An All Dogs Christmas Carol

Plot synopsis:
The film opens with angel puppies talking to Annabelle (Bebe Neuwirth). They ask her to tell them a story. She begins to tell them about how Carface saved Christmas with a little guidance from Charlie (Steven Weber) and Itchy (Dom DeLuise).
The movie begins in an alleyway with Charlie, Itchy, Sasha (Sheena Easton), and their friends decorating for a Christmas party. Everyone is enjoying themselves as Charlie and Itchy tend to the young puppies. Charlie checks on Sasha and the money collection for Timmy's operation for his bad leg. Unfortunately, Carface (Ernest Borgnine) and Killer (Charles Nelson Reilly) arrive and start collecting debts from everyone. After Charlie refused to pay Carface back, as his debt payment is not due yet, he blows a mysterious hypnotic dog whistle that hypnotizes them all and causes them to give Carface and Killer all of their bones. Before leaving, Carface and Killer make off with all the food, presents, and money which includes that for Timmy's operation and head off cackling.
After Charlie and Itchy fail several times to get the stolen goods from Carface, it is revealed that he is working for Annabelle's evil cousin, Belladonna (Neuwirth), who plots to use a massive version of the hypnotic dog whistle to hypnotize every dog in San Francisco into stealing the masters' Christmas presents, causing them to be thrown out of their houses and abandoned, much in the same way Carface was when he was a puppy. Charlie plots to scare "the Dickens" out of him and asks Annabelle for some aid, resulting in them being transformed into characters from A Christmas Carol. Itchy becomes the Ghost of Christmas Past, Sasha becomes the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Charlie becomes the Ghost of Christmas Future (as a reference of The Mask) with a Gospel-style song-and-dance. They visit Carface and make him feel guilty about stealing everything, especially the operation money; Sasha tells him that without it Timmy will die, which will cause another — his own, as Charlie shows him that because of his actions, he will cause his own death, and he will be condemned to Hell for eternity.
Carface, having seen himself in Timmy, stops the whistle just in time to prevent the dogs from stealing the gifts. Belladonna flies into a rage and is about to kill him and Killer when she is frozen solid by a massive amount of snow caused by Annabelle.
Meanwhile, with Charlie and the gang, it starts to snow. Everyone celebrates, but Itchy remarks that it's a shame that they didn't have any presents to give the puppies. Just then, Carface appears on a sled pulled by Killer, and gives them everything back, and more. He even gives them Timmy's money box back, which is full to the top. He turns to leave, and Sasha asks him to stay and join the party. Carface respectfully declines the invitation, saying he's going to visit his mother instead, but wishes everyone a merry Christmas.
Annabelle finishes the story by saying "Merry Christmas!" to the audience (whom the puppies wave at), and Charlie and Itchy wish the same.

Tags: psychedelic

Review:
thumbs down.
This is the Christmas special based on the "All Dogs Go To Heaven" universe.
Sometimes I wonder why I bother with prequels as they are never (well, rarely) as good as the original, but maybe I am rating this based on the film that started it all.Again, we do have a return of some old and new characters, and we have the song and dance that was done so well in the original.
However, if you've never seen the original, I would recommend that.
I would not recommend this Christmas special or the sequel to the original.
However, if you're looking for a fun Christmas special and are in need of some background noise or someplace to put the kids, then this will do, but don't expect anything great..
Charlie and his friends adventures ends with a bad ending.
Okay I loved first two All dogs go to heaven movies the first one was heartwarming and charming the 2nd one was not that bad The TV series was pretty good but as for this one it was not all that good it does not even live up to the first two the characters and the plot where okay but this movie could of needed more plot from the begging to the end but its okay I think the good parts in this film was Sasha telling Carface about was going to happen was pretty nice Carface singing a song was another nice Thing I like in this movie but the other parts where not good but Sasha save this film a bit not a lot a bit but the rest of the story line was weak and I think it could of dane better but its better then Herbie goes bananas I am 14 found this movie quit a bit corny if my mum and dad watch it they would hate this movie may be very young kids will love it not by much but they will love it this movie is okay I say okay because Sasha had save it a bit okay not all that good but okay still needed more plot I give it a 3 out of 10 for trying..
A heart-warming festive movie....
Despite what others say, I found this movie very pleasing and much better than I expected.
I first watched it surely after it was released in 1998 and loved it first time.
Of course, no movie is an good as the original, the characters were not the same but they never can be.
However, I still found them funnier than ever.The plot is based on 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens with the evil - or perhaps not so - bulldog, Carface as the Scrooge, bah-humbug character.
Carface and his boss, Annabell's arch enemy, Belladonna conjure an evil plan to ruin Christmas.
However, they forget that Charlie, Itchy and Sasha are around.
Using Annabell's miracle dog tag Charlie's all set to save the day.
But can this miracle dog tag truly create the Christmas Carol story to convince Carface that he's not all bad?
Or will Christmas be ruined?
A heart-warming, festive movie with lovable characters.
Definitely a must-see movie..
not dog-lover would be complete without it..
Charming.
I still prefer the original 1989 film, but this entry is a great improvement over "All Dogs 2".
Dickens' basic plot for "A Christmas Carol" has been cleverly reworked here.
Ernest Borgnine is wonderful as Carface, and this film allows us to see a different side to him.
The talented Bebe Neuwirth does a nice job of pulling off an interesting dual role as both good Annabelle and evil Belladonna.
The songs are good, and "Clean Up Your Act" is downright irresistible.
This one is not as good as the first, but charming nonetheless..
dragged a bit.
i didn't really like the way they done it like a Christmas carol but i liked one of the songs that was about it it was a bit shut up by the end.
But kids might enjoy the dog side of it.I think it would have been better if Charlie sheen was doing the voice of Charlie.and they hadn't had the annoying song at the start which got so repetitive by the end.
the song that was the best was car-faces song about when he was a puppy.
i didn't like car-faces dog friend who loved Christmas but couldn't tell car-face he was annoying.
it didn't really get me in the Christmas mood round about Christmas time.
I thought it was a bit plane and boring especially at the end but the songs do keep you interested.
And i think it would be an okay film for younger kids..
Great Film!!
I loved this one!
It's my fav of the three All Dogs movies.
The plot is great, the songs are good, and it's great to have Killer back after his absence in All Dogs 2!!!!
:-) He's my all-time fav character!
My advice is: Watch it!
It's absolutely great!!.
Pretty pointless.
The IMDb rating is pretty appropriate, given how bad this movie is.
I admit to not being into the "All Dogs Go To Heaven" franchise, so I don't know how this fits into the continuity of the other films.
The best part is probably how they got the original voice actors back.
It was easy to recognize Ernest Borgnine as I could remember Mermaid Man's voice.
Anyway, this is probably the worst version of "A Christmas Carol" I've ever seen.
As much as people make fun of Disney sequels, Don Bluth had it even worse.This just lacks anything sustenance and we can start with the animation.
The usage of bright colors yet doing so little with them reminds me if this was animated by the same people as "Sonic Underground".
Most of this film isn't even about "A Christmas Carol" but instead focuses on some boring plot about Carface gaining the will to save Christmas.
The only saving grace was Annabelle and she was barely in it!
As someone who found the original film to be just okay, I couldn't find myself attached to these characters.
The story's setup even makes little sense within its own setting.
Really not as bad as the rating suggests.
The first All Dogs go to Heaven is not my favourite Don Bluth movie, but it is one of his most charming and memorable.
I actually didn't mind the sequel either, it was nothing great due to its dull animation and rushed story but it wasn't awful as I liked the soundtrack and voice work, plus I can name worse sequels.
This one was very nice and heart warming.
Is it as good as the original?
But is it better than the sequel?
I think it is.
I however have real issue with the IMDb rating for this movie, literally saying it is horse poop.
Seriously it is not that bad, I can think of a number of animated movies worse than An All Dogs Christmas Carol.
Titanic:The Animated Movie?
Doogal?
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue?
Pokemon:The First Movie?
Cool World?
Enough of that, let's get down to business.
Right the animation is better than it was in the second.
It's not quite as luscious as the animation in the original, but there are some nice backgrounds and the characters are at least well drawn.
I also really liked the music, and I am probably alone here but I found the soundtracks here and in the second more memorable than in the original personally.
The first song can be repetitive to some but it is nice and well sung, Carface's song about being a puppy was rather touching and Clean Up your Act was irresistibly catchy.The story is also much better thought out and paced.
One or two scenes do drag I agree, but I loved the canine twist on the immortal Christmas literary classic A Christmas Carol and the dig at It's a Wonderful Life(It's a Wonderful Carface) and it was less rushed than the second in my opinion.
Plus the dialogue was pretty good.
Then there were the characters.
Charlie and Sasha aren't given as much to do but they are pretty likable, while Timmy is adorable.
The two scene stealers were Carface, who steals the movie as a Scrooge-like caricature and the villainess Bella Donna who is deliciously bitchy.
The voice acting on the whole is well done.
Ernest Borgnine is brilliant as Carface, while Dom DeLuise is humorous as Itchy.
Sheena Easten is lovely as Sasha, while Bebe Neuwirth was a huge improvement in the dual roles of Annabelle(Melba Moore was better though, and I found Neuwirth irritating in the second film) and Bella Donna(she gave the better vocal performance of the two with Bella Donna).
The only weaknesses for me were Steven Weber, who just lacks that roguish charm, and Charles Nelson Reilly, who not only sounds different here, but got annoying at times.Overall, An All Dogs Christmas Carol wasn't really that bad.
Actually it is quite charming and heart warming.
7/10 Bethany Cox.
"You could be a million things, but obviously you ain't".
I loved watching this movie as a youngster, its the re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic, Christmas Carol....Only by dogs...Carface the local mob dog decides to rob the dog community of their Christmas gifts and decorations thus cancelling Christmas and so Charlie, the dog that has retributed for his earlier crimes in 'All dogs go to heaven' and vows to bring Christmas back and so he gets helped by the heavenly forces who offer him a once in a life time gift to get all access in the magics and show Carface the past, present and future....The film has some great songs which will entertain the kids and keep them happy with a brilliant voice cast who do justice for the film....There are occasions which make you laugh out loud...A Christmas treat for the family.