1994 Directed by John Pasquin
Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed, Father Christmas.
Stirring parable about obesity, food addiction, white man's guilt, sweat shops and child labour.
Part Twenty of A Very Merry Christmas Challenge
I'm not usually a fan of divorce in film. I've never personally experienced it, but in cinema, it's mainly shown unrealistically and contrived in the movies. While I cannot speak for the accuracy for The Santa Clause, I've found the exploration of separated families in this film to be quite well-done, if not wonderfully handled. Of course, the actual story is the main focus, and it still works after all these years. The atmosphere is beautiful, and I'll admit, I let out a tear or two every time.
"My weenie whistle!"
Man, do I ever despise Neil. Everything about him.
I mean, he stopped believing in Santa when he was three!
This was such a fun blast from the past, a movie that I watched countless times as a kid, no matter what time of year. I still had some of the lines memorized. From fantastic work (and now noticed all the one-liners) from Tim Allen, Bernard (David Krumholtz), Judy (Paige Tamada), the hot mom Laura (Wendy Crewson), and the great little kid Charlie (Eric Lloyd) who almost gets too whiny at times but overall pretty great. Did anyone else want to go into those other rooms at the North Pole like I did? The Ballroom?! The Candy Room!? C'mon! Also, the effects were very much dated but didn't take away from the fun & nostalgia.
"The Rose Suchak Ladder Company - just like the poem!"
... that's awesome.
kinda wished I hadn't rewatched this. it was a good memory ya know? oh well. So this is not as enjoyable as it used to be. But its not bad either. Sure there's a few funny parts and the story is original but everyone is just so annoying I couldn't stand any of the characters. Its not really worth a rewatch. Also this is random but I always thought Neil was Roland from Tears For Fears (you can see the similarities in the Songs from the Big Chair album cover) and i finally, after years of speculation, confirmed that he is not
Don't judge a film by its cover!
I thought this was going to be a disposable Tim Allen comedy that would offer a few shits and giggles, and if this were made by any other studio, it would probably be exactly that. But nah, it's got that Disney touch, and the result is a film that's way too infectiously cute!
The comedy is really funny and charming, with some witty dialogue, the plot was interesting and creative, the effects were cheesy and obviously fake, but still fun to watch, Judge the psychiatrist was a real Reinhole, and, again, it's just got that Disney magic that you can't help but smile at, and if you don't, then you officially do not…
So this movie is constantly upping the ante with its whimsy, heart, and character progression but every time I get into a happy mood I remember that they murdered Santa Claus and I'm immediately sucked out.
*Logged on Rotten Tomatoes circa 2012*
This is what I wrote then:
"Saw it very young, multiple times, but for the life of me I can't seem to remember very much of it at the moment. I liked it back then, so.."
Feel-good holiday horseshit with Mr. "Why do gorillas and humans exist if evolution happened" as the lead. The film also has Judge Reinhold as a bargain-basement Ned Flanders.
Though dated and often very cheesy, this holiday film holds up because of Tim Allen's wry humor and the overall goodheartedness at the center.
Christmas movies come and go. Christmas movies such as Christmas Story, the Grinch, and Charlie Brown Christmas are shown every year, while others one can't wait to forget. This movie is quite the medium of these two types of films. It has its heart in the right place and Tim Allen is great as the jolly over weight Clause. The movie is not a Christmas classic, but it is better then most Christmas movies.
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I love love Christmas and Christmas movies!!
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