Elf

In our home, ElF is a Christmas favorite - and sometimes enjoyed other times of the year as well because it is so funny! To be honest, I have not really been a tremendous Will Ferrell fan, but he is awesome in ELF! The movie starts off with little baby Buddy growing up as an elf, albeit a much bigger one than normal. As he is growing up, little Buddy wonders why he is so different than all the other elves, especially in size. When he is fully grown, Buddy leanrs that he is not really an elf and sets out on his own to discover his true identity - and this is where the main part of the movie steps in. Immature and "not all there", Buddy creates one hilarious situation after another as he tries to identify with his new father and family - all the while adjusting to everything that is different from the North Pole, such as real food that is not made from sugar! This is definitely a family-worthy movie and includes a great lineup of actors, including Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart, Daniel Tay, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Michael Lerner, Andy Richter, and more.

My wife and I bought this for Christmas a few years ago, and it was everything we needed. The film itself is fantastic and family friendly. Ferrell is a hoot, Deschanel is a wonderful foil to his zany antics, and Caan, Asner and Newheart are all wonderful father figures in different ways. The disc was new and still sealed. It plays without any issues on all of our devices, and it's standard DVD quality. The packaging was even recyclable, so once we shuffled the disc into our DVD Binder we recycled the original case with everything else. In short, great film, great product. I can't recommend it highly enough for anyone looking for a lighthearted holiday comedy.

Whole family watched it Christmas night. Was funny, lighthearted, and filled with some of our favorite actors.

Great video at a great price.

Great company

Buddy, a human orphan, sneaks into Santa's bag landing himself a free trip to the North Pole. As a result, Buddy is raised by Papa Elf. Papa Elf and all the other elves are a mere fraction of the size Buddy is but Buddy is raised to believe he too is an elf until he hears a couple of his coworkers in Santa's workshop discussing the fact he is a human. Once Buddy gets confirmation from Papa Elf that he is a human, he sets off to meet his real father, Walter Hobbs who lives in New York City. Hilarity ensues as Buddy makes his way through the big city and into the heart of his heartless, stone faced father (who by the way is on Santa's naughty list). Will Ferrell plays Buddy who is a lovable, oversized, innocent "elf" just trying to find his way in the world. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

This movie is a classic for families with kids of all ages. Will Ferrell makes this movie absolutely hysterical and without him I think it would be a waste of time! I have been watching this movie, with my entire family, every single year ever since it came out and I STILL laugh at all of the jokes. It's great for families of young kids and old or no kids at all. A great Christmas film for everyone!

One of Christmas movies I have to watch every year. The charming, but not cheesy story of Buddy the Elf and his Holiday search for his father. This movie wallows in innocence and joy and makes it work. There is a great cast surrounding Will Farrell: James Caan as his father (not on Santa's nice list), Ed Asner as Santa, and Zoey Deschanel. This is a story that could have been annoyingly holiday fruitcake, but instead is a perfect balance sweetness and humor.

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Love this movie