Elf
My son and I saw the movie Elf tonight and I thought I’d let you know how good I thought it was…
First off, let me say that I loved the movie. It was clean but it did have a little bad language in it but nothing extremely profane. There’s a couple of times where sex is either mentioned or alluded to. The main thing that I didn’t like was that the true meaning of Christmas wasn’t mentioned or even alluded to at all. It was truly a Hollywood version of Christmas. But other than that, it was a good movie.
As many of you know, the movie is about a human baby, Buddy, who is raised by the elves at the North Pole. He never figures it out until he over hears two elves mention that he is really human. So, he sets off to New York in search of his father who is actually on Santa’s bad list.
Buddy, has trouble adapting to New York life but he doesn’t let it get him down until is real father shouts at him and tells him to get out of his life. Buddy causes his father to lose a very important business deal.
Anyway, Buddy sees Santa flying over Manhattan and Santa’s having trouble with his supplimental flying turbine engine. Santa needs that because there just isn’t enough Christmas cheer these days to power his flying sleigh. Buddy meets up with his father and half-brother in Central Park where Santa crashed and his Dad’s hard, crusty heart is finally softened. With the help of his half-brother, Buddy saves the day and Christmas is saved due to a renewed belief in Santa Clause.
I liked it and my son liked it. Bathroom humor goes a long way with an eleven year old boy. 
