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Best movie of this year hands down!

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I thought this was a beautiful and surreal stop motion animated film. It's certainly superior to the cell animation version. I thought it was beautifully done by the Rankin / Bass people- who brought us such classics as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the snow man, among many other holiday specials. I don't think this has been released to DVD yet and it's a shame that it hasn't been.It's a true classic. It's based on the short story by L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz. In fact, though neither movie tells you this, the immortal fairies in this story are the ones who enchanted The Land of Oz to begin with. If you love beautifully done fantasies and stop motion animation I highly recommend this movie. I read another review that called this film pagan and frightening- I think this person was looking for reasons to hate it and simply didn't understand the fantastical creatures portrayed. It's not scary at all, it's quite beautiful, just not what you'd expect. You should keep an open mind when viewing it, it's quite beautiful.

This was one of my favorite Rankin-Bass productions. This particular telling of the Santa story is based on L. Frank Baum book of the same title: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus." The immortals are gathered by the Great Ak to decide whether or not the mortal Santa deserves the honor of becoming immortal (something the immortals can only grant once). The story is narrated by Ak and recounts how he found the young babe and watched over him as he was raised by some of the nymphs and animals that fell under Ak's jurisdiction.As with any Rankin-Bass stop animation production the creature concepts can be wildly imaginative (and scary... the Nooks tend creep me out, but I wouldn't mind a plush version of one) and be sure that there are numerous musical outbursts as the story progresses.This Baum story has also recently received an animated retelling. I am saddened that this particular version does not receive as much airing time, but I am very grateful that we always recorded Christmas specials when I was younger.I recommend this to anyone who enjoys Rankin-Bass holidays escapism and has an imagination that enjoys being stimulated.

I have watched this movie since i was little, and for all i do admit the subject and the themes used in the movie are slightly darker then the average kids movie, it is one of the best i have seen. I've always loved the entire premiose of the story, and the characters are brilliant, especially the Commander of the Wind Daemons (The Bat like Creature) and Blinky the Cat.

This is a very interesting view on Santa Claus. Since all the older shows on Santa never much talked about where he came from (besides the North Pole), this one chose an avenue. Very cleverly written as Santa was not some mystical charactor, but rather a man. So to have a story of his life was well balanced between the land of make believe and reality. Man's inhumanity to man was a vital part of the movie. It addresses the developement of Santa's desire "for the children" of a hard world. Most adults know the true history of Saint Nicholas in why he was deemed a Saint. He was deeply into his Faith in Christ. It would be nice to take the Spirit of Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and the magical world that evolved into Santa Clause and the chain of children's shows and combine them. The Drummer Boy had nice tie-ins to the manger, Three Kings and the Northern Star, leaving room for parents to teach the deeper truer meanings. This movie is a wonderful break from typical simplistic Christmas shows and hopefully lead the way to a show where parents can again piece the truth entailed in a story. The best ornament I have for Christmas is a ceramic table piece of Santa kneeling before baby Jesus while in the cradle. Santa's hat is to his side and he is praying. This, is where the devotion of "santa's" (Saint Nicholas's) work began.