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The producers of the Superman movies took a shot at revitalizing the myth of Santa Claus with this 1985 feature. Unfortunately, the results were much less compelling than the flagship Superman feature, despite a script by one of the latter's key writers (David Newman) and a story structure that is essentially a carbon copy of the Man of Steel's movie. The first half of Santa Claus: The Movie is a ponderous origins tale, in which we learn that Santa was actually a woodcutter saved from certain death by elves and taken to the North Pole to begin life as the chimney-dropping hero of children everywhere. The second half involves a world-class villain (John Lithgow) who recruits an outcast elf (Dudley Moore) in a scheme to sabotage old St. Nick. While it aims to become a Christmas classic in the hearts and minds of generations to come, the film never really engages an audience, partially because Santa himself is merely a supporting player in the drama. Jeannot Szwarc (Supergirl, Jaws II) directs with a disabling lack of vision, and the special effects are terrible for such an expensive production. Sorry, but it's coals in the stocking for this flick. --Tom Keogh
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By Lisa
Format:DVD
Where is Closed Captioned of english or subtitles of english for this movie since I'm deaf and it was my favorite movie ever.
By Horacio Rose
Format:DVD
My girlfriend has been looking for this movie for a long time. She didn't remember the title of the movie neither the name of any actor. She was very happy when it finally came home.
By falcon
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
i don't know what to think about this movie.i didn't hate it but i
didn't really like it either.here's why.i thought the whole atmosphere
of the the movie was sad,almost depressing at times.and i felt the
music overpowered the movie at times.it just got to be a bit too
much.normally the colour scheme of a movie isn't something i think
about.however,this movie seems to have colours that were much too muted
for it's subject matter.the colours just weren't very bright.i'll admit
that the movie approaches being something close to magical at
times,but,for me,it doesn't quite get there.it's also slow paced.i
think even children will be bored with it at times.for me,the movie was
more of a loud spectacle than anything else.i don't think too many
people will be filled with joy while watching this movie.it's bearable
at best,at least in my opinion.my vote for Santa Claus:The Movie is a
2/5
didn't really like it either.here's why.i thought the whole atmosphere
of the the movie was sad,almost depressing at times.and i felt the
music overpowered the movie at times.it just got to be a bit too
much.normally the colour scheme of a movie isn't something i think
about.however,this movie seems to have colours that were much too muted
for it's subject matter.the colours just weren't very bright.i'll admit
that the movie approaches being something close to magical at
times,but,for me,it doesn't quite get there.it's also slow paced.i
think even children will be bored with it at times.for me,the movie was
more of a loud spectacle than anything else.i don't think too many
people will be filled with joy while watching this movie.it's bearable
at best,at least in my opinion.my vote for Santa Claus:The Movie is a
2/5
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ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS CLASSIC !!
In my opinion "Santa Claus -the Movie" is an underrated Christmas classic! Aside from John Lithgow, Dudley Moore and a brief cameo by Burgess Meredith the rest of the cast were... Read more
Published on Oct 30 2006 by The Critic
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Santa Ever!
The man who plays Santa in this movie is the cutest, sweetest, most magical Santa Claus ever captured on film. I swear to this day...this man IS the real Santa. Read more
Published on July 12 2004 by Brandy Leigh Pyle
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Christmas film in the WORLD!!!
I think Santa Claus the Movie is one of the best Christmas films ever made and it's a shame that they have deleted this film from the UK shops. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2004 by Arlene
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great Christmas movie for the whole family!!!
This DVD of Santa Claus:The Movie from Anchor Bay is top notch!!! You get the Widscreen Presentation of the film,a great audio commentary,a nice featurette(a 50 minute... Read more
Published on Jan 8 2004 by Jason P. Pumphrey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Set to become a timeless classic
This is a great movie to get you in the mood for Christmas as it approaches. It is great for the kids as it is clean, i.e. Read more
Published on Jan 7 2004 by "tanyamiddleton"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some reviewers are just NUTS
Unlike the formal review above; this movie is one of the best for families; UNLIKE many now which seem to have some "body function" humor. Read more
Published on Dec 25 2003 by M. O'Brien
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite Xmas Movie
This movie got terrible critic reviews, but the user reviews are what really matter. People just love this movie. Read more
Published on Dec 14 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it.
I loved this movie. The characters, Santa and his wife, were so well casted and you believed their story. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Xmas movie by a mile!
This is a brilliant film, yes its slightly cheesy in some places and perhaps the effects aren't that great, but guess what? Read more
Published on Dec 1 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie
I remember watching this movie way back when it first came out. I loved it! My two year old son told me that he wanted a Santa Claus movie. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2003
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