (including the audience) in song. This is a movie that has become an annual event for many since it's arrival on video; give yourself a present this year and put this one under your tree. You'll be glad you did. Like the song at the end (sung by Annie Lennox and Al Green), it'll "Put A Little Love In Your Heart."

The movie is a favorite and hysterical!

Probably the last movie production, where they honor Christ our Lord and Christmas as an important ethical lesson for humanity. Since Hollywood only produces satanic garbage at this time, I would highly recommend this film for a little laughter.