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All parent reviews for Fred Claus

Age
9
Adult
April 9, 2008
 
caution fans of Santa!
I took my four year old and my six year old. After seeing it, I wish I had not taken them. It was funny and they laughed. I think I may have been more disturb by the movie than they were. I had a hard time with Santa being mean. it just felt wrong to have my kids see him try to do physical harm to his brother and talk mean.

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Adult
February 28, 2009
 
it really wasn't TOO bad
Just needed more laughs and Vince Vaughn's hilarious humor was not used properly, but overall it had a good message, and sex and language were relatively mild at all times.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Klaus and Cleavage for older Kids
Under 11 should not see this film either because they are missing half of it due to the speed of Vaughn's delivery or the material is simply too mature. Unplanned pregnancy is a topic in one of Vaughn's rants at the beginning of the movie, and while I may have found his monologue to be mildly amusing, I was not amused that my under 11 children were sitting there with me. Why does the head elf-lady need to have cleavage showing? While I appreciate that her number-crunching, brilliant mind was emphasized to appease the women of the audience, cleavage in a Santa flick has got to go. While I also agree with the movie's theme that no child is bad, this is a theme that is way over a younger child's head. After seeing this movie, my children ages 6-10 couldn't answer why they liked it except that it had good music and dancing during the workshop dance scene and that the snowball fight was funny. Older children will appreciate this movie more and I would enjoy discussing with them the topics that this movie raises.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
OK
This was an OK Movie. At the end a couple (not married) move in together. 9 and up.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
BORING!
My husband and I were bored to death in this movie. It was very slow and not what we expected. Our two boys (ages 5 and 8) tolerated it but they certainly didn't get excited about it. We were all just hoping to go have a good laugh and some light-hearted fun but instead it felt like torture. We thought the movie would never end. What a waste of $40 and two hours.

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Parent of 2, 8, and 11 year old
April 9, 2008
 

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Parent of 5, 6, 8, 10, 10, and 18 year old
December 17, 2011
 
Tweens Are Ok But Nothing Younger
well there is some parts that the characters fight , such as beating each other up in a toy store

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good, but not great.
This was an okay holiday movie. Would be great on a DVD at home on a wet night. I ended up spending $50 for tickets and goodies. Not worth that much. I think it was a little boring for my 6 year old. It would be more entertaining for a 8 years and older audience. Enjoy.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good for veiwers!
This movie was great it had slight tension of bad things but just under were kids could see it.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This movie was the best christmas movie i'd ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!

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Adult
December 11, 2008
 
HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!
I hated this movie. It made fun of christmas spirt. Santa was always mad and upset, don't waste 2 hours of your life watching this crap!!!!!!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
great family movie
I thought that the movie was great for the whole family I brought my kids ages8-4 and they all enjoyed it. At times it was slow for the 4 year old but overall they all really enjoyed it and it got us all the spirit of Christmas.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Not a classic
but still worth seeing. A little long, there are a couple of strong messages in the end. The kids loved it (but even they admitted it's not as good as Elf).

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Funny Movie!
Great movie for all age kids. My kids laughed throughout the entire movie. The adults enjoyed the movie as well. We would watch again!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Cute movie
My husband and I saw this movie without the kids and were pleasantly surprised. This was an easy movie to just sit back and enjoy...no pressure trying to keep up with too much action or too many complications. If you are looking for an easy-going movie, this one should fit the bill.

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