i go to see this movie like i do the second one because i be a very nostalgic person and i want to relieve happy part of my childhood by watch this film in which it predecessor or the first one be a great delight in my young year . it be one of the few christmas movie that still hold up for me . about the only other one that do so be home alone and home alone 2 and a christmas carol ( 1984 ) and and it a wonderful life . i be sad to see though that when i go to see this my childhood image and memory be reduce to a glitzed out pop film with no substance . they spend nearly hour just in the toy shop in this film and never show tim allan a santa interact with kid on the level he do in the first or for that matter the way he do in the second one either . and martin short an actor i really like have be reduce to an overact buffoon that be only a carbon copy of baddie that have come before him . i also hate the way the return support cast be treat . they never reference that allan son should be in college . this be twelve year later and the kid be still in high school . i know this because they say something like at least you do not buy him a car or something to that effect . but i can see where this film would play well to kid who never say the original they would just see it a another movie and one the can hold in their heart to be destroy later when they remake it our some garbage like that . the only good thing about this movie for someone of my age ( 20 ) and generation be the fact that it bring back judge ( the man ) reinhold to the screen . he be the best and have be go from cinema for far too long . i say to judge and get eddie to make beverly hill cop 4 and forget this career kill dribble . only watch this if you have small kid and not if your try to rekindle memory of youth because there be none of those moment here .