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Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago on 3 August 2022 02:11
Film: Elf (2003)
Played by: Will Ferrell
Typical line: “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
What to give him for Christmas: Anything tooth-rotting!
Distinguishing features: Propensity to wear tights, pointy hat; uncanny ability with Christmas decorations; big smile; high levels of dental insurance (we hope)
In terms of enthusiasm, there’s no gainsaying Buddy The Elf’s Christmas spirit; in terms of energy, he makes John Motson look like John Major. He makes Santa Claus look like Scrooge. If baby Jesus had an entertainer at his birthday party, it would be Buddy the Elf folding little balloon shepherds and painting everyone’s faces like archangels. But he’s also a fascinating individual: reared by elves and ol’ Saint Nick himself, he has a unique outlook on life that emphasises all that is best in the world, and in these cynical times that’s to be treasured. His sense of style (heavy on the green-and-red), unique approach to nutrition (heavy on the sugar) and even phone technique (“Hi I’m Buddy, what’s your favourite colour?”) make him an icon for the times – or at least for this time of year.
Buddy Reviews
An average movie
Posted : 10 years, 4 months ago on 21 December 2013 09:58
Since I had this movie already like for ages (seriously, I think I bought the dvd at least 2 years ago), I thought it was finally time to check it out. Basically, it is a pretty obscure movie dealing with the war in Yugoslavia and even though it was intriguing, it didn’t completely worked very well. For instance, the intro with Nastassja Kinski (who gets second billing but was in the movie only for the first 5 minutes) was really weak, some old scene with a guy probably working with some government agency and his wife whining about it. Then, she gets killed and, out of nowhere, you get Dennis Quaid rushing to the mosque nearby and killing a whole bunch of Muslims at random. It was really unexpected and quite brutal and I was really wondering what would happen next. Unfortunately, the whole thing was rather poorly told and you had to guess a lot since many things remained untold. Eventually, for no real reason, you get an American involved in a historical set which had nothing to do with the USA which is a gimmick I always find rather underwhelming. To conclude, even though it is rather flawed, it remains a rather raw and ruthless depiction of the nastiest European war since WWII and I still think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested by the subject.
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