Your fun and breezy watchlist for the yuletide spirit
Classic comic characters have been rendered beautifully on the big screen. While few have retained the original charisma and appeal of these characters, a bunch of others may have faltered here and there! Nonetheless, here is your bucket list for the holidays.
Clumsy and Skeptical Garfield (2004)
A cat so perpetually bored with life yet beaming with charming Machiavellian wit, Garfield is no less cynical, lethargic and drawling too. US newspapers published the comic strip in 1978 first by Jim Davis. The 2004 American live-action movie by 20th Century Fox is replete with crude humour and action and makes for a yummy light snack for the young crowd. No other characters but Garfield are animated in the film which perhaps accentuates the existence of Garfield, and the movie does end up being aaa…lll about him!
Yabba Dabba Doo, Scooby Doo (2002)
Scooby Doo has been storming American households from the late 1960s before it was adapted into an animated fantasy-comedy film produced by Warner Bros. the film irrespective of having profanity and innuendoes targets the young demographic.
The Quirky Tale of Tom & Jerry (2021)
Tom & Jerry theatrical appearance in Puss Gets the Boot was released in 1940 bringing to limelight the duo now revered as a cult classic. The movie rather digs too deep into the 21st-century technology juxtaposed against which the characters perform their exploits. Despite being created almost eight decades ago by Hanna-Barbera duo, the film is a darling reminder of the emulation this slapstick cat-mouse pair has earned with their comic and heart-warming antics. For many, the film has been a trip to childhood nostalgia. The film may have failed to do justice to the seven Oscars winning duel, it, nonetheless, remains special to the 90s’ kid.
The Kid with Materialistic Riches, Richie Rich (1994)
Richie Rich, the adored comic book character and richest 12 YO, comes alive with Macaulay Culkin’s nuances and quirks. The classic trope of poor little rich boy panned out pretty well in the movie. Richie is a fantastic infusion of desired qualities—intelligent, polite, groomed, self-confident and rich, and has the world’s riches except for friends. Brainchild of Warren Kremer and Alfred Harvey, the character Richie Rich would later become popular enough to wear the crown of Harvey Comics' flagship character. The movie never fails to retain its charm of being the perfect fuzzy, Christmas watch being the marvellous Christmas comedy-fantasy riot.
