Comments on: 25 Greatest Christmas Films: #20 — ‘The Santa Clause’ (1994)

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:11:30 +0000

"Jingle All The Way" in 1996

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:14:18 +0000

I just remembered another post-Santa Clause Christmas film that is worthy of inclusion. (It also was released in 1994, but a few weeks after Tim Allen's film).

Little Women. With Winona Ryder, Christian Bale, and… Christmas movie perrenial Mary Wickes!!

It still holds sway.

By: Picky Pocky « Cripes Suzette

Picky Pocky « Cripes Suzette — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:41:28 +0000

[...] 23. Scrooge (1970) 22. An American Christmas Carol (1979) 21. Susan Slept Here (1954) (wha?) 20. The Santa Claus (1994) 19. Prancer (1989) (This one made a lasting impression on me. It’s about a little girl [...]

By: MattL

MattL — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:59:19 +0000

Jingle All the Way.

It views the materialistic holiday toy-mania through Arnold colored lenses. Infinitely quotable, with a perfect supporting cast (Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Sinbad.)

By: Stickwick

Stickwick — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:42:33 +0000

Funniest part of The Santa Clause:

Dr. Neil Miller: [in a light-hearted psychiatry tone] Scott, what was the last thing you and Charlie did, before you went to bed Christmas Eve?

Scott Calvin: [sarcastically] We shared a bowl of sugar, did some shots of brown liqour, played with my shot guns, field-dressed a cat, looked for women… [honestly] I read him a book!

Dr. Neil Miller: What book?

Scott Calvin: [sarcastically] Uh, Hollywood Wives.

[Laura puts her hand into her face, giving off a resentful gesture]

Scott Calvin: [honestly] The Night Before Christmas, folks, come on!

By: onecent

onecent — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:56:12 +0000

I forget the ending having seen it a couple years ago. Thanks for the reminder of how lefties insert their central dogmas at every opportunity. Scratch that one, then.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:09:15 +0000

You need to go back 20 years so you can list the #1 Christmas movie of all time, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. It's a holiday tradition at my house.

Eddie: I don't know if I oughta go sailin' down no hill with nothin' between the ground and my brains but a piece of government plastic.
Clark: Do you really think it matters, Eddie?

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:51:10 +0000

I agree with the poster who couldn't stand the kid in The Santa Clause. He was terribly annoying and is one reason I haven't watched this film in a long, long time. However, I did like the first sequel, and one of the things I liked about it was that the kid had grown up considerably, gotten a decent haircut, and was actually fairly enjoyable in that film.

Nothing comes to mind as far as post-94 films that are particularly enjoyable. Before this thread, I thought I was the only one who wasn't wild about Elf.

By: noondrew

noondrew — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:11:52 +0000

My favorite tv Christmas Movie is Christmas Everyday, but they won't show it anymore.It was done in 1996. ABC Family owns the rights and you can't even get it on a dvd.

By: TheOtherAndrewB

TheOtherAndrewB — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:36:06 +0000

I liked Joyeux Noel up to a point. The end, with the Catholic hierarchy being portrayed as complicit in the slaughter was cheap, silly and unnecessary. The story can stand on its own without silly, ahistorical embroidery.