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Christmas with the Kranks [2004]


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BEST CHRISTMAS FILM EVER !!!!!!!
Review date: 2008-11-13 Rating: 10 out of 10

This film is simply hilarious !!!!! The actors are great and do a brilliant job. Christmas with the Kranks will leave you laughing long into the new year!!!!

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A Very Creepy Film
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 2 out of 10

This was a very creepy and disturbing film. Unlike many other Christmas movies there was no real lessons learned and no moments of redemption. What we get instead is a film where the main lesson seems to be: that in American surbubia you must follow what expected in the neighbourhood. You must do this or your nutcase neighbours will ritualistically hound you until you do so and repent your sins on the lawn.

We are introduced to the Mr and Mrs Krank (played by Tim Allen and Jaime Lee Curtis who are actually pretty good until they go all ga-ga happy Christmas again). They decide since their Barbie-esque daughter is jetting off for the year - they should skip Christmas and go on a cruise. Judging by the neighbours reaction you would think they were doing blood sacrifices on the lawn.

The neighbours are very strange indeed. The Kranks seek only to avoid Christmas. Unlike Scrooge who's behaviour hurt people - the Kranks aren't hurting anyone - yet they are actively hounded by the neighbours. Mrs Krank is stalked (best way to put it) by the owner of a greetings card company because she decides not to fork out hundred of dollars for cards. The local police develop a grudge because the Kranks dont want to buy their crummy calender. One neighbour stamps her feet because the Kranks don't want to have a Christmas Eve party. The local vicar even has a dig - saying that he hears the Kranks arent going to observe the festivaties. Yet the Kranks dontated to charity (very Christian) while avoiding the very un-Christian over indulgence. Even Mr Kranks work colleagues are openly rude and go begging to be fired.

A very special mention goes to the freaky carol singers. In one scene they are practically climbing through the window with their oh so cheery songs.

All in all a pretty bad film. Ultimately the main characters just wanted to skip Christmas - their actions hurted nobody. If anything its the Christmas spiritited neighbours that come off worse from this film. Underlying the whole affair is a sinister threat should you decide to do things differently. The very stress that Mrs Krank goes through emphasises this very point.

This neighbourhood is clearly intolerant and conservative - Senator McCain and Sarah Palin should get their votes no problem.

Christmas with Kranks
Review date: 2008-08-10 Rating: 10 out of 10

This movie is brilliant. Have watched it several times and it get better every time. Very funny and happy feel film. Highly recommended. If some buyers don't like this film then they don't like Christmas, simple as that. Really good movie, perfect for Christmas present.

Big disappointment
Review date: 2007-12-17 Rating: 2 out of 10

The plot line of this film is feeble beyond belief and has the slightly weird undertone that going away from home at Christmas is unpatriotic (in the USA that is not the UK where we take a more liberal view of these happenings). Jamie LC obviously very uncomfortable with the terrible script. The few funny moments do not compensat for the generally dire experience of sitting through this film.

Ok film
Review date: 2007-12-15 Rating: 6 out of 10

When i first bought this film i had high expectations of it. I thought the storyline was going to be alot more interesting than it actually turned out to be. I wouldn't advise people to buy this film as it may turn out to be an utter dissapointment. Although i do have to admit there are a few hilarious scenes included in this film which is why i gave it 3 stars.

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Actor(s):
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tim Allen
Eric Per Sullivan
Dan Aykroyd

Creators:
Tim Allen (Primary Contributor)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
EAN: 5035822767539
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2005-11-14
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 95 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004
Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Hindi (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)

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