Mister Scrooge to See You

It has been over 150 years since "A Christmas Carol" was originally told. The film has gone to made into more movies, television movies, plays then almost any other book.

I am not sure if anybody has ever tried a sequel before but here someone did and they screwed here.

SInce we all know the story so well the film should have focused on the newer characters more carefully. They didn't. They cast this film with people that try their best with a pedestrian script.

This film also drags on & on. The same story could have been better with a tighter script. In fact if the cast talk a little faster then maybe the film might not of been as bad.

In this film its one year later. Scrooge is "Sent in to the future" to tell "Tim Cratchit the Vii" mend his ways.

Well you know how it will end! It just takes forever for it to end.

The concept of a sequel to "A Christmas Carol" was questionable to begin with. Then add time travel we open up a huge can of worms. That is what this is "A can worms".

The once mean and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge was forever changed by his ghostly Christmas Eve encounter. Now one year later, Scrooge receives another posthumous visit from his old business partner. It seems Jacob Marley is not yet finished with Mister Scrooge! Sent on a journey 170 years into the future, Scrooge encounters a world even colder and greedier than his own, a world that includes a young cutthroat businessman named Timothy Cratchit VI. Will Scrooge be able to turn Cratchit from his selfish ways and teach him the true meaning of Christmas?

Now this film isn't terrible but it makes zero sense. Any film that deals with time travel is always tricky. What I liked about this film was that dialog that we heard in the countless films and books is once again repeated here by different people.

The blessing this film has is they have a great actor that played Scrooge. David Ruprecht is great. He plays all the layers of Scrooge that we expect but also shows a few new things that I am sure that other actors in the future will copy.

Now if I were to make a "Sequel" to the classic tale I would have had the Cratchit Children track down Scrooge's long lost love and have them reunited on Christmas Eve. That would of been a better to approach a sequel. But then again who can compete with "Charles Dickens".

Yes, there is somewhat of a cheesy factor about this movie, but it was done in the spirit of the Christmas season. I thought it was quite a comical and halfway decent film. It certainly rates higher than a 4.5 star, for sure. I'm not sure why it has such low reviews. Someone else adored it and gave it 10 stars and that didn't even boost the 4.5 star it currently has. I hope more people get to see this movie and come on IMDb to give it more of a thumbs up than a thumbs down. It's a time-travel kind movie. Don't discount it just because it has a lower rating. See it and judge for yourself.

Is this a Christmas Carol movie? Kinda. Is this a funny movie? Eh. Is this a Christian movie? Sorta. Is this a good movie? No, not really. It's poorly written, both under and over acted (depending on which actor and scene you're talking about), I'm pretty sure I've heard most of the soundtrack in an elevator somewhere, and most of it makes little to no sense. If you're after a reimagining of A Christmas Carol, I recommend An American Christmas Carol (1979, starring Henry Winkler, and surprisingly good, imo) or Scrooged (1988, starring Bill Murray, and EXCELLENT, also imo) but I don't recommend this version on any level. The only thing this one has going for it is achieving the most eyerolls and facepalms in a Christmas movie viewing. Small spoiler: Whoever decided that Scrooge should be taught how to speak like a millennial needs to be taken out and shot for their violations of the Movie Decency Act of 2003.

In 1843, what would later become a holiday literary classic, "A Christmas Carol", was published in England. Written by the acclaimed Victorian author Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge personified miserly ways and the cold-hearted treatment of his fellow man. Nearly two centuries later, any society can lay claim to these same attitudes. However, Ebenezer Scrooge is given three supernatural glimpses of his eternal destination, should he continue upon the path of social and personal indifference. Ultimately, Scrooge elects to put life's rudder hard over, and changes his course. The true meaning of Christmas, the reason for the season, transforms Scrooge and the reader of "A Christmas Carol", as it has transformed hearts and minds globally. 170 years after this tome's pages were first turned, Salty Earth Pictures Writer and Director Steve Zambo brings to the screen what might have become of Ebenezer Scrooge, a year after the former business partner of Jacob Marley adjusts the sails of his mortal existence. Zambo's inspiration and humor, originating from the pen of Charles Dickens, will capture the attention of any audience, of any demographic. Accomplished stage and screen actor David Ruprecht masterfully dons the guise of Ebenezer Scrooge. His wistful and sincere desire to share his time, talents, and treasure is a positive lesson for any generation. Zambo artfully combines time, travel, and moral challenges for Scrooge, while his lead character must convince a young business upstart named Timothy Cratchit VI, convincingly portrayed by Matt Koester, the "errors of his ways", before he too experiences the regret of Jacob Marley. New York screen, internet, and commercial actress Shannon Moore completes the lead ensemble, graciously contributing her stunning beauty and charm as Belle Dickenson, the owner of a diner untimely mortgaged to the firm of Scrooge and Cratchit Financial. Producer Beth Zambo assembled a wonderfully talented local cast that seamlessly weaves the story together, transitioning from moments of laughter, to moments of intense reflection. Director of Photography Frank Datzer gives solid evidence why he is one of the most professional and competent to capture and edit the essence of quality writing seen through a camera lens. Salty Earth Pictures has indeed produced yet another classic family film, destined to occupy a very visible and treasured home among Christmas DVD's lovingly shared any time of the year. This film further solidifies Salty Earth Pictures as an honest and trusted source for quality media and entertainment.