Deck the Halls
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Movie Reviews of Deck the Halls
Movie Review: You will love it... just hang in there until the end, and give it a chance!
Summary: 4 Stars
I must say this movie gets off to a rough start, and goes downhill fast. Half way through this romp in the snow with Danny Devito and Matthew Broderick, I was ready to turn it off and put it up for sale at Ebay, just to try and get back part of my money.
The down side here is that I was watching it on my brand new 52" LCD screen TV, and I am here to tell you both Danny Devito and Matthew Broderick look really bad on a big screen. The movie would have been much better if the camera man had not done so many close-up shots. Really! And there were a couple of other problems in the cast that could have used a dermatologist... but if you are still watching TV on a 13" screen , it might not be so bad. (Note to Hollywood: When you have an ugly actor, back off with the camera!)
Then , just when I thought I could stand no more close-up shots of the cast, things got a lot worse with the scene of Danny and Matthew naked, under a blanket together. That scene should have been deleted if the producers wanted this to be a Christmas movie for the family. Danny looks bad enough with his clothes on! And this was not good for children to see. (Note to Hollywood: Seeing naked men under a blanket is sickening--not funny family entertainment. Try to remember that!)
Now, for the good part... The Christmas scenes, and lights display were magnificent, and a joy to behold. But the really great thing about this movie is that it ended with the thought that Christmas is not about decorating your house with lights...but is really about the Holiest Event in history.. as we had the pleasure of hearing "O Holy Night" sung to perfection. This scene was so beautiful and touching, I actually had chills.
So my recommendation to you is to do what I am going to do..... if you don't own a video editing machine to clean up a mess that Hollywood has made... just fast forward through the ugliness of this movie, and try to see it for what it really is ... and that is a movie about the true meaning of Christmas.(Note to Hollywood: it's okay to express that the true meaning of Christmas is about the birth of Christ. You don't have to add sleaze, ugly close-up shots, and disgusting behavior to a beautiful movie about Christmas to sell tickets.)
Movie Review: Cute, silly movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Even though this movie has been out for a while, my family just got around to watching it last night. I love Christmas movies and was looking forward to seeing something new. We really enjoyed it, but you have to go into realizing it's silly funny and relies on slapstick humor. Nothing earth-shattering but still an enjoyable way to spend the evening. It's fairly predictable with two neighbors fighting for dominance to see who will be the "Christmas King" and both losing sight of the true spirit of Christmas. Everything gets so out of control that they manage to make total fools out of themselves but it's pretty humorous to watch. :-)
I particularly enjoyed the casting of the two wives (Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth). They were both great in their respective roles and played well off of each other --
Fun and entertaining !
Movie Review: A New Christmas Favorite!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a really good Christmas movie! Screw the critics, they don't know anything! It has a really good storyline about two dads who are competing throughout the entire movie. Steve is the 'Christmas Guy' in his town, but when Buddy puts up a billion lights on his house because he wants his house to be seen from space satellites, Steve gets mad. There is a lot of beautiful Christmas scenery, including Christmas lights. Soon, their wives and kids get tired of their behavior and go stay at a hotel. They are alone on Christmas and realize the error of their ways. They decide to work together to get their families back. If you love Christmas, and family, and comedy you'll love DECK THE HALLS!!!!Movie Review: More of Kristin Chenoweth please...
Summary: 4 Stars
Deck the Halls brings to the screen the story of two neighbors feuding over the one's efforts at placing as many lights on his house as to make it visible from space during the Christmas holidays.
Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis (!), and Jorge Garcia (from Lost) carry out their performances well while the lovely Kristin Chenoweth seems to have quite a bit of potential.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, and the music are all good, but nothing extraordinary.
In a nutshell, it's probably not a movie you would want to add to your collection, but it will provide for an evening's entertainment. 3.5 Stars
Movie Review: Cute for Adults
Summary: 4 Stars
I assumed I'd find whacky humor and I wasn't disappointed. This movie is a comedy created by writers that weren't chasing Hollywood's highest honors, but instead seemed inspired by old slapstick faves. The writers didn't spend a lot of time developing plausible plotting devices, nor did they worry that cleavage was as well-rounded as the characters got. But, stereotyped characters make for the best comedy, and the writers/director sure found plenty of funny situations to pit Broderick and DeVito against each other. I don't predict this movie will endure among the ranks of generation-spanning family favorites, but it is silly.