The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

This could serve as the concluding chapter of the Santa Clause trilogy, or a deserving sequel to a longer franchise. Personally, I'd not mind a franchise in the least. I love these movies, and they just keep getting better and better.

The second installment was lesser to the original, but this third chapter surpasses even the beginning. Martin Short, Ann-Margaret, AND Alan Arkin?! How lovely! They are so funny, and contribute such wonderful aspects to this film. It has become one of the family favorites in our growing list of Yuletime "must watch" films. But I'll watch this in July, too.

Spencer Breslin may be growing too old to portray an elf for The Santa Clause 4, but he's still adorable herein, and a delight to watch. I hope they continue on with this franchise. It would be a shame to stop now. I would actually love to see this run on and on as a tradition, but Tim Allen, et al is a mandatory must. I think he's GREAT as this new generation Santa.

It rates an 8.3/10 from...

the Fiend :.