The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

“…there’s nothing in nature that freezes your heart like years of being alone…”

Joyously sentimental. If this movie doesn't make you all blurry-eyed, you're a monster. Michael Caine is delightful as old Ebenezer and the songs on the soundtrack are perfect. This was the first post-Jim Henson Muppet movie made; Brian Henson's Muppets are kinder and cuddly and lack the edge of their previous incarnation, but it suits the subject matter of this movie just fine. Ironically, this is also probably one of the most faithful adaptations of Dickens ever made. I think it's my fate to become an old miser like Scrooge if things don't change for me soon...

4.5 crippled frogs out of 5

Note: The song, "When Love is Gone," cut from the original theatrical version and restored on VHS format, is again missing from the latest edition of the DVD. Make sure you obtain the right version.