The magic that is the world of Dr. Seuss didn’t quite translate to the big screen in this version of the Grinch, starring Jim Carey and future gossip girl Taylor Momsen. The attachment to the 1966 cartoon classic was too strong a bond for even the comic genius of Carey to bust through.
The Worst Live-Action Versions of Cartoon Classics
Favorite cartoons, be them TV series, movies or comics are sacred ground. To soil a perfectly wonderful cartoon is to tramp around on childhood memories. And who else can we depend on to beat a dead horse? Hollywood.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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The Worst Live-Action Versions of Cartoon Classics
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- Underdog (2007)
- Garfield: The Movie (2004)
- Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Wendy Meets Casper (1998)
- The Little Mermaid on Broadway (2008 – 2009)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
- Dudley Doo Right (1999)
- Fat Albert (2004)
- Popeye (1980)
- Dungeons and Dragons (2000)