clock_me I waited so long to see the last santa clause movie because i loved the first 2 all so much after waiting 11 years i decided to sit back and enjoy since it was the holidays and very happy I did it brought back all my favorite characters well except Bernard but you really don't notice my only problem was thee animated reindeer a little bit annoying I'm happy that it spent most of it at the north pole unlike number 2 it had more humor and added a few new characters like jack frost and Alan Arkin who made this film extra special now the plot isn't anything knew and you can guess whats coming in the first 15 to 20 min but it has a great meaning when the end comes now The and Lucy made me smile every time she came on to the screen really the best part of the movie and now one ot anyone could ever have played santa like Tim AllenI recommend this to anyone who loves the santa calus you wont be dissapointed

2karl- so Tim Allen in his 5 Xmas movie and he is brilliant as Santa clause but with a storm brewing with a legendary figure he will have to fight before Xmas to keep the sprite going this is the ultimate action Xmas movie at 1hr32mins get ready for a thrilling sleigh ride as the reluctant Santa facing his chilling and a hysterical challenge to date as Xmas near Scot Calvin invites the in laws as his misses is giving birth so his and her parents come to Canada or so they believe (anna and Alan arkin) to join in the festive fun jack frost is mischievous and makes Santa stress out and work out a plan for him to be frost and by Santa by causing trouble for Santa by when he discovers the secret of Santa he put a big freeze on Xmas by changing the way Xmas is run by commercializing the north pole and so with the chill in the north pole called frost mas all year round so when Scot realizing his plan he sets out to rediscover who he is just in the nick of time hopefully saving people from frost mas and warm jack frost up to DE ice Christmas and keep the legendary figure alive

gwnightscream Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Liliana Mumy, Spencer Breslin, Ann-Margret and Alan Arkin star in this 2006 comedy sequel. This installment is like, "It's a Wonderful Life" where Scott Calvin (Allen) is stressed out and wonders what it would be like if he didn't become Santa Claus. He's now married to Carol Newman aka Mrs. Clause (Mitchell) and they're expecting a baby. He meets her parents, Bud (Arkin) and Sylvia (Margret) while trying to run the North Pole. His notorious friend, Jack Frost (Short) secretly takes one of his snow globes while sabotaging the North Pole and alters time when tricking him into wishing he never became Santa. Scott tries to fix things and stop Jack from taking over the North Pole. Reinhold returns as Neil, Crewson as Laura, Lloyd as Charlie, Mumy as Lucy and Breslin as elf, Curtis. This sequel isn't bad, Short is probably the highlight of it and it's too bad Bernard (David Krumholtz) wasn't in it. I still recommend this.

vip_ebriega My Take: Elaborate and energetic, but the series is quickly aging and there's not much creativity left in the franchise.Perhaps I'm being to cynical when it comes to gratuitous Hollywood sequels, but I have nothing against and needless sequel if it were still enjoyable and better made. Whilst SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE is not a bad film, not when considering what range of audience it appeals to, but considering that it's the third go-around, there's very little left to show and tell. It's occasional burst of energy aside, there's not much more to anticipate, just another endless slew of gimmicks to keep the audience attending.As in the previous SANTA CLAUSE movies, this third adventure follows another loophole in Scott Calvin's (Tim Allen) commitment as the Jolly Ol' Saint Nick. But this just an excuse to throw in Martin Short into the mix as Jack Frost, who plots to bring down the big guy just so he can get a holiday of his own. But Scott has his own dilemmas: His wife (Elizabeth Mitchell) invites her parents (Alan Arkin and Ann-Margaret) to come over, but they can't let him know he's Santa... and Christmas this year seems to be coming apart. All in a year's work I suppose.There's a fine display of talent here (Judge Reinhold is STILL getting work!), but they add up more as gimmicks to keep the audience from buying into it. The story is nothing more than filler as the producers hang whatever trick and twist they have in mind, none of which actually adds to a satisfying narrative. In fact, the real twist of the story happens near the end, the rest of the time being a set-up and seemingly endless set of slapsticks and special effects thrown at us as if we haven't seen enough. The story really just begins in its third half, but then Short starts doing his unfunny take on Liza Minelli's "New York, New York", and the movie's nearly over. Kids will probably love it, but for everyone else, save your money while you can. You know they'll keep making this as long as someone's paying for it right?Rating: **1/2 out of 5.