With james mcavoy, jim broadbent, bill nighy, hugh laurie. Nov 10, 2011 aardmans christmas movie boasts a wonderful script and a heartfelt seasonal message, says henry barnes. My kids ages 7, 5 and 3 have seen what we feel is age appropriate cartoonsmovies and this was way too scary. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. He sometimes overhears others talking about him and it makes him sad, accepting what they say about him as true. See whats streaming, limit strong violence or language, and find picks your kids will love with common sense media plus. Check out some of the best kidfriendly films of all time. Watch arthur and the haunted tree house prime video. With retired grandsanta, a rebellious young elf, an old sleigh and some untrained reindeer, arthur sets out in a crazy. One christmas eve night arthur realizes something awful. After swiper attempts to steal the christmas star at doras nochebuena christmas. This is a fabulous movie for family and friends to watch together on christmas. Arthur christmas also stumbles by basing the reality of christmas on santas presentdelivery system. The premise of the movie is how christmas has changed over the years but after all those changes some of the values of christmas have been forgotten.
It has that balance between kid movie and adult friendly atmosphere too. The 3d, cganimated family comedy arthur christmas, an aardman production for sony pictures animation, at last reveals the incredible, neverbefore seen answer to every childs question. Christmas is a time for families, and one way that people spend their time together during the festive season is watching a movie. Arthur christmas is a lovely family fun film that delivers that feel good factor together with good humor. Arthur christmas is the 3d animated story of santa claus voiced by jim. Even the older kids will enjoy the magical tale of clara, who embarks on a journey through the four secret realms. Sep 28, 2012 arthur christmas trailer youtube movies. On a mission to save her christmas, arthur sets off to deliver her missed present in just two short hours. The movie was sort of like a toy story movie and for adult humor as much as older kids. Christmas, the movie suggests, is about the joy of feeling of loved and appreciated. Arthur christmas comes out of nowhere and hits theatres this christmas season. Arthur christmas official trailer in theaters 1123 youtube. Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. It has a positive message, the dialogue is appropriate for young kids and adults will like it too.
The movie is very clever, funny at times, and poignant as well. Consequently, the figures meant nothing to him, as well as they are extremely tiny. Arthur christmas emphasizes the importance of each child. Fabulous, funny holiday movie about the christmas spirit. Apart from it dragging slightly in the middle, arthur christmas was a wonderful film. Starring bing crosby, danny kaye and rosemary clooney, and featuring the irving berlin song white christmas, the film focuses on a songanddance duo crosby and kaye who team up with a sister act clooney and veraellen to help save a failing vermont ski lodge. Most parents often struggle to find ageappropriate kids movies. One brief scene of a group of startled wild animals and another of an angry homeowner wielding a gun may frighten very young kids, and there are a few jokes targeting parents like when grandsanta explains that in the old days, he once gave a double. Nov 23, 2011 positive most of the christmas movies coming out these days seem to be lackluster efforts that make money only because they are supposedly familyfriendly. In the process, arthur christmas stresses that every child is valuable.
The movie was sort of like a toy story movie and for adult. Arthur christmas is a movie that you can take your kids to and not worry about them being scared, or covering their eyes during the. Arthur with the voice of james mcavoy is santas son. There are four activities to do during and after watching. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from santa on christmas eve is missed, it is deemed acceptable to all but one arthur. It is important to find something that everyone can enjoy, regardless of their age. Arthur christmas 1010 movie clip all the santas 2011 hd by movieclips. Reviewed in the united states on december 27, 2012. Arthur s story is an example of how one person can really make a difference and why families should work together. With kurt russell, darby camp, judah lewis, oliver hudson.
Directed by sarah smith and codirected by barry cook, it stars the voices of james mcavoy, hugh laurie, bill nighy, jim. Score and instantly the work can be thought of as a christmas classic. When firsttime feature director sarah smith set out to make arthur christmas. Christmas movies whether the christmas season has just started or your family has finished unwrapping the presents from under the tree, celebrate the holidays with one of our favorite festive films. But that wont stop us from being invigorated by watching these fallible clauses find a bit of redemption by the endfind happiness in who they are and where theyre at in life. From alltime classic holiday movies for kids such as a charlie brown.
Arthur christmas tries to show just how santa claus gets all those gifts to the children on christmas eve. Nov 23, 2011 but when the unthinkable happens, and santa misses one child out of hundreds of millions, someone has to save the day. On christmas eve, santa voiced by jim broadbent delivers presents to all the children of the world, while his son arthur james mcavoy works at the north pole post office answering letters. That said, arthur christmas does have references to christmas carols and to church. With matthew broderick, danny devito, kristin chenoweth, kristin davis. The film was released on 11 november 2011, in the uk, and on 23 november 2011, in the us. Oct 03, 2011 to santas young son, arthur, it threatens to end the magic of christmas.
Arthur, really cares about a merry christmas, and when a. One brief scene of a group of startled wild animals and another of an angry homeowner wielding a gun may frighten very young kids, and there are a few jokes targeting parents like when grandsanta explains that in the old days, he once gave a double whiskey to. Arthurs story is an example of how one person can really make a difference and why families should work together. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Unlike the mpaa we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age but 3 objective. Directed and cowritten, with peter baynham, by sarah smith, arthur christmas rips the lid off the secret of how santa manages to deliver presents to every child in the world in one night. Also, 3 bad words are said in the movie including idiot, whatthe, and hell.
Each christmas, santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. Its also short and sweet, with a number of actionpacked setpieces that will keep the younger folk. Arthur christmas 910 movie clip seasons greetings from mankind 2011 hd duration. That said, arthur does start out by agreeing to marry a woman he doesnt love or even like just so he can keep his inheritance and wildly spend it on frivolous things. I think children over 5 years old can watch this marvelous christmas movie. Deck the halls with thrills, excitement and fun in this instant christmas. He is at the north pole for christmas eve when santa makes his worldwide trip in a single night to deliver all the toys to all the kids of earth. Arthur christmas might be one of the best holiday films ive seen this year so far. Later on in this movie, we learn that santa did the same thing, which is how he ended up giving the superior present to the mexican boy, pedro, who lived in 23 mimosa avenue, trelew, mexico. Arthur christmas collector mini figure 6pack santa, arthur, bryony, gwen, steve reindeer. He loves playing with any type of figure so i thought he might enjoy. Arthur christmas james mcavoy hugh laurie bill nighy 2011 santas youngest son james mcavoy sets out on an urgent mission to deliver a present to a forgotten child before christmas morning dawns. From beloved classics such as its a wonderful life and miracle on 34th street to popular comedies such as elf and home alone, theres a christmas.
Nov 23, 2011 arthur christmas also stumbles by basing the reality of christmas on santas presentdelivery system. Rent arthur christmas 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Advanced search watchlist sign in arthur christmas 2011 poster. We feel that this movie is appropriate for kids of all ages. Arthur christmas is a movie that you can take your kids to and not worry about them being scared, or covering their eyes during the inappropriate scenes. From alltime classic holiday movies for kids such as a charlie brown christmas and miracle on 34th street to sweet holidaythemed romance for older tweens and teens like while you were sleeping and love actually, youre sure to find a festive flick thats just right for your family. Latest news about arthur christmas, starring james mcavoy, jim broadbent, bill. This is a worksheet based on the movie arthur christmas. Arthur christmas official trailer in theaters 1123. Arthur christmas characters have plenty of personality and make the film a really fun watch.
It has a moral worldview and shows that even several generations of santa claus must humble themselves to love the least of these children, although it also has an. Arthur christmas 210 movie clip operation santa claus is coming to town 2011 hd by movieclips. This is an excellent collection from the arthur christmas movie. Latest news about arthur christmas, starring james mcavoy, jim broadbent, bill nighy and directed by sarah smith, barry cook. Nov 23, 2011 creating christmas movies can be a difficult and thankless task. An oldtimer elf, for example, tells of the last time santa was spotted in 1816 and had to go into hiding.
When youre ready for some quality family time amid the chaos of the season, theres nothing better than curling up with one of our holiday favorites. Arthur christmas is a delightfully innocent and lighthearted kids movie that will entertain the children at christmas. Get it wrong and your film goes down in movie history with an air of never to be seen again. It involves friends and siblings tricking each other and purposefully scaring one of the characters with some creepy moments. Arthur christmas, im happy to say, is not one of those films. Caution is advised, however, due to an emphasis on believing the magic of christmas, with no clear reference to the real reason for christmas jesus christ. With the help of retired grandsanta and a rebellious young elf, arthur s on a lastsecond ride to give the final gift and bring wonder back to the holiday season. The themes are mature enough, in fact, that while the christmas season always seems to make us feel young again, this movie can make some of us feel our age. Nov 24, 2011 arthur christmas comes out of nowhere and hits theatres this christmas season. Arthur christmas is a 2011 britishamerican 3d computeranimated christmas comedy film, produced by aardman animations and sony pictures animation as their first collaborative project. Santas jim broadbents clumsy son arthur james mcavoy sets out on a mission with grandsanta bill nighy to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than two hours. The 3d, cganimated family comedy arthur christmas, an aardman production for sony pictures. Santas clumsy son arthur sets out on a mission with st. The movie is hilarious, tells a great story, doesnt ever have a miss joke, and the film leaves you with a lot of christmas spirit.
Now it is up to santas youngest son arthur to fix this slip up and make good on the promise of christmas. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The arthur movie 2011 answers the age old questions, how does santa deliver every childs gifts in one night. The story of sister and brother, kate and teddy pierce, whose christmas eve plan to catch santa claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about. Arthur and bryony also exemplify rising to the occasion and overcoming fears. Get arthur christmas dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Combining army tactics, modern technology and good old fashioned christmas magic, arthur christmas brings a delightful family adventure to the theaters this holiday season. In addition to the violent scenes mentioned above, this movie has some scenes that could.
Arthur christmas is a futuristic turn to the lifes work of santa claus. The animation is absolutely breathtaking, it is all very colourful and beautifully modelled, and the soundtrack is so rousing it makes you want to get out your favourite christmas carolssongs cd and sing along afterwards. I bought this to go along with the arthur christmas movie for our just over two year old grandson. Its up to arthur james mcavoy, santas youngest son, to deliver a present to the forgotten tyke before christmas morning dawns. Ultimately the movie s message is that money cant buy you happiness or love, and you cant get true love without growing up and cleaning up your act. Vanessa hudgens stars in this netflix original christmas movie about a baker who switches lives with a royal whos about to be married. So, when a good fairy tale and holiday film get together and give birth to a wonderful film, im very happy. This is the same address into which arthur and bryony broke. The premise of the movie is how christmas has changed over the years but after all those changes some of.
The touching story of how santa claus came to be santa. Arthur christmas is one of the most enjoyable films i have seen in quite a long time and i am happy to say the movie is now becoming a christmas tradition for me. But when the unthinkable happens, and santa misses one child out of hundreds of millions, someone has to save the day. Arthur christmas 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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