The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
6.849 /10
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
Release Dates
| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| AT | Streaming | Nov 23, 2018 |
| BR | Streaming | Dec 14, 2018 |
| DE | DVD | Oct 17, 2019 |
| FR | DVD | Dec 5, 2020 |
| GB | DVD | Nov 12, 2018 |
| JP | Streaming | Oct 31, 2018 |
| RU | Streaming | Dec 3, 2020 |
| US | DVD | Mar 6, 2018 |
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Full Cast & Crew
Charles Dickens
Scrooge
Mr. John Dickens
John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
Kate Dickens
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Thackeray
Leech
Mrs. Fisk
Chapman
Mr. Grimsby
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig
Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit
Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim
Mrs. Dickens
Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit
Signor Mazzini
Young Charles
Stage Manager
Hall
Garrick Club Waiter
Tara / Ghost of Christmas Past
Mrs. Grimsby
Grave Digger
Cleric
Clerk
Rev. Henry Burnett / Bob Cratchit
Warren's Foreman
Punch / Judy
Pie Man
Newsagent
Scam Artist
Warren's Factory Boy
Christmas Tree Vendor
Constable Copperfield
Mr. Grub
Tart
Nobleman
Middle Class
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Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
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Bottemline: It's boring...
10/10 because I'm a Marvel Fanboy
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So in that spirit of fun Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes before us and everyone looks like they're having a good time saving the world. A computer program got loose and took form in this dimension named Ultron and James Spader who is completely unrecognizable is running amuck in the earth. No doubt Star Trek fans took notice that this guy's mission is to cleanse the earth much like that old earth probe NOMAD which got its programming mixed up in that classic Star Trek prime story. Wouldst Captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise had a crew like Downey has at his command.
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Pretend you're a kid again and enjoy, don't take it so seriously.
The Avengers raid a Hydra base in Sokovia commanded by Strucker and they retrieve Loki's scepter. They also discover that Strucker had been conducting experiments with the orphan twins Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who has super speed, and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), who can control minds and project energy. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers an Artificial Intelligence in the scepter and convinces Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) to secretly help him to transfer the A.I. to his Ultron defense system. However, the Ultron understands that is necessary to annihilate mankind to save the planet, attacks the Avengers and flees to Sokovia with the scepter. He builds an armature for self-protection and robots for his army and teams up with the twins. The Avengers go to Clinton Barton's house to recover, but out of the blue, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives and convinces them to fight against Ultron. Will they succeed?
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an entertaining adventure with impressive special effects and cast. The storyline might be better, since most of the characters do not show any chemistry. However, it is worthwhile watching this film since the amazing special effects are not possible to be described in words. Why Pietro has to die is also not possible to be explained. My vote is eight.
Cast & crew of
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Directors & Credit Writers
Novel
Producer
Original Music Composer
Producer
Producer
Director of Photography
Writer
Editor
Book
Cast
Scrooge
Mr. John Dickens
John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
Kate Dickens
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Thackeray
Leech
Mrs. Fisk
Chapman
Mr. Grimsby
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig
Fanny Dickens / Mrs. Cratchit
Henry Jr. / Tiny Tim
Mrs. Dickens
Rev. Henry Burnett / Mr. Cratchit
Signor Mazzini
Young Charles
Stage Manager
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