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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0085391139577 Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 25, 2008 Running Time: 115 minutes Sales Rank: 193 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 09, 2007
Product Description: This is a story you?ve never heard before a hilarious and heartwarming comedy about Fred Claus Santa?s brother ? and complete opposite. After growing up in saintly Nick?s shadow Fred becomes a grouch who?s lost his belief in Christmas. Then one magical December Fred flies north (first class via reindeer) to find brother Nick is in trouble: a scheming efficiency expert is out to shut down Christmas forever! Expect fun by the sleighful as Fred helps save Christmas and rediscovers the gift of family. Join Vince Vaughn Paul Giamatti Miranda Richardson Rachel Weisz Kathy Bates Kevin Spacey and more in a yuletide treat to enjoy for years to come.Running Time: 116 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/CHRISTMAS UPC: 085391139577 Manufacturer No: 1000023975
Amazon.com: Vince Vaughn is enormously enjoyable as the titular Fred Claus, disgruntled older brother of the better-known St. Nicholas himself, i.e., the North Pole’s very own Santa (Paul Giamatti). A garrulous hustler running from the emotional fallout of the ultimate sibling rivalry, poor Fred keeps trying to find happiness through one failed scheme after another, pushing away the people who care about him most. When brother Santa puts the squeeze on him to help out in the toy factory atop the world, Fred turns the place into one big, raucous party. Unfortunately, he’s unaware that Santa and Mrs. Claus (Miranda Richardson) are under tight scrutiny from an oversight committee (represented by a calculating Kevin Spacey) and could be shut down. The film, directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers), gleams and twinkles the way a holiday movie should, and has plenty of fun material for youngsters, including a wacky chase scene in which Fred goes on the run from a half-dozen, angry Salvation Army Santas. But Fred Claus is also supposed to appeal to hip adults with a taste for ironic farce, and on that score the movie feels like a succession of Saturday Night Live skits more than an organic whole. Still, Vaughn holds everything together with a smart, insightful performance that looks deep into his character’s torment--with more than a few laughs. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Several Laugh-Out-Loud Moments in this Sarcastic Christmas Flick
It's hard to compete with nostalgic classics like A Christmas Story and pure childish fun like Elf. Many have failed.
Fred Claus. Well, Fred nearly pulls it off. Enough for me to purchase the movie and make it a must watch at least once during the Christmas season. Vince Vaughn plays a sarcastic screw-up, and fans of his or sarcastic screw-ups are sure to find Fred Claus appealing.
Of course there are the sappy and yeah-right moments that make the movie a warm, fuzzy family movie. Cheesiness happens, but really, in the North Pole you gotta expect some sugar and/or ... Read More
Rating: - An Average Christmas Comedy
Fred Claus, the heretofore unknown brother of Santa Claus is the subject of this entirely average holiday film. This film is better than last year's horrible Deck the Halls, but not even close to the holiday [now] classic Elf (Infinifilm Edition). The best parts of this movie are the very enjoyable stars including of course Vince Vaughn, who is very funny on screen, and Paul Giamatti. There are several nice little messages in the film, but there really is not any new ground covered here. I think this is a three star movie that is enjoyable for family viewing, especially the younger viewers.
Rating: - Wonderful seasonal movie
I loved the movie. The ending was really the best part where 2 brothers get back together and discover they love each other, and all is right with the world. A+ Ivylou
Rating: - Bleh
I might have a different opinion of this movie if I could actually stand to watch it all the way through, but after giving it a fair shake and watching the first portion of the film I was left wholly underwhelmed. My wife and I both just kept looking at the screen wondering why it didn't get better and how it could be so disappointing.
I wish I could say that I'd give this film another chance and see the rest of it, but I just don't think I can subject myself to such torture.
Rating: - Really Liked This Christmas Movie
The whole family really enjoyed this movie, parents, 17 and 12 year old. What we particularly liked, the film had a pleasant message without being a sledge hammer. "Kids are not naughty." It also wasn't saccharine. And there was no super scary climax that would scare any kid watching the movie. It moved from point A to point B at a good pace.
This was a very odd cast, Paul Giamatti as Santa Claus (not a great choice), Vince Vaughn as Fred (he does play Vince Vaughn but tones down the obscene humor), Kathy Bates as Mother Claus, Trevor Peacock as Father Claus, (Jim Trott from the Vicar ... Read More
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