Spirited
Published November 19, 2022
Film info
- Title Spirited
- Director Sean Anders
- Year 2021
- Run time 2hrs 7m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Start your holidays on a high note
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future. For the first time, 'A Christmas Carol' is told from the perspective of the ghosts in this hilarious musical twist on the classic Dickens tale.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:29 | “Anyone can point at a headstone.” |
| 4:37 | What sport are they playing and how do they all have the right kit for it? |
| 5:50 | All of the afterlife is a musical, I knew I was in training for something! |
| 16:29 | He’s not wrong, so far, no need to be redeemed. |
| 23:10 | “Spreading goodwill like a pandemic. No, scrap that.” |
| 25:00 | I’m definitely more of an indoor voice person. |
| 33:33 | Roberto C Fishman-Pratt. |
| 40:15 | “You’ve been Christmas Carolled, bitch.” |
| 48:11 | Christmas ghost bods! |
| 57:34 | “You’ve been at this 200 years. Is mankind getting any mankinder?” |
| 1:07:36 | The songs are really catchy. Good afternoon! |
| 1:17:29 | “You want to show me some more stuff I’m right about?” |
| 1:27:30 | The torchography is incredible. Bit strobe-y but very clever. |
| 1:37:23 | New York at night is very twinkly. |
| 1:51:21 | Could we free up the bus driver though? He’s paused in thinking he’s about to run someone over. |
| 2:02:20 | Good afternoon! |
Thoughts
Traditionally, I don’t let Christmas start until 1st December but this released on Apple TV+ on Friday and it just had to be watched, so this year, Christmas comes early! It was so good, a lot better than I was expecting. I thought it would just be Ryan and Will reliving the story of A Christmas Carol and putting their silly brand of humour in it. But it was a musical with really good songs, it was a twist on the traditional tale, and it was full of heart and humour and a surprising ending. This is definitely one that will be rewatched many years in the future.
Rating: 5 / 5
