The Santa Clause (DVD)

During this Christmas period I have watched a couple of Christmas movies, which is something that I don't normally do. One of these I saw a day or two ago on BBC1, called THE SANTA CLAUSE. This movie was released in 1994 and stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a father who finds himself literally 'becoming' Santa Claus after Santa comes a cropper on Calvin's roof. The film is quite amusing, but this is largely down to the screen personality of Tim Allen, who I always enjoyed in his television sitcom HOME IMPROVEMENT. In comparison to the other Christmas movie I have seen in the last few days (JINGLE ALL THE WAY), this is by far the better. This is mainly down to ...  Read the complete review

The first of 3 movies The Santa Clause sees business man and father Scott Calvin trying to cope with not only his ex-wife and her new husband but also his young son Charlie who has come to stay over at his home for Christmas. Scott is not very family minded, staying late at a works party rather then arrive home in time for his son to be dropped off. Things are looking bad for Charlie’s Christmas with his dad when Scott burns their dinner and they end up having lunch in a diner, later that evening Scott reads Charlie a bed time story before settling him down for the night. However a noise on the roof wakes the young boy and Scott goes outside to investigate, when Scott ...  Read the complete review

Scott Calvin works for a toy firm while struggling with his ex-wife for custody of his son, Charlie. When Charlie comes to spend Christmas with him, Scott is reluctant to join in with the Christmas spirit. Then on Christmas Eve he accidentally kills Santa by knocking him off the roof, and, by wearing Santa's clothes, immediately enters into a contract to replace him. But after an evening of delivering presents with Charlie, Scott puts it all down to a dream...until the next year when he suddenly puts on weight and begins to resemble Santa Claus. Will he accept that he is now Santa Claus and the responsiblities that go along with it? Although this is very far ...  Read the complete review

The Santa Clause was released in 1994 and made by Walt Disney and Hollywood Pictures. The Story: Once again, as with my other DVD reviews, I am not going to give the whole story away, as I feel this spoils it for those who haven't seen the film before, therefore here is a brief outline of the storyline. The story is about a man called Scott Calvin who is divorced from his wife; he has a son who stays with him on Christmas Eve. Scott reads the classic story, 'The Night before Christmas' to his son before going to bed. The son is then woke up by a noise on the roof. Scott goes out to investigate; the noise on the ...  Read the complete review

Well it's near Crimbo, and the time is here to get the festive movies out again. The Santa Clause was a film I actually watched in the cinema (oh the shame), but enjoyed again last Christmas with my son. The film stars Tim Alan as a man who accidentally kills Santa. As a result he has to become him, and his fat belly and white beard soon grow. He doesn't like the idea at first, but soon finds it stands the chance of bringing him closer to his estranged son. This is a fell good family film, and one that I recommend. It's a nice modern twist to the Santa concept, and one that brings Alan's own comic timing to it. The plot is full of ...  Read the complete review