How the Grinch Stole Christmas (aka Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas) is a 2000 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. The movie was produced by Imagine Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. How the Grinch Stole Christmas was written by Jeffery Price and Peter S. Seaman and directed by Ron Howard.
The story is it's once again time to celebrate Christmas down in Whoville. However, not everyone is pleased, that one unhappy person being the Grinch. After a couple of attempts to try to get along with the Whos, the Grinch sets out to ruin Christmas for everyone. But maybe, just maybe a little girl named Cindy Lou Who might just change his mind.
- Negatives
The only complaint I have for the film is we don't get a reason as to why the Grinch hates Christmas. Yes there's those flashbacks to his school years, but prior to that we're shown he hated the holiday then. So did he always hate, or was when everyone made fun of him? Don't know.
- Mix
I've got nothing. Let's just move on.
- Positives
One thing I loved about the movie is the humor. There were two times I didn't laugh, but for like 99% of the time I was having a great time with the comedy in this. Mostly with some of the Grinch's dialogue. Hell, there's even some amazing adult jokes thrown in there, and it actually works.
Since I brought up the Grinch, let's talk about him....he's awesome. He was still doing what he did in the book and then some. But what also makes me love this version, is the fact that he's so proud of all of his childish antics. Makes for an entertaining comedic villain.
What also makes the movie work is the performances from Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen. Jim was perfectly cast as the Grinch, and his acting ability really shined through even with all of that makeup on him. And I don't know why Stinkers Bad Movie Awards nominated her for "Worst Supporting Actress" during the movie's initial run, because she was actually really good. She made Cindy Lou Who a likable and sweet character.
The last thing I'll give the movie credit for is it actually does keep with the source material. Yes there was stuff added, but the most important part is that they kept the message from the book. In matter of fact, when the Grinch actually starts stealing Christmas and the Whos learn the important part of Christmas, it's just basically the book brought to life.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is actually and I'm not scared to admit it, one of my favorite Christmas movies, and I always look forward to it whenever it's shown on TV. It has great humor, the Grinch is hilarious, the performances from Carrey and Momsen were one of the greatest things about the entire film, and it still does keep the message in tact. The only downside is despite what was shown, or what the movie wants us to believe, we still don't know why the Grinch hates Christmas.
My final rating is Great.
Well everyone, that's it. This is my final post for 2021. And what a year. I got to see Nicolas Cage tear apart evil animatronics, witness the Snyder cut, see Godzilla and Kong duke it out, see what happens when Zack Snyder tackles an army of the undead, enjoy some crazy action from the Fast & Furious series, watch Chris Pratt save the future, believe in the power of the Blue Shirt Guy, have my mind blown from the absolute craziness from a brand new James Wan horror flick, see Michael Myers be a complete murder machine, be completely awestruck from Dune, have some laughs with the Ghostbusters, and last but not least, relive some nostalgia with Spider-Man.
I'm looking forward to the films of next year. So I hope you all have a great New Year's party, and wish you nothing but good luck for 2022. See ya then.
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