Rent Doctor Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

A Christmas Classic with a Bruise Under the Tinsel - Doctor Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas review by griggs

It’s easy to switch this on expecting cosy Christmas wallpaper, then suddenly you’re watching a fable about exclusion dressed up in tinsel. The bit that hurts isn’t the shopping satire; it’s the way the Grinch gets pushed out. The Whos don’t just dislike him — they carry on without him, as if his absence is part of the décor. Boris Karloff’s narration makes it worse by sounding so breezy about it, like this is the natural order of things.

Chuck Jones keeps everything lean and graphic: Whoville is neat, bright, and tightly choreographed, the sort of place where you’re either in rhythm or in the way. The Grinch’s cave plays less like a villain’s lair and more like someone choosing silence after being told, repeatedly, to take a hike.

Yes, it’s broad — occasionally OTT — but the bluntness earns its keep. The turnaround lands because belonging finally stops being conditional. A Christmas classic with a bruise under the wrapping.

cool adaptation - Doctor Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas review by RE

For anyone who likes the grinch this is a must watch a very enjoyable version of the grinch. loved every minute of it