How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 by AverageMansReviews

How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful/shooting/burning/biting/bodily functions/vehicle crash/medical/references to raise and suicide

Welcome to Whoville: briefly; on the outskirts of the town high up looking down Mount Crumpit in a cave through a telescope is the Grinch [Younger child: Josh Ryan Evans/Older: Jim Carrey:] he is annoyed with the people of Whoville, basically being happy at Christmas so he comes up with the idea to steal Christmas from them alongside his dog Max, but there is one in Whoville; Cindy Lou Who [Taylor Momsen:] she is very young and consequently she believes that if you show the Grinch kindness may be you may change his ways, but maybe she will change her mind after he decides to deal with from her town.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing is smoothly energetic as it has a story to tell and with Anthony Hopkins being the narrator/storyteller we are in very comfortable hands to experience this journey; this film goes on for roughly 105 minutes.

Art, action and comedy; be it visually or musically, the second thing after Hopkins' voice that reassure you that this film is going at minimum going to be good is; the plentiful artistic outlay of every single location, time jump, the physical representation of the Grinch; which is perfectly envisioned and consequently executed, but also for an example the transport network from the Grinch's home to Whoville or vice versa; it is something that the Mario Bros would really appreciate. The Grinch saves Cindy and then shows he is skills with wrapping paper, obviously I will discuss this more later on but for now as you can probably tell this is Carrey right in his element of enthusiastic, eccentric and slightly insane comedic best; as for one example he dresses up his dog Max as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and the Grinch/Carrey turns into the Director, dressed as one to really fit in, gives Max the instructions and starts filming, with Max pushing with his paw off this red nose and paraphrasing but absolutely with the same sentiment; the Grinch/Carrey gives Max high praise indeed for essentially raging against the machine/the system and going against what he was instructed to.

Character developments, performances, and voice performers; the character developments are all good, broadly speaking likewise the performances are all good, but let's be completely honest here; this is Carrey at his very best, because he is the maestro this entire film; he is naturally enthusiastic, which because he is being natural, it makes other characteristics look and feel for an example when the Grinch/Carrey is having a discussion/argument with the echoes of his cave [yes he is arguing with himself, with the added characteristics of him giving the echoes the ability to add something he didn't originally say, so it buys into him being a little bit unstable via loneliness.] Carrey should have got given an Oscar nomination for this performance for giving this version of the Grinch authenticity, Because without him this film without a shadow of doubt just wouldn't have worked, you know when you need someone to believe in your project and make it work that is precisely what Carrey gives this project, it without question would not have the modern day legendary status of being a modern day Christmas film classic without Carrey and speaking of authenticity, it swiftly brings me on to Hopkins as narrator/storyteller; he too brings a level of authenticity to this project by verbalising as if he was addressing families of all ages, in a soft and warm tone and because he is British, he can do  narrator/storyteller/monologue with great ease, comfort, majestic level, basically bread-and-butter to someone of Hopkins' level.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; as I am already alluded to in one way or another this project has some positive points to it; it just so happens that there is positive points have a colossal impact on to this project in its entirety such as the artistic and/or highly creative and not forgetting the massive, gigantic performance and presents of Carey, even though I saw this film in the cinema on its 25th anniversary with the person I watch of this content with, I think in fact I am pretty sure even though this project is 25 years old, this is one of the rare projects that will be showing somewhere or in someone's house every year at Christmas time until the actual end of time itself. I am going to dedicate this content to Josh Ryan Evans, which sadly he is no longer with us, but as I have just indicated you will get to see him every Christmas, so RIP Josh Ryan Evans 1982-2002.

This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 18 Winners; Positive; which include but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 2001 Oscar Best Makeup Rick Baker Gail Rowell-Ryan, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy Jim Carrey and ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2001 ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films James Horner. 37 Nominees: Positive: which include but not limited to go to the Academy Awards for 2001 Best Makeup Rick Baker Gail Rowell-Ryan, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Michael Corenblith (art director) Merideth Boswell (set decorator) and Young Artist Awards 2001 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under Taylor Momsen.

Negative: Nominees which also include but not limited to Razzie Awards 2001  Razzie Award Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Screenplay Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman and The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 2000 Stinker Award Worst Supporting Actress Taylor Momsen