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  1. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Isn't that the station that squishes the picture in from the sides?
  2. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I saved this disc (the 2011 BD) for Christmas eve. I had watched some of the 1938 version on TCM a week or so ago. I also watched one of the extras (a film critic discussing it) afterwards. I've given up hope for a future upgraded disc, so I can happily get by with this, a few missing words...
  3. Marvin

    Newer shows you like/collect although your main interest is classic TV

    Third Rock from the Sun I have a bunch of Simpsons season sets that I bought a long time ago, but I tired of the show before I got a chance to watch them.
  4. Marvin

    Josh's Blind Buys: Watching The Unseen Collection

    I have the previous 4 movie set with 5th Avenue, which I usually watch this time of year. (It also has Christmas in Ct, Shop Around the Corner and the Owen Christmas Carol). I tried watching it last nite and the movie stops playing about halfway through; I assume it's the old problem of DVD...
  5. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I saw it was coming on (after watching Shop Around the Corner) but I purposely didn't watch it; too early in the Christmas season. I guess I'll have to watch my Blu-ray copy (2011 release) in a few weeks.
  6. Marvin

    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    Seasons 1-5 of Donna Reed. Apparently those are the only ones available, and only on DVD.
  7. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I must stand on my head....
  8. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I always wonder why they have to go out to Denny's after that. They had already cooked the rolls and sweet potatoes.
  9. Marvin

    Blu-ray Review Holiday Inn: 75th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review

    Viewers are always free to skip that part on their own.
  10. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    It says Colin Fleming is writing a book on this film. I expect it to be released before a UHD version.
  11. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    According to IMDB, the boy sent to buy the prize turkey (David Hannaford) is alive. (David Hannaford plays the boy, not the turkey.)
  12. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I just watched the movie and noticed this for the first time. I guess I've always watched it in mono before. (The scene where he surprises Fred and his guests.)
  13. Marvin

    What's on your Daily Viewing List?

    I've also been in Christmas-movie mode the last few weeks. Last night was "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Leaning towards "Holiday Inn" tonite. Or perhaps an alternate version of "The Christmas Carol" (saving the main one - Alistair Sim - for closer to Christmas).
  14. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Perhaps this isn't the correct section to be posting this but I see it's now $7.99 on Amazon. Don't know for how long.
  15. Marvin

    PHE Press Release: It’s A Wonderful LIfe (4K/UHD) Digital Only?

    OK, here's a dumb question: how will one buy this digital-only release? The only such thing I've ever bought is from Amazon Prime. Will this one be available that way? Earlier in this thread someone posted that if you already own the movie it will be upgraded for free. Does that mean if...
  16. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Looks interesting. I need to make a note to watch it before my Prime membership expires in early December.
  17. Marvin

    Top 10 favourite 80s films that haven't been released in Blu-ray

    Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
  18. Marvin

    Don't know where to post this...AMAZON PRIME is going up 20% this year!

    The end of last year was the first time I joined, since we needed quick delivery on something that would otherwise have cost over $20. Most of the time I'm not in a rush to get my order and it's not a problem to order enough to get free shipping. There have been only a few times I haven't opted...
  19. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    I'm not as bothered by the missing line as I am by some of the annoying screen jumps early on in the film. Supposedly this doesn't occur on all displays but it's happened with mine, both previous and current TVs.
  20. Marvin

    White Christmas (Diamond Anniversary Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I have an earlier Blu-ray version than this one (different cover with a slip-cover) and his hair has a bluish tint from the back. Not as blue as it looked on TV (TCM or AMC?) a few years ago. I have no idea what source they were using.
  21. Marvin

    Blu-ray Review Holiday Inn: 75th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review

    I recall watching this a few years ago and my wife, who had never seen it before (neither had I) happened to walk in the living room during that scene. It made her resemble that jaw-dropping emoticon.
  22. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Also, there was an Albert Finney musical version, which I didn't like at all, but some people love. So I figured I'd point that out as well.
  23. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Not sure if it's essential but I prefer the Hicks version to the Owen version. The Patrick Stewart version is pretty good.
  24. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    He's the Spirit of Christmas Carols Past.
  25. Marvin

    PHE Press Release: It's A Wonderful Life 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition (Blu-ray)

    I've always thought this disc looked fine (in my very un-expert opinion, of course). On the other hand, I recall the version of the 1951 Alastair Sim version, which I believe was released around the same time, got good reviews here. Even though, in that case, the disc has a problem with lots of...
  26. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    ...in keeping with the situation.
  27. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Good review. I know what you mean about seeing Sim as being Scrooge, rather than as an actor portraying him. The latter is also how I felt about Scott and Stewart; they both did a good job but I never forgot that I was watching Scott or Stewart, rather than Scrooge. And I also think the fact...
  28. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Also he doesn't make amends with the guy who, at the beginning of the movie, told him he couldn't repay his debt on time. I don't know if he does this in any other version (or in the book) but in the Stewart version, the debtor is happy to be relieved of his debt when Scrooge dies (in the...
  29. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    Yeah, it seems odd to release a DVD and not a BD version nowadays. Maybe they're busy working on a VHS version?
  30. Marvin

    The Definitive A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951): Starring Alastair Sim

    That's on my viewing agenda for tonight. I don't usually wait for Christmas Eve to watch it but I guess I was busy watching lots of other Christmas movies the last 3 or 4 weeks (including the Patrick Stewart version and a couple of partial viewings of the George Scott version on AMC).
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