Only the British could characterise the oldest generation of the Claus dynasty as a cranky old drunk with a sharp tongue and get away with it so charmingly. Aardman (creators of Wallace & Gromit and countless other stop-motion characters) teamed up with Sony Pictures Animation to deliver its first computer-generated feature, and it’s an instant, seasonal classic.

I loved much about this, from Santa’s tech-savvy, military-inspired delivery operation (with gift-wrapping battalion!), to the realistically blemished skin of its principal characters. The film’s sentiment is well placed and appropriate, and its twist on the erosion of traditional values is artfully handled, but the second act dragged a little too long for my young companions.

My kids are at the age where they are starting to ask questions about how Santa does what he does, so of course I put on this Aardman produced documentary about how the Claus family can deliver presents to millions of children around the world in just a few hours.

Obviously Aardman have had to digitally disguise the faces of everyone involved, and have actors dub over the recorded audio. What starts out as a simple examination of present delivery soon turns into an adventure that the documentarians were lucky to be able to capture, following the discovery that one present has not been delivered to a child in Cornwall. What follows is a fascinating look into the internal politics of the Claus family, with corporate politics coming in to play in ways that you wouldn't expect.

It was cute, well animated, and it held my kids attention, so it's a like from me.

I enjoyed this at the cinema and it’s just as good second time around. There’s the odd lull, McAvoy was a curious choice for Arthur and I wonder if the film’s cleverly thought-out mythology might confuse children, but it’s often hilarious (the hand of Peter Baynham is much in evidence), the high-tech present drop is very cool and Grandsanta is a great character. Each of Aardman's features has been better than the last, so while this was the best upon release, it's now been surpassed by The Pirates! The Biebster’s song over the credits sounds like it was cobbled together from 300 takes AND fed through autotune. He’s clearly very talented.

The movie has an actual depth to it, closer to something you would expect form Pixar, it's hard to imagine for me to like a xmas movie, but I actually enjoyed this one.. damn justin beiber and his opening song.

A nice animted British film, from Aardman studios (creators of Wallace & Gromit), with a great deal of wit and festive spirit for a modern Christmas film.

Full of great British talent such as James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Ashley Jensen and Jim Broadbent, it's the usual tale of the underdog trying to save Christmas for one child missed on Christmas Eve .

It's appealing to both adults and children, it's very clever with the story and not just your usual sentimental, heart-warming animated movie. Good characters, funny script, great animation and a nice Christmas feel to it that will certinaly be watched again at an easy 85 minutes.

A cute Christmas diversion.

Surprisingly enjoyable and a nice cast of voice actors to boot.

Hektischer und übertriebener Animationsfilm. Fokus liegt mehr auf technischem Schnicksschnacks als auf den Figuren.

It was cute, well animated, and it held my kids attention, so it's a like from me.

Surprisingly very good, one of the best animated features of the season. Fast paced, very funny and a bit goofy (in a good way). Very entertaining, even for adults.

Really cute and a little funny :-) nice feel gud Christmas movie...made me wish it was what rly what happened tho..lol