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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 1966 special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Story
The Grinch is sick of crass commercialism and is overstimulated by the “noise, noise, noise, noise”; therefore he hates Christmas. Despite the eight-year-old’s protests that they need the tragic backstory, this was done fantasticly for a twenty-three minute special. There’s an economy of story that is quite impressive.
Score: 1
Characters
There’s really only the Grinch, Cindy-Lou, and Max but they are all fairly well fleshed out. The animators did a fanatastic job giving Max a personality without any lines.
Boris Karloff kills it as the Grinch and the narrator.
Score: 1
Dialogue
The dialogue is pulled straight from the book and is both absurd and rife with meaning.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
The animation is spectacular for its time. bringing the exaggerated style of Dr. Seuss and giving the motions to match is great. The movement and framing are what all future Dr. Seuss adaptations would use as a base.
Score: 1
Fun
Huge nostalgia points from me. Despite its age, it stood up well. I’d love a cleaned up version from the original film. The kids were both glued and complained it was too short.
Score: 1
Overall
A holiday classic with lots of heart. This is a combination of amazing animation and wonderful voicework.
Final Score: 5* Stars out of 5
*A 5 star review doesn’t mean the movie was perfect nor that it is perfect for everyone but it is a movie I believe is as close to perfect as possible.
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