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Gummibar: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa

By Brian Costello, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

YouTube sensation translates into bad-taste holiday movie.

Movie NR 2012 50 minutes
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Based on 4 parent reviews

RMackenzie4
RMackenzie4 Adult
December 29, 2021
age 10+

Awful

I actually couldn’t watch this whole movie. Inappropriate and rude “humor”, Santa is fat-shamed, his butt crack is shown, all within the first few minutes. About as far from a feel-good Christmas movie as you can get.
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Boss_Mom
Boss_Mom Adult
October 7, 2021
age 16+

Explicit References

Would NOT recommend for young children. The Cat roommate not only is dressed in a way that's not necessary at all for the show or theme, she also says "this pussy's beat" along w a couple other sexual innuendos. Was watching this w my 3 & 5 yr olds & was fr completely blindsided by some of the random references that I personally am not cool w bein added to shows my boys watch. The only part that we liked was the gummy bear song (in which we busted out a dance party in our living room). Just wanted others to know! Hope this helps.
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What's the Story?

Gummibar and his quirky friends are looking forward to getting presents on Christmas morning. But when they learn on TV that Santa Claus is missing, they decide to fly to the North Pole to find out what happened. They discover that Santa was abducted by an alien who loves to dance. In order to save Santa and Christmas, Gummibar and his friends must go to the island where the alien has taken Santa, and defeat the alien in a dance contest.

Is It Any Good?

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Turning the viral YouTube dance song sensation into a 50-minute holiday feature was a mistake. Even with Gummibar presenting new holiday-themed Auto-tuned songs with disco beats backing him up, there isn't much to work with. The story somehow manages to drag, even at its short length. The characters (a ragtag bunch of snarky misfits) are cliched and the writing tries too hard to be witty.

The irritating music mixed with some inappropriate humor -- Santa bending over to expose his butt crack; sarcastic reindeer drinking beer and making fat jokes --should be reason enough to avoid this. Viral YouTube videos do not always translate well into longer features, and this is a case in point.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about holiday movies. How does this compare to other movies about Santa Claus and Christmas?

  • Why do you think this movie was created? Can you think of any successful movies that started on YouTube? Where are some good sources for movie ideas?

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