Parent reviews for Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

It is a really good Christmas classic by Dr.Suess and it shows what its like being mean so kids should be nice and it also teaches Christmas isn't about presents and gifts.

The original and by far the best Grinch movie, the Seuss-style animation is delightfully whimsical. The songs are brilliantly written and beautifully performed. As a kid , I loved these animated characters. Even the Grinch, mean as he tried to be, always struck me as more grumpy than evil. Karloff's narration is perfect. His warm, resonant bass voice expresses all of the humour and joy of Dr. Suess's playful poetry. It's my top choice for Christmas movies, along with Elf and A Christmas Story.

Fun Holdiay movie! Teaches people to be thankful!

I'm completely astounded by how highly praised this version is considering the dog is WHIPPED and mistreated in several scenes. My kids cried! We had to turn it off. This was maybe 2 years ago when my kids were 2 & almost 5. Pretty sure even today at 4 and almost 7, my kids would not like to watch this movie for that reason alone.

Yes, this movie is brilliant! Yes, I love it and it's one of my all-time fav xmas movies! But doesn't the Grinch still STEAL Christmas in this movie? How can this movie be appropriate for anyone if it clearly shows the Grinch STEALING :0 ??? Let your kids watch this, and I hope the Grinch steals YOUR Christmas. Peace out -- S.C.

I'm a huge fan of Chuck Jones cartoons in general. He created Mark Antony and Sugar Puss shorts as well as Will E Coyote and other Warner Bros cartoons. He was friends with Suess and this was made by both person's. And I think it's the best of the animated Suess shorts. Plus "Tony the tiger" sings the Grinch song.