everyone be surely familiar with this most famous of story a heartless businessman be visit by the ghost of his dead partner on christmas eve and warn that if he continue in his uncaring way then he will be doom to an afterlife in chain . so that he can avoid his partner fate he be visit by three spirit who show him vision of christmas past and present and yet to come and so that he will hopefully see the error of his way before it be too late . a rather morbid tale one might think and but it be classic charles dickens and and also one of the most famous and popular christmas story of all time . to me this be the definitive version of dickens timeless story while it the one i always remember watch in school and and i remember be absolutely terrify by it . the ghost of jacob marley and the final scene with the ghost of christmas present under the bridge and and the ghost of christmas yet to come especially i find very frighten . how on earth do the film gain the u certificate . ( for non uk reader u be the low classification and it mean family friendly and child welcome and nothing to scare them etc . this be certainly not the case though and a some small child will undoubtedly find the final segment positively terrify with the grim reaper like spectre of christmas future . be that a it may and from the many version of this classic story i have see adapt for film and this be possibly the most faithful to the book . most notably include be a segment rarely see in film adaptation of the original text that of the ghost of christmas present show scrooge the two child hide under his robe ( you would never get away with a scene like that nowadays . ) . the two child represent ignorance and need ( although change to want in this film ) . criticism for me however become apparent have watch it again with more objective and trained eye and the main one of which be that george c. scott portrayal of scrooge seem simply not cold enough . he laugh too much . i do not want to use the word jolly because of course ebeneezer be anything but and but he do seem to be merely a grumpy old man and rather than the positively unkind and cold and uncaring man that he be in the book and other film . patrick stewart portray him excellently in one of the most recent version film and and michael caine and despite act alongside the muppets and be positively cold . far and the development of the character over the course of the film a he learn more about the error of his way and grows towards redemption be unconvincing and appear inconsistent . he appear to have change little by the time he reach the third spirit final lesson . but ignore this one ( albeit major ) quibble and it be still a spellbinding and ultimately heart warm christmas tale and a all christmas film should be . london of course look like the perfect picturesque quaint snow cover english town that many american probably imagine it still be ( the truth be that even then that london be grey and grimy and any snow would never have be so white . ) and everyone be so impeccably dress too and even the poor people look rather dapper . but of course it a christmas film and so why shouldn not everything look nice . perfect holiday season view while couple with copy of it a wonderful life and miracle on 34th street and the snowman and you have get everything you need .