How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Pros: great message for all, animation is terrific, good job on the restoration, great music
Cons: none

One common complaint among many religious folk out there during the holiday season is how many of the so-called "Holiday Specials" fail to put any focus on what Christmas is all about - the birth of Jesus Christ. While that may be true, there are some ...

Pros: Fun, entertaining Christmas cartoon.
Cons: None for me.

I love Christmas. In addition to the decorating I do, I also watch several Christmas movies and specials every year. There are some Christmas cartoons that I watched growing up and still enjoy watching now when I get the chance to see them. I recently ...

Pros: Story, Animation, Boris Karloff
Cons: None

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

With Boris Karloff as the Grinch and narrator too, how can this animated movie miss? It can’t.

Dr. Suess’s famous tale is brought to the screen every year around Christmas and has become a...

Pros: Classic version of a kid's picture book
Cons: Animation is only average (yes, I'm being grinchy)

I've been watching the TV version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas since I was a kid. And it is still an absolute must every year. Based on the Dr. Seuss picture book, it tells the story of the Grinch and the Whos. You see, Christmas is ...

Pros: the Grinch's song
Cons: only on TV once a year

Deliciously foul. The Grinch is utterly despicable, and we love to hate him, even as we pity his poor dog, Max. But Dr. Seuss is not content to give us a villain that we are destined to despise forever. Instead, he provides much greater fulfillment by...

Pros: Has a character for everyone to love
Cons: none

Along with Frosty, Rudolph, and other Christmas Classics, Mr Grinch "weaseled" his was into our homes every holiday season.

Mr Grinch has garlic for his soul, and plotted and planned ways to make "Whooville" a not so...

Pros: A classic holiday tale that's pleasin', even when it's not the holiday season.
Cons: This is the Grinch, there's no cons, not an inch.

It's an annual event at this time of year. That the networks air movies to spread holiday cheer. There's Ralphie and Frosty and Bailey (George from It's A Wonderful Life). There's Santa and Mary and that Scrooge who's a wench. But the famous ...

Pros: Great Narrative And Music
Cons: None

Because of the hype of the new movie starring Jim Carrey called The Grinch, I was very pleased to find a copy of the original cartoon classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, to view before observing the live action movie next weekend....

Pros: A memorable holiday classic
Cons: None

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if this extraordinary green mammal, the Grinch was left out. This holiday icon has managed to steal our hearts every year at Christmas. The Grinch steal our hearts every year because it's Christmas, he’s mean, ...

Pros: Lessons learned and traditions continued
Cons: Video is not today's style but still fine for viewing.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic for sure. It started out with a cute little story book, and ended up being a big hit when it came to television as a short cartoon movie based on the book. Amazingly since then it has been shown at least a few ...

Pros: It's a great movie!
Cons: Unless you buy the video, you can only see it during Christmas

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!!

Honestly, who DOESN'T like this movie? It's a classic! A few years ago when I started building my movie collection, this was one of the first to be bought. It ranks right up there with A Charlie...

Pros: Perfect realization of Dr. Seuss's tale, Boris Karloff's excellent voice work.
Cons: Some very young children might be frightened of the Grinch.

Growing up in the 1970s and early 1980s, I enjoyed the flood of Christmas TV specials during the holiday season. To me, the Yuletide season was not complete without a healthy dose of television specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, ...

Pros: lovable "bad" guy, typical Seuss story and lyrics
Cons: audio a little off

We just rented this classic Christmas story over the weekend because my daughter wants to see the new Grinch movie when it comes out. I have probably seen the original one about a dozen times, as they trot it out every Christmas season. But I had...

Pros: Great tale of the true meaning of Christmas
Cons: Absolutely none

The Seussian villain
One of my favorite lines from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is when the narrator is on a tirade against the Grinch. It goes like this:

If I had to choose three words to describe you they would...

Pros: The Grinch, good message without being heavy. Great song
Cons: Cons? What cons?

Last Christmas, my cousin bought me a stuffed Grinch. A strange gift for someone over 21? Not when you realize that I've been giving hints (okay, nagging) all year.

Of course, the idea of a stuffed Grinch would probably appall Dr Seuss....