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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole ChristmasQuote: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (known as The Grinch for promotional purposes), is a 2000 comedy film from Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment, based on the 1966 TV special which itself is based on 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. Because the film is based on a children's picture book, many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of the title character. Most of the rhymes used in the book were used in the film, though some were slightly changed, and new rhymes were put in as well.
Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Howard and Brian Grazer, and starring Jim Carrey, it is the first Dr. Seuss story made into a feature film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but spent four weeks as the #1 film in the United States.
DreamWorks Pictures was originally planning to co-produce the film, but dropped out at the last minute.
The Grinch is the highest-grossing Christmas film of all-time with $345,141,403 worldwide. Yuck. Don't even get me started...
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Maguire
laneyboy
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:14 pm Posts: 2172
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I'm probably going to get stoned to death for this, but I LOVE this movie. I'm dying of laughter at some of the scenes in this movie. Jim Carrey was great in it and it really puts me in the Christmas spirit whenever I watch it. One of my all-time favorites. A+
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Sun May 15, 2005 11:18 am |
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thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am Posts: 14544 Location: LA / NYC
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I love it as well. A great Christmas film.
9/10 (A-)
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Sun May 15, 2005 11:37 am |
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Libs
Sbil
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:38 pm Posts: 48626 Location: Arlington, VA
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Not good.
D+
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Sun May 15, 2005 12:24 pm |
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Maverikk
Award Winning Bastard
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:03 am Posts: 15310 Location: Slumming at KJ
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What is it with you, green leading men, and giving those nasty D grades? :razz:
I didn't think it was so bad. B- Not great, but not horrible.
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Sun May 15, 2005 10:49 pm |
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MGKC
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:42 pm Posts: 11808 Location: Kansas City, Kansas
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I love stupidly funny movies. This movie made me laugh every minute. It is Jim Carrey at his absolute best.
Grade: A-
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Mon May 16, 2005 10:28 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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B+
Not nearly as bad as some make it seem. The production values are splendid and Jim Carrey is incredible.
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Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:44 pm |
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 25020 Location: Anchorage,Alaska
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BJs Grade:
B+
A very fun watch
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Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:53 pm |
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13271 Location: Vienna
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Great christmas movie. B+
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:23 am |
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DIB2
All Star Poster
Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:57 am Posts: 4669 Location: Anchorage, AK
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Watch this every christmas, one of my favorite Carrey Films
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:30 am |
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Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm Posts: 15197 Location: Planet Xatar
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This unnecessary remake sucked big time!!!
1 out of 5.
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:12 am |
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Jonathan
Begging Naked
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:07 pm Posts: 14737 Location: The Present (Duh)
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The production values and Jim Carrey are good. Everything else was painful.
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:18 am |
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The Scottie
King Albert!
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:04 pm Posts: 11838 Location: The Happiest City on Earth
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Comon, it wasn't that bad. The story and format of the movie knew where it was going, and the production values were well done. The who's may have looked freaky, but it is a perfect fit for a strange world of Dr. Seuss. Jim Carrey made a nice Grinch. A good movie for Holiday fanatics.
Grade: B.
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Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:02 am |
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Dkmuto
Forum General
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:00 am Posts: 6502
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Lots of red and green and snow and such, but utterly lacking in any sort of true holiday spirit.
Kind of annoying, too.
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Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:08 am |
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Chris
life begins now
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:09 pm Posts: 6480 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Not great, but not entirely awlful either.
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Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:21 pm |
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Cotton
Some days I'm a super bitch
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:22 pm Posts: 6645
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Not only does it drag on like a bad SNL sketch, but it's probably one of the ugliest looking movies I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. D
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Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:49 pm |
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trixster
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
I watched it again recently for the season. Yeah, it's pretty terrible. The whole thing seems little more than an excuse for Ron Howard to spend a lot of money and Jim Carrey to improvise a lot. I admit, though, a lot of Carrey's jokes make me laugh, but the only good parts of the film are when he's talking to his dog. Seriously. I could care less for those Whos.
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paper
Artie the One-Man Party
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:53 pm Posts: 4632
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The story just cannot be stretched to a full-length feature film. Or maybe it could, but they just took it in the completely wrong direction. And I too just dislike Howard's direction here. Everything LOOKS great though, and I agree with just about everyone that Carrey is fantastic.
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Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:29 pm |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This movie is horrible. It is everything the book is not. The sets and makeup and costumes are ugly. It's bloated, it's boring, it's wholly unnecessary. The pop song sucks. The whole point of the story is The Who's didn't care about presents. The movie is all about The Who's being materialistic and there is no believable reason for their change of heart. And The Who makeup is stuff of nightmares. It's full of lame childish humor and lazy pop culture references and awkward adult jokes. This film is painful to sit through.
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Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:51 pm |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67125
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Surely it would be "unnecessary" if the film was everything the book was. As it's "everything the book is not", it makes sense that it's made. There would be no point making the film if it was identical to the book.
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:11 am |
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Algren wrote: Surely it would be "unnecessary" if the film was everything the book was. As it's "everything the book is not", it makes sense that it's made. There would be no point making the film if it was identical to the book. Then make an original film. The point of an adaptation is to translate an experience to a different media.
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:25 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67125
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
lol. Where'd you find that definition? There are many goals in adapting something to film. It is not always to "translate an experience to a different" medium. For one, that is impossible. But two, perhaps Howard did translate the what he believed were the more important elements and left others behind. Seems many people agreed with him, too, as the film was a wild success.
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zwackerm
Hold the door!
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Still cannot fathom how anyone enjoys this movie. I actually do think that they did a great job with the Grinch's makeup and costume. The Whos still look awful.
Like the humor is so dumb, I can't imagine how anyone finds it funny. Just about every line made me cringe. There are a few chuckles, but they're few and far in between.
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67125
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Re: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
One of the best Christmas films of all-time.
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