This movie is terrible on every level.
Pure *beep*
share[deleted]
[deleted]
Yes it is, hon. I was born in '73. And the movie sucked when I was 12, and it sucks 20 years later.
Pure s h i t.
I was six when i first saw this movie at the theaters in 1985. I thought it was a wonderful movie then and 23 years later i still think its a wonderful film.
shareAgree 100% :o)
() ()
( . .)
c('')('')
I wholeheartedly agree with you, Westaz316. This film gets rightfully undeserving backlash for no straightforward apparent reasoning (at least, not to my knowledge). I saw this back in 1998 on a VHS when I was 7; this meant whatever I saw could be wound and rewound again, and again. To me, it holds a special place in my heart as a timeless tale of warmth, joy, belonging, and togetherness, a feeling that most live-action "kids" films now adays, especially "family pictures", seem to bypass, confuse, or forget. This film does what a number of Christmas Fantasy Films began to emulate: the "fantasy". It feels like an Historical Family Christmas Comedy/Drama, if that makes any sense. It touches on themes of upbringing, unconditional & unconventional compassion, helping those in need, love, belief, faith in one's self, and most of all, destiny.. that we can choose to follow our own path; a path towards enlightenment, a path towards a better life, a path to a brighter future, for everyone. I know like I'm sounding as if this turned into a paragraph-long sermon for some sort of masterpiece that gets wrongfully accused of being "too commercialized", "too adult, sometimes", "too weird", "too strange", "too 80s", "too much like watching a set", "too cheap looking visual effects", "too long", "too drawn out", "too boring".
Well, here is my final statement:
This film, to me, captures EXACTLY what Christmas is all about; not only that, but it can show young and old, children and adults alike, that with "a little magic", anything can happen (I know, a corny line, but here me out).. You just have to BELIEVE it will happen.. And ALWAYS hold on to faith.......
Final Grade: 10/10 --------- A glorious beautiful masterpiece that will continue to transcend the ages as One of the Pinnacle of Defining Christ-mas movies that shows every child should "never stop believing".
I agree, I was born in 73 as well and it was such a disappointment. I've tried to watch it a few times to see if it will grow on my like some movies will but nope it still is a let down. The plot is just super lame, Dudley Moore also ruined the movie for me. He's so out of place in this.
sharei was born in 1989 and i absolutly love this film.
the film does not date to me. hell im happy my parents used to make me watch it and they were born in 1964 and 1966.
i dont think the film dates imo i think every year i watch it that it is still magical and give you the christmas spirit.
Question - what year were you born? For those born in the late 1970's, this movie was aimed at my generation as we grew up as the same age as the kids in the film...for those born afterwards, this film is going to appear dated as you cannot relate to the toys of the time...therefore, for a much loved film for my generation, it's not a pile of "pure beep"...
It's not a pile of "pure beep", whatever that is, but it definitely doesn't do a good job of representing its then target audience, vis-à-vis tastes in toys. 1985 was the peak of G.I. Joe, Transformers, He-Man, My Little Pony, Care Bears, but what do we see in the film? Rocking horses, wagons etc. This is one of those hypocritcal messages Hollywood likes to put up on screen. It turns up in "Toys" another big budget bomb, "Fred Claus" which seems not to have bombed but should have, and by the the looks of it that Magorium/Emporium thing. These films suggest that toys are better when they are resolutely old fashioned things made by hand, rather than assembly produced for maximum profit using the latest technology. Good thing they don't make films like that, eh readers.
Of course, contemporary toys are alright if their company pays you money to be in your film. share
I like this movie, but I never got that part either. My mom and I watched it together recently and we were laughing about the dated wooden toys.
Anything I could have said I felt somehow that you already knew
[deleted]
Err no, it's becasue the film would have had to go though a *beep* of legal work and probably money to use all those big names and products in the film. Old-fashioned toys are timeless and are simply a representation.
shareUrsa fan....you are so correct, I was born in 1979 and grew up watching this film every Christmas, loved it!!!
sharei was born in 1979 as well and i loved this movie as a kid... i just watched it again for the first time in years and was surprised at how much i remembered. sure, it wasn't the greatest movie and i guess by the mixed reviews here we can understand why it wasn't a huge commercial success, but i'm still into it for the sentimental value it offers. i was a huge fan of the original superman movies also produced by the salkinds so maybe that's part of why i enjoyed it so much...
shareborn in 81
gonna watch it again 1st time since 1987
when it was on ABC christmas eve night
hope it good as it used to be ..