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The whole underground Santa's grotto idea is really good and quite funny when you think about it. I think the best scene in the film for me is the warehouse full of seedy Santa's and mischievous little helpers which are led by an unsavoury Santa in the form of Jim Belushi. We can all sit back and watch someone else go through the hell we all know too well, much like travel ('Planes Trains and Automobiles'). So its fun to see Arnie as a regular everyday man trying to achieve something which would seem relatively simple. Hell even if you don't have kids you can relate to the nightmare of Xmas shopping and trying to get a hold of anything specific. I'm sure many parents know the horror of Xmas shopping for their kids and trying to get a hold of a particular toy. The TV show we see in the film is a typical MMPR approach, virtually a parody of it, or homage.Īpart from the loony pratfalls and childish visuals the film works because people can relate to it. His adversaries were very much a visual blend of the MMPR's bad guys with that Japanese flavour and a hint of Marvel with Turbo-Man's arch-nemesis. A kind of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers scenario with a 'Buzz Lightyear' looking hero. I like the toy design in this film, they really managed to capture the type of toy and its universe perfectly. The fact its the Austrian oak adds to the fun because you can take advantage of his size by making him Hulk out in amusing places. Even without seeing a trailer you can tell there is potential for some classic Chevy Chase-esque holiday hijinx. The plot is simply but pretty effective methinks, right away you know there is gonna be lots of mayhem and madness as parents scramble to get hold of this elusive toy. So the hectic day begins as Arnie strives to find a Turbo-Man figure.

So Arnie must now find this toy which would have been easy if he hadn't forgotten about it and was left with only Xmas Eve to find one. The little darling wants a Turbo-Man action figure which is massively popular with kids. So to make it up to his little brat he offers him the choice of anything he wants for Xmas, bad idea. Yep so Arnie is a bad dad who only thinks about his work and misses his whiny kids karate class awards ceremony stuff.

Well its not all as bad as it sounds, the film does manage to turn that on its head by the end, just about, close call though. A film all about buying your child's love? hmmm.