I love my family but a heated row has broken out about which is the better Christmas Carol: the muppets or the Robert Zemeckis, CGI one. My 9yo niece is explaining how the CGI one is more faithful to the text & I am explaining that the other one has muppets & that she is wrong
Damnit. Brother is also on the side of the 2009 Zemeckis film because it captures social issues that inspired Dickens’ original text, without lapsing into twee sentimentality.
Yes, but #CheesesForUsMices . . . Soooooo?
Yes, but #CheesesForUsMices . . . Soooooo?
Sister in law is with us - I.e., the RIGHT side of this, because IT. HAS. MUPPETS.
4yo is #TeamMuppets because of “LIGHT THE LAMP NOT THE RAT!LIGHT THE LAMP NOT THE RAT!”
7yo is too worried about letting someone down and won’t commit to any side, but I know one of his favourite ever jokes is this one, so I’m claiming him as a moral victory
FFS auntie Laura! “Yes, the muppets is a cinematic masterpiece but if the question is which is the better version of Dickens’ text, then it has to be Zemeckis.” 🤦♀️
Yeah, well I have a PhD in 19th literary history & I say Dickens was wrong to leave the muppets out.
Yeah, well I have a PhD in 19th literary history & I say Dickens was wrong to leave the muppets out.
Ok. The gloves are off now. Someone’s started discussing Patrick Stewart’s Scrooge - I don’t care which one you bring in, the muppets are better
Breakfast time and this is still going. 7yo woke me up early to ask if he can watch both Christmas Carols again. After which, He’s still unsure and has excused himself from the debate to play with robot tanks
Grandma is #TeamMuppet but thinks we all need to settle down and have a nice cup of tea.
Haha! I win. I just busted the 9yo singing “Scrooge” from the Muppet Christmas Carol in the bath.
#TeamMuppet
#TeamMuppet
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