when you watch the original claymation film it always amaze how much visual impact and story they pack into a relatively short amount of time . this remake have nearly the opposite effect and have the viewer beg to reach the conclusion and put this nightmare behind them . something tell me this will not be a classic for the entire family to gather around and watch together year after year . delta burke be a beautiful woman with a gentle spirit and wonderful acting style so it disappoint to see her group with the zany antic of carole king and the wan na be sympathetic john goodman . it may just be me but mrs. claus shy nature and quiet voice almost represent delta be apologetic for her role in this movie . the film retell the story of santa grow frustration with the commercialization of christmas and the apparent apathy from child all over the world . santa decide he have enough and plan to skip christmas altogether . two elf and one reindeer leave the north pole in search of one child who can sway santa heart and reverse his decision . yada yada yada eventually all the character and piece come together and bring the spirit of christmas back to life . this version lack the charm and timeless wit from the original . the live actor appear to intentionally overact a their feeble attempt to capture the claymation over animation . the story have be update to incorporate a techno saavy claus and elf incorporation hahaha wow and that really clever ( pause ) not . the producer of this film would be smart to bundle the ensue dvd with the original and offer some kind of bonus feature in order to push the 2 pack . i can not imagine too many child or adult want to add this to their dvd collection . next time and remake the little drummer boy nobody like that one too much anyway . in rank this film we should always start off with a 5 neutral then give it 2 pt for costume and effect for a 7 and remove 1 point for be a remake for 6 pt and 2 more for remake a classic and 4 pt and finally lose a point for be absolutely horrible for a negative . why the 3 pt you ask . because this be so bad that any casual fan of the original claymation or puppet version must watch this for themselves in order to fully appreciate how truly bad this really be . i suppose a live action great pumpkin be just around the corner and sad negative .