Jingle All the Way | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad

Jingle All the Way | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad | Great Holiday Movie

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Jingle All the Way

	Jingle All the Way Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad 20th Century Fox, 1999 average customer review:based on 95 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Jingle All the Way was great

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this hilarious holiday romp as a harried dad charged with procuring the toy of the year. To accomplish his mission, he matches wits with a sleazy Santa impersonator, a stressed-out mailman and a horde of parents also at the end of their collective rope. Anyone who's ever gone through hell and high water for a Tickle Me Elmo doll will find much to love here.

Great Holiday Movie

I watched many of Arnold's movies and this one is one of my favorite. This is a great holiday-themed comedy, is hilarious. Sinbad and Phil Hartman"Rest in peace Phil" make a great cast for this movie. This is the type of holiday movie that the whole family can enjoy and have in their holiday movies collection.

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Some background on this movie...

I'm glad this movie is finally getting re-released since I've always liked it. If you *ever* want this movie, BUY IT NOW... here's why:

For those who don't know, this movie was pulled off the shelves about 3 years ago. Fox was on the losing end of a $19 million dollar lawsuit which claimed they had ripped off the script from a Detroit high school teacher (Brian Webster). Later, the award was reduced to $1.5 million. Meanwhile, Fox appealed the case which held off any payment until at least late 2003; however, Fox was forced by this decision to pull the movie off the market and excess stock was sent back to Fox.

Murray Hill publishing (the Plaintiff) had optioned a script titled "Could This Be Christmas" from Laurel as far back as 1993. The script was about two men trying to secure the last known Action Man doll on Christmas Eve. Murray Hill says they pitched "Could This Be Christmas" to Fox in 1994 and a year later Robert G. Laurel Lessnau learned of Fox's plans for "Jingle All the Way" which was penned by a script reader for Fox Studios.

On May 22, 2004, Fox won on appeal. Apparently they were able to show evidence that "Jingle All the Way" was based on a treatment that predated the pitch for "Could This Be Christmas" in 1994.

Murray Hill vows to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Incidentally, Murray Hill's Lessnau died in September 2001, about 6 months after the company's court victory.

When the movie was pulled, you saw the price on this DVD skyrocket. Here on Amazon, if you search for "Jingle All The Way", you'll find an "out-of-stock" version. This is the one that was pulled. Notice that the price is STILL (as of today) between $26.99 and $132.57. Before this re-release was announced, the prices were all in the $100 dollar range. Some people obviously have seen the writing on the wall and have reduced the price of these used DVDs on the eve of its re-release. Some people, I guess, have not heard of this coming. Anyhow, if you want this movie buy one (or two) NOW before any further legal action makes it unavailable again. Then you can sell your extra here at Amazon for a hefty profit.

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Nice movie for kids

This movie is not meant to be more than the piece of fluff that it is. No need to go off the deep end here. We know it's not Hamlet! Could it be funnier? Yes. Arnold Schwarzenegger's accent does not help the comedy much. I wish he'd take some speech lessons. He's not very good at comedy nor is he a the most wonderful actor in the world. But kids don't care. I'm not going to suggest that you run out and buy this film right away but if you're looking for something for the kids to watch and they have everything else then by all means, give it a try.

There are a few moments that are funnier than others, no thanks to Schwarzenegger. There is a message in the film which I can give you in a nutshell. Spend more time with your kids. Here ended the lesson!

Parental advisory: There is some violence but no nudity, sex or foul language. I suggest a viewing age of at least 6.

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