Thursday, December 7, 2023

[Holiday Hoopla 7] The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)

 

It's late and I'm tired, so here are my quick thoughts on The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (directed unsurprisingly, again, by Rankin and Bass). I was more familiar with the 2000 animated version of this film (which you might see here in a few days) and didn't really know what to expect. The "animagic" style of stop-motion animation suits the whimsical fairy tale nature of this story, but at a short 45 minutes it feels like it hurries to reach its conclusion.

Worth a watch at least once, especially to take in the weirdness of the story when compared with every other Santa story out there, but not essential.

5/10

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