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6/10
Interesting film for a family holiday movie night
hitoyou-638423 December 2017
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This movie is good for just sitting home and having something to watch. It kept my kids attention. The cast is actually fairly well known, I was surprised to see. Spoiler alert!...the movie says the sack was made from material from Jesus' swaddling clothes . I am not sure how I feel on this one. Although , there was a real st Nick ( factual in history) and a real Jesus ( factual in history) , I am not sure where that connection was from. Anyway, my kids enjoyed the movie and we talk about everything they watch so ... Worth a watch if looking for something to see one night on Netflix. But one more thing you need to like ( spoiler I guess ?) You need to like singing. There is a lot of singing.
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2/10
It has it moments, just
dodgercodger18 December 2009
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I too found this movie via Redbox. As others have said, it certainly has its moments, but there are some major disappointments.

Some funny moments, granted. The kids seemed to enjoy it.

The ubiquitous happy-go-lucky elf giving his all. An overweight and flatulent Dasher trying to relive his glory days (nights?)

The songs -- DULL.DULL.DULL. (Did I mention DULL?) What's with the magical winter-active caterpillar? The Evil Stepmother taken to a new level -- a real Dickensian witch with Paris Hilton's chihuahua. NO Christmas for 30+ years? And the confusing link between Santa's Magic Sack and the Christ Child... over-the-top doesn't say enough.

Finally, IMHO, this would be a prime feature for a Christmas-themed MST3K...
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2/10
I could have done better using MS Paint
kobe8925 November 2011
Now people who follow my comments on IMDb will know that I can be quite harsh and very honest, but without people like me, thousands of hours of time on this planet would be wasted staring vacantly at the television screen.

I sat through this film in tears. Not because I was moved by the story or had my heart strings pulled by the music.. because 1 million dollars were scribbled on, burnt and ripped to shreds to make this animated car crash.

What was the million dollars spent on? WHO KNOWS! It's completely mysterious at first where the budget went.. The music was awful - it sounded like it was the demo song from a budget synthesizer. Even my cat was terrified by the quality of the music.

The worst part is the narration, by the grey haired guy who plagues our airways at night.. jay Leno. It was just the icing on the cake. The film was dreadful and I hope it will never find it's way back onto my TV in the next 100 years.

The only good thing was when it finished.
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2/10
cute characters, great voice casting, but....
ladydarkjester3 December 2009
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Santa's magic sack was made from Jesus' swaddling clothes? You can't just meld two mythological characters or themes like that. I love holiday specials and I don't mind the inevitable Christian-themed stories that appear along with the rest (Yuletide, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.) But mixing them together in such a way is just silly and confusing for some younger viewers. I prefer holiday stories to stick with one branch of mythology or theme rather than trying to tie them together in one way or another in an attempt to give one emphasis over the other. Overall the movie was cute and my kids seemed to enjoy it for the most part, but I don't think I'll be adding this to our holiday favorites.
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1/10
Blah...
unimploidstoodint26 February 2011
The art style was fun. I thought the voice of Sophiana was very good. That about wraps up my positive comments.

The story was predictable and lame. The music was inexcusably awful. I have to leave the room anytime my 2 year old wants to watch this. Half the time it sounds like the accompaniment (which is sparse and boring) belongs to some other song; it just doesn't feel like it matches the melody, which is also boring. Here, let me sing a bit for you...

Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah....

There.

Yes, my 2 year old likes this, but she likes a lot of stuff, and I prefer that she watches something else. I don't want her to grow up musically crippled. I also don't want her to grow up thinking that Santa has a sack made from baby Jesus' clothes. Oh,... and I always laugh when they talk about Santa's sack. They talk about that a lot.
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1/10
Worst. Film. Ever
nicola-odwyer3 December 2013
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Awful. Just awful. Although credit to the writers managing to make this both creepy AND boring. I really don't know how to write a long enough review on this tripe without resorting to "spoilers" The worst part was alleging that Santas sack is made from the same cloth that the baby Jesus was swaddled in when he was born. That really did it for me. My 3 year old liked it for about five minutes but even she got bored (and she will sit through The Smurfs on repeat if I let her) Don't bother if you come across this, it's really badly written, animated, scored - you name it. Although the villain is mildly amusing despite his terrible repertoire......
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8/10
Great Christmas Animated movie
sketchofreniak29 December 2014
I was shopping for a stocking stuffer around Christmas and ran into this DVD at a local shopping market. I was immediately amazed at the style and color of this Film. With the name Disney you have some tough shoes to fill,but this is Animation is great!!!! I would say more so on the Cartoon network style of 2D animation but it is Beautiful!!! I was amazed to see A cartoon that puts Jesus in a "Christmas" special these days! I bet that's going against the grain of some critics!I had no idea there was a Roy P.Disney. I really hope he keeps on making Animated films this was pure eye candy !!!! Its Beautiful!!! Highlyunder rated !!! Bravo!!!!!!!!! check it out!
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10/10
A Fantastic Holiday Film That MUST be Seen!
MikeAxe10 November 2008
We all grew up watching the classic animated Christmas movies we all know and love. Though these are timeless, it's been disappointing to see that, over the years, less and less legitimate, worthy animated Christmas movies are coming out. Watching "Christmas is Here Again" completely restored my faith in this nostalgic genre. The voice acting by both seasoned and rookie actors and actresses is superior. Madison Davenport is surely going to be the next huge young female actress. Robert Zappia (writer/director) does an unbelievable job creating a compelling, wholesome, fun, hilarious animated Christmas movie that'll be in my library for a very long time. The music is great, the characters are lovable, the story is inspirational and original.

Go buy this movie and make it a holiday tradition in your family. I know my family will be watching this for years to come!
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8/10
Makes me love Christmas EVEN MORE..and that's hard to do
vegeta398615 December 2009
To start off with, i wasn't thinking too much about this movie going in. I had never heard of this film and the only reason i knew of its existence was because of my local Redbox. However, the Christmas season came upon me and i decided to give it a shot. and to be honest, i was completely shocked. not only did i like this movie, but i loved it so much i went out and bought it the next day. This movie is really adorable. Now normally i can find little girl characters in Christmas movies to be annoying brats. ( A good example of this is that irritating little girl from The Santa Clause 3) However, not only was i not repulsed by Sophianna in this film, i thought she was completely adorable and wanted to give her a big "it'll all be OK" hug. Pretty much to the point that, if she were real, "I" would have adopted her myself. haha. This movie's vocal cast was great as well. i loved Norm as the fox, it just fit perfectly. the lesson was cute and the story was very original. i actually thought the twist with Santa's magic sack was really cool and original. The only reason why this movie doesn't get higher than an 8 is for one simple reason. The songs....weren't that great to be honest. While the plot, characters, and voices were all great, a lot of the songs left much to be desired. Other than that though, this was a great Christmas movie which i have already added to my collection and i really wish it DID had a theatrical release. Oh well, i guess i'll have to be satisfied with it on DVD. However, Christmas is here again really brings out the joy of Christmas, with 8 magical bags, out of 10
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