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The Santa Clause 2 *** (2002, Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold) – Classic Movie Review 1886

Fancy another seasonal caper? Eight years on from the 1994 funny original The Santa Clause, the whole cast returns in 2002, and most especially Tim (Home Improvement) Allen is back as Scott Calvin, the divorcee […]

Nov, 25

Get Santa *** (2014, Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor, Warwick Davis) – Movie Review

Okay, then it’s nearly Christmas, and everybody wants to see Jim Broadbent’s Santa Claus – and here it is! The ho-ho-ho jolly Broadbent’s got top billing is the showy, fun role. Broadbent’s a classy actor and […]

Nov, 20

The Snowman ***** (1982, voice of David Bowie, Raymond Briggs) – Classic Movie Review 550

The famous must-see 1982 animated adventure The Snowman is about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve. ‘Walking in the Air’ is sung by Peter Auty. Apart from narration of the […]

Dec, 20

Bad Santa **** (2003, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 545

Oh, is it Christmas already? Then let’s go ho-ho-ho! In director Terry Zwigoff’s 2003 big comedy laughter-raiser, miserable conman crook Willie T Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his tiny Little Helper sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) […]

Dec, 18

The Santa Clause **** (1994, Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson) – Classic Movie Review 519

‘Down the chimney? You want me to take the toys down the chimney into a strange house, IN MY UNDERWEAR?’ – Scott Calvin. Fancy a seasonal caper? Director John Pasquin’s 1994 Walt Disney movie The […]

Dec, 14

Santa Claus: The Movie *** (1985, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle) – Classic Movie Review 518

The genial and lavish seasonal fantasy Santa Claus: The Movie comes from producer Alexander Salkind and writers David and Leslie Newman (all from the 1978 Superman movie). It was filmed at the 007 stage at […]

Dec, 14

Miracle on 34th Street ***½ (1994, Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson, J T Walsh, James Remar, Robert Prosky, Jane Leeves) – Classic Movie Review 509

A perfectly cast Richard Attenborough gives a really skilled and winning performance as Kris Kringle, a twinkly old man who claims that he’s the real Santa Claus, in director Les Mayfield’s 1994 plush and splendidly […]

Dec, 13

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