Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

ktbarton3 This selection just gets better and better upon repeated viewings!How many selections can that be said of? I've not seen it in 3D or at an IMax theater, (where it has been shown). Now it is available in DVD, but I saw it when it first aired in 1997. Watch it with your children, watch it with the neighbor kids, watch it with your pets. Try and entice "adults"? to watch it. Of course they might not immediately "love" it upon first viewing. However, every time I see it, I notice something else. Yes, it does have a little conflict, but war? I hardly would call shooting marshmallows and snowballs war. The looks on their faces, the figures themselves, the story, all produce mirth.

David Edward Martin I stumbled across this by accident. The network didn't publicize it at all. Fortunately I had a tape sitting in the VCR because otherwise I would have gone hoarse recreating the show for my friends.It is hysterical. It gets funnier on repeated viewings. And when one hits the "freeze frame" button and examines the background details, you find even more jokes!Frankly, you'd have to be dead inside not to see this as a fun flick for everyone, kids included! The website http://www.dnahelix.com/santa.html has a lot of images to download. It also mentions a DVD release in 2003, but that has apparently not happened yet. Maybe they're waiting for an Xmas release?

Allyn-2 Ok, it was pretty funny, and the animation was nice, but this film destroyed my view of Santa. He is presented as an indoctrinating corporate logo/warlord! At first, I couldn't believe it was being shown for children, what with the apparent anti-Santa perspective the first part of the film gives. But the ending confirms that the main purpose of this short film is to bludgeon children into consumer-driven mindframe. And I thought those people griping about the commercialization of Christmas were just Humbugs. Now I know that they were on to something! Consumerism is the new ideology of the international marketplace, and this seemingly benign cartoon is a tool propaganda for that "Buy Toys!" doctrine. What a sad image for Christmas.

corripio Overall, it was an excellent movie. It had great 3d animation, and an interesting story line (I won't give it away, you'll have to see yourself). A twisted sense of humor combined with the spirit of Christmas produced a truly unique product.