{"product_id":"santa-claus-the-movie-widescreen-edition-dvd","title":"Santa Claus the Movie (Widescreen Edition) [DVD]","description":"The producers of the \"Superman\" movies took a shot at revitalizing the myth of Santa Claus with this 1985 feature. Unfortunately, the results were much less compelling than the flagship \"Superman\" feature, despite a script by one of the latter's key writers (David Newman) and a story structure that is essentially a carbon copy of the Man of Steel's movie. The first half of \"Santa Claus: The Movie\" is a ponderous origins tale, in which we learn that Santa was actually a woodcutter saved from certain death by elves and taken to the North Pole to begin life as the chimney-dropping hero of children everywhere. The second half involves a world-class villain (John Lithgow) who recruits an outcast elf (Dudley Moore) in a scheme to sabotage old St. Nick. While it aims to become a Christmas classic in the hearts and minds of generations to come, the film never really engages an audience, partially because Santa himself is merely a supporting player in the drama. Jeannot Szwarc (\"Supergirl\", \"Jaws II\") directs with a disabling lack of vision, and the special effects are terrible for such an expensive production. Sorry, but it's coals in the stocking for this flick. \"--Tom Keogh\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 6305971145\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.6305971145.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eBinding: DVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41500067233850,"sku":"DBV.6305971145.G","price":6.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/6305971145-0.jpg?v=1783053463","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/santa-claus-the-movie-widescreen-edition-dvd","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}