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Summary: a unique Santa Claus film
Review: I have been a Tim Allen fan ever since Home Improvement and in the Santa Clause Tim still manages to bring a good dose of humor. I don't think a Santa Clause story has been told quite like this one and that is why I like this movie so much. the Santa Clause is definately good for family get-togethers over the holidays. Whether you are a Tim Allen fan or not you should still enjoy this movie.
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Summary: The New Santa Claus
Review: The Santa Clause for David Krumholtz and Tim Allen:
In putting on this suit and entering the sleigh, the wearer waves any and all rights to previous identity, real or implied, and fully accepts the duties and responsibilites of Santa Claus until such time that wearer becomes unable to do so by either accident or design.
Meaning:If someone reads the card and puts on the suit, he's the new Santa.
"The Santa Claus? Oh, you mean the guy that fell off my roof."
"No, no, not Santa Claus, the PERSON, Santa Claus, the CLAUSE."I dedicate this film to the following actors:
David Krumholtz (Bernard)
Wendy Crewson (Laura Calvin)
Peter Boyle (Mr.Whittle)
Eric Lloyd (Charlie Calvin)
Judge Reinhold (Neil Miller)
Tim Allen (Scott Calvin/Santa Claus)
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Summary: A fun enjoyable movie
Review: Really, I know this was suppose to be a kids movie, but I hear more about it from adults than kids which is understandable considering a lot of the humor would be missed by younger kids. This one is just so much more charming than the second one. I actually liked Bernard in this one. The movie really starts when santa falls off Scott Calvin's (Tim Allen) roof. He then has to become santa due to the santa clause on santa's card. This movie deals really more with Scott's relationship with his son Charlie than it does with the whole christmas thing. Scott is really trying to keep a great relationship with his son, but his divorced wife and her nwe husband try to get in his way, especially after Charlie starts talking about his dad being santa. Charlie's new dad Neil is also a shrink which really adds some humor between Neil and Scott. The acting in this is really above par and much better than I expected even with Tim Allen in it. This movie can really grab your emotions because it puts you in Scott's place. I mean you can really feel/see what the characters are feeling. This movie is hilarious and heart warming. It really has a lot to offer for people of all ages, but I think that the older age group really gets a lot more out of this movie.
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Summary: Great Holiday Fun
Review: If you are looking for a great, feel-good holiday movie that everyone can enjoy, this is your movie. It is not just another typical cartoon, though. There is a nice mix of comedy, drama, and great holiday fun to turn this into the next holiday classic.
We begin with Scott Calvin, a divorced businessman with a child. His wife has got another man in her life that Charlie, their son, looks up to, while Scott is still alone. It is Scott's turn to take Charlie for Christmas that year, but Charlie is less than enthusiastic about staying with his work-involved, unattentive father. Nothing goes well for them that night with dinner (it is actually quite a humorous affair), and you can sense the distance between the father and son.
Later on that night is when things change. Scott scares Santa Claus into falling off of the roof. Charlie nags Scott into putting on the Santa suit and getting into the sleigh. From that point, there is non-stop action until morning as Scott finishes up Santa's job. At the North Pole later that night, Scott finds out that he is now subject to the Santa Clause and that he has become the new Santa whether he wants to be or not.
The next morning, Scott wakes up and assumes that it was all a great big dream. He is in for a rude awakening, though, when Charlie remembers the whole thing and insists that it happened. Scott spends the year denying that tey took a trip to the North Pole. All the while, his body undergoes some pretty hilarious changes in preparation for the upcoming Christmas.
Along with Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus and Eric Lloyd as a very cute little Charlie, there is a great supporting cast to add to the movie. Judge Reinhold plays as Charlie's role model and his mother's (played by Wendy Crewson) new boyfriend. He is a dull psychiatrist that manages to add his own humor to the story with his disbelief of Christmas and his loud sweaters. There is also the unforgettable David Krumholtz as the elf Bernard. Bernard has been around for quite a long time (just ask him) and has dealt with more than one Santa. Charlie takes a liking to him and he becomes a very integral part of the movie.
This is a great holiday movie for anyone and everyone. The blend of comedy, fantasy, and touching real-life issues (like family and divorce) will make it an instant classic.
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Summary: Not a Classic, but not bad...
Review: You know..Hollywood went through a couple of decades almost totally ignoring Christmas...take a look at the 60's and 70's where there were very few big screen Xmas releases and most movies were made for TV drivel... Thankfully the last 20 years have been much better with movies Like A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, The Grinch, and many more. The Santa Clause is one of those new breed of movies. While not a modern day Classic Like Christmas story, this movie turns in an admirable job with some humor and warmth. Tim Allen plays a divorved father who is responsible for accidently killing Santa...a bit of a dark start, no doubt. Well, because of that he now finds he has to inherit Santa's position. And as hard as he tries, he cannot stop his belly from expanding or his beard from growing. Finally he accepts his role with relish and everyone is happy. Tim Allen is a likeable Guy and seems comfortable in the role. A good one to watch at Christmas
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Summary: GREAT FAMILY FUN
Review: I loved this movie! Why? It made me feel good inside, it
was light hearted, had wonderful acting and left me with a
good all over feeling!
Tim Allen, who plays Scott Calvin in the movie does a top
notch job as portraying an average man who is all of a sudden turning into Santa Clause. What a trip! I don't think one person in the entire room was not smiling when this movie ended!
This one should be seen over and over again! Great job!
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Summary: Another Christmas Classic...
Review: This movie, The Santa Clause of 1994 was a major hit when it came out. This is definately another movie to add to your Christmas collection. Tim Allen did an excellent job playing old St. Nick in this holiday classic. The movie is an all-time classic family movie. It's funny, loving and very joyful. It really gets you into the Christmas season. The movie starts out at a company Christmas party where we meet Scott Calvin (Allen), a divorced father who is a toy company associate. It's Christmas Eve and it's his time to be with his son. His son Charlie (Lloyd) is a typical 8 year old who gets picked on for believing in Santa Claus. His ex-wife Laura (Crewson) and her second husband Neil (Reinhold) are trying somewhat to get Charlie out of believing in St. Nick, which of course Scott is totally against. On Christmas Eve just after midnight Charlie wakes up after hearing Santa Claus on the roof. Scott goes outside to see who's up there and Santa FALLS OFF THE ROOF! Now there is no Santa! So Charlie convinces his dad to play Santa for the night. Scott plays along with it and is no match for the real Santa. He has a problem staying quiet. Dogs bark at him, guns and alarms go off, he breaks things, knocks down Christmas trees, etc. Now after he completes Santa's job, he starts to turn into Santa. He gains weight, his hair turns white, and he grows a beard. The funny thing is, whenever he shaves, the hair instantly grows backs. Now, Laura and Neil notice this and they think Scott is doing this purposely to make Charlie like him. So they go to court to end his visitation rights. Now that Christmas is only a month away, he has to face reality and realize HE IS SANTA and that he has a job to do. To help him face his responsibility, Charlie along with the elves are there to help him get ready for the big night. This movie is another Christmas classic that the whole family can enjoy. It's very heartwarming and loving. Buy this movie and you along with you're kids won't be disapointed. Merry Christmas!! Ho, Ho, Ho!!
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Summary: Sweet and entertaining
Review: The Santa Clause is a sweet, heartwarming tale that takes one back to the innocent wonder of childhood. Tim Allen plays a divorced father who wants his son to continue believing in Santa. He gets sucked into being the new Santa. This is a story about faith, about believing in something you can't see or that doesn't seem plausible. It is a good antidote if the commercial aspects of this holiday have you down and will provide you an entertaining couple of hours.
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Summary: Really A Modern Holiday Classic!
Review: I remember loving this movie as a little kid. And after not having seeing it for some 4-5 years, I saw it again on the Disney Channel. And after all these years (a long time for me, now twelve), it hasn't lost any of its charm, magic, or child-like wonder. I will not spend any time on the plot, as you most likely know it already (heck, who doesn't?). Tim Allen is hillarious as Scott Calvin, as he grows fatter and fatter every day, aand gains an ever-growing white beard. There's some good support from his son Charlie, ex-wife and her new boyfriend (with whom Scott is constantly rivaling with). The sets and costumes for the North Pole are very imaginative. A must-see holiday treat!
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Summary: Tim Allen is Scott Calvin, err, Santa Claus!
Review: There have been a lot of tellings about how Santa came to be, and so far, only two have been really worth watching (I am, of course, not including other Santa-based movie that have nothing to do with his origins, such as "Miracle on 34th Street". The first is "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", the stop-action TV special starring Mickey Rooney's voice in the title role and produced by the "Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer" people. The other, believe it or not, is when Tim Allen falls prey to "The Santa Clause". Tim plays Scott Calvin, a divorced dad working for a toy marketing company who can't stand his ex-wife's new husband, a child psychiatrist who doesn't believe in the value of childhood fantasies, and Scott is constantly battling with his ex over how to raise their son. Problem is, Scott is one of those dads who really loves his son, but never seems to want to BE with his son. So he's losing the battle; Scott's son is warming up to his stepfather more and more, and wanting to spend time less and less with his real dad. That is until one fateful Christmas Eve when Scott is awakened to noises on his roof, only to find and disturb Santa going through his work. Santa falls off the roof, and at the prompting of his son, Scott, still not believing at all what's going on, puts on the suit, climbs in the sleigh, and begins delivering toys all over the world in Santa's place. Eventually he ends up at the North Pole, where he discovers his actions have activated the Santa Clause -- a legal contract making Scott Calvin the new Santa Claus, permanently. Even as physical and psychological changes in Scott become more apparent over the next 11 months, he still finds it hard to believe that "fantasy" he'd felt the need to encourage for his son is actually real, and he's it. Making things harder is the ex and her psychiatrist husband, who are more and more becoming concerned that the changes in Scott's behavior, as well as the wild stories of trips to the North Pole they're getting from thier son, is reason for concern that Scott has lost his marbles and isn't safe to be around the boy anymore. It's a sweet movie, and Tim Allen is actually quite surprising in both roles, as disbelieving father and eventually as the real-deal Santa Claus. Special credit also goes to the special effects and makeup departments, who have a lot of fun with a very imaginative script, enacting the changes in Scott. But what's really nice is the way the script never falls into cliche with the characters or specific ideals. Okay, the overall story, especially the way it ends, is completely cliche and can be easily predicted even as the opening credits roll. But that's not the point -- here it's the magical journey, not the destination that's important. The cliches I'm talking about involve mostly the ex and her new husband, the latter played by Judge Reinhold. Even though they have their concerns with Scott's behavior and are constantly butting heads with Scott about the health or dangers of perpetuating the Santa Claus "myth", they are never written as being evil. Granted Judge Reinhold's character can be as dorky as every other character he's ever played -- or maybe that's how Reinhold really is. But even though he's not as idealistic as the cop he played in Beverly Hills Cop, you never get the impression his motives are bent on evil or on ruining Scott's relationship with his son; he might not care for Scott and his motives at time might be somewhat misguided, but his heart really is in the right place. He's still wrong, but he meant well. Frankly, this is a modern Christmas classic that is worthy of inclusion with such greats as "It's A Wonderful Life", the original "Miracle on 34th Street", and "A Christmas Story".
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