ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Mr-Fusion Tonight marks the first time I've seen "Santa Claus: The Movie" in just about 30 years and it brought back a few memories. And as an adult, there's a lot to like about this; good sets. great special effects, David Huddleston puts out just the right genial vibe. I could see a lot of "Superman: The Movie" in this, it's such a white bread and apple pie origin story. But the pacing's off. There are long plodding stretches of flatness while most of the action's kicked to the very end. You've gotta give Jon Lithgow credit for chomping the scenery and I really don't have any serious gripes with this movie. Its heart is in the right place, but it could've used a nit more of a pulse.6/10

Eric Stevenson After seeing such horrendous Christmas films like "Elf Bowling: The Movie" and "Saving Christmas" it was great to see something...mediocre. Now here's the thing that's weird. The beginning of this movie is great. It wonderfully sets up the Santa Claus mythos and adds new things to the classic icon. The sets are so beautiful and everything is bright and colorful. As the film goes on, however, it starts to get goofy. It seems like the plot about the evil CEO at the end just came out of nowhere. It's like we're in a different movie at that time.I still really like Tom Huddleston as Santa Claus. Well, it's great to see a movie simply called "Santa Claus". That was the title on screen at least! It's certainly much better than the Santa Claus movie shown on MST3K. Many of the actors are really good and everything looks nice, but the story just gets weak in the second half. It features an elf making magic lollipops that make people float. Later, they try to make them more powerful but they explode! Yeah, this is where it's too silly to like. It's too long as well. There are some great parts in this movie, but it does get bad at the end. Hey, it's the new Christmas movie I saw in December this year so it can't be that bad! Oh, and Merry Christmas. **1/2

SimonJack "Santa Claus" of 1985 is one of the first movies to give a modern take – or update, on Santa Claus. It doesn't go into the true story or the background, but picks up with the fantasy of Santa, his reindeer and the North Pole. The plot has an interesting twist to the beginning of Santa that is mystical. And, another interesting twist is that the elves and the North Pole always have been there -- at least since who knows when, just waiting for the Santa to come on the scene. That's another somewhat mystical aspect. From that fantasy beginning, the movie opens up to a very colorful, inventive and fun story and adventure. The sets for this film were excellent and some of the items were very ingenious. I don't want to give those away. The special effects and design add sparkle, literally and figuratively, to the movie. So, one can say that it is magic. It's sort of a magic show put on film. Of course, there are twists in the plot that work in a couple of Christmas messages. John Lithgow's character, as the mean, villainous B.Z. is just funny enough that he shouldn't be scary to small children. We older children can chuckle at his character. All of the cast are very good in their roles. Without being too overboard, this film gives some colorful and fun treatment to the tradition of Santa Claus that the whole family can enjoy. The little guys might especially enjoy the reindeer as portrayed in this film.

gwnightscream This 1985 fantasy stars Dudley Moore, David Huddleston, John Lithgow and Burgess Meredith. This sort of tells the origin of Santa Claus (Huddleston) who starts out as a woodcarver and becomes a Christmas symbol when he comes to the North Pole learning it's magical secrets. The late, Moore (Arthur) plays Patch, one of his elves who decides to leave to better his toy making abilities. He heads to New York City where he gets a job working for corrupt, toy manufacturer, B.Z. (Lithgow) who learns of his special talents and tries to profit from them. Soon, Santa tries to get Patch back, stop B.Z. and save the Christmas spirit from becoming lost. The late, Meredith (Rocky) plays an ancient Elf. I watched this as a kid and think it's underrated. The cast is good, there's neat effects and I like Sheena Easton's "Christmas All Over The World" song. I recommend this good Christmas fantasy.