The 2000 Jim Carrey vehicle made over $345 million at the box office, and soon became the second biggest Christmas movie in cinema history, only for the 2018 Grinch to surpass it with a whopping $511 million box office take. With a shorter running time and a more appealing visual aesthetic, Cumberbatch’s version of The Grinch easily wins.īoth movies received reasonably solid critical receptions, but they were both huge hits with audiences. While Carrey looks great, the rest of Whoville is filled with creepy creations whose prosthetics are far from makeup artist Rick Baker’s best work the characters looking strange enough to be disturbing, but not surreal enough to be striking.
Not only is the 2018 animated The Grinch faster-paced and has a simpler tale, but the glossier aesthetic of the film also avoids the unpleasant uncanny valley problem that Director Ron Howard’s live-action film portrayed. Yet, Cumberbatch plays a modern-day cynic who simply wants Christmas to slow down. Carrey’s version is a high-octane one, resonating with every one of us who has a child within us who never fully matured. For the sake of brevity, this comparison will deal with the 2000 Live action film, starring Jim Carrey, and the 2018 animated version, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018), and choosing the best performance can be difficult. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (live action,2000), and Dr. The Grinch, of course, is the star of three films: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), Dr.
Ruiz added, "When I heard of the opportunity to be a part of this project, I jumped at the chance only to find that it was difficult and daunting to approach adding to or expanding such an esteemed and treasured part of the American Christmas canon.Sarah Navidad, Student Reporter / Gossip Columnist Seuss created all those decades ago," Heim told the Associated Press via an email. "All throughout writing the story, I couldn't fully believe that I was actually getting to play in the amazing creative sandbox Dr. They know it's a great honor and responsibility to take on the beloved holiday character - which has a higher profile than ever due to 2018's massively successful movie The Grinch.
The duo heading up the creation of this new Grinch book are both familiar with working within the world of Seuss, being as they've contributed to various expansions of the Cat in the Hat franchise in past years. The Grinch had been patiently waiting all year, To celebrate Christmas and bring the Whos cheer,Īnd to show every Who he was DIFFERENT now.
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