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* SoBadItsGood: For some, the film is a wild {{Narm}}-filled experience full of [[DullSurprise hilariously flat acting]] and sometimes nonsensical turns of plot.

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* SoBadItsGood: For some, the film is a wild {{Narm}}-filled experience full of both [[DullSurprise hilariously flat flat]] [[LargeHam and overexaggerated acting]] and sometimes nonsensical turns of plot.
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* BileFascination: Although the film is fairly obscure, it has still earned enough of an infamous critical reputation to draw some viewers in out of morbid curiosity, probably helped by [[Series/Jackass Jason "Wee Man" Acuña's]] involvement.

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* BileFascination: Although the film is fairly obscure, it has still earned enough of an infamous critical reputation to draw some viewers in out of morbid curiosity, probably helped by [[Series/Jackass [[Series/{{Jackass}} Jason "Wee Man" Acuña's]] involvement.

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* BileFascination: Although the film isn't particularly well-known, it has still earned enough of an infamous critical reputation to draw some viewers in out of morbid curiosity.

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* BileFascination: Although the film isn't particularly well-known, is fairly obscure, it has still earned enough of an infamous critical reputation to draw some viewers in out of morbid curiosity.curiosity, probably helped by [[Series/Jackass Jason "Wee Man" Acuña's]] involvement.



*** Between this film, Film/TheSantaClause, and Film/GetSanta, there seems to be a bizarrely specific trend of gassy reindeer in Christmas family films.
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* SoBadItsGood: For those who don't consider it DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, the film is a wild {{Narm}}-filled experience full of [[DullSurprise hilariously flat acting]] and sometimes nonsensical turns of plot.

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* SoBadItsGood: For those who don't consider it DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, some, the film is a wild {{Narm}}-filled experience full of [[DullSurprise hilariously flat acting]] and sometimes nonsensical turns of plot.



** Amy drinking the [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "bull milk"]] Grandma offers her.

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** Amy drinking the [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "bull milk"]] milk" Grandma offers her.
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** The puzzlingly graphic depiction of the reindeer defecating and farting, complete with a close-up of their rears and the full bag of crap that Elf-Man has to handle.
** Grandma drinking [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "bull milk"]].

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** The puzzlingly oddly graphic depiction of the reindeer defecating and farting, complete with a close-up of their rears and the full bag of crap that Elf-Man has to handle.
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*** Between this film, Film/TheSantaClause, and Film/GetSanta, there seems to be a bizarrely specific trend of gassy reindeer in Christmas family films.
** Grandma Amy drinking the [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "bull milk"]].milk"]] Grandma offers her.
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* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: A common complaint among critics is that it [[HomeAloneAntics very closely resembles]] Film/{{Home Alone}} in premise and plot, with the only key differentiation being the addition of the titular elf.

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* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: A common complaint among critics is that it [[HomeAloneAntics very closely resembles]] Film/{{Home Alone}} ''Film/HomeAlone'' in premise and plot, with the only key differentiation being the addition of the titular elf.

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* BileFascination: A good deal of those who watched and reviewed the film did so solely because of its bizarre premise, subpar acting, and inexplicable inclusion of Wee Man of Series/{{Jackass}} fame.

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* BileFascination: A good deal Although the film isn't particularly well-known, it has still earned enough of an infamous critical reputation to draw some viewers in out of morbid curiosity.
* ClicheStorm: [[CrappyHolidays A family finds themselves having a tough Christmas]] [[MissingMom after the loss of their mom]] [[WhenYouComingHomeDad and the overworked]] GadgeteerGenius [[WhenYouComingHomeDad dad]] [[MacGuffin invents a new device that the]] [[StupidCrooks dimwitted thieves plan to steal for themselves]]. [[HomeAloneAntics Together with an]] [[SuperZeroes amateur superhero]] [[ChristmasElves elf]], [[HomeAloneAntics the kids must beat back the crooks]] [[DistressedDude and save their father]] (so he can [[StandardHeroReward get with his love interest]]).
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those who watched and reviewed don't consider it DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, the film did so solely because is a wild {{Narm}}-filled experience full of its bizarre premise, subpar acting, [[DullSurprise hilariously flat acting]] and inexplicable inclusion sometimes nonsensical turns of Wee Man of Series/{{Jackass}} fame. plot.


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** The puzzlingly graphic depiction of the reindeer defecating and farting, complete with a close-up of their rears and the full bag of crap that Elf-Man has to handle.
** Grandma drinking [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "bull milk"]].
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* BileFascination: A good deal of those who watched and reviewed the film did so solely because of its bizarre premise, subpar acting, and inexplicable inclusion of Wee Man of Series/{{Jackass}} fame.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Being a low-budget DirectToVideo kids Christmas film, the movie is abound with this. Of special note is the janky CGI sleigh flying through the air, Elf-Man "flying", and Eric's invention that happens to [[OffTheShelfFX look exactly like an old computer memory stick slot.]]
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: A common complaint among critics is that it [[HomeAloneAntics very closely resembles]] Film/{{Home Alone}} in premise and plot, with the only key differentiation being the addition of the titular elf.

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