New ‘Christmas Carol’ Trailer is Old

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on September 13, 2009

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As of this evening, I’ve officially gone insane because upon seeing this “totally new,” “exclusive,” “extra bacon” trailer for A Christmas Carol, I could swear that I’ve seen it before. Shot for shot. Scene for scene. I remember wondering “Why would they mention he directed Back to the Future?” a few weeks ago. I also remember digging the Ghost of Christmas Past whose head is a candle flame and how most of what’s shown looks exactly like every other adaptation of the novel except all CGI and more wrinkly.

Lose your mind along with me, dear reader:

Seriously. Is it really a selling point that he directed Back to the Future? I realize that the gut instinct is to say, “Yes,” because it’s a beloved film that will endure the test of time or something like that. However, does reaching back two decades ago to find a solid, memorable film really the image you want to invoke for your film. Plus, it’s not like a science fiction film about a wiry-haired scientist and his teenage companion crossing the space-time continuum really has anything to do with this movie. It’s like tacitly saying:

If you loved Alien, you’ll love Matchstick Men!

But anyway, what the heck did you think? Keep in mind that not liking this movie means you hate Christmas.

Source: Yahoo! Movies!!


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  • silent_jay
    "If you loved Alien, you’ll love Matchstick Men!".........or maybe the fact it also mentions he did forest gump and polar express tells you something else? perhaps he has 30 years of seat filling films behind him and *that* is why these films get a mention to begin with!

    you are aware that this is why any trailer for any film does this? not to compare, but to enlighten the trailer watcher that the makers of a film have a track record, and this may or may not entice you to see the new film.
  • I gotta agree bringing up Back to the future is lame. The Style looks alot like The Polar Express, there's this awkwardness to its characters but the effects look good. Oh and I LOVE the poster!
  • finalcrisis2
    It looks decent. And is it me, or when Marley's Ghost delivers his, "You will be haunted by 3 spirits." line, he looks like some sort of video game character. Very poorly animated. And it's not like I paused it and studied it, the poor quality kind of lept out at me.
  • pabest
    Yes... it does jackass.

    They are 3 meorable films from different points in his film career. Not just Back to the Future.

    You are a moron.
  • No way this will be as good as The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • nickdenife
    Hm. While I'm not entirely sure yet another version of "A Christmas Carol" is needed, the fact stands that it's a classic story. It looks to me, however, that it's been needlessly updated to appeal to audiences that demand flash above plot. And the other thing that bothers me is that the characters in Bob Zemeckis CGI movies always look creepy.

    I am a big fan of Zemeckis, especially his early stuff, like USED CARS and I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND, not so much of FORREST GUMP.
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