I actually wanted to watch "The Muppets Christmas Carol", but that was gone from Netflix (why did they have to delete it at Christmas Time? :((((( ). So as an alternative I decided on Scrooged.
Frank Cross (Bill Murray), a TV producer is a real Scrooge. When the TV station airs Scrooge as a Christmas TV special, he doesn't like it. Also he treats his employees like shit. I think he even says Humbug at some point. So he is visited by three ghosts: The taxi driver of Christmas Past, the fairy of Christmas present and the death puppet of Christmas yet to come. And for some reason, while reliving the exact story from "A Christmas Carol", which he is setting up a live TV show for, he doesn't realize the similarities.
That being said, I enjoyed this movie. The characters were funny, Bill Murray was awesome to watch (as always) and I enjoyed the new twist on the story. Because even though it takes exactly the same turns as the original story (poor employee with a sick kid, girl he once loved, loving family member) it still feels fresh and new.
This was my first real Christmas movie this month and I'm rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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