Elf Movie
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This holiday, discover your inner elf.
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa's sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Hobbs, on Santa's naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. When Walter's relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.
| Will Ferrell | Buddy |
| James Caan | Walter |
| Bob Newhart | Papa Elf |
| Edward Asner | Santa |
| Mary Steenburgen | Emily |
| Zooey Deschanel | Jovie |
| Daniel Tay | Michael |
| Faizon Love | Gimbel's Manager |
| Peter Dinklage | Miles Finch |
| Amy Sedaris | Deb |
| Michael Lerner | Fulton |
| Andy Richter | Morris |
| Kyle Gass | Eugene |
| Artie Lange | Gimbel's Santa |
| Claire Lautier | NY 1 Reporter |
| Jon Favreau |
6.80 out of 10 (19875 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Christmas spirit is in the air
posted on 16 Aug 2009(Synopsis-Spoiler?)Will Ferrell stars as Buddy in this cute and wacky Christmas movie about a child raised as an elf at the North Pole at Santa's workshop. After he grows to be twice the size of the other elves, he finds out that his biological father (James Caan) lives in New York City. With his child like innocence, Buddy sets out on a long journey to find his father, and when he does, his father is like Scrooge and his stepbrother (Daniel Tay) doesn't believe in Santa. Buddy can't understand why his new family and the people of New York City have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. Buddy works to bring back the Christmas spirit. Buddy helps his brother win a snowball fight against some bullies in Central Park, and they become true brothers. Next, he decorates the Santa Claus room at Gimbel's and meets a beautiful girl (Zooey Deschanel). The Christmas spirit returns to New York City when everybody sings a Christmas song in Central Park.
Kids will love this Christmas story and it will be enjoyable to parents. (New Line Cinema, Run Time 1:35, Rated PG) 6/10
Delightfully Funny Valentine to Christmas in New York
posted on 16 Aug 2009"Elf" is a laugh-out-loud with a tear-in-your-eye charming, updated tribute to one of my favorite movies "Miracle on 34th Street," much better than the tepid actual re-make. Here, the plot turns in a now-vanished Gimbel's, but the family in much need of "faith means believing in something even when your common sense tells you not to" again lives in an apartment on the Upper West Side overlooking Central Park. While I couldn't tell from the credits just how much was actually filmed in NYC vs. Vancouver, I'll credit whatever it does, as it is such a Valentine to Christmas in New York, to mix holidays. While Ed Asner makes me believe that he too thinks that Edmund Glenn really was Santa Claus, it is Will Ferrell's consistent wide-eyed innocence that carries the movie. The product placements do get annoying, but mostly serve the script. Who knows if director Jon Favreau, who also has a cameo role, punched-up debut writer David Berenbaum's script, but it is delightful.Zooey Deschanel is a sweetheart, while James Caan and Mary Steenburgen just pretty much get to reprise their TV roles, in, respectively, "Las Vegas" and "Joan of Arcadia."The visual references to other movies are amusing, from the Disney-like animation at the North Pole to treating the Urban Park Rangers like the Dark Riders from "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."The holiday song selections are mostly classic, though it's nice to hear new Leon Redbone interpretations on two tracks.(originally written 1/19/2004)
The best comedy I have ever seen
posted on 31 Jul 2009An excellent family film with lots of humour, great story and great acting. It is within my top five films ( I will give them at the end of the comment) How anyone can give this a bad review is beyond me. It has 2 of my favourite actors, Will Ferrel and Zooey Deschanel. Will Ferrel does amazing at his portrayal of the clumsy, lovable elf and Zooey does well at her portrayal of the Department Store Tomboy who falls for the elf. All the performances were great but those 2 shown above the rest.Lets hope there is a sequel!Anyway here are my Top fiveSerenity, Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, Revenge of the Sith, Elf
A Funny Holiday Movie to all to enjoy!
posted on 25 Jul 2009"Elf" is a true hearted Christmas movie blockbuster which equal the qualities of "Home Alone" (1990) and "The Polar Express" (2004). The story tells the tale of Buddy, a human who when a baby crawl into Santa Claus's sack while in a orphanage and gets adopted by Papa Elf. He grows with the Elves but finds it hard to fit in before he is told the truth about his dad who is living in a far away place of New York City in America (and is also on the naughty list). He heads to NYC to find his dad with a thrilling and hilarious adventure to come. Director by Jon Favreau (Zathura: A Space Adventure) and written by David Berenbaum (Disney's The Haunted Maison), the Christmas of the year features an all-star cast: with Will Ferrell (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) as Buddy, James Caan (The Godfather) as Walter Hobbs, Bob Newhart (The Rescuers) as Papa Elf and Edward Asner (Roots) as Santa Claus. You will not be disappointed with happy-go-lucky, yuletide Christmas treat. Buy or rent now for the holidays! 10/10
Absolutely an entertaining movie
posted on 17 Jul 2009Absolutely an entertaining movie. I laughed at loud a lot. There are very funny moments in the movie. The idea is very good. Story is very good. Will Ferrell is very talented comedian and actor also he is a very good choice for this movie. He is exactly acting like a very positive elf from an another world. I realized that movie crew also made a very good job with designing little places, rooms, toilets for a big elf. End of the movie was also satisfying. I watched a bunch of noel movies but this was one of the best. I recommend this movie to all audiences with no doubt.
A Good Holiday Film
posted on 23 Jun 2009Elf, is a fun Christmas film starred by one of the most famous comedians, Will Ferrell. I remember seeing this movie on November 22nd for my dad's birthday after we saw Master and Commander and I was expecting this film to be a very stupid holiday film but it was far from that. It was actually really creative and joyful, just like all Christmas movies should be. This movie really put me into the Christmas cheer and I was very ready for it. I remember posting this comment like 6 months ago but it got deleted and I haven't posted it again since then and so now here I am posting it once again. Overall, this film was really good and when it releases this Christmas I will definitely rent it.Hedeen's outlook: 8/10 *** B
Ferrell tries his best, but the writing is unambitious and mediocre
posted on 15 Jun 2009So-so film with a few really funny moments. It always seemed like the comedy could have gone two steps further than it did. There are tons of missed opportunities and jokes that are built up without payoff (the news broadcast at the end of the film is a perfect example). Elf earns points for being a decent family film in that it has almost no objectionable content – one very long belch is about it. It's nice that it doesn't resort to gross-out humor, but it could certainly stand to be less lame a lot of the time. Will Ferrell, a former Saturday Night Live actor, stars as a human who is raised by elves until his enormous height compared to the other elves makes this fact all too obvious. When Ferrell finds out that his father (James Caan) lives in New York City, he goes out and finds him. It becomes a standard fish-out-of-water comedy. The writing is half-hearted, so the weight of the movie ends up resting wholly on Ferrell, who does his damndest to carry it on his shoulders. I've always been a fan of Ferrell, even if he did create a couple of truly obnoxious characters on SNL. He actually does a fine job in Elf, playing a truly manic but sweet idiot. The filmmakers should have trusted Ferrell more, because it really shoots itself in the foot when it begins to concentrate on a very cheesy and unbelievable crisis in the elf's newfound human family. Ferrell has run away from home, and Caan and his family think they can find him in New York City – which, of course, they do. And Ferrell (along with his family and his girlfriend) have to convince the people of NYC to have faith in Santa Claus so his sleigh can fly. They do this by having the girlfriend (a very cute Zooey Deschanel, who might look a bit too much like Reese Witherspoon to become a star) sing 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town' on the news. I was enjoying the film, but this kind of formulaic garbage just ruined it. It's nice to see Bob Newhart, Charles Durning, and Andy Richter. One of my favorite comediennes, Amy Sedaris, was also there somewhere, but I must have missed her (was she one of the elves?). 5/10.
Absolutely hilarious!
posted on 15 Jun 2009I laughed more watching this movie than perhaps any other. For the first 2/3rds of the movie I was laughing almost continuously and I don't think there was a scene with Will Ferrell in it where I didn't laugh out loud. I almost wet my pants several times. Fortunately there were only four other people in the cinema (surprising since it was the opening weekend), and they didn't seem to mind me busting a gut.I heartily recommend for other Ferrell/snl fans. Both the physical comedy and dialogue were of top-notch hilarity. I even almost cried a couple of times (and not just from laughing). See for yourself.
A cheery heartwarming movie
posted on 13 Jun 2009Elf was very very funny it is a movie for all ages. Elf will be one of the movies like Finding Nemo one of the best sellers ever. On a scale of on to ten probably a ten because it had a good message to it and it was a very good movie that will go in every VCR at Christmas time. Rating A+.
Simply fantastic
posted on 30 May 2009When i first went to see this film it was to keep my little cousins happy but i found myself enjoying it more than my 10 year old cousins. Its without question 1 of the funniest films I've seen over the last few years. I was laughing out load for most of the movie and it never got too bogged down inthe emotional aspect of the father son relationship.Definitely up there with the best Xmas movies like Home Alone1/2,Miracle on 34th Street, The Santa Clause etc. Will.F is top class as most of his other movies have proved. Top stuff watch it, then watch it again
Very funny and good for the whole family!
posted on 26 May 2009This was a very funny movie that had me and the audience laughing out loud. Well done and good for the whole family! At the end of the movie, at the theater in which I saw the movie which was almost a full house, the audience applauded. That doesn't happen very often at movies I've seen, but this movie was so entertaining that I guess it deserved it.
Gets the Job Done
posted on 08 May 2009Yes, it's true that this is another delightfully told Christmas story. Yes, it has some laughs for the whole family. Yes, it's original and maybe a little heartfelt. But, it just falls short of being something more.It has its moments, but I think the story overall doesn't have a lot of luster to it. This movie seemed constrained to maintain its "family movie" status. Which is fine, but there were too many moments that seemed to stoop down a level just to please the younger audience.In addition, the ending was completely not what I expected. Basically, the movie adds up to being a fine holiday family film, but it just wasn't special enough to be truly memorable.
Just got back from my second showing of "Elf"
posted on 02 May 2009It's just as funny, sweet, and enjoyable the second time around. I haven't seen a holiday film this good since "Christmas Vacation", and that was way back in '89.If this film doesn't make you laugh and smile then check the obituaries, cause chances are your in them, pal!
Best Christmas film..ever
posted on 31 Mar 2009There a very few Christmas films that have been made that don't go extremely cheesy. Elf has the perfect combination for a festive family film, humour, a morale (they have to have one) and it appeals to both kids and adults. I found it so funny and can't wait till it comes out on dvd.
Good family Christmas comedy
posted on 23 Mar 2009Elf was better than I expected, and when it got going, it became good. Nothing amazing, or spectacular, but good. It entails a charming comic charm and Will Ferrel was superb as Buddy. I do have one major gripe about this movie though, its production design (in the North Pole scenes). Its blatantly obvious it was low-budget, to me it had little charm, only the actors did that. I especially loathed the awful animatronics, the kind you'd see on a day-time BBC kids program, cheap plastic toys made to look integral with the actors, it was a major setback in my opinion. I think its $30m budget should have been bumped to $40m, and it would have made for more charming and magically inventive sets. 7/10
Good old fashioned fun
posted on 13 Mar 2009I rented this movie thinking that it probably showed all of it's funniest parts in the trailer, like so many do. Well, I was wrong. This movie was just plain funny almost all of the way through. With the exception of a slight nose dive at the end, it was very entertaining. Farrell was great as the naive elf. It did get a little old towards the end, but for kids it would be a movie that they could watch over and over again. Caan was great as the long lost father, and the story was fun and lighthearted. I would give it a strong 8 out of 10. Just enjoy it for what it was intended to be. SPOILER....SPOILERAnd the bit about the dwarf writer when Farrell met him in the office was one of the funniest gags I've seen in some time!
Will Ferrell is my favorite 'Elf'!
posted on 11 Mar 2009'Elf' is probably one of my favorite Christmas films for its funny and sweet and original and did I mention funny yet? I love Will Ferrell and so maybe I'm a bit bias when giving this such a high rating, but I can't help it. I watch this movie quite a bit and every time I'm reminded of why I love it. The story is about a young orphan who ends up a stow-away one Christmas when he slips out of his crib and slips into Santa's big bag of toys. When Santa finds out he has a new guest he leaves baby duty up to one of the older elves (Bob Newhart) who never found love and thus never was able to have the children he wanted so badly. When Buddy (Ferrell) gets older though he soon realizes he's not like the other elves and this sends him on a journey to find his real parents. This journey leads him to Walter (James Caan), his father, a man who horrifically lands on Santa's 'bad list' year after year. The fact that Santa is all but not believed in make it difficult for anyone, including his own father, to believe Buddy, but the viewer is moved to love him more and more with each passing frame. This is a perfect role for Will, allowing him to tone down his over the top antics (I love those too) and give us a more family friendly performance that's as funny as it is charming. As Buddy strives to gain his fathers love and affection he must also try and resurrect the Christmas Spirit that so many have lost. With great supporting performances by Zooey Deshanel and Mary Steenburgen, 'Elf' is a delightful holiday film that is sure to please the whole family!
ha ha ha ho ho ho yuk yuk yuk
posted on 22 Aug 2009When an SNL movie comes out, I always worry that it's going to have a few "good bits" in it but struggle as far as genuine narrative is concerned. Take "LADIES MAN," for instance. "ELF", on the other hand, rocked. It's both genuinely funny and sweet. It does have two problems, however. I think if they had a second chance to do this movie, they would get rid of the "gross bits"--the long Coca-Cola burp, the drunken mailrroom romp, the eating of used chewing gum--and play up the elfin stuff like the snowgunslingering, the bond between brothers, the Elf's really sweet tooth, his sweet infantile love for his father, and give us more of Bob Newhart's very touching Papa Elf. The second problem is the very weak, overly theatrical nonsense at the end with Santa's sleigh and the singing (off-key!)in the park. I know they needed to somehow conclude the movie, but that ending was childish--I think they lost the adults in the audience on that one. On the whole it is still a movie I watch every chance I get--I just shut it off right before the end.