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      Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

      2014 List
      89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member If you enjoyed the original Elf movie, do not watch this one. It's annoyingly cheesy and happy-go-lucky. This movie's version of Buddy feels like a bootleg SpongeBob. It's good for kids, but it doesn't have the same special charm as the original. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Same story as the elf movie. Will Farrell isnt the voice of buddy. Best thing about the movie was Gilbert Godfrey had a part. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member EEEEEEEW, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH HIS NEEEEEEECK?!?!?! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member really didn't enjoy this one and thought it was a cheap knock off of the original but, it did have a nice cast Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is essentially an abridged version of the movie Elf done in the Rankin-Bass style of Christmas movies. I never liked the Rankin-Bass stuff, but I do like Elf, and the animation here is for the most part rather delightful. There's a few odd touches that kind of bugged me (Buddy's giraffe neck, the weird way background characters are all blue), but for the most part it works. The story is basically the same, just shorter, cutting out a lot of the subplots and rapidly speeding up certain character development moments. Some of the changes, like the final villains being the Naughty List-ers rather than those weirdass horseman of the apocalypse from the movie, I liked; others, like dramatically dumbing down Buddy's intelligence, I didn't. Buddy in the original movie was extremely naïve, but he wasn't stupid. In this version, he's a bit too dumb. Doesn't kill it, but definitely knocks it down a few pegs. In the end, this short special is charming. It's not great, not that funny, and not at all necessary, but it's cute and likable and I'm glad I saw it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member AWFUL HORRIBLE FILM! WHY DID U DO THIS!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! WHY DID U RUIN THE ELF MOVIE!!??!?!?!!?! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch It's new, and even modern, but it has the warm heart and stop-motion style of holiday specials past. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 18, 2014 Full Review Brian Lowry Variety Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas suits the genre well, and suggests there is an alternative to simply running the sprockets off old holiday perennials. Dec 16, 2014 Full Review Robert Bianco USA Today The story is sweet, and the special is still a good choice for family viewing. Dec 16, 2014 Full Review Emily Ashby Common Sense Media Animated version of much-loved tale invites younger viewers. Rated: 4/5 Dec 16, 2014 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It's too much of a rehash of the original, superior Elf and the songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin while fine, won't stick with viewers for a minute after the program concludes. Dec 16, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Director
      Mark Caballero
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 24, 2018