Sadly I’m watching too many previously unseen’s this year. So it is with Toy Story That Time Forgot. The GOOD news is it was only 21 minutes. And not a BAD idea: exploring the difference between a child imaginative game play and that sold by many toy companies. Witness the box of random legos vs the “build the Millennium Falcon” sets. Escapes with a 6.2 due to some lucky matchups. 

Then there’s the Disney 1932 ‘toon “Santa’s Workshop.” Cute. Walt’s thumbs are all over it. Seven minutes of 2.6.

Jon Favreau’s Christmas effort Elf was up next. Not bad per se. I’m just not a Will Ferrel fan. He was in town last week, btw. To see his soccer team lose the MSL title to the Crew. 4.8

Two more modern efforts to finish up this installment. We’ll start with the 2019 Hulu version of A Christmas Carol. Flickchart lists twenty movies by that title alone, never mind all of the versions using OTHER names (Scrooge, etc.) 9.5. Just watch it if you haven’t. But not with the kids.

And from last year, Violent Night. Santa defends a wealthy family from a gang of international thieves. I gave it 6.9. It IS moderately interesting but doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be and therefore tries to be everything. Likely to make the list next season … and likely to drop. David Harbor appears to have fun as Santa. John Leguizamo chews the scenery. And Columbus’ own Beverly D’Angelo is not aging well. Will be VERY happy to see her at the height of her powers in Nat Lamp.