Review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) by Sandra H — 27 May 2007

I love this film. my dad made us watch this film every year when it was on.

This review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) was written by Sandra H on 27 May 2007.

Santa Claus: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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This was a bust on so many levels. I know that this film holds a lot of nostalgia for my generation but it's such a failure…

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Loved this as a kid and still love it now but the best bit is I can watch it with ilena now. It's such a wonderful story :)…

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