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	Elf (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elf is a 2003 American comedy film written by David Berenbaum and directed by Jon Favreau.
		As Elf begins, an infant in an orphanage crawls into Santa 's sack of toys one Christmas and is accidentally taken to the North Pole.
		The movie climaxes when Buddy meets Santa again in Central Park and helps fix his sleigh, which is powered by Christmas spirit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elf_(movie) (395 words)

	Elf. Movie Review @ Hollywood.com - The best online source for movie reviews. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A combination of classic Christmas tales, Elf is the story of Buddy, an orphaned baby who crawls into Santa's toy bag and ends up being raised by elves as one of their own in the North Pole.
		Like the aspiring dentist elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Buddy sets off to his version of the Island of Misfit Toys, Manhattan, but his dreams of a sugarplum-filled reunion turn sour when his dad, Walter ( James Caan), turns out to be a Grinch-like curmudgeon more concerned with money then anything else.
		Elf 's opening North Pole sequence are by far the film's best, with the lofty Buddy, somewhere in his 30s, still not fully comprehending that he is not an elf.
	www.hollywood.com /movies/reviews/movie/1732610 (556 words)

	Elf - Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews
		Those better skits all (eventually) wound up adapted as bad movies, so we guess Ferrell is slightly ahead of the game.
		Elf goes out of its way to be family friendly though the one naughty word cited in the MPAA Ratings Advisory blew by us unnoticed.
		Those of parental age will immediately recognize a cameo appearance by a seasonal Burl Ives character that, even though Ives' is long gone and no effort has been made to recreate the sound of Frosty the Snowman's voice, should bring a smile to (your) faces.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive03/elf.html (686 words)

	Elf Movie Review at Hollywood Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Papa Elf tells him the truth about his birth parents, including the further traumatizing fact that his real father ( James Caan) is on Santa's "naughty list." Following this, Buddy sets out (via the candy-cane forest, the gum-drop sea, and the Lincoln Tunnel) to NYC to find his father (his birth mother is deceased).
		This is not a detriment; a Christmas movie should be touching—even the darkly funny Scrooged has its sappy quotient, as do old goodies like It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, both of which get props in Elf.
		The movie is certainly predictable, but even the predictability gives you that warm feeling, as though the plot turns—Buddy falling in love with a sweet young woman ( Zooey Deschanel), Buddy getting drunk for the first time (hilarious!)—are as welcome and expected as the traditions of the Christmas season itself.
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	Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Movie Review -Elf
		Although the plot is a bit thin and predictably unoriginal, its significance of serving as a thespian playground for Ferrell to display his slapstick brand of oafish shenanigans mustn't be overlooked.
		That clichéd script pops back up again as Buddy soon discovers that he is not actually an elf, but rather a human with a father (James Caan) living in New York City with his second wife (Mary Steenburgen) and their son (Daniel Tay).
		I know Elf is for the kids and the story is truthfully quite stupid, but as it is, Elf is a pleasantly charming surprise fueled by an elf's diet of Spaghetti, chocolate pop-tarts and maple syrup.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/elf.htm (858 words)

	Movie Malcontent / ELF
		Walking into Elf, I was also somewhat skeptical of Jon Favreau helming a kiddie Christmas movie.
		Elf basically becomes a Yuletide version of Big, with Ferrell trying to channel his inner Tom Hanks.
		In Elf, his constant aggravation with Buddy is a well-spring of laughs, especially when he has to don department store Santa duds after his original Santa gets into a fight with Buddy.
	www.moviemalcontent.com /elf.htm (1221 words)

	Review: Elf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elf wants to be thought of as a family film, but the reality is that it's a kids' picture.
		There's an edge to that part of the movie that is sadly missing from the rest of it.
		But the movie's appeal is limited, and, in the end, just about the only thing Elf has going for it is the time of year when it's being released.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/e/elf.html (719 words)

	Movie Review: Elf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The movie is charming, it is cute, it is funny and most importantly of all it is a Christmas movie and deserves a release more appropriate like December.
		Yes, the movie carries a lot of the clichés you would expect in a movie dealing with Santa and Elves and goes for that all over warm feeling but that in no way distracts the movie from being one of the funnier comedies released in the last few years.
		The movie is a refreshing and wonderful tribute to what comedy can be in movies and I am glad I saw it and that it was made.
	prodgers.php.cs.dixie.edu /reviews/elf.html (557 words)

	Elf Movie Review
		Elf manages to succeed where so many other potential holiday classics (see Santa Claus the Movie or Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas) failed.
		Elf is also stunning to look at, particularly during the North Pole sequences which appear inspired by those classic Rankin and Bass holiday specials.
		Elf does falter a tad in it's final act, and the obvious Caan transformation from semi Scrooge to Christmas loving family man takes place too fast to be as plausible as it could have been.
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	Elf : Movie Description, Show times & Film Critics - Quebec - CinemaQuebec.com
		Elf was a funny move, will ferrel was funny, but not as funny as in Old School.
		Good movie for all ages, but some jokes are to hard for younger ones to understand.
		Definitely an excellent movie, quite decient in the fact it was a clean movie done by farrell, I don't think I remember a swear or anything suggestive so if you want a good clean Hilarious movie for family or just something to make you laugh I would strongly recommend it.
	www.cinemaquebec.com /aw/crva.aw/p.cq/r.que/m.Quebec/j.e/i.5664/s.3/f.Elf.html (1381 words)

	Elf Movie Review - MovieWeb
		Elf is basically a body-switch movie without the body switching.
		Elf consists of many two minute vignettes that could be viewed in almost any order without losing too much comprehension of plot.
		The conversation had between Buddy the Elf and Santa is one of the most uniquely emotional passages I've seen in the last couple of years.
	www.moviereviewindex.com /getreview/263579 (2583 words)

	OOFnet - Cinema - Elf - Movie Reviews
		I hate it when you watch a movie and are acpecting to laugh because everybody told you how funny it was.
		Papa Elf then reveals to him that he's a human; his real father is a children's book publisher named Walter Hobbs (James Caan) who lives in New York.
		Elf works due to the sustained insanity of Will Ferrell, whose genius is that he takes the premise completely seriously and never winks at the audience.
	www.oofnet.com /cinema/film/7406 (697 words)

	Elf - Movie Review by Faizan Rashid - TEN Movies
		Growing up from then onwards with his surrogate father, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), Santa and the rest of the toy making elves, Buddy believes himself to be one of them, feeling right at home as a 6 foot plus giant, hovering above the others either at class or the toy factory.
		Peter Dinklage, fresh from basking in the praise he received this year for his turn as a dwarf in 'The station agent' makes a rib cracking appearance in the movie's funniest segment, as a wealthy and successful celebrity writer.
		Elf only falters towards the very end, when it gets preachy about Christmas, and people's lack of faith in the annual event and ties it with Santa's quest to pilot his sleigh through New York with the help of Christmas songs.
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	Joe Critic \| "Elf" Movie Review & More
		Every movie Ferrell stars in turns to comic gold, and with the number of movies he has being released in the next couple years, it looks like he’ll have us laughing for a very long time.
		A couple small clips from Elf were a little over the top (the little cartoon animals and the wise animated snowman), but the ending, which can be suicidal for some film makers, is very well done.
		Elf is a children’s movie that doesn’t feel like it; parents will enjoy this film as much as their kids.
	www.joecritic.com /revarchives/00000169.htm (692 words)

	Elf Movie Review
		Elf is a pretty straight-forward Christmas movie, nothing too original there but, even so, it’s a nice, heartwarming and at times hilarious story.
		Elf is one of the rare films that parents and kids alike will equally get a kick out of.
		You are reading Elf Movie Review posted on November 15, 2003 and filed under Review.
	www.7nights.com /asterisk/archive/2003/11/elf-movie-review (577 words)

	Elf Movie Review
		"Elf" is but a hairs' breadth away from becoming a Christmas classic, largely due to Ferrell's ferocious comedic instincts.
		But Buddy is about three times the size of elves and he cannot keep up with their rigorous quotas for producing Etch-a-Sketches.
		Ferrell's physical timing is such that he somehow makes getting hit by a cab funny long after we've gotten used to seeing him in the streets of New York City in a silly green costume and his first experience with an escalator is priceless.
	www.killermovies.com /e/elf/reviews/krz.html (662 words)

	ELF movie review
		Elf was extremely funny, so far one of my favorite movies of the year.
		Elf is another one of those movies that get added to yearly Christmas movies.
		David Berenbaum second screenplay is the thanksgiving movie “The Haunted Masion” staring Eddie Murphy.
	www.theinfonail.com /movies/elf.html (252 words)

	Movie Forums :: Reviews :: Legolas He Ain't; A Review of "Elf" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elf is the story of a man (Buddy) who, as a baby, crawls into Santa's sack, and is, of course, subsequently raised by elves.
		Or, rather, by "Papa Elf," played with a straight face (but pointy shoes) by Bob Newhart.
		Elf is delightful holiday movie that, ironically, was released a month and a half before the holiday it's centered around.
	www.movieforums.com /reviews/223 (552 words)

	Elf Movie Review
		Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) begins the tale, relating how - 30 years ago - an orphaned baby crawled into Santa's sack of toys and was inadvertently carried back to the North Pole.
		Raised as an elf and trained to toil in Santa's Workshop, disarmingly genial Buddy (Will Ferrell) fears he's a "cotton-headed ninny-muggins" until he notices that he's three times as big as everyone else and the only baritone in the Elf Choir.
		On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Elf" is a silly, sweet-natured 6.
	www.killermovies.com /e/elf/reviews/ks6.html (334 words)

	Elf : Movie Description, Show times & Film Critics - Films - CinemaMontreal.com
		This movie was sort of boring at the beggining but it got better towards the first 10-15 minutes and it was good until the last 10 minutes.
		While way too early to be a Christmas movie (the thing'll be out of theatres before December), Elf is absolutely hilarious for the first 3/4 or so, and then descends into sappy boredom in the last 20 minutes.
		I thought Elf was hilarious and fantastic, I thought it was the greatest movie of all.
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	IMDb user comments for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		How to make A movie off of such a series of thirteen books (eleven, at the present), which are deceivingly simple, yet filled with so many angles and hidden messages, symbolism, and very literary I will admit, is definitely a challenge.
		The movie also adds in a subplot that the first three books do not possess, but that the later ones (according to my brother) do, so I was a bit bothered by having that element ruined if i choose to read more of the series.
		7.5/10 for the movie, 2/10 for the adaptation.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0339291/usercomments (3316 words)

	Elf Movie Review
		A hilariously funny and absolutely precious family film, ELF is lots of fun even if you don't have any kids to take along.
		After seeing the movie with several adults, none less than fortysomething, we had a blast on the way home in the van, remembering the times when we laughed the most.
		ELF is a movie that seems tailor-made for his comedic schtick.
	www.killermovies.com /e/elf/reviews/kqq.html (562 words)

	Elf Movie Review - MovieWeb
		Upon finding his imported cargo, Santa passes the bundle of joy off to a paternal elf (played with care by Bob Newhart), who names the baby Buddy and raises him up to be a full-sized man in a miniature world.
		Dressed head-to-toe in his traditional elf garb, Buddy encounters a world of people in need of some Ho Ho Ho, from a cynical Gimbels employee and inevitable love interest (Zooey Deschanel) to a gruff store manager and dear old dad, himself.
		Elf races by on a sugar rush fueled by Buddyâs sweet tooth â“ he has a taste for maple syrup, candy canes, and 2-liter bottles of soda.
	www.moviereviewindex.com /getreview/263580 (703 words)

	Flipside Movie Emporium: Elf Movie Review
		Elf 's appeal hinges largely on your feelings towards Will Ferrell, the aging Saturday Night Live alumnus cavorting on the movie's poster.
		Disheartened by his large size and finally clued into the fact that he is not, in actuality, an elf, he sets out from the North Pole to find his biological father (James Caan) who has become -- you'll never guess -- a Scrooge-like workaholic obsessed with money.
		Elf also sports too many plot threads for its slight frame to handle: Buddy finds a love interest (Zooey Deschanel), his dad has to fend off a sour-pussed corporate boss (Michael Lerner), and there's some weak material involving Santa's sleigh that forms the crux of the film's jumbled finale.
	www.flipsidemovies.com /elf.html (624 words)

	Elf - Movie Commentary by Tony DiPasquale (proudestmonkeys.com)
		Just in time for the holiday season, Elf is an ideal example of good family entertainment — cute and sweet for the children, funny for the adults.
		After overhearing that he is in fact not an elf, having been adopted thirty years prior, Buddy is determined to find his true father.
		Elf is by no means ground-breaking, but it is warm and caring.
	www.proudestmonkeys.com /cc/elf.html (492 words)

	Everything Movie:Movie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 movie that follows character Lizzie McGuire (played by Hilary Duff) as she graduates from junior high school and goes on a class trip to Rome.
		The movie was adapted by Billy Wilder and I. It has been reported that Monroe was pregnant during the filming of this movie, but there is no record of her ever having children or a miscarriage.
		and Movie Movie, and in 1982 co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Tootsie.
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	Elf Movie Promo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A human baby was raised as an elf.
		After wreaking havoc in the elf community due to his size, Buddy heads to New York City to find his place in the world, and track down his father.
		Worst of all, everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, and it’s up to Buddy and his simple elf ways to win over his family, realize his destiny and, ultimately, save Christmas for New York and the world.
	www.volition.com /movietix/elf.html (254 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Elf
		In Elf, Ferrell plays Buddy, a human who is accidentally orphaned at the North Pole and is raised by elves...
		The star of "Elf" and "Anchorman" returned to his alma mater to show what he's made of himself and to show his bare backside like he did in his comedy "Old School.".
		Elf *** (PG; 1:35): Will Ferrell is hilarious in this holiday film about a human, raised among the elves of the North Pole, who goes looking for his biological father (James Caan) in New York...
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