Grand-Santa on the other hand, apparently learning of the dire situation, proposes delivering the gift using Eve (mispronounced as "evie"), his old wooden sleigh, and the great-great-grandchildren of the original eight reindeer, forcefully whisking away a reluctant Arthur and a stowaway Bryony. In truth, 'Arthur Christmas - 3D' looks fantastic, is accurate to the theatrical presentation, and is nearly perfect.

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However, the reimaginging Santa Claus the way they do -- the specific technologies used and in-jokes -- may eventually date the film to the early 21st century. Overall, 'Arthur Christmas' is an absolute joy, one that will certainly join my ever-growing collection of perennial Holiday Movies. Eva Longoria as Chief De Silva, the head of UNFITA (United Northern Federal International Treaty Alliance).While watching the sleigh barn surveillance video, Peter happily and excitedly asked an angry Steve that if he can gat his ‘stress ball’ Steve is simply perplexed by the request and continues talking about reaching GrandSanta with the sleigh situation. The current Santa, Malcolm Claus, is heading his seventieth mission, but his role has largely been reduced to that of a figurehead. He comes out of retirement to help Arthur save Christmas, though his unfamiliarity with the modern world leads them into trouble.

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I was saddened when it didn't do blockbuster numbers in cinemas last year, but hopefully this charming, delightful, and intelligent film will find an audience on home video. The music video for Justin Bieber's song Santa Claus is Coming to Town, which plays over the end credits, was exclusively shown in theatres before the film.Another iOS app based on the film is Arthur Christmas Movie Storybook, which was released on 30 November 2011. One that kids will want to watch year after year, and parents won't mind because there are just as many jokes in there for them as there are for the little ones. Arthur (James McAvoy) is a goofy, clumsy, loving young man who adores Christmas and Santa above all else. For the week ending on November 11th, Sony Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man topped the Blu-ray-only and overall package media charts.

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Accompanied only by his free-spirited and reckless grandfather, an enthusiastic young Christmas elf obsessed with wrapping gifts for children, and a team of reindeer, he embarks on a mission to deliver the girl's present personally. In the meantime, Arthur and his party lose the remaining reindeer and a US Predator drone scrambled by Chief De Silva of UNFITA intercepts and opens fire on them thinking that they were aliens, causing Arthur to bail out of the sleigh, via parachute. Meanwhile, a Christmas elf named Bryony finds the missed present—a wrapped bicycle that has yet to be delivered—and alerts Steve and Peter to the problem. But, both were replaced by Harry Gregson-Williams at the last minute, having a short span to score the film.With great characters, sharp dialog, and wall-to-wall jokes the film details the intricacies of the hidden Claus universe.