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Each winter when I was a kid, I looked forward to all the Christmas specials — Charlie Brown and his sad little tree, Rudolph and the elf who wanted to be a dentist, Frosty’s magic hat, and the Grinch with his puny heart. The Christmas specials were old and poorly animated, but they were Christmas traditions. They were the same stories every year.
When The Grinch came to the big screen, I had mixed feelings. On one hand, I was excited that one of my old favorites was headed for newer, greater things. But on the other hand, it just wasn’t the same. The cartoon version was a half hour — including commercials for all the latest toys. What would they do to turn the story into a feature film? As hesitant as I was, however, I was happy with the final result.
Jim Carrey plays the Grinch, a fuzzy green menace who lives in the mountain overlooking Whoville, a town full of festive little Whos who love nothing more than Christmas. The Grinch hates the happy Whos and their holiday cheer, so he decides to ruin the day — just for fun. There’s one Who, however, in all of Whoville, who believes that the Grinch might not be as bad as people think. Cindy Lou Who — a little Who in search of the real spirit of Christmas — digs into the Grinch’s past and tries to bring him back to the happiness of Whoville.
The Grinch puts a new spin on an old favorite — and it’s sure to become a Christmas classic, just like the old cartoon special. Besides Jim Carrey’s tendency to occasionally be a bit too… Jim Carrey, the movie is great. So if you’re ever sitting around, wishing it were Christmas (or getting ready for the holidays), go out and pick up The Grinch. And get yourself a plate of milk and cookies. It’ll make you feel all warm and Christmassy inside.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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