I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.

Merry Christmas!

In the spirit of the season I watched Elf last night. It was cute, and kind of fun. The biggest thing it had going for it was it was a Christmas movie I hadn't seen and appropriate for three generations to watch (have you ever tried to watch an "inappropriate" movie around your grandparents? It's an odd experience.)

I'm not a big Will Farrell fan. I think I like my comedy to come more from dialog then physical humor - which is his specialty. Actually, the only movie I've really enjoyed him in is Old School where the key was his physical hijinks played a supporting role to the other characters. I think this is best for him, it's tough to carry a movie on his brand of comedy.

That said, Elf was pretty good. Farrell didn't get ridiculous, the character he played was cute, and only could have been played by him. He was superbly cast (or more likely the role was written for him.) It was a nice bit of holiday spirit on Christmas Eve. Especailly since it's tough to remember it's Christmas when it's 70 degrees and sunny out.

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