An Ice Storm of Grinch Fun!

I was happy a few years ago when this longer version of the Grinch saga came out onto the local theatre screen. I liked the book, although the Grinch was not green, and then the cartoon was better since the Grinch could now move and talk, but when I learned Ron Howeard was to make a real movie of it I was relieved. And he did not let me down. The Grinch is played by Jim Carrey and does lots of neat Jim Carrey stuff like making faces and talking all funny. He is covered in green fur even over his Area which looks a little weird but is okay. The story in the book wasn't complete enough so now that Dr. Seuss is dead they were able to make it better, like how all the Who-ville people are greedy and awful, and how they all have weird faces, and I especially liked how there was a scene where you see Who-ville adults attending a party dropping their keys into a bowl as they enter. I liked that movie The Ice Storm and other movies about the swinging '79s and I was glad to see that kind of cultural awareness make it into something I could show my kids again and again, providing a "teaching moment" to talk about other eras with my little ones. You may not have noticed this scene but watch again and you will see it - I am not making it up. This is the only movie suitable for children that I have seen with a '70s wife-swapping key party in it - kudos to Ron Howard to have the insight to include it! The original cartoon was cute with little Cindy Who and the cartoon dog but until you have seen lots of green fur and Jim Carrey making his faces and really creepy looking Who-ville people who go to key parties and swap Whos (I assume)...well, you haven't seen the Grinch. Kudos to Ron!

A Lot Of Fun; Looks Great On DVD

I found this a very entertaining small kids movie that actually is geared more for adults with a lot of jokes and humor only they would understand. A few things are inappropriate for the kiddies, but just a few. Othewise, "The Grinch" (Jim Carrey) cracks so many jokes you can't keep up with them all, ranging from sexual to cultural to insider-Hollywood to racial.

The film is very colorful and looks great on DVD. The little girl in here, "Cindy Lou Who" (Taylor Momsen) is really cute and the costumes and hairdos of the little people in here are fun to view. Anthony Hopkins' voice is pleasing, too, so having his narrate this elevates the movie further. His rhymes are fun to hear.

I've seen it four times and it got better with each viewing..

Jim Carrey's Grinch

Who doesn't love this version? I'm not a big Jim Carrey fan, but this is a Christmas must-see for our family every year.