This stop-motion animated movie does something that I have come to really dislike about recent Christmas specials for kids in that it tries way too hard to be clever and toss in constant references to other specials and pop culture. The animation and voice work should lend itself to a fun and festive experience, but I found it annoying and rather grating every time the story came to a screeching halt to point out how clever the writers were or, worse, to shove in some blatant product placement for Coke, Walmart, and Campbell's soup. Can't recommend this one...
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
(2006 Video)
Too Clever for Its own Good...
28 May 2020