Elf Indulgence
After spending a wonderful afternoon at the Getty with old friends and new, we decided to catch a movie. Someone suggested Elf. Since I'm not a huge Will Ferrell fan, I balked at the idea. “Don't go with any expectations, and you'll enjoy it.” Sure, I've got $527 burning a hole in my pocket – just enough to purchase two movie passes and a small sack of popcorn (no refills). The film was… well, let's just say that I'm getting the DVD. Impressive! It was funny, upbeat, original, and had just enough intelligent pop culture references scattered throughout. As odd as this may sound, I found this production to be more “family friendly” than the Cat in the Hat. In other words, you shouldn't miss it – and it's definitely earned a spot in my annual rotation (alongside The Santa Clause, A Christmas Story, and Rudolph Licks His Balls).
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17 Comments
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 4:37am
The movie you HAVE to see is “Bad Santa”! ;D That movie had me laughing to the point of tears!
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 4:51am
I saw that movie, it was great !
The kid reminds my of my brother's freind.
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 5:25am
when are they gonna be a movie called “THE Gnomies”
Make one Chris!!!
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 9:31am
The Escalater scene had me rollining in Elf. and the big foot reference, an the gum. but did you notice that whenever hes talking with the snowman before he leaves for new york theres a bunch of shadows around him. like from multipule lights.
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 11:23am
elf is hilarious everyone go see it
santa is coming! OH MY GOSH I KNOW HIMMM I KNOW SANTA I KNOW HIIIIMMMMM!!!
:)
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 12:45pm
Yep — no doubt about it: “Elf” was a far better film than “Cat in the Hat”. The latter had so much crudity and tastelessness that I'm pretty sure I heard Dr. Seuss spinning in his grave as I left the theater.
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 4:30pm
You think you got it bad, tickets for a gneral admission are $10 apiece here in Toledo, OH. They say it's like second highest in the country, who knows but it's a rip off. Not even a student discount :-(
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 5:05pm
You can still go to a movie theater? I thought those went out a long time ago.. hehe Thought technology killed them….
Anonymous
December 14th, 2003
at 7:10pm
Damn, $527 for just two tickets and a SMALL popcorn?!?!? Talk about inflation, dude. hahahah ;-)
Anonymous
December 15th, 2003
at 3:56pm
Will Ferrel still rocks after all these years. I am yet to watch Elf but certainly looking forward to it. Or better yet, WE'RE GOING STREAKING!!
Anonymous
December 15th, 2003
at 5:04pm
Did you enjoy the Getty Center?
I personally prefer the Getty Museum in Malibu… I can't wait for that to open up again!
Anonymous
December 16th, 2003
at 12:33am
Many a day I spent in the bowels of the Getty reading my Lockergnome newsletters.. Glad Chris was able to enjoy it – too bad I'm not still there or we could have given him the “under-the-hood” tour…
and there's no way to hack into the Tram… we used to talk about it though :)
Anonymous
December 17th, 2003
at 6:04am
Chris,
What happened to Gretchen's Blog? I miss reading about her life.
Anonymous
December 19th, 2003
at 8:55am
Awesome page! keep up the good work
Anonymous
February 28th, 2004
at 3:53pm
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Anonymous
February 28th, 2004
at 3:53pm
Hi. I'm from poland and I like your page:)It is night and I'm going sleep.(mam nadziejê ¿e da siê zrozumieæ to co napisa³am)
Crystal
July 16th, 2007
at 11:19am
I know this is an old post, but I love Elf, it’s one of my favorite movies. It was definitely more family friendly than cat in the hat. Cat in the hat was full of sex jokes, which is just horrible for a children’s movie.