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Deck the Halls

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jackie Burroughs Director: John Whitesell

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Actors: Matthew Broderick, Jackie Burroughs, Brenda Crichlow, Danny DeVito, Nathaniel de Veaux
Directors: John Whitesell
Format: Import, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: Nov 6 2007

Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000UX798I

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Many Christmas movies have made garishly decorated homes a form of one-upsmanship between neighbors. But until Deck the Halls, there hasn't been one where the goal was, quite literally, to have the decorations seen from space. If that seems to give this Matthew Broderick-Danny DeVito vehicle a flicker of originality, don't trust it. These are the same old hijinks seen in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Christmas with the Kranks, Surviving Christmas, and numerous other films designed to make you feel bad during the holiday season. Throw in one other film as a point of comparison: Broderick is, in a way, reprising his flustered everyman from The Cable Guy, forced to navigate the socially retarded ways of an unwitting friend. If this team of screenwriters had chosen to see Broderick's character further down that road, Deck the Halls might have been funnier. Instead, he's nearly as much to blame for the neighborhood fallout as DeVito, even though DeVito launches the initial "hammering nails at 3 a.m." salvo. (Broderick's character becomes a lot less likeable as well when he compels his family to wear matching reindeer sweaters for their Christmas photo). But these are actually Deck the Halls' subtler moments. The film also features an out-of-control novelty sleigh, a mangled automobile, an accidental case of men ogling their own daughters, a speed-skating contest, a fireworks disaster, and not one, not two, not three, not four, but five burning Christmas trees. Deck the Halls deserves some credit for DeVito's escalating methods of turning his home into one giant middle finger at good taste. But as a mainstream product, it can't follow through on any Bad Santa-type convictions, copping out with one of the cheesiest and most logistically improbably endings you're likely to see, even in a genre as far-flung as the Christmas movie. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

On the DVD

Audio commentary by Danny DeVito and director John Whitesell
Dylan blue cast interviews
Deleted scenes
Bloopers
Consturction of the Homes featurette
Lighting Design featurette
Winterizing/Shooting a Christmas Movie in July featurette

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1.0 out of 5 stars where are the laughs?,, Feb 21 2008

By	falcon "disdressed12" (canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

they certainly aren't in this movie.i did not laugh once,nor did i even
smile.this is one of the most unfunny comedies i have ever seen.not
only did i find it unfunny,i also found it non-entertaining.it's 88
minutes,without the closing credits,and in this case,it's 88 minutes
too long.plus,the movie seems very formulaic to me,with nothing new.i
hate to say it,but with this movie,they hit rock bottom,and kept
digging.i didn't like Danny Devito or Mattthew Broderick in this
thing.Kristen Davis was OK,but not great.the lone bright spot for me,in
this movie,was Kristin Chenoweth.i thought she was pretty good as
Devito's character's wife.otherwise,i don't think this movie was worth
watching.for me, Deck the Halls is a 2/10.by the way,this movie is not
to be confused with another movie of the same name also released in
2006,starring Gabrielle Carteris and Stephen Culp

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3.0 out of 5 stars Forget decking the halls, see what how they deck the house in this one, Nov 21 2007

By	Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

There are two reasons to see "Deck the Halls," and those two reasons would not be the stars Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick. This 2006 Christmas comedy was apparently inspired by "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," or the episodes of "Home Improvement" where Tim tries to outdo the neighbor's Christmas display, or any other movie or television show that is based on the oxymoronic notion of cut-throat decorating at Christmas time, none of which is enough to warrant seeing this film either, especially if you can get your hands on one of those others instead. But still, there are a couple of reasons to check this movie out nonetheless.

Steve Finch (Broderick) is not only the town's eye doctor, he is also Mr. Christmas. However, Buddy Hall (DeVito) has moved in across the street and when he learns that his house cannot be seen from space by an online site that is mapping the Earth, he decides the solution is to deck his house with every Christmas tree light he can get his hands on. Broderick and DeVito can do these roles in their sleep, or at least in low gear, and the script never gives them any reason to rev up their performances. As their respective wives, Kirstin Davis and Kristen Chenoweth, also have little to do until Chenoweth finally gets to sing near the end and serve as a reminder that you just cannot make a living being a singing star on Broadway these days. However, I keep thinking they cast her because she is approximately DeVito's size, setting up the visual humor of their tall blond twin daughters, and not because she is a talented Broadway musicale actress. For that matter, Davis is just spinning her wheels waiting for the "Sex in the City" movie to give her something decent to do.

This is not a particularly funny movie, also hindered by the fact that neither of the main characters are the types you want to identify with, especially in from of family members. However, there are two things this movie--whose winter night scenes were primarily shot during the day in summer (see the special features for the explanation)--got right. The first is that the light display is absolutely awesome. I have seen some impressive things on YouTube and the nightly news showing us what some people have come up with for Christmas in years past, but I do not remember anything coming close to the spectacular light show they came up with for this movie. The least you can do is put this on while you are cooking Christmas dinner and actually watch the part when Buddy puts on the light show for the neighbors. The second thing they get right is when Steve and Buddy have pretty much ruined the holiday for their families and they have to do something to get back in good with their wives. At this point I believe that what is required is a grand gesture, and despite their problems previous to that point in the movie, the boys do come up with something that fits the bill. These two things are not quite enough to justify rounding up, since I cannot really name anything else to recommend seeing this film let along actually buying it to own for Christmases yet to come, but that house alone is enough to rent it or catch it on television sometime.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Griswolds watch out!, Nov 10 2007

By	Matthew King - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Deck the Halls is a mildly amusing Christmas comedy about two neighbors, Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick, who try to outduel each other for best-decorated house supremacy. The amount of lights on Danny Devito's house puts Harry Griswold's to shame, but overall this movie comes way short of matching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation's sheer comedic genius. Despite not being a classic, this does deliver lots of laughs so give it a shot as a rental, especially during the yuletide season.

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