Very best movie i ever watch

I wanted to but couldn't!

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Scrooged is a fresh, dark and original take on the classic Christmas Carol story. The ghosts are humorous and horrifying and Bill Murray does an excellent job of creating a modern-day Ebeneezer Scrooge. The ending is quite cheesy, but, then again, isn't that what Christmas movies are all about?

'Scrooged (1988)' is an interesting, if relatively straight-forward, modern twist on a well-known Christmas classic, with the central cynical, money-grubbing curmudgeon here portrayed by the charmingly quick-witted and drolly dry Bill Murray as a jaded TV-exec producing his very own version of the classic 'Scrooge' tale. This adds a nice 'meta' layer to the piece and allows it to reflect on the ever increasing 'extreme' nature of the 1980s. While the flick is predictable down to its last plot-point due to its strict adherence to its source story's rigid outline, the picture manages to set itself apart from the numerous other adaptations by being not only as emotionally resonant as you'd expect but also genuinely funny, too. The inventive visual effects and somewhat more relatable domestic aspects bring a fairly visceral and close-to-home feel, one that's compounded by the focus on interpersonal relationships and the fact that Murray's selfish cynic is constantly understandable, charmingly dissonant and yet every bit as despicable as you'd want him to be. 6/10

I really like Bill Murray. Usually. But then .. he usually has been in films that I liked...Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Tootsie ... GOOD movies.Scrooged is NOT a "good movie. It is a mish-mashed mess of "spoof", "re-telling", "modern take on" etc etc and for me it just did not work.It started out a little promising with John Forsythe in Marley Mode (he turns up again as a Fezziwig clone only with smarmy overtones). The scene where he puts Frank through the window is the one scene that was pretty impressive and actually funny.The ghosts were obnoxious. The Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane) beating up Frank was overdone and pointless. Actually the whole film was.Other reviews have called it a "classic" and their favorite version of the Dicken's tale. IMO, they are sadly wrong.

BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM VERY HONEST ABOUT THESE FILMS.Another spin on the Charles Dickens tale this time set in the world of American Network Television. By updating the story (To then present day New YorK) also stripped away the heart and since of innocence to the beloved novel. In this version Bill Murray plays the Scrooge but here his name is Frank Cross a Network Television President. Franks idea of Christmas programming is basically putting the Manson Family on Television if it will get ratings. Of course he learns to take in the joy of the season by the end of the movie but the film makers themselves failed to infuse the story of heart. This film is a tad better than the HALLMARK Christmas MOVIES but that is because David Johansen steels every scene away from Bill Murray. Please if you want to see a great Version of "A Christmas Carol" see the 1938 Version produced by MGM. It set the standard