The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has fully accepted his role as Santa Claus and loves every minute of it. He works well with the elves, he has a good command of the magic that has been given him, and he looks forward to Christmas every year. His son Charlie still comes to the North Pole and helps him out, but this year, Charlie’s having some issues and has ended up on the naughty list. To make matters worse, there’s a slight problem. There’s a Mrs. clause in the Santa contract. Scott has to get married by midnight on Christmas Eve or … Continue reading

The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause

I saw the first commercial trailer for this film today and I have to admit, I started grinning like an idiot. The first film in this franchise, The Santa Clause came out in 1994, an unbelievable 12 years ago. In that film, as you may recall, Scott Calvin is a divorced toy executive who is trying to spend Christmas Eve with his son Charlie. The disconnected dad is more than a bit startled when Santa falls off his roof in the middle of the night and even more so when he and Charlie finish delivering the presents – and find … Continue reading

Who Let the Dogs Out? (The Shaggy Dog)

The Shaggy Dog is another example of Disney mining its cinematic vaults to bring classic films to modern audiences. While I know there are several people who object to remakes when the classics are excellent films, I am not one of them. Like Herbie Fully Loaded last year, The Shaggy Dog let me introduce my daughter to a classic in a modern setting. The film stars Tim Allen (Tool Man Tim, The Santa Clause 1 & 2) and my daughter adores him. From the first time she saw the trailer, she asked if we could go. The film is rated … Continue reading