Customer Reviews

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!/If I Ran the Zoo: (Parents' Choice Award for Multimedia) [VHS]

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

Yes, it's the Grinch, but an old one. No songs, jerky animation etc. This is an old version of the Grinch who stole Christmas; not the one that you are probably familiar with that is regularly shown on TV. Just a heads up!

This is NOT the one!This is more horrible than home video and is so poorly done it should be removed from circulation as it confuses the buyer into thinking it is the cassic animated video. You will be sorry if you buy this! Get the other one.

This video is not the classice animated feature. It is a collection of still photos, captured on video, with a voice over.

No it's not an imposter, just the original version of the book, stills with narration. If you want the real thing make sure to get the 1966 version with Boris Karloff doing the Grinch and narration. I enjoy both versions very much and have both versions on tape although the Boris Karloff is by far my favorite. Merry Grinchmas!

I was in a big hurry when I ordered this and didn't read the reviews--I'll never make that mistake again! THIS IS NOT THE VERSION YOU KNOW AND LOVE FROM TV. It is just a reading of the book, with the original illustrations, and is much less fun-- the Grinch is meaner, there are none of the hysterical interactions with his poor dog and there's NO MUSIC. What a disappointment.

This movie is awful. I purchased this instead of the animated version and was very disappointed. This tape is very bad. If you purchase this you will be stuck with a video you do not like and will never watch. I know I am.

I did purchace this as a mistake thinking I had the 1966 version by Warner Brothers. However, I found this very endearing. It is the entire book with original illustrations as Walter Matthau brings the story to life. ("Reading Rainbow" style narration.) I have enjoyed having THE REAL story via this video and the animated version as a compliment to it. Please realize this was done in 1957 so the sound and video quality are not high. But do expect the spirit of Dr Seuss to shine through.

I ordered this and was very dissapointed to find I had ordered the wrong one. This is a reading of the book by Walter Matthau. This would be a good selection for younger children due to the easy to follow reading and not too complex images. My son was very entertained, but my wife and I got a headache... Merry Christmas.

As the other reviews have stated, this is not the version you want. It is photographs of the storybook, not the animated characters you remember. There is no way to tell until you open it and watch it. It is terrible.

If you are wishing to buy the Grinch we all know and love from the TV program DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY THIS ONE!!! I bought this by mistake (as others have) and I give it 2 stars just because it is original Seuss. It put the whole family to sleep! What a snore ZZZZZZZ.