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I watched Sims' version, again, a couple of weeks ago, and am reminded of a couple reasons why I don't find it in the same league as George C. Scott's version. The cast of the Scott version is just perfection, to me. Tiny Tim is actually tiny and looks quite frail. By comparison, the one in...

Canadian cities always look like Canadian cities, to me. I never understand why they need to be New York or Philadelphia, or whatever other American city for which they never adequately substitute. I'm always taken out of the story, whenever they show street scenes of, obviously Canadian...

Well, if we're talking Canadian Christmases, then it's BLACK CHRISTMAS, for me!

The MGM version is my least favorite of the traditionally told versions of the story. I really like the Disney version with Jim Carrey, which is saying a lot, since I neither like Carrey, nor the motion capture process. Carrey's Ghost of Christmas Past is my favorite version of the character...

Although I love the Alastair Sim version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL (I love many versions of it). it takes second place to George C. Scott's version. For me, that one is the definitive one. I'm happy to have a good copy of the Sim version, after many years of faded viewings.