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 Fictionalized Tale of Saint Nicholas and Assistant |
| Review Date: December 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: BRIAN A. O'DELL, Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States |
| This is a nice film for younger viewers and their parents to watch together as it purports to explain through the art of story-telling how the various traditions connected to Santa Claus came to be. It is significant as it is (to my knowledge) the first popular movie that describes Santa's origins in the Saint Nicholas story of eastern europe then Holland. And significant in describing the Dutch tradition of Santa's Moorish (African-American) assistant. So as another reviewer here points out, the Santa Claus story has a culturally-significant male 'sidekick' who is dark-skinned, which'll help non-white kids connect better to the Santa story.... which is significantly better than say, showing black elves at the North Pole as does all those Santa 'Clause' movies! Hume Cronyn and James Earl Jones are always a delight to watch; they're both great grandfather-material. There's no major special effects here to muck up the sweet story. |
Kids film showing how a Black jailer started Xmas
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| Review Date: August 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: TJ-STL, St Louis |
| This is a good story and I recommend it for Afro-Americans children and other minorities to give them a feeling that Christmas belongs to them too, because of the efforts of Pete. After St Nicolas is sent to jail for being a spy and decides to give up his gift giving quest, his Black jailer springs him from prison and convinces him to restart and expand his giving. Where Nick gets all this money, toys and chocolate is never discussed. But it's a kids film, don't look for logic. If you are looking for Christ in this "christmas" video, it ain't there. However, I am sure kids of all ages and ethnicities will enjoy this video. |
Good Movie - NOT First Time Out
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| Review Date: February 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: wheelinil, Carbondale, ILLinois United States |
| This was a Made-for-TV movie, actors & plot as desctibed. It succeeds beautifully at showing that Santa doesn't take the Christ out of Christmas (he's our scapegoat.) But whomever wrote this is the movie's first time on DVD gets coal in their stocking. because I have owned a DVD put out by GOODTIMES DVD in 2003 & purchased on Amazon about two years ago. |
A Christmas Must
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| Review Date: December 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jadders, Colorado Springs, CO USA |
What a wonderful Socking stuffer! I had seen this movie on tv a few years ago and really enjoyed the down to earth way they explained about the Christmas season making it an uniquely warm and down to earth story about Santa. I have bought alot this movie and have stuck them in stockings and given them as gifts. Great to watch with your kids. If you have not seen this you will be sad that you have missed it. This was a delightful little story of "Santa" and his helper; how he visited the new world for the first time and how he became who he is today. There are lots of ways the writers of this film could have went with it but in my opinion they picked the best by staying with the true values of Christmas.
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Charming!
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| Review Date: December 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: L. Berg, Alta Canada |
This made-for-Tv movie is based on the myths of St. Nicholas and the Netherland's Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete. It does a charming job of explaining many of the origins of the myths associated with Santa Claus, how he came to use reindeer, how he aquired his traditional outfit, how stockings came to be used and many others.
This is a charming, multi-cultural tale that leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy. |
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