 A Huge Disappointment to the Classic Computer Game!!! |
| Review Date: March 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Pumpkin Man, |
| I played the game a long time ago, and I saw this movie at movie gallery, so I decided to check it out. IT SUCKED!!! It's not like the game at all! Santa was really a pirate and there was too much singing! If you love the game, don't watch ELF BOWLING: THE MOVIE!!! |
Stunning...not necessarily a compliment
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| Review Date: November 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Lola Solana, Atlanta, GA |
| Umm, this is one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen in my life-not automatically a good thing. There are parts that are good, and parts that suck or just plain deflate. It's cliche in some areas (in several different ways) and then it's actually funny twice or thrice. Towards the end, I felt like I was on something, and basically it was a cluster-fugezi. I think this movie is not something a completely sober mind can handle. And I mean that. You probably won't get this description until you watch it all the way through. I'm not sure what they were going for, but it's no Kung-Fu Panda. It's...something that keeps you wondering what they were going for; and how many people were working on this movie that were either not collaborating or half-stoned. If you end up making it all the way through the excruciatingly dull/subpar parts (easier if you're not watching it with somebody and embarassed), I can promise you one thing: you will never forget it. I think I would describe it as slightly schizophrenic. BTW--not for kids if you are worried about slight vulgarity and innuendo. That just adds to the weirdness! |
Puh-LEEEEZE!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2007 |
| Reviewer: 5 Finks, Rocky Mountains, USA |
I rented this movie based on the product description. Sounds really cute, and fun for the kids. The humor is awful. How much "armpit-farting" do we have to endure? Really, I may have only spent $1 at a RedBox rental station, but it was $1 too much.
I'm glad I didn't buy this! |
Terrible
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| Review Date: November 28, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jesse B Ellyson, Dale City, Virginia United States |
| Wow. That was horrible. I can't even put in to words how much I regret spending money on this movie. I am giving this movie one star only because Amazon won't let me give it zero! What is the traget audience for this movie? I really don't get it. There was nothing here for kids, nothing for the parents. I'm not sure who they thought would be amused by this movie but I know that it wasn't me. Believe it or not, this was not the worst movie I've ever seen. Oh, but it was awfully close! |
Exceeded my expectations
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| Review Date: November 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer: D. Bennett, |
I bought this movie knowing that it was more than likely going to be a stinker. Even so I was still hugely disappointed. I didn't know it would be this pathetic. The movie had the thinnest of plots which was horribly conceived and executed. The animation was tolerable but by today's standards still on the low end. The movie might have been a bit more endurable if the elves and voices were more like the hilarious ones in the game. In the movie, other than being shorter than Santa and having pointy ears, there was nothing elf-like about the elves.
At the very least the makers of the DVD could have added as a bonus feature the original Elf Bowling game that the movie was "loosely" based on and the follow on game.
The makers of this movie should be made to walk the plank.
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My Kids Loved it
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| Review Date: November 13, 2007 |
| Reviewer: WeeJeeCee, Los Angeles,, Ca. United States |
| This is such a goofy and fun flick...I mentor 4 boys and played it for them while I was cooking. It was great to hear them laughing from the living room, and on the occasions where I wasn't burning something, I sat down a watched a bit with them. It's very original, and just...FUN! The boys liked it, I liked it...it's not meant to be an exercise in jumbo intellect, and doesn't have all the whistles and bells as say, a Disney or Dreamworks production, but it stands up well on its own. A great Christmas present and I highly recommend it, particularly if you have the Elf's Bowling Game! |
what a strange xmas movie
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| Review Date: November 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: SuperDan, Skokie, Illinois |
| I really thought this was strange, but what a great B movie. Better than Bee Movie. |
Dont Waste Your Time or $$
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| Review Date: October 31, 2007 |
| Reviewer: S. Ward, Tampa, FL United States |
| Bought this on a whim to add to my holiday collection -- its was 85 minutes of bad. Nothing was appealing, the music wasnt good, their faces looked grainy -- it was all bad. |
Weird Elf Bowling Story Reveals Santa's Checkered Past
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| Review Date: October 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: E. Martin Olson, Los Angeles |
I'll just say it-- Elf Bowling The Movie is the weirdest Christmas flick since Santa Clause vs. The Martians. And that's saying a lot. On one hand, this is a low budget CG movie actually based on a computer game (!), and on the other hand it presents the most bizarrely cool and unexpected backstory about Santa ever-- that in ancient times he was a ruthless pirate, a bum who specialized in STEALING toys from children.
In this movie, Santa was such a crook, his crew mutinied and stranded him on an ice flow near, you guessed it--The North Pole. There he is thawed out by a race of sappy elves who MAKE toys. Naturally crooked Cap'n Santa starts out trying to trick and defraud them out of their toy booty, until his heart melts from the unexpected sincerity of the idiot elvin race.
The "based on a computer game" label aside, I cannot help but find this story intriguing. Santa is protrayed as a disenfranchised pirate who hones his skills of stealth until he can strike joy into the hearts of children around the world leaving nary a scrap of evidence--like a Christmas Ninja!
And aside from the fact that this is the most utterly insane Christmas movie ever made, I was also fascinated that it stars Tom Kenny, that's right, the voice of Spongebob (!) who I must say is hilarious. Although a kids film, the adult subtext to a lot of the gags was a pretty cool surprise as well. I imagine the writers and animators giggling to themselves that they were secretly making a bizarre "underground" kids film.
The songs are actually pretty tight and the animation of certain scenes is surprisingly, well, outstanding.
Two thumbs up for what must surely be the weirdest Christmas movie in the history of film. Collectors of movie weirdness and film oddities should enjoy this one. When I saw the title I never thought I'd say this-- but I actually hope these weirdo animators make a sequel. |
Laughs to spare in this holiday offering
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| Review Date: October 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Nero Zero, |
Here's one you haven't heard: The rascally pirate Santa Claus finds himself in a land of elves, who need help distributing billions of gifts to worthy children. In return, they let Santa bowl them over like 10 pins. But Santa's nefarious half-brother, Dingle, aims to disrupt the holidays by kidnapping--elf-napping?--Santa's helpers. The CGI efforts in this $6.5 million production are far superior to what you would expect at this budget.
The zaniness is effectively tied into wildly popular online videogame Elf Bowling, which has had more than 800 million downloads in seven years. The movie's story and music are amusing and original and add to the entertaining experience. The presence of Santa, a pair of zany penguins and the voices of Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Joe Alaskey (Rugrats)make this a must see movie. Holiday specialty sections will be the place to show off the eye-catching box art of Santa, elves and penguins among a colorful amalgam of candy canes and mistletoe.
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