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	Elf (2003) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		Given the weak nature of the plot (calling it predictable is an understatement), the fact that Ferrell is able to carry the film to its conclusion without allowing audience members to lose interest in the story is a testament to his genuine comic ability.
		Zooey Deschanel is probably the only actor who is overly burdened with the worst dialogue of the film, and because her character is not a comedic one, she has an especially hard task in bringing her character to life.
		Elf is, most obviously, a vehicle for its lead star, and with Ferrell's generosity and warmth, he improves the lackluster script (probably inserting some off-the-cuff material of his own) and allows his character to be as visually funny as he is verbally entertaining.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/elf.html (831 words)

	Elf (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elf is a 2003 Christmas-themed comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the US on November 7, 2003.
		Elf begins with narration by "Papa Elf" (played by Bob Newhart), explaining the only three jobs available to an elf, which are making shoes for the shoe cobbler, baking cookies inside of trees (which is dangerous in the dry season) and working in Santa's workshop.
		Much of the film's comedy arises from Buddy's lack of knowledge about "normal" human behavior and the conflicts between his naïve, merry attitude and the hostile attitude of many New Yorkers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elf_(film) (884 words)

	DVD Review - Elf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Not only is "Elf" presented in its widescreen theatrical aspect of 1.85:1 on disc 1 but for those poor souls who unfortunately still prefer a fullframe edition you’ll be happy to know that they placed it on disc 2.
		Being the case that this is a Christmas story, the entire film is filled with gorgeous colors that contrast with the white bleak surroundings of New York.
		Because this film is predominately shot in brightly lit environments, the lighting brings out all the natural tones in the actors faces.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/elf.shtml (1841 words)

	Filmtracks: Elf (John Debney)
		Elf: (John Debney) In a project perfectly constructed for composer John Debney, Elf is a personality-driven urban fantasy film with plenty of fluff to go around.
		The film begins with three cues of this theme, all with sleigh bells ringing, tambourines slapping, and a business-like snare keeping a steady pace for the "whistle while you work" inspired theme.
		Chimes, bells, and a chorus are joined by a noble trumpet for the proceedings, and with the cute nature and diverse instrumentation of this whistling theme, you almost wish the whole film was located in the North Pole.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/elf.html (781 words)

	Elf DVD Reviewed on AudioVideoRevolution.com
		However, “Elf” is surprisingly smart and unself-conscious – it doesn’t wink or preach at the audience.
		Directed by Jon Favreu from a script by David Berenbaum, “Elf” has a wealth of wit and charm that is bolstered by its lack of fake sentiment and its matter-of-fact approach to its outrageous premise.
		Examining why the comedy of “Elf” works so well turns out to be a remarkably cerebral process – underneath its daffy skin, there’s something powerful here about culture clash and acceptance, though it’s never addressed directly – but it’s not necessary to subject the movie to any scrutiny in order to enjoy it ginormously.
	www.avrev.com /dvd/revs/elf.shtml (822 words)

	Elf (2003): Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Elf tries so hard to be a holiday classic, to be a sweet-natured, charming little piece of holiday gloss, it's tempting to declare it so and simply go with it.
		Elf may be no more than a pleasant, amusing trifle, a grin that fades well before Thanksgiving, but it also will endure in the way all decent Hollywood-made Christmas fairy tales last if they're rendered with good cheer and good will.
		Elf is jolly but could have been jollier, funny but could have been funnier, charming but...
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/elf (1414 words)

	Elf - The Hollywood News
		Elf sticks with a fairly predictable “fish out of water” story much of the time, and it doesn’t do a lot to reinvent that genre.
		Elf works best when we spend time with the different personalities, so the increased focus on action and tension makes the movie sag.
		These include an elf hockey game as well as extensions to segments like the one in which Papa Elf spills the beans about Buddy’s past, Walter’s meeting with a nun over financial strains, Buddy and Leon the Snowman, and Buddy’s first night at the Hobbs home.
	www.thehollywoodnews.com /dvd/elf.php (3004 words)

	HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester NH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Of course, Buddy the Elf (Ferrell) is too good-natured and full of Christmasy love and, I don't know, wide-eyed charming naiveté to think about the size of his jock strap.
		Elf has little kick-in-the-pants moments of sneaky fun and a couple of moments of smarter-than-the-average-reindeer wit.
		The real standouts of Elf are Deschanel, who-if that is her voice-should quit this acting stuff (or at least limit it to only the very best movies) and go be Rosemary Clooney, and Newhart, who could stutter-and-deadpan his way through the phone book and still get laughs.
	www.hippopress.com /film/elf031113.html (570 words)

	Elf: Infinifilm Edition (US - DVD R1) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		While the story is somewhat simplistic, the film has a lot of heart and should be a perennial classic during the holiday seasons to come; it is one of the best holiday films to come out in a few years.
		While the film does not contain an overly aggressive mix, as most of the audio is focused on the front speakers, the film’s audio is balanced well and suffers from no noticeable problems; the dialogue, sound effects and music can be heard evenly and in good clarity.
		The next featurette, ‘Film School for Kids’, serves as a documentary on the making of the film with various crew members offering up their own takes on the shooting; again, this is an enjoyable and informative piece.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/elf-infinifilm-edition.html (2843 words)

	October 2003 \| blackfilm.com \| reviews \| film \| elf
		It’s a film that will be a Christmas TV special for many years to come once its run in the theater and home video is over.
		Told as a story by Papa Elf (Newhart), Buddy (Ferrell) was a healthy baby boy who stole away in Santa Claus’s goodie bag while he was working and was taken to the magical place at the North Pole where all the toys are built from.
		One of the neat parts of the film that may go unnoticed is the animation that is used early on the film.
	www.blackfilm.com /20031107/reviews/elf.shtml (748 words)

	Elf - www.theage.com.au
		These films are usually full of sentimental prattle about the spirit of Christmas (which starts out in short supply and, by the end, gushes in Niagara proportions), coupled with a cynicism that would put Scrooge to shame: a have-it-both ways exercise in which extremes cancel each other out.
		But it's a surprisingly enjoyable movie, a film that manages to be sweet, daggy and disarming, with a few sly asides and wry gags that never overwhelm the essential warmth of screenwriter David Bernenbaum's story.
		Elf is comfortable with his naivete, and, refreshingly, never seems to feel it has to undercut it.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/26/1069522664400.html?from=storyrhs (471 words)

	Elf film movie trailer review at The Z Review
		Elf will be released in the UK on R2 DVD on the 8th November 2004.
		There was a chase type scene filmed nearby 33rd street featuring a double decker tourist bus, and the rest of the shoot involved people walking up and down the block w/ large Christmas type packages, they had a wind machine going at times as well.
		After inadvertently yet continually wreaking havoc on the elf community, Buddy is sent to New York to be reunited with his biological father (James Caan).
	www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/e/elf.htm (634 words)

	Elf (2003) - A Review by David Nusair
		Elf, on the other hand, has that fairy tale feeling that one expects from a Christmas movie of this sort.
		And Favreau's not afraid to take his time in telling this story; the film's pace is reminiscent of the kind of family movies that used to be prevalent.
		As expected, Elf's conclusion is heartwarming and sappy (but not overwhelmingly so), with all the characters learning the true meaning of Christmas.
	www.reelfilm.com /elf.htm (503 words)

	New Line Cinema \| Press Releases \| 2003
		Elf shot on location in the City for 2 weeks during 2002, employing 239 New Yorkers and spending $4.5 million.
		As part of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting's (MOFTB) ongoing efforts to support and attract filmmaking in the City, the agency launched a multi-faceted initiative to assist the promotion of the New York film, Elf.
		By partnering with New Line on the promotion of this film, we are launching a new marketing initiative and sending a strong, global signal to entertainment executives that we will support their projects from production to release.
	www.newline.com /press/2003/1107_ElfDay.shtml (800 words)

	"Elf" (the movie) - interviews with cast and crew - Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		In Elf Ferrell says he didn't try to "be funny." Instead he just tried to be real, and then hope that his character and the situation would come across as funny.
		Although Elf is not his own work, Newhart does not fail to bring his own touch to the film and make it that much more special.
		Elf is a fun film with a definite positive message.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2003/elf-interview.html (1748 words)

	November 21 2003 \| blackfilm.com
		Both gentlemen were kind enough to share their thoughts on doing the final film in the trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions.
		Elf is such a delight that if you don’t see it, you may wind up on the naughty list.
		Not only does Cate Blanchett looks like the murdered journalist, but she captures the essence of who she was and what she accomplished with a breathtaking performance.
	www.blackfilm.com /20031121 (611 words)

	Elf : film review
		Elf does regurgitate many of the typical Christmas cliches (a snowy New York, a hard-nosed businessman learning the meaning of the season, one person trying to make everyone else believe) but with the emphasis on comedy, it comes up trumps.
		The film is visually striking, especially when centred in the North Pole, looking more like a Tim Burton Christmas than anything else.
		There are comic moments which would appeal to children and adults, a feat not entirely pulled off in the majority of family films.
	www.musicomh.com /films/elf.htm (422 words)

	Movie Review - Elf - www.ericdsnider.com - The Official Website of Eric D. Snider
		Buddy finally learns from his adoptive elf father (Bob Newhart) of his true heritage, and sets out for New York -- dressed in full elf accouterment -- to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a children's book editor who is gruff and busy and doesn't know the True Meaning of Christmas.
		Some family films attempt originality; this one, written by first-timer David Berenbaum and directed by Jon Favreau, is happy to rely on familiar devices, confident that the performances and good-natured holiday cheerfulness will bolster it.
		In fact, there is a noticeable decrease in the film's buoyancy when he is not on the screen, as the story falls back to earth, its unoriginal roots becoming more obvious.
	www.ericdsnider.com /movies/elf (675 words)

	Slant Magazine - Film Review: Elf
		It's there that he's raised by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) and discovers way past his adolescent prime that a crusty children's book publisher, Walter (James Caan), is his real father.
		The film's North Pole consists of frosty outsized interiors surrounded by a CGI wonderland inhabited by wind-up toy animals.
		Ferrell's knack for physical comedy is surpassed only by the blank-faced means by which he repeatedly calls attention to the obvious (listen for the second punchline to the film's brilliant, gut-busting burping gag).
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=876 (357 words)

	Film devalues adoptions \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		As a way to kick off the holiday season, my daughter and I treated ourselves to New Line Cinema's film "Elf," a movie that intends to spread Christmas cheer and appeal to the wonders of children's imaginations.
		An elf adopts the boy, Buddy, who at age 30 is returned to the human world (New York!) with a picture of his "real" father.
		Instead the film industry continues to exploit narratives that revere origins and deny adoptive parents (who are the "real" parents and who love and care for their children) representation.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/2764 (664 words)

	Elf who launched a thousand hits
		As Lord of the Rings fans count the days to the opening of the second instalment next week, there is a particular group of die-hard female enthusiasts who are preparing to scrutinise every frame in the hope of catching a glimpse of their favourite character.
		They dubbed him Figwit as a result of their original reaction to catching sight of his fleeting and only appearance in the film, during the scene at the Council of Elrond when Frodo agrees to be the ring bearer.
		Unfortunately for enthusiasts of this elf, the film's makers say they do not think McKenzie appears at all in the second picture, The Two Towers, which is released in Britain next Wednesday.
	www.figwitlives.net /dailyt.htm (612 words)

	Movieman's Guide to the Movies - Elf (2003)
		Elf is a great Christmas film, both heart warming and absolutely hilarious, albeit a few minor problems.
		Elf continues the tradition of well-made children’s films (Shrek, Finding Nemo) being some of the industry’s most reliably entertaining and scintillating pictures.
		The fact he has a dozen film projects in development now shows he could easily be a Hall of Famer soon.
	www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/2003/elf_mrwhite.php (722 words)

	sfbg.com \| A and E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The film shoehorns in the expected plays on Christmas specials past, with the sashaying snowman, the ice-block boat, and a Rudolph climax, but director Jon Favreau freshens the Chex Party Mix with better-than-usual comic touches, beginning with the moment when Buddy compares his snow-globe New York with the real thing.
		There are moments for the whole family, including the obnoxious half-minute burp that seems to haunt every holiday film and never fails to get laughs (to signal the true end of human evolution).
		As a fellow elf worker at the downtown department store, Zooey Deschanel delivers flawlessly milky jazz to woo Buddy, and it works.
	www.sfbg.com /38/06/art_film_elf.html (268 words)

	U-WIRE.com/FILM REVIEW: 'Elf' a classic Christmas comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Buddy Elf comes to the harsh realization that he is an adopted human living in an elf's world after overhearing his co-workers at Santa's workshop discuss his condition.
		After plopping down on the lap of tiny Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), his adoptive father who narrates the story with excellent slapstick, to garner some much needed consolation and advice, Buddy leaves the Land of Gumdrops dressed in elf garb (a green coat and yellow tights) for Manhattan.
		"Elf" captures the magic of Christmas with striking visuals, including huge, intricately designed snowflakes that fall from the sky at the North Pole, to Buddy's stop-action animation friends reminiscent of the characters in Christmas television classics like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
	uwire.com /content/topae111003001.html (506 words)

	Amazon.com: Elf (Infinifilm Edition): DVD: Edward Asner,James Caan,Zooey Deschanel,Peter Dinklage,Patrick Ferrell,Will ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf.
		When he accidentally discovers that he is not an elf at all, he is told the truth about his origins and discovers that his biological father is alive and well and living in New York City.
		The film is well-directed by Jean Favreau, who has created a delightful film that should become a holiday favorite.
	www.amazon.com /Elf-Infinifilm-Edward-Asner/dp/B0002F6BRE (1973 words)

	Elf - Movie Review
		'Elf', this year's entry into the genre, is a fantastic movie.
		Unusually for a family film, 'Elf' leaves out the wink-wink humour and goes for laughs that both the kids and their parents can enjoy at the same time.
		One of the funniest Christmas movies in years, Elf is a comic masterpiece for SNL star Will Ferrell.
	www.movie-gazette.com /cinereviews/522 (695 words)

	Elf - Jef - Film-Critiques
		I went into this film really hoping that it would not be another Saturday Night Live bomb.
		Well, not exactly… Buddy is really a human, whose size eventually becomes an issue in the tiny cramped quarters of the elf workshops.
		He did a great job of playing the “naughty list” business executive, and at the same time not alienating himself to the audience, so that we could forgive him, and see that maybe he’s really not such a bad guy after all.
	www.film-critiques.com /Elf1J.html (739 words)

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