Fred Claus . Xmas 2007 Giamatti as Santa with an All Star Cast

Cameron · 11-15-06, 05:01 PM

From the director of Wedding Crashers. Starring Vince Vaugn and Paul Giamatti. IMDB shows Kathy Bates, judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Ludacris, etc. I'm sure its a lot of cameos, but just wanted to share.

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whynotsmile · 11-15-06, 09:04 PM

that looked funny. but next year. too bad

TheNightFlier · 11-15-06, 10:38 PM

Should be good. Giamatti and Vaughn is a fun pairing.

sixerb · 11-16-06, 08:09 AM

most anything with Giamatti is good

Cameron · 01-03-07, 12:06 AM

dpz301 · 01-03-07, 08:02 PM

saw a preview right before the holidays. looks pretty funny!

dcprules · 01-05-07, 03:57 AM

I hope this will be good. It's been a while since Spacey's been in a comedy (hope he has a big part), as his last X-Mas flick (The Ref) I thought should be considered a Christmas classic.

Michael Corvin · 01-05-07, 09:07 AM

It definitely looks good, but I had to take issue with it tacked on to Happy Feet at my theater. There were already 7-8 previews and they couldn't just hold this one for, oh I don't know, Fall '07? Kids are antsy to begin with, then making them sit through unneeded previews is terrible.

RocShemp · 01-07-07, 12:00 AM

I recently saw the teaser and loved it. Next Christmas can't come soon enough.

Wannabe · 08-05-07, 02:10 AM

I saw the trailer today. So painful. The opposite of funny.

Vince Vaughn has jumped the shark.

CharlieK · 08-05-07, 02:29 AM

and this thread takes a turn....

calhoun07 · 08-05-07, 02:42 AM

The trailer was not all that appealing to me, and I am not a big fan of Giamatti and him as Santa just does not work for me, but I am holding out hope...it could be better than expected. We will see...

Giantrobo · 08-05-07, 03:46 AM

Can't wait.

PopcornTreeCt · 08-05-07, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Wannabe

I saw the trailer today. So painful. The opposite of funny.

Vince Vaughn has jumped the shark.

Glad I'm not the only one. I saw the trailer and thought to myself what in the world was Vince Vaughn thinking?

Lateralus · 08-05-07, 07:19 AM

Paul as Santa is dead on! This movie looks Ok.

DealMan · 08-05-07, 09:17 AM

Yeah the trailer makes this look completely awful.

MTRodaba2468 · 08-05-07, 09:41 PM

Based on the trailers, the movie doesn't look funny at all. I like Paul Giamatti, but that won't be enough to get me to watch.

Bluelitespecial · 08-06-07, 11:01 AM

So will this be a PG-13 or will it be like bad Santa.

KillerCannibal · 08-06-07, 01:06 PM

Trailer made this look like cookie-cutter shit, so naturally audiences will flock to it. No pun there, btw. I usually like Vaughn and Giamatti is always awesome, but this looks so formulaic and cliched that just about anyone on here can predict exactly what will happen.

The Bus · 08-06-07, 01:24 PM

BLS: Based on what movies it was put in front (The Simpsons, Happy Feet), it will definitely be a PG movie, possibly PG-13 (although I doubt it). I guess the plan is to make it family friendly enough for families and have enough Vince Vaughn & others to bring in people who didn't see Christmas with the Kranks or Santa Clause 5.

Ronnie Dobbs · 08-06-07, 01:47 PM

This is the movie I accientally walked though the set of trying to get to work last December and got yelled at by some douchebag P.A. You can't fucking close down half of a major street at 9am on a Monday.

DJLinus · 11-10-07, 10:42 PM

Saw this today. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't all that great, either. Elf (inevitable comparison) was much funnier.

A few thoughts:
-Some of the elves creeped me out (the ones that had "normal" actors' heads superimposed on little bodies).
-Paul Giamatti's fat hands also creeped me out.
-The scene with all of the cameos was kind of cute.
-I think I discovered that I have a new fetish: women dressed in sexy Santa suits. Or maybe it was just Elizabeth Banks.

CharlieK · 11-10-07, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJLinus

-The scene with all of the cameos was kind of cute.

I doubt I'll see this any time soon, but I've heard that scene is pretty funny. Could you spoilerize who's in it?

DJLinus · 11-11-07, 12:11 AM

Spoiler:

Patman · 11-11-07, 12:24 AM

At 2 hours long, it's about 20 minutes too long. The film flounders a while in the opening act, is pretty long-winded in the 2nd act, but it almost redeems itself in the 3rd act with a scene loaded with cameos, and Kevin Spacey like you'd never think you'd ever see him given his recent film work. The special effects stuck out like a sore thumb (popping normal-sized actor's faces on elf-statured actors, and the flying sleigh sequences). I didn't feel too much brotherly chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti (the hand prostetics were a little too much, very distracting).

I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C (for Claus)

11-15-06, 05:01 PM	#1
Cameron DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 12,305	Fred Claus . Xmas 2007 Giamatti as Santa with an All Star Cast From the director of Wedding Crashers. Starring Vince Vaugn and Paul Giamatti. IMDB shows Kathy Bates, judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Ludacris, etc. I'm sure its a lot of cameos, but just wanted to share. Myspace Trailer IMDB __________________ You wanted a Sig. You got a Sig. The Hottest Sig in The World...Music Video I directed for Quiet Company <---Let me know what you think. <-Now Playing on MTV.CA dvd aficionado Official Fox Film Noir Thread All New Official Twilight Zone Thread HD-DVD Supporter

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whynotsmile Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,411	that looked funny. but next year. too bad

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dcprules DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,605	I hope this will be good. It's been a while since Spacey's been in a comedy (hope he has a big part), as his last X-Mas flick (The Ref) I thought should be considered a Christmas classic.

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Wannabe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hollywood Posts: 993	I saw the trailer today. So painful. The opposite of funny. Vince Vaughn has jumped the shark.

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08-05-07, 02:42 AM	#12
calhoun07 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,807	The trailer was not all that appealing to me, and I am not a big fan of Giamatti and him as Santa just does not work for me, but I am holding out hope...it could be better than expected. We will see... __________________ You can only please a woman with a dick made out of chocolate that ejaculates money.-Rhemus Windowless vans do NOT have candy, only rape.

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Bluelitespecial DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,527	So will this be a PG-13 or will it be like bad Santa.

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KillerCannibal DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,515	Trailer made this look like cookie-cutter shit, so naturally audiences will flock to it. No pun there, btw. I usually like Vaughn and Giamatti is always awesome, but this looks so formulaic and cliched that just about anyone on here can predict exactly what will happen. __________________ Top 10 most-wanted BD titles:Blue Velvet/Once Upon A Time in the West/Jaws/Boogie Nights/Prince of Darkness/Videodrome/Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('74)/Beyond the Valley of the Dolls/Phantasm/Death Wish October Horror Movie Challenge 2009

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The Bus DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 42,898	BLS: Based on what movies it was put in front (The Simpsons, Happy Feet), it will definitely be a PG movie, possibly PG-13 (although I doubt it). I guess the plan is to make it family friendly enough for families and have enough Vince Vaughn & others to bring in people who didn't see Christmas with the Kranks or Santa Clause 5. __________________ Panda Killer XBL/PSN/Steam: Chiwotweiler \| hd dvdaf \| last.fm \| Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 "Wearing Shakira's ass for a hat interests me more than anything else in the universe." - Hokeyboy

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Ronnie Dobbs Suspended Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,659	This is the movie I accientally walked though the set of trying to get to work last December and got yelled at by some douchebag P.A. You can't fucking close down half of a major street at 9am on a Monday.

11-10-07, 10:42 PM	#22
DJLinus DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 6,518	Saw this today. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't all that great, either. Elf (inevitable comparison) was much funnier. A few thoughts: -Some of the elves creeped me out (the ones that had "normal" actors' heads superimposed on little bodies). -Paul Giamatti's fat hands also creeped me out. -The scene with all of the cameos was kind of cute. -I think I discovered that I have a new fetish: women dressed in sexy Santa suits. Or maybe it was just Elizabeth Banks. __________________ "Food snobs believe that anything created in Europe is inherently superior to the American-made equivalent. Allow me to explode that fallacy with these words: the 1983 Renault Alliance." - Michael J. Nelson Not that you care... My Countdown Counting down to: Winter Olympics 82 days 9 hours 56 minutes

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DJLinus DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 6,518	Spoiler: It was a "Brothers Anonymous" (or something like that) meeting: Frank Stallone, Roger Clinton, Stephen Baldwin At one point, Fred Claus makes everyone mad, Stephen goes to hit him, but is restrained. The group leader says to him, "Keep repeating to yourself: He's not Alec. He's not Alec." __________________ "Food snobs believe that anything created in Europe is inherently superior to the American-made equivalent. Allow me to explode that fallacy with these words: the 1983 Renault Alliance." - Michael J. Nelson Not that you care... My Countdown Counting down to: Winter Olympics 82 days 9 hours 56 minutes Last edited by DJLinus; 11-11-07 at 12:13 AM.

11-11-07, 12:24 AM	#25
Patman DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Duluth, GA, USA Posts: 34,380	At 2 hours long, it's about 20 minutes too long. The film flounders a while in the opening act, is pretty long-winded in the 2nd act, but it almost redeems itself in the 3rd act with a scene loaded with cameos, and Kevin Spacey like you'd never think you'd ever see him given his recent film work. The special effects stuck out like a sore thumb (popping normal-sized actor's faces on elf-statured actors, and the flying sleigh sequences). I didn't feel too much brotherly chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti (the hand prostetics were a little too much, very distracting). I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C (for Claus) __________________ PatCave; HT; DVDs; Dragon*Con 2009 According to DGibFen, I'm a "freaking genius." "Jee-sus, it's like Iwo Jima out there." - Roger Sterling