Comments on: Dr. Seuss – How the Grinch Stole Christmas/Horton Hears a Who

By: wally gator

wally gator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:11:37 +0000

Ok, I’ll admit, I haven’t really seen the DVD, but I do know that HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS is absolutely one of the most perfect cartoons ever. It has it all! The ill tunes, the ill toys and the ill hearted grinch.

Tunes: The guy who does the voice of Tony the Tiger (recently deceased, R.I.P) sings the Grinch’s theme song. It isn’t the only cool song here, you also get the TRIM UP THE TREE with who foo fluff song. Also the BA BOO BORIN song, which in my house, this song pretty much establishes that its officially “Christmas time.”

Toys: KLUM DUM DINGERS and WAZAMA WOOS. Yeah, I made that up.. lets go smoke some WHO HASH! You know what I’m saying?

THE GRINCH: Conceived by Dr. SEUSS and brought to the small screen by Chuck Jones. Two genius’ for sure, who worked together once before when they brought Horton Hatches the Egg to the silver screen sometime back in the forties. They would also produce HORTON HEARS A WHO in later years, that too can be found on this DVD. But the Grinch, is his own. Nothing can stop him (except maybe the love of Christmas, but as we know this really only made him stronger.) The Grinch is probably the coolest cartoon character around (and I watch a lot of cartoons.)

Stay away from the COMPLETELY LAME movie version with Jim Carrey. Get this version… and why not get the book too? The kids will love it!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: E. Gil

E. Gil — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:35:08 +0000

This DVD commemorates the 50th anniversary of the book by Seuss released on October 12, 1957, not the animated movie.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: abe

abe — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:56:19 +0000

this is quite possibly oneof the greatest x-mas movies ever made.lets see theres a christmas story,the bad santa,silent night deadly night,grandma got run over by a reindeer,home alone and the grinch that stole x-mas in both its forms.the grinch hates the whos of whoville and decides to steal everything representing x-mas from thiuer homes.every light,present,tree………………………..its an all time great so buy it!the lyrics to the song youre a mean one mr grinch are beatle worthy.that is if they ever did a soundtrack like this which they didnt.its better traditionaly than the newer one but its color is old school and it just doesnt have that hollywood bang like the new version.this one is true to the dr,dr suess though.the other has little in common with them.there are also many other grinch related movies and books out there like how the cat in the hat ungrinched the grinch and how the grinch got so grinchy.kids like it.between the x-mas theme,the horror of a stolen x-mas,the nolstalgia of a timeless x-mas classic and the grinches powerful mood swings even a hardened criminal could get teary eyed.this movie is outstanding in its capacity to touch people!the only chick per say is little cindy lou who who finds the grinch stealing her tree.so no hot mamas here.this film follows the book to the letter unlike the new one with jim carrey.the grinch,in my opinion,tells a better x-mas story than anyone out there.theres the epitoime of horribly shattered and battered souls dragging his poor old heart around.the only thing that stops him from his apocalyptic plunge into lifelong depression is his sudden revelation that stealing x-mas would end his harrowing torment.so he rises from the ashes of his former blue world and sets out to make things right in a way he belives to be theraputic and helpful.only hes pulled himself done so far,that he completely goes overboard.then he has another startling revelation that really does set everything right.so,the point being even the most horribly emotionaly scarred beings can make a emotional comeback through the magic of x-mas.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:27:16 +0000

This is an okay movie, but is not as funny or comedic as the live version. This movie is just your basic “Grinch hates Christmas so he steals all the presents and the whole thing backfires.” This is still worth seeing, just not spending money on. I mean, the Grinch doesn’t even sound funny like in the one with Jim Carrey, and Cindy Lou isn’t a main character, either, which [is not fair]. And also, there’s no Betty Lou, or Martha May, not to mention Stu and Drew. This is my biggest complaint, you’ll find that this movie is 53 minuts because it has Horton Hears a Who on it. If it wasn’t for that, than this cassette would only be a half an hour, in simple terms, it is too short! Rent it instead of buying it. Remember, it’s still worth seeing, just not spending money on.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: B. Breakstone

B. Breakstone — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:35:41 +0000

Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday story was already adapted for the screen in a beloved animated version by Chuck Jones. This gratingly unfunny retread fails its predecessors in every way. It’s just awful.
Rating: 1 / 5