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Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

UPA was pretty much formed by the animators group that went on strike at Disney in the early forties. Disney called them everything in the book and swore they were a communist plot. he even tried to get even during McCarthyism later in the fifties. well you can assume that UPA wasn't all that enamored with Disney and you would be right.Disney might have tried to get even, but UPA was vindicated so often with priceless material like this Christmas show.it certainly is delightful and makes good use of limited animation as opposed to Disney's full animation style. hand drawing is my favorite kind of animation and limited animation in my opinion, epitomizes it.this also has a winning musical score by Broadway's 'Peter Pan' song writer Jules Styne.Jules Styne is one of my personal favorites and this musical score goes beyond the call for a animated film of this kind.good message too. don't be a blind Magoo and be a scrooge. understand the importance of giving and sharing, especially at Christmastime.

When I started watching this, I expected it to be more like how The Simpsons portrayed it, with Magoo missing up his parts due to his blindness. Surprisingly, that is not the case. This is a very heartfelt adaptation with Magoo himself making a great Scrooge. The songs are very touching, sweet and memorable and while the animations aren't that great, hey, it's old-school Hanna-Barbera. What can one expect, Disney quality? The only thing that's a little off-putting (This may be a spoiler) is that the Ghost of Christmas Present appears before Christmas Past, but that's a minor detail and they made it work.Anyway, this is a very good adaptation of A Christmas Carol and I highly recommend it, especially now that it's finally on DVD.

I remember watching this when it first came out at Christmas time in 1962. It is the best animated Christmas show ever. Watching Scrooge alone in the classroom singing "a hand for each hand..." still brings a tear to my eye and I'm 57 now. My kids all grew up watching this show and I will soon be watching it with my new grandson. This is a classic and should be a part of everybody's Christmas viewing. Watch it with your kids and grand kids. You won't be sorry. Don't be "all alone in the world" and not watch this show. I usually watch this 4 or 5 times during the Christmas season. It's part of the staple of Christmas shows I watch every Christmas...Home for the Holidays, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Miracle on 34th St and Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol. I don't really get into the Christmas spirit until I see Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol. It's my very favorite of them all!

Another delightful animated rendering of the famous Ghost story with a Christmas message for everyone, especially the young in heart. It's JIM BACKUS behind the voice of Scrooge, having fun with his Mr. Magoo characterization despite the lack of "blind as a bat" jokes. He plays the role fairly straight and is still amusing as that old skinflint who develops a love for mankind after visited by three spirits.JACK CASSIDY makes a fine Bob Cratchet, especially since he's gets to lift his splendid voice in song in tunes that have a definite Broadway sound to them. Surprisingly, no one has thought of turning this into a stage show for Christmas presentations. The material and the songs are there for the asking. There's a wistful sound to some of the ballads.Worth watching for the good blend of story, animation and music, although the George C. Scott version of '84 cannot be topped for bringing the Dickens story to the screen in the most faithful fashion.