We'll
start the list of great Christmas movies off with Elf. Unlike my
conspirator on here I have seen the movie. So with that, I have the street cred
to review it. Elf while recently released in 2003 was an instant classic. A
movie with Will Ferrell dressed up as an kind of mythical creature is worth the
price of admission. However this movie has a lot more to offer. The story is
that of Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) and how he set out in search of his real
father (James Kaan) after 30 years of being raised by Santa and his elves in
the North Pole. He treks from the North Pole to NYC and the movie shapes up
from there. He meets a pretty attractive/fantastic singer named Jovie (Zooey
Deschanel) along the way and everyone is happy in the end.
I
probably didn't do the movie too much justice but I am really having an issue
reviewing a movie that is 8 years old and that 95% of you have probably already
seen. I can tell you that my kids love the movie. They think Buddy is great and
they learned the words to "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" from this
movie. Also, I have convinced them that I know Buddy the Elf personally and
will call him to relay messages about what they want for Christmas or if they
are misbehaving. Its really a nice break in the day from threatening Santa all
the time.
Not
all movies can be that great. So we are also instituting a Horrible Mention for
every post. Today's is Polar Express. The movie is about a doubting boy who gets
on a train and then with the help of Tom Hanks believes in Santa. I don't know
why I don't like this movie outside of the fact that it boring and it looks
like a really bad video game. Oh wait, now I know why I don't like it...
Ok
so tune in tomorrow and we will have some more magical BS coming your way.
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