In this Mini Movie Review, Xan & Gretta review the third adaption of the famous 1957 Holiday classic book by Dr. Seuss. Is it better or worse than the last two adaptations? Well Grab some hot chocolate, put on your grinchiest face and enjoy as they review Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier. It is starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely, and Angela Lansbury, and narration is by Pharrell Williams. ----more---- As with our other mini reviews, this is not an official review, however our hosts compare this to the original television special from 1966, the live action film from 2000 and how it lives up to the legacy of the Grinch. Please send us any comments concerns and ideas on how to make this podcast better. Let us know so we can do something about it. Rate us on iTunes, check out the facebook fangroup Spiraken Movie Review, purchase some stuff from our amazon store in order to fund this podcast and finally, listen to the primary podcast, The Spiraken Manga Review. Hope you enjoy the episode. Music Used in the Episode: Opening Theme- God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen by Pentatonix (Dr Seuss' The Grinch OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our tumblr http://spiraken.tumblr.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Were you intimidated by this Grinch?
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