Arthur Christmas 3D

Is the figurehead, figure-dead?.......James McAvoy...Arthur Christmas

In this Aardman CGI family film, it sees Santa, not as a jolly man in a red coat, but a symbol, and icon. The only thing is, there are several people fighting for the title. The current 'Santa' (Jim Broadbent) is getting old, and has pretty much left, everything to his technocrat son, Steve Claus (voiced by Hugh Laurie) because he practically doesn't know the use of a light switch. Now here's the other Claus, the 'Lost Claus' as the cinema posters say, Arthur (voiced terrifically by James McAvoy,) who still considers Christmas a festive time of good will but it's now turned to one big slick militarised operation. Enter Grandsanta, (voiced by Bill Nighy), who is the cranky old coot, that was once Santa, he sits in his armchair, watching 'Christmas' happen. He probably gets the best lines in the whole film. After a mishap occurs and a little girl called Gwen's (Ramona Marquez) present isn't delivered, it's up to the clumsy Arthur and the sprightly little packaging elf, Bryony (Ashley Jenson) to deliver Gwen's back before Christmas morning. An enjoyable Christmas treat, with a fairly good message.






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