This was a perfect addition to our christmas movie collection. The kids and adults enjoy this movie.

Okay, I loved the first one. One of my all-time favorite movies. So it would be really hard to meet the criteria required to be as good as that movie. Having said that, this one isn't bad. There are enough great pieces in it to make it a good movie. My 3-year-old likes it better than the first because of the whole idea of Santa getting married - she's into weddings, princesses, things like that. I like it well enough that I didn't mind watching it with her every day for a week.

I have all three movies now and I love them. The reason why is I wanted Christmas movies with good lessons to be learned, by being entertained. I had my grandkids for a week and they loved watching this movie. I was surprised how quickly it was delivered to me after ordering during the Christmas rush.

[[ASIN:B00005JLQ8 Santa Clause 2 (Widescreen Edition)]
Very pleased with speed of delivery and quality of product.

We really enjoyed it. This gives us the complete Tim Allen Christmas Series, now.

(3 1/2 *'s) The second of Tim Allen's `Santa Clause' series, we find a holiday film that is brisker, sweeter, and more eventful than its predecessor. Between Director Michael Lembeck's laudable ability to keep the story at a proper pace, this yuletide misadventure flies with greater trajectory and a more cohesive sense of purpose. Despite the TV nature of the comedy, five screenwriters bring real heart and humor to the hearth in a venue that brings some hearty "Ho, Ho, Ho's" to one's belly as well as some tears to one's eyes. Sweet enough to move with enough real life resonance to prevent it from being a hollow confection, `Santa Clause 2' really delivers.

This time Scott Calvin (Allen) has settled in at the Santa helm only to find the finer print of his business card contract requires him to have a "Mrs. Claus(e)" by Christmas Eve. To deliver, he must deliver...In the meantime, he discovers his resentful son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd) has gotten himself on the naughty list. Returning to his original southern latitude, he tries to get quality time with his son and find a suitor who will keep him suited. If this weren't enough, he has to cheer up a jaded principal, Carol Newman (Elizabeth Mitchell) and rekindle the Christmas spirit at Charlie`s school. To keep the North Pole in order, Chief Elf Bernard (David Krumholtz) and his first mate, Curtis resort to ingenuity by cloning Santa with wickedly mutant results. Will Santa deliver the toys on time for Christmas Eve and win on all fronts? 'Santa Clause 2' charmed me with its resolutions.

While it is descriptions of this movie series that has kept me away so long, it is the execution with the aforementioned use of the writers' wit and the director's wisdom that makes this movie higher on my holiday "favorites" list.

Well Santa is back, and Scott (Tim Allen) is the best Santa ever, the children love him, the elfs love him, even Comet gets along with him. But there is something he doesn't know, he has to get married before the next Christmas or lose it all. Now that only leaves him 3 weeks to find someone and get married. Add to that his son Charlie is having issues with the lack of Christmas Spirit from the school principal. And how can Santa leave the North Pole with only 3 weeks before Christmas. So comes a duplicate Santa that turns evil as time goes on. So poor Scott/Santa, so much to deal with and so little time to work through it all.

It's a great movie, a great sequal to the original, the evil Santa is a little stressful to watch. Another one for the library.

well this one has allot of snow balls, the special features realy ring a forcast ...although theyve left yet something to do but what oh i know
but for got having an uneven day ...so the game is sufficiant but sc3 didnt have a game i was surprized a little oh ya hey thats not yours is it ????shaken not stered comparing to santa who the language is quite different color content seen ....fffffffffffffffffffffFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF............SANTAS HELPER ...JR

Good family friendly Christmas movie that is fun to watch in most settings--with kids, adults, grandparents, and to take along when you don't know what to expect at a holiday gathering.

Considering that the 1st one was pretty good and the 3rd one sucked I honestly have to say that the second one in the series is the one I loved the best. It is destined to become a classic for my 8 year-old daughter!

All the elements of a long lasting Christmas traditional viewing are there!

Not as good as the first movie, but still decent and one to add to your collection if you loved the first one.

Wow, we just LOVE the Santa Clause movies. All 3 of them! Tim Allen is such a great actor and my kids adore him. My kids are 6 and 9 and they love all 3 of these movies and will watch them year round. We always sit as a family to watch them every December as well.

He has to get married, and his son is on the naughty list. Great movie.

I just love all the Santa Clause movies and this may be my favorite!

I am not sure what you are asking. You want a review of this item. It was a movie. Do I review the movie? If I do, then it was a great movie that my grandchildren enjoyed on Christmas Eve day along with the rest of my family. It was a wonderful family movie which I am sure we will watch again and again.

Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has settled into his new role as Santa Claus. In fact, he loves it. And kids the world over have never been happier.

Unfortunately, this Christmas Scott's hit a couple snags. First, his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) is acting up. In fact, after he's caught spray painting the school, he winds up on Santa's naughty list.

Even more pressing, elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin) has discovered another clause. It seems Santa needs a Mrs. Claus or he will stop being Santa. In fact, he's already loosing weight and returning to his original form. If he isn't married by Christmas, he'll cease being Santa forever.

Naturally, the month before Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Santa and the elves. So he leaves behind a robot duplicate of himself and heads to his ex-wife's house. He hopes to reconnect with Charlie and find someone willing to marry him. So why is the first person to catch his eye the Christmas hating principal of Charlie's school (Elizabeth Mitchell)? Will it work, or is Scott doomed to cease being Santa forever?

The first movie is one of my favorite Christmas films. In fact, I watch it every year. While this sequel doesn't capture all the charm of the original, this is still a fun movie. It's nice seeing the entire cast of the first movie back, and they do a good job. The climax is funny and sweet. And the special effects are wonderful.

This sequel is just a step down from the original. It's not a must watch, but if I have the time I enjoy it.

Had this in VHS ans someone borrowed it and never returned it so i got the DVD. Excellent movie especially around Christmas time and just about any time you need to smile.

I loved the first Santa Clause, so I was excited
to see this one. but it's so lame! it's like they decided at the last minute to hurry and make this in time for christmas.
the storyline is far from solid, the lines in this one that are supposed to be funny are just flat, and it really doesn't have the warm & cozy 'feel good' that the first one had. I don't think I'll be seeing #3, after how disappointing this one was. :(

this and the first are classic this is some of tim allen best work yet and been i had a copy of ansta clause 3 at the house and when that comes out its worth buying 2.

Not as great as the first but still entertaining for the whole family.

It's not as good as the first movie. But it is a fun diversion into American Christmas mythology. Tim Allen has warmed up to his role as Santa Claus, and he is regarded as one of the best Santas the North Pole has ever had.

But it is soon discovered that there is a Mrs. Clause: Santa has 28 days to get married, or he doesn't get to be Santa anymore.

In the meantime, one of the elves makes a toy Santa to watch over the workshop. But he rebels, and Tim Allen must return to reclaim the leadership of the North Pole and save the elves from the clutches of the evil toy Santa.

It's all in good fun and it will be a well watched holiday treat for years to come.

While The Santa Clause 2 may not pack the same punch as the original Santa Clause starring Tim Allen, this sequel is a fun addition for your Christmas viewing collection. Taking up the story of Scott Calvin (Allen) eight years after he became Santa Claus, this hilarious sequel presents the problems Scott faces when he finds out that his son Charlie's name appears on the "naughty" list. Scott faces the dilemma of either finding a wife by Christmas eve or giving up his much-loved position as Santa Claus forever. You'll love watching how the story unfolds with the help of his loyal elves and much warmth and holiday fun.

A movie we really enjoyed in the theater, but was having trouble buying in the stores. There it was on Amazon! Arrived in just a few days. We've been happy with all our purchases through Amazon.com.

This DVD skips quite a bit. It's kind of hard to sit back for a movie when it skips so much. I thought maybe I got finger prints on it. So, I checked and there were none. I used a disc cleaner and it didn't help.

Eight years ago, strange circumstances and a legal clause resulted in single father Scott Calvin becoming the world's new Santa Claus. Since then, he has proven himself to be the best man for the job. Everyone, from kids to elves, absolutely loves him! Unfortunately, Curtis, the number-two elf and keeper of the Elf Handbook, managed to overlook a second, VERY important clause. In order to remain Santa, Scott Calvin has to satisfy The Mrs. Clause. That is to say, Scott has to find a wife if he wants to keep being the man in the red suit, and he's only got until midnight on Christmas Eve to do it! With only 28 days to find Miss Right and Scott "desantafying" a little more all the time, he and Bernard, the number-one elf, agree to use Curtis's plan to install a living, life-size toy Santa in Scott's place to keep the elves from worrying. With that problem solved, Scott climbs aboard faithful reindeer Comet and flies to his former hometown to try and settle two problems at the same time. He not only has to find himself a wife, he also has to deal with his teenage son, Charlie, whose acting out in the form of graffiti on his school's campus has landed him on the naughty list!

As Scott, gradually transforming back into his pre-Santa self (in other words, looking more and more like actor-comedian Tim Allen), goes out on blind-dates arranged by his ex-wife and verbally duels with Charlie and attractive Principal Carol Newman, the replacement Santa is going on a power trip at the North Pole, eventually turning the happy village of elves into a police state with the help of his army of giant toy soldiers. When Scott finally shows principal Newman how good he can be with children, he impresses her enough to land a first date that proves to be a very charming and magical evening. However, the situation at the North Pole and the approaching Christmas Eve deadline are not giving Scott a lot of time for solidifying a relationship. There's still the whole "I'm Santa Claus" issue to deal with, and it doesn't help that Principal Newman has issues with Christmas. Scott also still has to work out things with his troubled son. Meanwhile, Charlie's little sister is getting suspicious of her visiting "Uncle" Scott's true identity. After all, he came into town on a reindeer! Everything comes to a head on Christmas Eve, when Curtis shows up at the door in a desperate effort to bring Santa home to defeat the toy Santa-clone and save Christmas! But, there's still a little matter of an unconfirmed wedding to deal with too! Can Scott Calvin, AKA Santa Claus, manage it all in time?!!!

Comedian Tim Allen returns to the North Pole a second time to give us "Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause," and it's every bit as enjoyable as Disney's first hit Santa Clause film! Don't be put off by the submarine film spoof in the beginning. Once this movie gets going, it's a magical sleigh ride from start to finish. The stuff at the North Pole is funny, cute, and extra saccharine for the kiddies, but the real high points come on Scott's dating adventures. His doomed blind-date with Saturday Night Live alumnus Molly Shannon is hilarious, and his enchanting evening with Carol is a Christmas card come to life! The kids in the cast strut some fantastic talent, but the adults win the laughs with Judge Reinhold back as Neil, Art LaFleur onboard as the Tooth Fairy (along with a slew of other stars as enjoyable fantasy icons), Elizabeth Mitchell as the lovely Principal Carol Newman, David Krumholtz returning as Bernard the Head-Elf, and Tim Allen in the double role of Scott "Santa" Calvin and the delightfully rotten toy Santa-Clone. Director Michael Lembeck does an awesome job of creating a sequel that stands on its own ground while staying true to the original. It's a Christmas movie, so you know there'll be great music and plenty of holiday eye-candy! The DVD comes with its share of holiday gifts too. There are deleted scenes, a gag reel, a game, some fun behind the scenes featurettes, and a kid-friendly desire throughout the disc to "keep the illusion alive." In fact, that last aspect makes the director's commentary a real trip! If you're looking for a new Christmas classic to add to your DVD collection, look no further than "Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause!"

Same actors returned at least but it looked too different from the first one. They should have never made a second one. I'm really curious of what Santa Clause 3 is going to be like but I bet it's going to be disappointing like the second one. I really enjoyed the first one a lot and it was funnier but this one just seemed too disappointing. The first one is way better do not watch this one it sucks.

You tell me:

TIM ALLEN

SANTA CLAUSE 2
Walt Disney Pictures presents an all-new comedy adventure overflowing with holiday cheer. Tim Allen reappears in SANTA CLAUSE 2, the hilarious sequel to everybody's holiday favorite. Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott's got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list, and if Scott doesn't marry by Christmas Eve - one very, very short month away - he'll stop being Santa forever. Embracing Christmas and the magic of family with heart, warmth, fun and charm, SANTA CLAUSE 2 is classic holiday entertainment everybody will enjoy again and again.

"Rip-Roaring Holiday Fun!"
-Chuck Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle

"Thumbs Up."
-Roger Ebert, Ebert & Roeper

"Absolutely Utterly Delightful."
-Paul Clinton, CNN

G - GENERAL AUDIENCES
All Ages Admitted

SPECIAL FEATURES Include:
-7 Deleted Scenes
-Gag Reel - Bloopers From The Cast
-"Operation Toy Box: Save Santa" Set-Top Game
-"Inside The North Pole With Curtis" - Making-Of Featurette
-"True Confessions Of The Legendary Figures" - Interviews With Tooth Fairy, Mother Nature, Father Time And Easter Bunny
-Director's Tour Of Elfsburg Featurette
-Audio Commentary With Michael Lembeck

DVD-ROM FEATURES Include:
-"Coloring Book" Activity
-"Reindeer Games" Game
-"Santa Lib's" Activity
-"Holiday Rush!" Game

SPECIFICATIONS:
-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
-THX-Certified
-Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio (1.85:1) - Enhanced For 16x9 Televisions
-French And Spanish Language Tracks

To me, this is a holiday classic for any family, along with THE SANTA CLAUSE!

The Santa Clause 2 has brought many hours of intertainment for my grandchildren, as well as myself. As you know children enjoy watching movies over and over when they like them. This is the case with The Santa Clause 2. As a matter of fact, my purchase of this one was to replace one I already had, but one of my grandchildren wanted my first one for her house. We need more movies of this caliber.
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This remake in my opinon is not as good as the original. The reindeer are some fake retards, and the elves and story line all together is horrible. Watch it at a friends house first, rather then buying it first.

Our parents' generation had such wonderful classics as "Holiday Inn," "White Christmas," "It's a Wonderful Life," etc. I think it's taken Hollywood a VERY long time to come up with something remotely as wonderful as those old movies and finally, albeit this one is not a musical, but they've finally achieved it in "The Santa Clause" series. If you don't have these, you definitely need to get them both. Honestly, Tim Allen is just wonderful in them and really makes the story quite frankly. Writers or not, he just takes it and goes and I would think that the majority of what he says is "ad lib" on his part.

This sequel to the first is really great. You never really buy sequels as a rule, but this one is definitely different. When Allen finds out he has to get married to stay Santa, it's pretty amusing to see what the elves go through to get him married off. Everything from making a "fake Santa" gone bad, to destroying the fake Santa's army of bad tin soldiers, keeps the kids entertained throughout. It's a very sweet story, one that explains a lot about the Santa legend to those children with questions. It definitely has the Disney touch, with I think is great and not a marketing thing at all as indicated in the review at the top of this item description. Anyway, be sure to grab this set - I still feel really sad when Allen is refusing to be Santa in the first movie and the sad face of the child that they show afterwards. It's just heartbreaking. Buy these and have wonderful memories with your children, so that they can enjoy them with their children. There's no "White Christmas" song by Irving Berlin on this one, but if you really miss it, then just play it in the background and pass that video on down too!

Santa Clause 2, in the first place I really did not like the first on all that much. Sure, at christmas time, i'd pop it in and I did laugh, but the second to me is alot better! I LOVE christmas so much! I think it is so wonderful and so magical! And this movie has all those qualities! Other people say the characters are different, so they are in a way. But I didn't feel them very hard to except. In fact, I like them! I miss Judy, I liked her very much! But the girl Abby, but I thought she was good. Although, while she's surrounded by monster toy soldiers, I thought her acting could have been better. And I really liked Curtis!! I thought he was very funny!! And I can't help rewinding, and rewinding when he says: "Oh no, the de-santafacation process has begun!"

Okay, the plot!
Chaos ensues at the north pole when Santa discovers he must get married by christmas eve or he's 'out.' At the same time he is shocked when he learns that Charlie got himself on the naughty list. Troubled, Santa decides that he must get down to Charlie and to somehow find a wife without the elves knowing. So as not to worry them. But how, he and his 2 head elves wonder? I cannot be in 2 places at once! So #2 elf decides they must make a duplicate of Santa in their duplicate machine. So, they make a wax like, plastic Santa, who thinks and talks like Santa. And also Bernard informs Santa that when he goes back home, he only has a certain amount of magic. And that if he uses all that magic, he won't be able to return to the pole! So Satisfied, and concerned, Scott takes off. Charlie has been defacing school property, so Scott goes to the school to meet the stern, and very strick Principal Newman. And of course they fall in love and live happily ever after. I do not want to spoil the whole movie for you!

VERY funny scenes like bursting out singing in a resturant, falling over the banister with a toaster tied to your tooth, shrinking in front of people, playing secret santa, and other VERY funny scenes. This movie is filled with the true spirit of the holidays. Wonder, absolutely wonderful!! You'll love just as much as me, i assure you! So if you're thinking of buying it, please see it! I think everyone should!!

I enjoyed Santa Clause 2, I really did but there were some parts that messed up to be the same or has better than the first one.No boring parts, but cheesy part.28 Days before Christmas he finds out that if he dont get married before Christmas he wont be Santa Clause ever again.The part that I thought was stupid that magical thing that Benard gave him but he did do some cool stuff with it.But a sequel that should of been better. *****/***** 88/100

A nice return to form for Tim Allen. Nit that his other movies were bad (I liked them all), but they were missing something. In the Santa Clause 2, it is back.

Over the years, he has become the best Santa Clause ever. But they stumble upon another Clause that one of the elves overlooked: The Missus Clause. It states that to continue being Santa, he must get married before X-mas day. As each day passes, his beard gets smaller and continue to lose weight. To top it all off, his son Charlie ends up on the Naughty List.

As he tries to find a wife, deal with the fake Santa who is taking over the North Pole, and figure out what is bothering his son, the movie fills up with excellent comedy and fun while delivering a good message. It's not as good as the first, but it soon to be a X-mas classic.

The Santa Clause 2 is one example where sequels can be as good as thier originals. The dvd for the SC2 has lots of great features like outtakes and games. When I first watched the first SC movie, I feel in love with it and its actors. I especially feel in love with the head elf, Bernard, because he is a good actor in both SC films. I love watching this movie even if it is not Christmas time because it brings out all of the happiness in me.

Now, I'm a full blooded Christmas fan (my birthday is Dec. 20th) So I know first hand what I like to see in a X-mas movie. The first Santa Clause was wonderfully charming, the elves were cute and held a certain air about them that screamed "Holidays!! Whoo!..Now get back to work!!" and I simply adored Tim Allen as Santa Clause he gave a fun air to the film that made me rush out and buy it asap.

So of course many ayear later when I heard about a 2nd one you can bet your bottom dollar I was that teenager in the front row giggling at Clone-clause, as soon as the movie started
I found myself amused (well...most of the time.) by the movie.
It had funny and touching moments, it had a few good new characters. I.e. the tooth fairy, Father time, mother nature and clone-clause. And a few not so good ones. I.e. Cupit, Cutis, the easter bunny, Comet...

But what I found myself most disapointed in was the old characters themselfs!! They seem've changed so much within what ohh, 6-8 years? Charlie was a reble? Laura and Neil were bland worring parents and the elves?!

Oh god don't get me started on the elves! I missed Judy! and the old costumes and set and I hated Curtis' mood swings!
As for Bernard? where did my gruff, protective big brother elf go? Now he's winny, pensive and unsure of hiself? Come on!
Now...I understand that David K. (Bernard) Was only 16 when he played the role in the first movie and that he was 24 in the 2nd but come on!! Why did the director have them change so much? Oooohh yeah a little birdy told me about him (Check out interviews with him on google for yourselfs) and that birdy told me he had a meeting with Tim Allen and had him change the other actors view points on their characters, you know, make them a little disney-er? Not sure if its true, watch the DVD for yourselfs and tell me if you like him on the set I sure didn't.

Over all:
I WAS disapointed in the 2nd movie, I held more hope that the characters and movie world/set would stay the same but it didn't, and I was highly upset by the new Comet, but over all. If your a fan of the first, check out the 2nd and see for yourselfs. As for me? I hold hope tight in my heart that the third and forth will be golden, after all, its the same crew/director that did the first and I'm hoping that somewhere out there Tim Allen and David K. along with the rest of the crew will find it in their hearts to dig out the old Santa Clause characters they played in the first one.
For I sure do miss em.

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Happy Holidays.