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The Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause

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When the movie started, I was wondering if I was watching a re-do of that train wreck that Tim Allen did called 'The Shaggy Dog'.

The movie is bit different in starting and takes a while to catch your interest. That's why my review says to 'Give it a chance'. I will say that anybody who has not seen the first two should steer clear of this movie. You won't enjoy it. If you have seen the other two, it is worth seeing.

I am an avid fan of Tim Allen and collector of Christmas DVDs. This will definitely be added to my collection as I am always looking for good Christmas movies for the entire family. The humor in this movie definitely not as present as the previous two. I was disappointed that the reindeers were not featured more as in the second one. Martin Short as Jack Frost was something that I was not too sure of, but he manages to pull it off.

There is more focus on Lucy (Neil and Laura's daughter) as well as the magical characters (Mother Nature, Easter Bunny, etc.). If you enjoy movies involving the paradox of time travel, there is a small bit of it but that part feels a bit rushed.

With other Christmas movies such as The Nativity Story coming out later this Christmas season, I think that they timed the release of this movie okay. If those others deliver as the trailers have shown, I think Santa Clause 3 would lose out to them.

Enjoy it and Merry Christmas!

The first "Santa Clause" was a clever movie, and is a Christmas classic. The second movie was enjoyable, but as usual did not come anywhere near the original, but it was a valiant effort, and an enjoyable Christmas film. So, if it goes that the quality goes down with each film, does that make "The Escape Clause" a horrible film?

The plot is simple enough, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) is starting to get a little fed up of being Santa Clause because of the added stress of his wife and her family (They do not know Scott is Santa Clause). He learns that there is another "clause" that he did not know about; he can go back in time to the day that he became Santa Clause, and stop himself from putting on the suite, and of course not become Santa Clause. Of course there is a villain "Jack Frost" played by Martin Short who is has his own ideas of what Christmas should be, and tries to use this "clause" to his advantage.

The movie overall was enjoyable, and had a very festive atmosphere. If you are expecting a great movie, go somewhere else. "Santa Clause 3" is purely about fun, but of course it has a message in too for good measure. The good thing about this movie is that we get to see more of the North Pole, and see what it may have been like if Scott wasn't Santa Clause. The bad thing is is that David Krumholtz was too old to play the elf part of Bernard and so is not in this film.

Other than that if you enjoy Christmas films, and silly movies that are geared more towards children, you'll love "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause". :D

God Bless ~Amy

It wasn't the best movie, and granted it was probably the weakest of the three, but as long as the kids enjoyed it, and judging by their reviews they did, I'm happy.

This movie started out strong, but towards the end, it felt rushed. Like the director and the production team realized they were running out of time and had to wrap the movie up ASAP. But, it was still decent. It was better than half the crap they have out in the movie theaters now.

Will I buy this DVD? Of course. I have the first two, and I can't leave the trilogy open. And the bonus features are a big plus from me.

Christmas is coming, and things are busier then ever at the North Pole. Not only does Scott Calvin, aka Santa (Tim Allen), have to get ready to deliver toys all over the world, but his wife Carol (Elizabeth Mitchell) is getting ready for a delivery of her own.

She is also missing her family. So Scott decides to invite her parents (Alan Arkin and Ann-Margret) to visit for the holiday. Scott's ex-wife and her family also manage to get an invitation as well. But the visiting family only adds to the stress load.
But that's the last of Scott's problems. Jack Frost (Martin Short) feels left out. He wants his own big holiday, not just to be the front-runner of the big red guy. When he is almost tossed from the Society of Enchanted Beings, he talks Scott into letting him help get everything ready for the big day.

Unfortunately, Jack's real mission is to sabotage Santa's job and learn the secret of the escape clause. If he can do that, he'll take over the role of Santa and leave Scott with nothing. Will he succeed?

I love the first film in the series and enjoy the second. This one is just as enjoyable. Yes, the story is predictable, but it is entertaining and heartwarming. I felt like cheering at the end.

And the actors continue to do a great job. The entire cast from the first two movies is back, with one noticeable exception. David Krumholtz wasn't able to return as Bernard. While his character was missed, it didn't hurt the film too much.

There is lots to laugh at in this movie. There are lots of great puns on the word elf and some great visual gags as well. Unfortunately, the Canadian jokes (they pretend to be Canadian for the in-laws), do where thin fast, eh? I especially enjoyed the way they worked bits of the first film into this one.

Is this the magical classic the first one was? Nope. Is it still an entertaining Christmas movie? You'd better believe it.

Well, I Can honestly say that this isn't the best Santa Clause movie. I really give this 3 and a half stars. The movie was good, but I think they should have come up with a little better plot. My parents told me that when movies get to their second or third sequel, they start losing interest. Though as for that, it is a good Christmasmovie and I think families should go and see this movie. I do have one question: Where was Bernard?

This movie was VERY good. They lost their touch from the other two but still 5 stars. I purchased it before it can out and got it today and watched it right away. It just needs a little more laughs, but all and all WORTH my money and time.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment released The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause on DVD on November 20th, 2007. This is the 3rd film in the popular Christmas film series, The Santa Clause. Tim Allen once again reprises his role as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus. This DVD features the film in it's original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 widescreen and a reformatted full screen 1.33:1 presentation. For the special features on the disc, well there really isn't much offered here. Just a 4 minute 'so-called' Making Of, and a few other worthless features. Not even a fan of all 3 of The Santa Clause movies will enjoy this. Seems to me that it took Disney over a year to release this on DVD, maybe they could spend a little more time on the DVD release. Guess a year isn't enough for them. I bought it simply because I seen it like 3 times in the theaters and I liked it alot. Sometimes features really don't matter to me, it just seems a year was enough time to get some proper features on this release. If you have the previous films in this series, I would recommend buying this. Keep in mind as with The Santa Clause 2, you will need the others in the series for it to make sense to you.

this is my favorite one out of the seris it very fast paced i never got bored at all watching this movie unlike the second movie you need 2 see the first one to understand it clearly yes u good understand it without seeing the first one but it helps u follow through once the escape claus happens though it is now out of theaters when it comes out on dvd in november see it u won't regret it!

I loved this movie. I thought it was better than the first two. Martin Short was great a Jack Frost. They had all the original characters from the first two except Bernard. It was a great family movie. A great edition to the Santa Clause trillogy. See this movie. You will love love it.

Excellent! I really enjoyed this movie. I have seen this movie twice already this year. The first time was on opening night and at the end the audience applauded , how often does that happen in a theater in today's time? Tim Allen makes and excellent Santa as he did in the other 2 movies. Elizabeth Mitchell is great at Mrs. Clause. They could not have gotten a better Jack Frost. Martin Short is an extremely funny Jack Frost! Keep in mind this is a movie made for children and enjoy every minute of it!!