The Grinch himself is retooled as mentioned above but some of the new depressive character’s moments benefit greatly from the transition. Now for some positives, and they are many. Grinch” for a lethargic rap version by Tyler the Creator was another questionable decision one that hopefully resulted from legal snafus rather than a stylistic choice. Swapping out Thurl Ravenscroft’s “You’re a Mean One, Mr. It is certainly appropriate enough, if a bit underwhelming given Illumination’s penchant for making their soundtracks nearly inescapable in society. Additionally, because the Grinch feels more intelligent and less monstrous here, it makes his nastiness to the Whos feel especially cruel and calculated when compared to the over-exaggerated antics of years past. There’s no denying the actor’s talent but he brings to the character a subdued almost sympathetic tone that makes the final redemption somewhat less impactful when compared to earlier incarnations of the material. It begins with the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch. In some ways this is a triumphant tactic, in others it flounders a bit. It’s a rather timeless tale of the true meaning of joy and one that retains some of the charm of the book/ original animation while blending a decidedly modern “Illumination” touch to the production. The story, well if you’re one of the 12 citizens of the planet who doesn’t know it already, tells of the mythical town of Whoville, where little humanoids called Whos are amping up to celebrate the holidays much to the distress of a cantankerous, green-furred hermit named the Grinch, who dwells in a cave on top of Mount Crumpit, just north of Whoville.Ĭindy Lou Who, a minor plot device in the source material, is a character given the Illumination backstory treatment here a 6-year-old wide eyed child with a hardworking single-mother parent and a curly haired best friend hatch a scheme to stay up all night on Christmas Eve so as to catch Santa in the gift-delivering act.Īs a result, she ends up instead catching the Grinch amid his most devious scheme: Stealing all of the presents under the Whoville trees so as to foil the residents’ celebration. Love em or loath em, Illumination’s perfect track record lives on. Illumination’s version was built on a budget of $75-million and managed to take in a global gross of $511.6-million, making it the highest grossing holiday film of all time (sorry Home Alone) not to mention the highest grossing Dr. As such Illumination’s 2018 effort represents the third incarnation of the original material and comes out of the gate with some pretty big shoes to fill given the fact that the prior editions (the 1966 version in particular) is widely regarded as a modern classic. In the 60-years following, it earned a pair of popular motion picture adaptations – 1966’s hand-drawn animated TV special How The Grinch Stole Christmas and the 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Seuss’ most celebrated and recognizable contributions to pop culture since the 1958 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was published. Impressive for any studio but chump change to the guys who took in $1,159.4-billion on Minions alone. Seuss’ The Lorax, which, despite an average score of 46/100, managed to turn its $70-million budget into $348.8-mill worldwide. Seuss property the first being 2012’s Dr. It also has the distinction of being the second CG animated feature the studio produced based on a Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch is the studio’s 8th CG animated feature (9th if you include their only live-action hybrid, Hop) and just like 7 films preceding it, it managed to make a fortune. They are, quite literally, the animation studio equivalent of King Midas. Illumination Casts its Trademarked Light on Another Classic
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