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Elf is genuinely good. Not just Saturday Night Live-movie good, when the movie has some funny bits but is basically an insult to humanity; Elf is a smartly written, skillfully directed, and deftly acted story of a human being adopted by Christmas elves who returns to the human world to find his father. And because the writing, directing, and acting are all genuinely good, Elf is also genuinely funny. Will Ferrell, as Buddy the adopted elf, is hysterically sincere. James Caan, as his rediscovered father, executes his surly dumbfoundedness with perfect aplomb. Zooey Deschanel, as a department store worker with whom Buddy falls in love, is adorably sardonic. Director Jon Favreau (Swingers) shepherds the movie through all the obligatory Christmas cliches and focuses on material that's sometimes subtle and consistently surprising. Frankly, Elf feels miraculous. Also featuring Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Peter Dinklage, and Ed Asner as Santa Claus. --Bret Fetzer
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Christmas family comedy directed by independent filmmaker Jon Favreau. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a human being who has spent his whole life believing himself to be an elf. Brought up by Santa (Edward Asner) and his elves at the North Pole, Buddy has spent the last 30 years happily working in Santa's toy workshop. But when his ungainly size starts to become a liability in the elf-sized working environment, Santa suggests that Buddy head to New York City to find his biological father (James Caan). Needless to say, the unlikely spectacle of a 6'5' man dressed from head to foot in bright green stands out a mile on the streets of the Big Apple, and the good-natured Buddy finds himself in all sorts of scrapes as he gets used to his new family and surroundings - and they get used to him.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is sooo funny. If you are looking for a feel-good Christmas film that will make you laugh out loud then this is it. If you are a child (big or small!)then this film is perfect for getting you in the Christmas spirit and has you believing in Santa all over again. The scene where Buddy (Will Ferrell) pushes in front of all the children in his excitement to see santa again and then exposes him as the fake he is, is hysterical. In fact a giant elf walking around New York and acting like an excited kid is hilarious. But this film is also heart-warming in a Scrooge-esque kind of way, where grumpy old business man realises that family is more important than money and when everyone starts singing "Santa Claus is coming to town" to prove their faith in Santa I can feel that Christmas excitement buzzing around in my belly!
46 of 52 people found the following review helpful
By Gary Hilton
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
At last! ELF gets an appropriate (if slightly overdue) festive release!
Ferrell starts as Buddy, the 'elf' of the title, a baby mistakenly taken to the north pole and raised along with the rest of Santa's elven helpers. As he grows up he can't understand why he towers 4 feet over all the other elves, or why he doesn't have pointed ears? Eventually, he learns of his origins and sets off to the big city to find his real father.
Once there, he becomes comically confused by the modern day interpretation of Christmas and starts to despair when the true spirit of Christmas seems to be lost. Think of this film as a cross between Dudley Moore's 'Santa Claus The Movie' and Steve Martins 'The Jerk' and you will get the idea.
Most of the fun in this film comes from Ferrells charming and at the same time manic performance, and he clearly carries the whole film, although the supporting cast are also strong.
A wonderful family film, this is one the most delighful Christmas films ever made!
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Anna R
Format:DVD
Everyone knows how great Elf is - read all the other reviews.
This year however Elf can only be seen in the UK by Sky Movie subscribers because Murdoch has used his considerable wealth to swipe it away from Channel 4 which anyone could watch. Buy your own copy thereby saving many pounds in subscriptions and the horror of a dish on the side of your house (and all that says about you as a person).
This year however Elf can only be seen in the UK by Sky Movie subscribers because Murdoch has used his considerable wealth to swipe it away from Channel 4 which anyone could watch. Buy your own copy thereby saving many pounds in subscriptions and the horror of a dish on the side of your house (and all that says about you as a person).
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Film Buff
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Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Elf looks fantastic on blu-ray. I received the disc this morning and flicked through the movie. It's a definite improvement over the standard DVD but from what I saw it's not demo material (unfortunatley) Still I'd rate the movie 3.5/5 for picture quality which is really good. The sound is Dolby True HD which is superb. The extras seem to be presented in full 1080p (unlike the US release) I watched the trailer and started to play the making of features and the average speed was 19mps to 20+mps. The extras are impressive - two commentarys, Elf Karaoke, several documentarys, deleted scenes and the trailer. It's worth noting that the picture on the cover is different from the one shown. It has Buddy and a bunch of smaller Elf's looking up at him. The writing is in a different place too. The cover shown here is the US version (personally I think ours is better). I can't imagine that anyone will be disapointed by this blu-ray release. Recommended
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By AM
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Elf is not only heart-warming but hilarious at the same time. It has the ability to reach the inner child in all of us. How do you top that? It's also a Christmas film! Woohoo!
Will Ferrell is brilliant as Buddy the Elf. The film starts off quite unexpectedly in a sort of animated fairy tale land and progresses into "real life" in New York while Buddy searches for his Dad. Kids will love this. It's a modern day (well, 2003) equivalent of Santa Claus - The Movie [DVD] which I loved as a kid.
An absolute classic. Had to get it on DVD as I record it every year. The DVD actually has two discs, the other full of great fun extras for all the family. Settle down with some 'syrup' and relax for a couple of hours watching this.
"Santaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I know him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Classic.
Will Ferrell is brilliant as Buddy the Elf. The film starts off quite unexpectedly in a sort of animated fairy tale land and progresses into "real life" in New York while Buddy searches for his Dad. Kids will love this. It's a modern day (well, 2003) equivalent of Santa Claus - The Movie [DVD] which I loved as a kid.
An absolute classic. Had to get it on DVD as I record it every year. The DVD actually has two discs, the other full of great fun extras for all the family. Settle down with some 'syrup' and relax for a couple of hours watching this.
"Santaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I know him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Classic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By spacegirl25
Format:DVD
What a great feel good comedy to get you in the mood for Christmas! Will Ferrell is a genius :) I didn't realise it was a double disc edition until I bought it, fantastic for such a low price. I'm looking forward to watching all the special features no doubt a few more laughs will be had :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Aneesa-ahmed
Format:DVD
an excellent xmas film, fun for all the family! brilliant film keeps the kids entertained for hours!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A great family movie with superb performances from Will Ferrell and James Caan. Will really make you laugh out loud as well as instil the festive feeling.
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THE best Christmas film
This is the most watched christmas film in my house. We watch it at least 4 times every christmas and it never disappoints. Will Ferrell is just brilliant as 'Buddy'. Read more
Published 1 day ago by LNewell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Christmas film for all the family
This film is funny for children and adults. It's perfect to please young and old alike. Watched it as a family 4-87years and everyone was laughing. Will Ferrel is supreme.
Published 2 days ago by HAI
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Creepy....
This Will Ferrell fella is more creepy than Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price all rolled into one..... creepy!
Published 3 days ago by Me
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elf dvd
this was ordered for my granddaughter as a build up to christmas she loves this film glad they can still enjoy the atmosphere of christmas
Published 4 days ago by J. F. Tudor
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant
Excellant, great film. Was delivered very fast. My daughters favourite film, its all she wanted for christmas..she was over the moon..
Published 6 days ago by molly
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE Christmas film to watch
Best Christmas film ever! Has quickly become a tradition in our family to watch it at least once each Christmas!
Published 8 days ago by Gillybean
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High quality, as described
The product was just as described, and of the highest quality, as you would purchase from any DVD retail store on the high street.
Published 8 days ago by Alison Perkins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Elf dvd
This was bought for my 16yr old grandaughter, who absolutely loves this, she'd seen it on the cinema, but wanted to own it!
Published 8 days ago by Mrs. J. A. James
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buddy great movie
Santa's coming! I KNOW him!
This is one of the best ever Christmas movies, top purchase with the extra features disk too.
This is one of the best ever Christmas movies, top purchase with the extra features disk too.
Published 11 days ago by Earwink
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great dvd
The DVD is a fantastic Christmas film and also a great Christmas present! Fun for all The family! A must see!
Published 13 days ago by Emma
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