A vintage Christmas film with touching set pieces , emotion , fantastic drama and extreme sensibility . It is a moving , brilliant story with attractive images and fantastic elements . Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) boasts a good cast , such as : Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, among others. This is the story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves in the North Pole and becomes Santa Claus. Magic story about an Elf (Dudley Moore) who falls prey to an evil toy maker (John Lithgow) and almost ruins the Christmas and Santa Claus himself (David Huddleston) . Then he winds up pitting on Santa's suit . And so begins his adventure to rescue Patch and to save Christmas for all the children of the world. This year he really is coming to town . Guess who's coming to town!.The legend comes to life. Seeing is believing!.Santa Claus. The spirit of Christmas. But who is he really?.From the team who brought the three Superman blockbusters to the screen comes a story to stir the imagination - and warm the heart.
A charming and feeling flick for children of all ages based on the all-time classic Christmas legend . This engrossing picture contains powerful and haunting images , entertainment and amusement . Beautiful scenery , colorful cinematography by cameraman Arthur Ibbetson , catching musical score by Henry Mancini , spirited adventure and a stirring climax lift this story . It is a genuine as well as imaginative tale written and directed with sensibility , fairness and imagination , though some scenes are far-from-snappy . If you like Dudley Moore , you'll enjoy this light-weight holiday comedy , in which he stars an Elf named Patch who visits Earth and innocently joins forces with an evil toy manufacturer delightfully performed by John Lithgow , then its up to Santa finely played by David Huddleston to save him and the spirit of Christmas in children everywhere . Script occassionally shows flashes of wit above its station before succumbing to sticky sentiment , at times.
The motion picture was uneven but competently directed by Jeannot Szwarc , containing some flaws , gaps and shortfalls . This veteran French filmmaker has directed some successful films as ¨Bug¨, ¨Jaws 2¨, ¨Enigma¨, ¨Santa Claus¨, ¨Supergirl¨ , ¨Hercules and Sherlock¨, but usually working for TV , making episodes of popular series as ¨Bones¨ ,¨Scandal¨ , ¨Supernatural¨, ¨Castle¨ , ¨Criminal Minds¨ , ¨Grey's Anatomy¨ , ¨Private Practice¨, ¨The Protector¨, ¨Jag¨, ¨Numbers¨ , ¨Ally McBeal¨, ¨Fringe¨, ¨CSI Miami¨, among others . Rating 6/10 . Better than average . Worthwhile watching . The flick will appeal to fantasy genre enthusiasts and Dudley Moore fans.
A charming and feeling flick for children of all ages based on the all-time classic Christmas legend . This engrossing picture contains powerful and haunting images , entertainment and amusement . Beautiful scenery , colorful cinematography by cameraman Arthur Ibbetson , catching musical score by Henry Mancini , spirited adventure and a stirring climax lift this story . It is a genuine as well as imaginative tale written and directed with sensibility , fairness and imagination , though some scenes are far-from-snappy . If you like Dudley Moore , you'll enjoy this light-weight holiday comedy , in which he stars an Elf named Patch who visits Earth and innocently joins forces with an evil toy manufacturer delightfully performed by John Lithgow , then its up to Santa finely played by David Huddleston to save him and the spirit of Christmas in children everywhere . Script occassionally shows flashes of wit above its station before succumbing to sticky sentiment , at times.
The motion picture was uneven but competently directed by Jeannot Szwarc , containing some flaws , gaps and shortfalls . This veteran French filmmaker has directed some successful films as ¨Bug¨, ¨Jaws 2¨, ¨Enigma¨, ¨Santa Claus¨, ¨Supergirl¨ , ¨Hercules and Sherlock¨, but usually working for TV , making episodes of popular series as ¨Bones¨ ,¨Scandal¨ , ¨Supernatural¨, ¨Castle¨ , ¨Criminal Minds¨ , ¨Grey's Anatomy¨ , ¨Private Practice¨, ¨The Protector¨, ¨Jag¨, ¨Numbers¨ , ¨Ally McBeal¨, ¨Fringe¨, ¨CSI Miami¨, among others . Rating 6/10 . Better than average . Worthwhile watching . The flick will appeal to fantasy genre enthusiasts and Dudley Moore fans.