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UK Mall 1 - The Grinch [2000]
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Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin
Directed By: Ron Howard
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 3259190428737
Format: PAL
Label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures UK
Release Date: 2001-11-19
Running Time: 105
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Theatrical Release Date: 2000-11-17
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sell out cinema
Comment: The Grinch feels like a movie made for two reasons: to cash in on Christmas. And to cash in on Dr Seuss.
The movie lacks charm. Nothing really works within it. Carrey's performance is tolerable, but I think Seuss would be mortified at how they've portrayed his character. The Whos of Whoville are some of the creepiest make-up jobs I've ever seen. Although I'm not surprised they made it screen looking this eerie, since Ron Howard is the director, and I've yet to be impressed by anything he's put on screen.
The one saving grace of this film is some really nice portrayals of Christmas-y landscapes. They do a great job of evoking that warmth and wonder of Christmas season.
Aside from that, this is a pretty bad film, and the over-sentimentality is almost nauseatting. Seriously, no movie ever need be this mawkish. I didn't enjoy this film much at all.
Customer Rating:
Summary: total rubbish!
Comment: This film was a complete and total disappointment. I was so bored I fell asleep through the majority of the film. The best bit is at the very beginning as the story unfolds but after that ....a wash out! I never want to see this film again!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pleasantly surprised by its brilliance!
Comment: I'm not a fan of Jim Carrey and the fact that he was the star of this movie put me off it. However, hearing good reviews from family I decided to bite the bullet and watch it. I was astounded! Here I was laughing out loud - to a Jim Carrey film! I couldn't believe it! This is really fantastic - a word I thought I would never use in relation to Carrey. The whole film is a treat and will certainly get you in a Christmassy mood and in touch with what is important in life. Buy it and laugh till the tears run down your cheeks!
Customer Rating:
Summary: See it, see it, see it!!
Comment: ~"The Grinch that stole christmas" was one of my favourite childhood books, and for that reason I was dubious about this movie. I'm a big Jim Carrey fan and all, but I didn't think a film would capture the essence of the story (The essential Grinch-ness?) or would maybe be to saccharine.
I shouldn't have worried.
The jokes hit the spot every time. There is a bit of adult humour, sure, there is also quite a bit of toilet humour but it works. Believe me, I know. I've watched it at least twice~~ a week since I got it four months ago. There is nothing too disgusting and there are some on the floor laugh-out-loud moments. Carrey is fantastic as the Grinch, turning in an affecting performance and making the watcher care about the character who is, in effect, the bad guy.
Taylor Momsen as Cindy is easily the best choice for this role. Maybe not exactly the Cindy Lou of the book, but she makes the part her own.
The rest of the cast bring substance to the characters the play, even~~ though~~ they don't really have a lot of screen time. The eccentric Seuss-ian world is brought to life in a mix of colour, noise (NOISE, NOISE, NOISE, NOISE!), and classic performances.
If you like Carrey, you'll love this. If you don't, give it a try.
Who knows? This film could change your entire outlook.~
Customer Rating:
Summary: Carrey in overdrive (apparently the only gear he has)
Comment: Being no fan of Jim Carrey, I expected to thoroughly detest this movie, and I didn't. It was watchable - a mite hypocritical, perhaps, being a (somewhat) buried morality tale about the crass commerciality of Christmas Present (if you'll excuse the pun), but all the same aimed to cash in on the Christmas cinema market.Jim Carrey is, despite three inches of latex, fur and green spray paint, distressingly recognisable as Jim Carrey, and hardly recognisable as Dr Suess' Grinch: as hilarious as Jim Carrey usually is - if you like Jim Carrey - but not quite as irritating as Jim Carrey can be - if you don't - since the green prosthetics severly inhibit his annoying tendency to gurn. Other than that, it's a fairly jaunty Christmas Tale, saved from utter unctuousness by a welcome vein of sardonism, but otherwise it should be left at that.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sell out cinema
Comment: The Grinch feels like a movie made for two reasons: to cash in on Christmas. And to cash in on Dr Seuss.
The movie lacks charm. Nothing really works within it. Carrey's performance is tolerable, but I think Seuss would be mortified at how they've portrayed his character. The Whos of Whoville are some of the creepiest make-up jobs I've ever seen. Although I'm not surprised they made it screen looking this eerie, since Ron Howard is the director, and I've yet to be impressed by anything he's put on screen.
The one saving grace of this film is some really nice portrayals of Christmas-y landscapes. They do a great job of evoking that warmth and wonder of Christmas season.
Aside from that, this is a pretty bad film, and the over-sentimentality is almost nauseatting. Seriously, no movie ever need be this mawkish. I didn't enjoy this film much at all.
Customer Rating:
Summary: total rubbish!
Comment: This film was a complete and total disappointment. I was so bored I fell asleep through the majority of the film. The best bit is at the very beginning as the story unfolds but after that ....a wash out! I never want to see this film again!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pleasantly surprised by its brilliance!
Comment: I'm not a fan of Jim Carrey and the fact that he was the star of this movie put me off it. However, hearing good reviews from family I decided to bite the bullet and watch it. I was astounded! Here I was laughing out loud - to a Jim Carrey film! I couldn't believe it! This is really fantastic - a word I thought I would never use in relation to Carrey. The whole film is a treat and will certainly get you in a Christmassy mood and in touch with what is important in life. Buy it and laugh till the tears run down your cheeks!
Customer Rating:
Summary: See it, see it, see it!!
Comment: ~"The Grinch that stole christmas" was one of my favourite childhood books, and for that reason I was dubious about this movie. I'm a big Jim Carrey fan and all, but I didn't think a film would capture the essence of the story (The essential Grinch-ness?) or would maybe be to saccharine.
I shouldn't have worried.
The jokes hit the spot every time. There is a bit of adult humour, sure, there is also quite a bit of toilet humour but it works. Believe me, I know. I've watched it at least twice~~ a week since I got it four months ago. There is nothing too disgusting and there are some on the floor laugh-out-loud moments. Carrey is fantastic as the Grinch, turning in an affecting performance and making the watcher care about the character who is, in effect, the bad guy.
Taylor Momsen as Cindy is easily the best choice for this role. Maybe not exactly the Cindy Lou of the book, but she makes the part her own.
The rest of the cast bring substance to the characters the play, even~~ though~~ they don't really have a lot of screen time. The eccentric Seuss-ian world is brought to life in a mix of colour, noise (NOISE, NOISE, NOISE, NOISE!), and classic performances.
If you like Carrey, you'll love this. If you don't, give it a try.
Who knows? This film could change your entire outlook.~
Customer Rating:
Summary: Carrey in overdrive (apparently the only gear he has)
Comment: Being no fan of Jim Carrey, I expected to thoroughly detest this movie, and I didn't. It was watchable - a mite hypocritical, perhaps, being a (somewhat) buried morality tale about the crass commerciality of Christmas Present (if you'll excuse the pun), but all the same aimed to cash in on the Christmas cinema market.Jim Carrey is, despite three inches of latex, fur and green spray paint, distressingly recognisable as Jim Carrey, and hardly recognisable as Dr Suess' Grinch: as hilarious as Jim Carrey usually is - if you like Jim Carrey - but not quite as irritating as Jim Carrey can be - if you don't - since the green prosthetics severly inhibit his annoying tendency to gurn. Other than that, it's a fairly jaunty Christmas Tale, saved from utter unctuousness by a welcome vein of sardonism, but otherwise it should be left at that.
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