It’s come as a great surprise to see a resurgence in interest in 1992’s “The Muppet Christmas Carol” these past few years, which has always been beloved by fans, but is now enjoying newfound exposure in corporate marketing and merchandising. The feature was one of many adaptations of Charles Dickens’s 1843 novella, and, like other stabs at the source material, it offered a slightly sunnier take on the original story. Now director Ti West (who was recently buried in his “X” trilogy that attracted limited attention from audiences) hopes to restore the darkness to “A Christmas Carol” with “Ebenezer,” which aims to provide a more authentic understanding of the horror involved in Scrooge’s long Christmas night. West tries to replicate the Hammer Films experience for the movie, and he delivers ghostly intensity and period dinginess. However, he also makes an unfortunately dull picture that doesn’t offer much emotional pull, unable to shake the coldness of the storytelling approach. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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