A meaningful Christmas Carol this is not, but a perfectly entertaining yuletide comedy this certainly is.
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12/13/09
Scrooged (1988)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:24
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.8/10
Synopsis: A network TV president is perhaps the most cold-hearted man ever, but his holiday spirit is given a painful booster shot by three vengeful ghosts. In this darkly comic updating of Charles Dicken's... [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane, David Johansen
Director: Richard Donner
Reviews for Scrooged
Bill Murray is the one of the greatest screen Scrooges in this 1980s updating.
08/20/09
Tacky in the extreme, this self-congratulatory 1988 film is an exercise in hypocrisy, indulging every form of Christmas exploitation that it pretends to attack, and many of the laughs are forced.
11/27/07
A number of talented actors appear, but only a few are able to make much of a mark given their limited screentime.
11/27/07
An appallingly unfunny comedy, and a vivid illustration of the fact that money can't buy you laughs.
11/27/07
Top CriticFrequently funny take on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with Murray learning a lesson.
08/12/06
Rowdy stuff for the light in head.
06/24/06
No review available.
03/09/06
I found much of this irreverent modernization of A Christmas Carol to be hilarious, and I commend Murray and director Donner for giving their film a sardonic edge.
02/20/06
A roaring good time.
01/03/06
No review available.
11/06/05
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07/21/05
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05/12/05
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02/08/05
No review available.
11/19/04
Necessary viewing during the holidays.
06/04/04
The smart-aleck comedy keeps the holiday cheer from getting too sugary.
05/21/04
Forgetable holiday offering with Murray at his least inspired.
04/30/04
Proves that remakes and new visions of old material need not be redundant.
12/07/03
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