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!

Now, more than ever, it is important to remember the TRUE meaning of Christmas! Don't miss Bill Murray's immortal classic Scrooged. You're life might just depend on it. Christmas Specials are a big deal, with some of them (such as Charlie Brown and The Grinch) going down in TV history. When it comes to story a lot of lazy staff writers just milk the Christmas Carol goat and there are millions of different takes out there to prove it with Roseanne and the original Star Trek series all doing their own rip-offs. IBC boss Frank Cross (Bill Murray dressed up as Steven Seagal's long-lost twin brother) is a delightfully wicked man of hate who is planning his very own live broadcast of said story. Little does he know that very tale is about to wind its way into his life. I like Frank Cross is because he's a lot like me. He's mean to those beneath him, yields power with a ruthless swagger, and is sarcastic to just about everyone. If you disagree with him in even the slightest, tiniest little way he'll fire you. Just like I would. But on this certain Xmas Eve life is getting very weird for him. The owner of the station is doubting his abilities to undertake such a heavy production, a slimy Californian director is trying to muscle-in on his job and his dead boss comes back to haunt him. He brings an important message that if he doesn't change his way he's going to hell and that three ghosts, of Xmas past, present and future, are going to show him the results of his evilness. In the hands of just another comedy director this would have been a missed opportunity, but Richard Donner shoots the film as a supernatural fantasy and gives it a pretty superior shine. Something Brian Levant could never do. And let's not forget Bill Murray, the guy is a genius no matter what he does and he dominates the whole film with his loud an maniacal performance. Everything he says seems to be ad-libbed and babbles some brilliant one-liners and sarcasm. Most people are put-off by the ending and claim that when the nastiness stops and sentiment kicks in the film goes downhill. I don't feel this way. In a world where Xmas is commercialized and the time of year where people go in huge debt we need a constant reminder of what we should be feeling. No one is asking you to celebrate the fact that Wal-Mart are selling cheap turkeys or that greedy stores have a limited stock of $700 PlayStations. At the end Frank Cross, the world's biggest scrooge and non-believer, tells us that it's the fun, the determination to make a difference, the easiness of changing someone's life and the spirit of the holiday season that really matters. You don't have to hate it, and if you surrender your pride and just give it a go then maybe the miracle to happen to you to. For me, Scrooged has been an annual tradition for years and will continue to be so. Not only is it very funny but, in its own way, very important. If you give a little, you can get back a whole lot more. Sounds corny, I know but Xmas is what you make it. And you only get a small amount so it's best to make every one count. This movie is a step in the right direction. The Blu-ray looks great in 1.78:1 1080p. It's hard to believe this film was made in 1988. The DTS HD-MA sound is also an improvement on DVD. Extras are barely existent, which is a shame considering that Paramount planned then cancelled (for reasons unknown) a special edition back in 2006.

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."

Such a holiday classic. DVD was brand new, as promised.

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

Great movie and image. It’s a Christmas classic

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Okay movie and audio and video also ok.

Zum Film muss man nicht viel sagen, außer das er jedes Jahr aufs neue geschaut wird. Eine großartige Weihnachtskommödie. Die Bild und Tonqualität der Blu Ray ist super wenn man bedenkt das der Film gute 30 Jahre alt ist. Kein Bildrauschen und kein Filmkorn. So muss eine Blu Ray sein. Jetzt fehlt nur noch der Film die Glücksritter auf Blu Ray. Dann sind die altgeliebten Filmklassiker wie ein Ticket für Zwei, Der Prinz aus Zamunda und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier auf Blu Ray beisammen.

DVD perfetto, molto contenta del mio acquisto