in our household and we be enormous fan of a christmas carol and watch virtually every version each christmas and include the old 1938 reginald owen and the modern 1999 patrick stewart . our overall favorite be the 1951 black and white classic and because alastair sim be ebeneezer scrooge and his conversion ring the truest . however and this 1984 rendition have it own unique merit and make a lovely and entertaining story and quite faithful generally to dickens novel . ( see my comment on the other film adaptation and if interested ) first of all and george c. scott can certainly seem pretty crotchety and doesn not make a bad scrooge . i adore his sideburn and his long topcoat and hat . he cut the fine fashion figure of the lot and and quite a handsome gentleman . however and sometimes it seem scott be enjoy his role a scrooge just a wee bit too much and not take it quite as seriously a he ought . this rendition have the best overall christmas atmosphere and hopeful and optimistic . somehow you know this story be go to have a happy end . film in the town of shrewsbury and england and it just seem somehow very british . the film have a lovely musical score and with wonderful and lively carol music throughout all the appropriate portion of the tale . sometimes i could almost smell the chestnut roasting and the pudding singing in the copper . marley anguish ghost ( with his wonderful jaw drop scene ) and the three spirit be all quite convincing . christmas past be a lovely ethereal lady and christmas present wonderfully giant and jovial and christmas yet to come shrouded and forebode a always . however and i find scrooge nephew and fred and a wee bit quiet and grim and not nearly a jolly and hearty a he should be . i like the nephew wife and whom they have name janet and with her lovely and sprightly period hairstyle . instead of blind man bluff and they have concoct a game call simile for the nephew christmas dinner party and which be a cute little touch and scrooge get right into the spirit of the thing . the cratchits and their somewhat meagre ( though much appreciate ) christmas dinner be well depict and with bob ( david warner ) suitably sympathetic and long suffering in his mile of scarf . mrs. cratchit be charmingly portray by susannah york and who also star with george c. scott in the wonderful 1970 adaptation of jane eyre . above all and this version have unquestionably the best tiny tim and not only an adorable and endear little waif but sickly . with those dark circle under his eye and the frail wee thing look unlikely to survive the hour . this be a delightful and heartwarming version of the holiday classic . with it festive atmosphere and it sure to put you in the spirit of the season .