utgard14 The second animated TV special featuring Dr. Seuss' arguably most famous creation, The Grinch. This one isn't the absolute must-see classic that "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is, but it is decent on its own. The animation is good, especially by the standards of television animation at the time. The voice work is solid. Yes, Boris Karloff is missed but Hans Conried is an admirable replacement. I found the songs unimpressive. Certainly no standouts like in the Christmas special. All in all, it's an interesting effort that should please most Seuss fans. Just try to go into it not expecting anything on the level of the more famous Grinch story.

gizmomogwai Christmas and Halloween are a kid's favourite holidays, and they're foils to each other, really. If Dr. Seuss could provide the great Christmas special (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1966), surely the Grinch would be ripe for a Halloween special. Halloween is Grinch Night is a thirty-minute cartoon that debuted on TV in 1977.Maybe they waited too long to make this, because unfortunately the Grich is passed his best before date. Halloween is Grinch Night features weak songs, weak jokes and weak animation (the Christmas special looks great if you've seen it on Blu-ray). Unfortunately, Boris Karloff having died in 1969, the Grinch has a new voice and it's just not the same. The Grinch's dog Max is miserable, and he shouldn't be such all the time. He's a lot cuter in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He even sings a song (in his head) about his misery, which is a mistake given that we never hear his thoughts in the 1966 cartoon- he's a silent character. Finally, what exactly does the Grinch *do* on "Grinch Night"? With the Whos all secure in their houses, what is there for him to do? This special suggests he scares people with elaborate visions that look like a bad drug trip, but it doesn't explain how he does that. Halloween is Grinch Night is a curiosity, but it just doesn't measure up to the Christmas classic and it's not surprising it didn't achieve the same level of immortality.

Woodyanders Nasty old killjoy the Grinch (superbly voiced with deliciously oily aplomb by Hans Conried, who also does the charming narration) plans to pay the Whos in Whoville a decidedly unpleasant visit during a fierce wind storm. It's up to brave little Who Eukariah (an endearing sweet voice by Gary Shapiro) to stop the no-good Grinch. This typically offbeat and imaginative tale by Dr. Seuss not only offers the expected oddball creatures, catchy and witty songs, and trademark wacky rhymes, but also a spot-on central message about one can only effectively surmount fear by facing it head on. The Grinch makes for a delightfully sour and glowering buzz-crusher villain while Eukariah is a likable protagonist. The sequence in which a creepy array of spooky ghosts and grotesque ghouls try to scare Eukariah is wonderfully trippy and macabre. Henry Gibson as the voice of the Grinch's hapless browbeaten dog Max sings a hauntingly sad song. The animation is extremely vivid, colorful, and creative. Joe Raposo's infectiously jaunty score further enhances the enjoyably kooky merriment. A pleasingly quirky romp.

Spongebob9933 I also got the grinch grinches the cat in the hat. this movie is less better than that movie but I like this movie it is ok. I like how lots of the whos like Eukiriah and Mariah and Jasiah all have the same tune 2 their name. It is a funny movie but the grinch grinches the cat in the hat is WAY WAY BETTER!!!!! because i have been looking for that movie since last year and have not seen it since i was a little kid and now i have it!!!! I am soooooo happy!!!