Release: January 3, 2012
Film: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
This review contains examples of:
- Actor Allusion: Critic calls Santa "The Big Lebowski".
- Critic plays clips from Arthur (1981) when Patch's toymaking goes horribly wrong.
- Bait-and-Switch: Critic explains the ending by saying it was all a hallucination followed by death, then says that it really wasn't, but it would have been awesome.
- Insane Troll Logic: In a sketch based on a scene in the movie:Critic: (as a kid) Guess what? I flew with Superman! (as another kid) Oh, yeah? Well, he saved a plane my dad was on, and it made him airsick! I'm blaming you for some reason! (mimics beating up the first kid)
- Oddly Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo: The Critic agrees to the idea of Christmas 2, as long as he gets to give it the subtitle, "Garbage Day!"
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: During Santa's first meeting with Clara, the Critic acts out Santa taking a gun out and telling her, "Santa has to make sure that you have a silent night," before shooting her.
- Sequel Hook:Critic: Next month is January! You know what that means!... STAR TREK MONTH!!!
- Shout-Out
- The Critic expected to see The Santa Clause.
- Critic calls the village in the opening scene the village from Fiddler on the Roof.
- Critic calls the scene where Claus almost freezes to death "the Christmas equivalent of When the Wind Blows.
- "I want you to eat sprinkles and crap me Christmas cookies!"
- Following an awkward meeting with Santa Christ, the Critic walks off with his Sega Genesis, saying, "Hello, eBay!"
- The Smurfette Principle: Critic says that Mrs. Claus is the only female in the workshop.
- Smurfing: Critic gets annoyed when Patch uses the world "elf" to make puns with.
- Tempting Fate: During the opening scene explaining the origin of Santa Claus, Critic expects the tale of the real Saint Nicholas. He gets simply a fat guy with toys.
- Special Effects Failure: Critic says that the scene where Santa flies in his sleigh a "shoddy" blue-screen effect.
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Viewer Gender Confusion: The Critic isn't sure if Joe is supposed to be a boy or a girl, saying his name might be short for "Josephine". - You're Insane!: Critic calls Claus this for getting choosing to deliver toys to children at the risk of the lives of his wife and reindeer.
"For FREE?!"
