Review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) by Jim W — 22 Dec 2008

It's more watchable than critics made it sound. The cast make it worth seeing for one thing.

This review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) was written by Jim W on 22 Dec 2008.

Santa Claus: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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It may be cheesy but not many films evoke child hood excitement like this one. Dudley Moore should be an elf, for real. made my xmas eve this morning…

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By Brian Costello (333) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 07 Oct 2013

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This is another one of those movies that I have problems with describing why I like it…

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By Ian M (1,478) on 25 Dec 2013

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