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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 63

Fresh: 8

Rotten:55

Average Rating: 3.6/10

Consensus: Playing Jack Frost as an evil cross between Liza Minnelli and Liberace, Martin Short is a welcome presence, but this tired series continues drawing from its bag of bland gags and dumb slapstick.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release: Nov 3, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $84,438,648

Synopsis: THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE, the third installment of the popular holiday series THE SANTA CLAUSE picks up with Everyman-turned-Santa-Claus Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) just days before Christmas. Not only is toy production... THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE, the third installment of the popular holiday series THE SANTA CLAUSE picks up with Everyman-turned-Santa-Claus Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) just days before Christmas. Not only is toy production behind schedule, but another special delivery is on its way--Scott's wife, Carol/Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell) is pregnant. To add to the pressure, Carol's parents are coming for a visit, prompting an emergency make-over for Santa's Village (into a nondescript Canadian town) to protect Scott's true identity. With all this on his mind, Santa is more than happy to let his fellow seasonal icon Jack Frost (Martin Short) step in and help out. But Frost has an ulterior motive: angry over his secondary-figure status and longing to have his own holiday, he tricks Santa into giving up his reign, and Christmas falls into the hands of Frost. Scott, no longer Santa Claus, must decide between resuming his previous life or saving Christmas from the coldhearted Frost. This film conveys the message that Christmas is about family and the human spirit--not commercialism. In addition to the holiday association, the film also encourages teamwork and problem solving through positive means, even when things look like they can't get any worse. THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE is an entertaining holiday film, perfect for the whole family, and a fitting continuum of THE SANTA CLAUSE series. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Alan Arkin, Martin Short, Judge Reinhold

Starring: Tim Allen, Alan Arkin, Martin Short, Judge Reinhold, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ann-Margret, Bob Bergen, Abigail Breslin, Spencer Breslin, Wendy Crewson, Liliana Mumy

Director: Michael Lembeck

Director: Michael Lembeck
Producer: Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Allan A. Apone
Composer: George S. Clinton
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Nov 20, 2007

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Opening
  • Audio Commentary - Michael Lembeck - Director
  • Blooper Reel
  • Featurette - 1. JACK FROST & MRS. CLAUS: A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK J
  • 2. THE NEW COMEDIANS: ON THE SET WITH TIM & MARTY
  • 3. CREATING MOVIE MAGIG: VISUAL EFFECTS SECRETS, FROM THE HALL OF SNOWGLOBES TO SANTA'S FIREPLACE
  • Music Video -- "Greatest Time Of Year" With Aly & AJ

Interactive Features:

  • Christmas Carol-Oke: Sing Your Favorite Songs Of The Season

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06/04/08
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You look at a movie like this and wonder how some screenwriters can have the temerity to go on strike

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
12/05/07
Bill Chambers
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Special effects are in abundance, but none of them are very well-produced, much like the film on the whole.

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11/21/07
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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It's sad to see the life sucked out of a series that started so well.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
11/09/07
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Short's skill and total commitment to his role make him no straw-dog villain, and his chemistry with Allen helps the movie's Santa feel like a real live person and not an imperturbable icon.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International
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Frost turns the occasion into a swag-saturated consumer orgy, which the film condemns even as it hams up product placement for Red Bull.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
02/03/07
Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York
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While it may concern elves and Christmas, 'The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause' is more dreary than cheery.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/12/07
Dan Lybarger
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There is no escaping the banality of it all.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
12/11/06
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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A little muddled and derivative but what do we expect, really?

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/30/06
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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Christmas cheer is in short supply in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, a feeble festive farce that's more no-no-no than ho-ho-ho.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/28/06
Neil Smith
BBC
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Santa's traditional cry of ho-ho-ho has never sounded more like three stab wounds of pain and horror.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
11/25/06
Peter Bradshaw
Observer [UK]
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Cinema is far too powerful a medium to be graded on a curve-- even when Tim Allen is involved.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
11/24/06
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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You’ve got to hand it to director Michael Lembeck… he’s succeeded in persuading studio bosses to let him make not one but two sequels from premises that were dead in the water from the word go.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/23/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Badly written, shockingly acted and appallingly directed threequel that will please precisely no-one.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
11/23/06
Matthew Turner
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Bah, humbug.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/18/06
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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A desperately lazy and unoriginal exercise.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/18/06
Peter Sobczynski
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The movie is more cute than funny. Smiles are plentiful, but outright laughs are widely scattered.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/18/06
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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11/17/06
Sydney Morning Herald
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Oh how the executives shook with their chortles as millions poured in through each cinema's portals.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
11/14/06
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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The Santa Clause 3 strikes out.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment Comment
11/10/06
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
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