On the Screen & Page:
The Christmas Edition
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
I like this movie because it’s Christmas time in London and everybody’s happy – except Scrooge. He is a stingy man and is bitter about Christmas and the spirit of giving. He just can’t stand the thought of spending his glorious money. His clerk is almost the opposite of him. He doesn’t own much, but he always has a smile on his face. Scrooge will not celebrate the happiness around him until he is visited by his old, dead business partner who warns him about changing his ways. I enjoy watching how Scrooge is accompanied by three spirits looking into his past, present and future, and how he changes his ways. – Elisabeth Demichelis (9)
Elf is one of my favourite Christmas movies because it makes me laugh so much and it makes me feel awesome! Elf, who is called Buddy, is like a kid in an adult’s body. He goes to New York from Santa’s Workshop in the North Pole to find his Dad. My favourite parts were when Elf chugs a large two-litre bottle of Coke in ten seconds and then he lets out a twelve-second-long and loud burp! I also like the part where he thinks a short man is an elf and the man gets so angry with him that he jumps onto the table then leaps onto Elf. Then they fall over and it’s so funny. There is another part where he is too tall for the Santa’s Workshop and he is massive and bashes all the guys over. In the end, Buddy and his Dad get along and Buddy saves Santa. You have to watch this movie. I would rate it 9.999999/10! – Stanley Good (9)
This is an incredible movie. The big, high-tech sleigh must deliver two billion presents on the current Santa’s very last mission. While that is happening, Arthur gets a letter from a girl who lives at Mimosa Avenue and wants a pink twinkle bike for Christmas. An elf called Bryony finds a present that has not been delivered. So, Arthur, Grandsanta and Bryony go on the old sleigh to give the little girl her present. They have a lot of trouble on their way. First, they lose a reindeer, then they head to the wrong Mimosa Avenue. At the end, they arrive but the sun is up… I recommend this Christmas movie to people who like adventure, humour and happy endings. This movie is great for people of all ages. – Amelie Follett (9)
This movie is about a brother and sister who make a plan to capture Santa on Christmas Eve. The plan doesn’t go accordingly so the children get together with Santa and his elves to save Christmas. I enjoyed watching this because the action makes you feel like you’re actually a part of the movie itself. Another part I like about the movie is that it makes me believe that Santa is really an actual real person. – Neha Basra (10)
Home Alone is a film that me and my family love to watch together at Christmas. It’s a funfilled, action-packed, hilarious movie for anyone who loves to watch silly comedies.
The main character is a young boy called Kevin who is accidentally left “home alone” in his house by his huge family in their rush to get to the airport for their annual family Christmas holiday. While they are away, two burglars plan to rob their house without realising that Kevin is still inside. Kevin has to come up with tricks and pranks to stop them every time they try to get in. It’s my favourite movie because it makes me howl with laughter when the two robbers just fall right into all of Kevin’s funny and clever traps. Will he be able to put an end to these two naughty thieves? Watch it and find out…
– William McCuin (9)
One of the most anticipated films of the year, Last Christmas (inspired by the song George Michael wrote 35 years ago) may just be everybody’s new favourite holiday rom-com. Kate (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke) had a pretty awful Christmas last year and her life has been a mess ever since, even with her nutty mum (Emma Thompson) trying her best to get her down-on-her-luck daughter back on track. This year, Kate is working as an elf in a Christmas shop with a pretty tough boss (Michelle Yeoh). All seems bleak until she meets Tom (Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding) and a crazy romance blooms. With the director of Bridesmaids at the helm and the all-star cast, this flick is destined to become a Christmas classic. In theatres 28 November.