How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film): Difference between revisions

Undo revision 1719149 by 75.97.102.145 (talk) While it is still a comedy the Grinch's backstory and extended examination of his malice clearly qualifies this as darker and edgier than the original cartoon. Do not edit war with an admin.
(I take out darker and edgier.)
(Undo revision 1719149 by 75.97.102.145 (talk) While it is still a comedy the Grinch's backstory and extended examination of his malice clearly qualifies this as darker and edgier than the original cartoon. Do not edit war with an admin.)
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* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Jim Carrey takes it a little too far when he eats a wine bottle.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: A light example. While Whoville seems like a festive, friendly place at first, the Grinch points out that most of the inhabitants are interested in Christmas for greedy or competitive reasons.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]
* [[Delivery Stork]]
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: Mayor Augustus Maywho.
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* [[Spiritual Successor]]: 2003's live-action film of Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat in the Hat'', from the same production company and with Mike Myers as the Cat. Incidentally, [[Jim Carrey|guess who voiced Horton]] in Blue Sky Studios' ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'' in 2008.
* [[Timeshifted Actor]]{{context}}
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]{{context}}
* [[Together in Death]]: The Grinch comforts Cindy Lou as they plummet seemingly to their deaths so that they won't cry together on Christmas.
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: The Grinch.