The One Thing That I Didn't Like...

I had forgotten about the additional scene with Belle and her husband, which was also a good scene. But, if the other scene doesn't appear in the novel, then how come in my version it says:

"He [Scrooge] had not gone far, when coming on towards him he beheld the portly gentleman, who had walked into his counting-house the day before, and said, 'Scrooge and Marley's, I believe?' It sent a pang across his heart to think how this old gentleman would look upon him when they met; but he knew what path lay straight before him, and he took it.
'My dear sir,' said Scrooge, quickening his pace, and taking the old gentleman by both his hands. 'How do you do? I hope you succeeded yesterday. It was very kind of you. A merry Christmas to you, sir!'
'Mr Scrooge?'
'Yes,' said Scrooge. 'That is my name, and I fear it may not be pleasant to you. Allow me to ask your pardon. And will you have the goodness --' here Scrooge whispered in his ear.
'Lord bless me!' cried the gentleman, as if his breath were gone. 'My dear Mr Scrooge, are you serious?'
'If you please,' said Scrooge. 'Not a farthing less. A great many back-payments are included in it, I assure you. Will you do me that favour?'
'My dear sir,' said the other, shaking hands with him. 'I don't know what to say to such munifi--'
'Don't say anything, please,' retorted Scrooge. 'Come and see me. Will you come and see me?'
'I will!' cried the old gentleman. And it was clear he meant to do it.
'Thank 'ee,' said Scrooge. 'I am much obliged to you. I thank you fifty times. Bless you!'"

This is according to both the Barnes & Noble Classics printing and the version found online at Literature.org (exact address is http://www.literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/christmas-carol/chapter-05.html)


007 [Regarding Max Zorin] - We played bridge together...He lost. (Everything or Nothing)

This version has where Scrooge goes into the church and sings a bit before going on to Freds. I don't remember this scene in the others. Maybe they use the seeing the charity men in the other versions instead of the church scene here.

Why don't they have "The Making Of....." included with all the latest dvd's these days, maybe we'd not have to ask so many questions and just enjoy the story!! But then we'd only be somewhere else asking other questions, wouldn't we??


"Go back to your oar, Forty One."

Nothing beats seeing Patrick Stewart doing this live on stage.... nothing!

"Probably due to time constraints."

If that's the case, they should have cut out some of the scenes that they added or expanded from the original text so they could have put this scene in. It's pretty important. Certainly more important than hearing one of the partygoers singing about how shy he is or seeing Scrooge at Marley's funeral (not in the book at all).




“Hmm . . . well, it needs work. I have to go.”

*slams door*