Santa's melted!

Advantages: smells gorgeous, a bit different, fun to use
Disadvantages: melts easily

...I first bought one of Lush's Strawberry Santa Shower Jellies last year. Out of all of the Christmas products, I think it was the one that immediately appealed to me. I love strawberry fragranced products, and I'm glad Lush have brought this out, as I've not been too keen on any of the Body Shop strawberry stuff, and a lot of the cheaper brands smell quite artificial. I know it's a little early to be talking about Christmas products, however I thought I'd write the review now, in case anyone is considering this for a present idea or just a treat for themselves! This was the first ever Lush shower jelly I used, and unfortunately it had leaked in the box, meaning I only had about half left, and the tub had become quite messy, so I wanted it used and out of the way! I did email Lush to tell them what happened and received both an apology...

pink_champagne 06.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Lush Strawberry Santa

Being Santa

Advantages: Entertaining for adults and children
Disadvantages: Silly...but what do you expect?

...Scott Calvin works for a toy firm while struggling with his ex-wife for custody of his son, Charlie. When Charlie comes to spend Christmas with him, Scott is reluctant to join in with the Christmas spirit. Then on Christmas Eve he accidentally kills Santa by knocking him off the roof, and, by wearing Santa's clothes, immediately enters into a contract to replace him. But after an evening of delivering presents with Charlie, Scott puts it all down to a dream...until the next year when he suddenly puts on weight and begins to resemble Santa Claus. Will he accept that he is now Santa Claus and the responsiblities that go along with it? Although this is very far from the type of film I would usually watch - I like horrors and thrillers - there is something about the run up to Christmas that makes me want to watch something frivolous...

sunmeilan 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Santa Clause (DVD)

Santa-stic!

Advantages: Very funny, great cast, a Christmas film for adults!
Disadvantages: Not that Christmassy, rather crude in parts!

...I absolutely adore Christmas films, and my favourite ones are actually aimed at Children; The Santa Clause, Elf and Home Alone. I find the cuteness is perfect at this time of year, and there is nothing better than sitting in the dark on a winter's evening than watching one of those films. But the other evening, Channel 5 were showing a preview of an adult Christmas film, one I hadn't seen before called 'Bad Santa', and I was quite intrigued to see just how Christmassy this was going to be. So my other half and I settled down to watch, not quite expecting the brilliant film that was shown! Willie and Marcus have an unusual business going on. Every year, they get a job as Santa Claus and his elf in big department stores across the country. Then on Christmas Eve, they rob the place of all the money and anything they want, then flee town...

mummy2harry 27.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bad Santa (DVD)

I TOLD you there was a Santa!!

Advantages: It just epitomises Christmas
Disadvantages: None - don't believe those American critics

... SANTA CLAUS THE MOVIE (1985) DVD (2007) REVIEW "A prophecy has come to pass, that there would come to us a Chosen One, and that he, having no child of his own, would love all children everywhere, and that he himself would be an artist and a craftsman." INTRODUCTION I am like a kid when it comes to Christmas, I just love it; I love the family getting together, the Christmas services, the carols, lights, the decorations, the children's faces, the food, the excitement and so much more. I also look forward to the Christmas season as a time when we get to watch a lot of my favourite Christmas films. Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without watching my favourite of all - "Santa Claus - The Movie" - I've shared it with my children and my children's children and it's nothing short of magical...

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Review of Santa Claus - The Movie (DVD)

Bad Santa (2003)

Advantages: Plot, cast performance, soundtrack, cinematography
Disadvantages: None

...BAD SANTA (2003) ------------------------------------ Direction: Terry Zwigoff Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly. Soundtrack: David Kitay Cinematography: Jamie Anderson Run Time: 88 minutes My Rating: 9/10 ------------------------------------ He's very naughty . . . and not very nice. PLOT: Willie is a Santa, really bad Santa, who is drunken really often. If we look him closer, he is drunken all the time. He works as fake Santa, along with his dwarf friend named Marcus and he works as Santa elf, but really, It looks out really weird and somehow interesting. Every Christmas evening, when all the people are in their homes, and there are nobody in the streets, Marcus and Willie going to disable security alarm and after that, starts real horror: they...

ihate22 19.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bad Santa (DVD)

Santa behaving badly - It can't be!

Advantages: The boy character, the concept is a novelty and its pretty amusing
Disadvantages: The swearing is a little over the top

...- Cast & Crew - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/fullcredits - Plot - Down-and-out drunk Willie makes his living by playing Santa Claus along with his partner Marcus who accompanies him playing an elf, at department stores around the US. They make money by burgaling from the store on Christmas eve and disappearing elsewhere, where they spend the money they stole to get them through until the festive season next year. Willie is a particularly nasty man, obviously as a thief and also as a drunk who has a pretty dirty mouth and really doesn't have any time for kids, only doing the least of his duties as a department store santa, while looking out for women to screw and the like. However this year is different, with him in Arizona where he, while yet again playing a less than overly jolly Santa in a department store...

IzzyS 14.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bad Santa (DVD)

The best Santa ever.

Advantages: The most convincing Santa ever(yes i know it March)
Disadvantages: Dodgy bad guy motive "Christmas 2!" Slightly dated.

...As a young girl christmas eve would be spent excitedly waiting night time to come, not just because santa would be coming to leave me lots of lovely presents but because it would mean taking part in one of my favourite traditions- sitting down with my parents and siblings to watch Santa Claus the movie. Out would come all the snacks and a hot chocolate and we'd pile onto the sofa to put in the video(or frequently watch it on tv) now as a grown up i carry on the tradition with my own children and still watch it every christmas eve. Now some people reading this review will be wondering why on earth im reviewing a christmas film in march. Well im a sentimental old fool who could watch it at anytime of the year, its certainly a feel good movie. The Story- The story begins hundreds of years ago, where Claus is an aging woodcutter who...

piggypine 02.03.2007 (03.03.2007) · Read review
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Review of Santa Claus - The Movie (DVD)

bad santa

Advantages: funny film
Disadvantages: none

..." When washed-up crooked and corupt department store santa, Willie T.Stokes (Billie Bob Thornton) isnt making appearnces at shopping malls, hes a safecracker who make a annual big score on christmas eve. But when Willie and his midget partner, Marcus (Tony Cox) come to phoenix for their next heist, they fall under the suspicious eye of Bob (John Ritter)c the store manager, and Gin (Bernier Mac) a savvy mall detedtive. Willie also has to deal with a 8-year-old misfit who believes that the frequently-intoxicated and foul-mouthed Willie is the 'real' santa!." x- The Story -x The film starts in a bar in Milwaukee, where the we find Willie drinking his life away, (Billy Bob Thornton), a foul-mouthed, lonely old alcoholic who is a no good washed-up pervert. Willie works the in the christmas holidays in shopping centres as a Santa...

jessiicaa_7 30.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bad Santa (DVD)

The santa claus brotherszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

Advantages: Nicely animated.
Disadvantages: Really boring!!!!

...Ok, yes i m aware that this is the second review i've done on a christmas film in two days, and no i'm not one of those fruitcakes that puts my tree up in september until march................... ANYWAY!! I want to review The santa claus brothers, dvd. My daughter received this disc as part of her christmas box last year. Having never heard of the film before then, i confess it took me two months to even unwrap it and another momth to even watch it!! The story - Mel, Darryl and Roy are Santas sons and are all 150 years old (in santa years!!) The boys have a lot of growing uo to do, both in maturity and waist lines!!! (two of them are extremely thin!!) The time has come for santa to decide who is going to take over the reins of the big sleigh,buts its becoming clear to him that the triplets are more interested in monkeying...

sarahbarrow 17.06.2007 (30.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of The Santa Claus Brothers (Animated) (DVD)

The Santa Clause

Advantages: Tim Allen
Disadvantages: Annoying children

...During this Christmas period I have watched a couple of Christmas movies, which is something that I don't normally do. One of these I saw a day or two ago on BBC1, called THE SANTA CLAUSE. This movie was released in 1994 and stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a father who finds himself literally 'becoming' Santa Claus after Santa comes a cropper on Calvin's roof. The film is quite amusing, but this is largely down to the screen personality of Tim Allen, who I always enjoyed in his television sitcom HOME IMPROVEMENT. In comparison to the other Christmas movie I have seen in the last few days (JINGLE ALL THE WAY), this is by far the better. This is mainly down to the fact that Allen can DO comedy (he began his career as a stand-up comedian) whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger really can't. The special effects in the film are quite good, as...

phurren2006 29.12.2007 · Read review
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