Disney managed to dehumanize this very human story with cartoonish renditions of characters and stunts for the sake of 3-D effects. It is not that it is animated; but, the characters are not convincing like they are in the movies, Polar Express or Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Scrooge has this unrealistically huge head, spindly body and he appears near death from the beginning. One wonders how he could possibly live long enough to gain the reputation of keeping Christmas well. Scrooge seems to be some ghastly bobble head with his head precariously swiveling on his little body, floating about the screen. Tiny Tim gets scant attention. One is not endeared to his character as he is in almost any other version of this tale.
The movie is set in very dark scenes throughout much of the movie making it unnecessarily oppressive. There are gratuitous scenes throughout apparently designed just to be able to make use of 3-D and Dolby sound which add little to the movie. In particular there is a scene that goes on and on in which Scrooge is chased by a hearse for reasons unclear. It is a pity, since 3-D effects used properly could have made this a stellar version of this classic. I will say that the 3-D is well done, but in this case detracts from the story rather than enhancing it.
Save your money. Any other version is a more rewarding experience.
The movie is set in very dark scenes throughout much of the movie making it unnecessarily oppressive. There are gratuitous scenes throughout apparently designed just to be able to make use of 3-D and Dolby sound which add little to the movie. In particular there is a scene that goes on and on in which Scrooge is chased by a hearse for reasons unclear. It is a pity, since 3-D effects used properly could have made this a stellar version of this classic. I will say that the 3-D is well done, but in this case detracts from the story rather than enhancing it.
Save your money. Any other version is a more rewarding experience.