The Santa Clause 2

Plot synopsis:
Eight years have elapsed since Scott Calvin took on the mantle of Santa Claus and became subject to The Santa Clause. Now he is at the top of his game at the North Pole and could not be happier, at least until Head Elf Bernard and Curtis, the Keeper of the Handbook of Christmas break the news that there is another clause — the "Mrs. Clause".
Santa/Scott is now pressed to get married before the next Christmas Eve, or the clause will be broken and Christmas will fade away. At the same time, Abby the Elf delivers news that is more distressing: Santa's own son Charlie is on the naughty list, for acts including vandalizing the walls of the school gymnasium with spray paint, until he is caught by Principal Carol Newman. Scott must return to his home to search for a wife and set things right with Charlie. He brings this up when visited by the Council of Legendary Figures consisting of Mother Nature, Father Time, Cupid, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman.
To cover for Santa's prolonged absence, Curtis helps Santa create a life-size toy replica of Santa, much to Bernard's horror. However, this replacement cannot find any grace or slack in his plastic heart for minor infractions by children the world over, having followed the Handbook too strictly. Toy Santa takes control of the North Pole with an army of life-size toy soldiers. He thinks that everyone is naughty, and he plans to give the entire world lumps of coal.
Because of the impending end of his contract, Scott undergoes a "de-Santafication process" that gradually turns him back into Scott Calvin. He has a limited amount of magic to help him. Scott attempts to reconcile with Charlie, who keeps vandalizing his school to get attention. He and Charlie both face the ire of Principal Newman when Charlie defaces the lockers.
Charlie confesses to Scott how hard it is for him that Scott is never around like other fathers, and reveals the stress he is under to conceal the secret that his father is Santa. Scott vows to try harder as a dad, and he and Charlie reconcile.
After a few failed dates, Scott finds himself falling for Carol, the school principal. He accompanies her in a sleigh to the faculty Christmas party, which turns out to be dull. Using a little of his Christmas magic, Scott enlivens the party by presenting everyone with their childhood dream gifts. He makes a special presentation to Carol, and, with his last remnant of magic, wins her over and they kiss passionately. However, she balks when he attempts to explain he is Santa, believing that Scott is mocking her childhood, until Charlie manages to convince her by showing her his magic snow globe.
Curtis flies in to deliver the news about the Toy Santa's coal binge. However, Scott has used up the last of his magic wooing Carol, and Comet has eaten too many chocolate bars. With a little help from the Tooth Fairy, Scott and Curtis return to the North Pole. Toy Santa wastes no time in subduing Scott, but Charlie and a now-believing Carol spring him free by summoning the Tooth Fairy to fly them there. Scott goes after the Toy Santa, who has already left with the sleigh, riding Chet, a reindeer-in-training, and they both crash back into the village. With an army of elves, Carol, Bernard, Charlie and Curtis lead a snowball war to overthrow the toy soldiers. Toy Santa is reduced to his normal six-inch height, Scott marries Carol in a ceremony presided over by Mother Nature herself, Scott transforms back to Santa, and Christmas proceeds as it always has. Scott and Carol have a three month honeymoon to go on the next day. In addition, Scott and Charlie reveal the truth to Lucy, Charlie's younger half-sister (the daughter of Laura and Neil) about Scott being Santa Claus.

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Review:
Good Christmas Fun. It's been quite a while since I've seen the first Santa Clause movie, but I remember being quite surprised by it.
Released November 1st, 2002Director: Michael LembeckStarring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Nicole Leroux, Judge Reinhold, Spencer Breslin, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Kevin Pollak, Molly Shannon, Jay Thomas, Aisha Tyler, Michael DornPremise: Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever.
But Santa's world is turned upside down when he's dealt a double whammy of bad news: not only has his son, Charlie, landed on this year's `naughty' list, but if Scott doesn't marry by Christmas Eve, he'll stop being Santa forever.
Things quickly go south at the North Pole when Santa II institutes some strange redefinitions of what's naughty and nice; worse, when Scott finally falls for a potential Mrs. Claus, she threatens to drive a wedge between him and Charlie.
In a climactic battle pitting Santa, Charlie, the new Mrs. Claus, and the elves against Santa II and his army of tin soldiers, the future of Scott's family, the North Pole, and Christmas itself, hangs in the balance.
The Santa Clause 2 was originally slanted for release in 2001 but the executives at Disney became aware that sequels to moderately old films won't automatically become the same hit as the original after 102 Dalmatians flopped in 2000 thanks in part to The Grinch.
Will The Santa Clause 2 be as magical as the original or will the sequel follow the same steps as 102 Dalmatians?The story goes that Scott Calvin has been Santa for eight years and it declared the best Santa ever by his elves and the children of the world.
It introduced all the original characters in very nice fashion and brings good attention to brand new ones like Curtis, the keeper of the Santa handbook.
One of the especially good parts was how they introduced Miss Mitchell and how she soon came to be the love interest of Scott Calvin a.k.a. Santa Claus.
There were little or no problems with the story that tries hard to live up to the original.The characters in The Santa Clause 2 are very funny and do a great job of bringing the audience into the holiday world of the North Pole.
All the original characters are back and do a extraordinary jobs returning to their old roles.Overall, The Santa Clause 2 is as funny or better then the 1994 original in many areas of the story and characters.
The first movie gave me the feeling of joy at the thought of grownups finding the wonder of Christmas again (Laura and Neal realizing Scott was indeed Santa).
The woman who plays Allen's possible love interest was also pretty good, but her character fell in love with Scott Calvin so fast it seemed like the script was forcing the relationship.
Anyway, this review is getting kind of long, so I'll wrap it up by saying that The Santa Clause 2 is a great movie to take the family to, but don't expect long-lasting memories.
The first movie saw Tim Allen's character "Scott Calvin" become Santa Claus after the previous Santa Claus fell off of his roof on Christmas Eve. Well in this one Scott has settled in nicely to his role as Mr. Claus, but there is one problem.
It's up to Scott to defeat him and save Christmas.The Santa Clause 2 is not nearly as good as the first film.
And considering that was the major obstacle in this film for the main character to overcome, I wasn't really engaged in it.Children will love this movie (I know I did years ago), and that's really all that matters with a Christmas movie.
But as an adult looking for a good holiday film, this one fell flat up against others such as Home Alone 1/2, Christmas Vacation and even the first Santa Clause.6/10.
(Who takes these polls?) But as Christmas draws closer, Scott realizes that not only is his son, Charlie, on the Naughty List, there's a second clause in the contract that states he must become married to "The Mrs. Claus" in 27 days, or he'll be history.The head elf, Bernard, along with the help of another fellow elf (Specer Breslin, "The Cat in the Hat"), duplicates a fake Santa to watch over things as the real Scott goes home to tend to family matters.
(Tim is mimicking his own Buzz Lightyear character from Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story.")"The Santa Clause 2" got a lot of good reviews that called it an enjoyable and charming little movie, but I missed something.
(At the end of "2," Scott hangs off the back of Evil Santa's flying sleigh and...it simply has to be seen to be appalled by.)There's a major plot hole in the entire idea of Santa Claus existing in our world that need not be pointed out by me -- and I won't, in case there are children reading this.
This movie doesn't really have one.I like Tim Allen's dry ironic humor because I think he knows how to make good use of it.
He used it to perfection in "Home Improvement," used it even better in "The Santa Clause," voiced the witty Buzz Lightyears, and then appeared in a string of flops, including "Big Trouble" and "Who is Cletis Tout?" Here's to "Toy Story 3" -- if Pixar ever manages to break away from Disney and its stupid no-more-sequels contract.2/5 stars.John Ulmer.
The Santa Clause 2 stars Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, Eric Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Elizabeth Mitchell, Art LaFleur, Michael Dorn, and David Krumholtz.
If you are looking for a great Christmas film and if you like the cast mentioned above that I strongly recommend The Santa Clause 2!.
This sequel was made 8 years later and what the first film did correctly this film does wrong, In the original film Charlie (Santa/Scott's Son) was a sweet little boy who's on screen charm help make the original so good.
So, if you like the subject of Christmas, or just want to see a movie with these stars, watch The Santa Clause 2!!!!!!!.
I laughed almost the whole time, the music was phenomenal, and the graphics were awesome....The first was funny, but this was a whole heck of a lot funnier, along with a great cast of some new characters....a great movie for the whole family!.
Everyone who came out of the theatre had a big smile on their face at the end, even the Mums, Dads, and GrandParents!Tim Allen does a good job (again) as Santa, and there are plenty of nice in-jokes in there - Allen wearing a flannel shirt (remind anyone of Al Borland), and of course all the car references...and there are also some movie homages in there - did the duplicator machine remind anyone else of Bride Of Frankenstein!?The first 15-20 minutes are a little slow but once Allen returns to America the film really begins to pick up.
It's pretty rare that I go to the theater to see a "G-rated" movie, but it's Christmas time, I loved the first Santa Clause and I thought it would be nice to take my fiance to see it.
I think they make movies like those over the top, they start with simple ideas and then bombard the audience with alot of visual effects and no plot.I saw very little character development.
A Great feel good movie to ring in Holiday Cheer for kids with there family member or members..
Talented, funny-man, Tim Allen, is definitely on top of his 'movie star' game (with the new addition of his driven 'Toy Santa' alter-ego),  and it was great to see the old cast back in action with many welcomed new-comers.
I'm predicting that The Santa Clause 2 is going to have a lot of repeat business in its 2 month run, and hey -- perhaps all sequels should spend 8 years to find the right story worth telling to honor (and exceed) the original!.
The Santa Clause" is a holiday movie that my family has watched and loved multiple times every year.
In this movie, the entire original cast returns for a story that's actually quite clever for a "part II." Colorful and fun from beginning to end, the humor is genuine, and not the 'corny' kind you might expect.
If you don't already know the story, here it is in a nutshell: Scott needs a wife in order to remain Santa forever; the "Mrs. Clause." His son Charlie is falling into 'bad behavior' because he feels neglected and upset that he must keep his father's secret, when his dad's got the coolest job of all.
The reindeer, Scott's ex-wife and Neil, the hilarious Council of Legendary Figures, etc., all combine to make a truly satisfying movie that is a very, very worthy successor to "The Santa Clause." I am pleased to say, a longtime fan of the original was not disappointed at all.
And despite the odd release of this sequel some 8 years after the first, in addition to the uninteresting TV advertisements - this is an incredibly good movie.It'd been a long time (probably when it first came out) since I watched 'The Santa Clause,' until a week or so ago at work when I watched it yet again.
Tim Allen has found his nitch with Santa Clause and the wonderful addition of Elizabeth Mitchell makes this movie an entertaining, heart warming Christmas movie.
Seems he'll have to give up his Santa role for good unless (as the clause goes) he finds a woman willing to be his wife.None of the situations are able to lift this sequel into the sort of original territory that the first movie had, but at least the cast gives it all a good try.
ELIZABETH MITCHELL is completely charming as the school principal who is romanced by Allen in what really is the centerpiece of the story and very well handled by both of them.JUDGE REINHOLD is on hand again, as Dr. Neil Miller along with WENDY CREWSON as his wife and ERIC LLOYD as "Charlie." Unfortunately, Reinhold and Crewson have little to do this time while the plot concentrates on the solution to Allen's romantic dilemma.Nice settings, plenty of holiday cheer, and an inventive plot twist involving a substitute Santa (also played effectively by Allen) combine to make this a pleasant enough family entertainment.Not quite as cleverly scripted as the original, it manages to keep the viewer interested thanks mainly to the lead performances of Allen and Mitchell..
Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold provided plenty of good laughs here.Overall, this is a great film that will bring holiday cheer to most people who see this.
But in the first movie, the Santa before Tim Allen's character didn't have a wife!) Anyway, as it is, the movie's mainly for kids, especially kids who haven't seen that many superior Christmas-themed films.
this sequel lacks the heart and soul of the first one.it's not very funny.in fact,i found it mean spirited and depressing.it also has none of the magic of the first one.if you don't like feeling like you are being preached to,you probably won't like this movie.i also felt a bit creeped out by certain parts of it.it's much too dark to be enjoyable in the same way as the first one.i also felt it strayed into sappiness territory.actually forget strayed into.it went straight into sappiness territory.this movie also has a lot of predictability to it.it's formulaic at times.but the biggest downfall for this movie,in my opinion,is it's sombre atmosphere.i don't think it's a horrible movie,but it sure is a few steps down in quality from the original.not quite painful to watch,but not enjoyable,either.and although i may be out to lunch here,i think parents should use discretion about letting their children watch this,because it is so dark.but that's just my opinion.my vote for the Santa Clause 2 is a 5/10..
I have a copy of the original "The Santa Clause" and watch it 3 or 4 times a year along with "A Christmas Story" and the original black and white "Miracle on 34th Street".This is a really fun sequel.
The North Pole storyline was silly and unsatisfying, while the story of Scott Calvin's struggle to straighten out his son and find a wife by Christmas was touching and too short.When Tim Allen's Santa, a.k.a. Scott, has to leave the North Pole to deal with his twin crises of fulfilling the Mrs. Clause and getting his son off the naughty list, he and his top two elves agree on the terrible idea of substituting a giant, clone-like toy Santa in his place.
There must have been a better way to make use of the North Pole set and several rather good elf characters, but this film never found it while Scott was out of town.
The reason given, that he's feeling the burden of not being able to talk about what his dad does for a living, doesn't explain why he's suddenly causing trouble after eight years of knowing this secret, nor why he suddenly turns himself around at the end.The part of this movie that really shines is the love story between Scott and Charlie's principal.
When Tim Allen's Santa, a.k.a. Scott, has to leave the North Pole to deal with his twin crises of fulfilling the Mrs. Clause and getting his son off the naughty list, he and his top two elves agree on the terrible idea of substituting a giant, clone-like toy Santa in his place.
There must be a better way to make use of the North Pole set and several rather good elf characters, but this film never finds it while Scott is out of town.
Well, folks, he's back: Tim Allen returns as Scott Calvin in Disney's The Santa Clause 2.
Scott Calvin (played by Tim Allen) has been doing his job as the new Santa, so things are pretty much the same – except for one small matter.
This second installment of the Santa Clause franchise wasn't quite as good as the first movie, but it was a very good film on it's own.
The Santa Clause 2 is a great movie with a well developed storyline and a good cast.Tim Allen is back once again as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus and despite the eight year gap between this movie and the first Santa Clause,he steps right back in to this role very naturally,as if he never stopped playing him,and I think those few years gave him time to improve as an actor and do an even better job this time around,he is given a lot of emotional scenes,particularly between him and his love interest,and he shines in these parts,he's in practically every scene as he also plays the villain and it dosen't get annoying to see him constantly for most of the movie.I preferred this to the first one and I know people will disagree with me,but the original is very straight forward,in this there is a lot more adventure and there's a more joyous Christmas feel to it,I love all three Santa Clause movies as they were a big part of my childhood at Christmas time,but this one is certainly my favourite.Its obviously not perfect,but the Santa Clause 2 is entertaining and funny for the whole family and I would recommend it if you're looking for a good Christmas movie.
I'm not a big fan of "The Santa Clause" and in fact, I don't really think it's a good movie for a number of reasons.
While a robotic Santa is created to keep the North Pole running, Scott has to go back to the human world in order to find a wife and straighten out his son, who is now on the "naughty" list.I was actually surprised to see how many of the actors came back for this second film.
There are two plots going on, the first with the robot Santa running the North Pole (and yes, that goes about as well as you expect it to) and the other has Scott having to not only find a wife in 28 days (no small feat) but also looking for a way to discipline his son and get him off the "naughty" list.
Good job screenwriters!To me, "The Santa Clause 2" is better than the first one because we're used to this universe the plot is set in, the actions of the characters make more sense and it brings back everything that was good about the first movie while dropping everything that didn't work.
Tim Allen is good and goofy at the same time but this movie really did not have been made.They is really no reason for it..
This sequel returns Tim Allen and crew from the original movie as Santa must find a wife before Xmas or he looses his job...
If you are reading this review, then you probably know the plot.If you saw Santa Clause (1) and liked it, then you should enjoy this movie too.
It will definitley get the whole family in the mood for the festive season!Ok, so what could possibly happen in a sequel to a christmas film about Santa Clause?Let's review....
I think Santa Clause 2 is one of the best movie sequels out there.
Being eight years after the original, I believe the film makers designed a well crafted solution to the tastes of both the teens and young adults that seen the first movie, to the kids that never saw the first Santa Clause.First thing first, for new fans, do watch Santa Clause.
If you want a funny, enjoyable, cute, movie the entire family can go see, even your young kids, then I highly recommend this film..
If you want a funny, enjoyable, cute, movie the entire family can go see, even your young kids, then I highly recommend this film..