http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx I’m old enough to remember when Christmas movies were sweet.  Every December, they’d gather us all in the school auditorium to view MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET on a projector set up by the AV squad.  By the way, I mean the 1947 original starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne and a very young Natalie Wood. We’ve come a long way since then when it comes to Holiday fare.  But DECK THE HALLS goes too far – even for a Grinch like me. Steve Finch is the to popular town optometrist in Cloverdale, Mass.  Beloved by all, he is the town’s Mr. Christmas.  He’s in charge of the annual Winterfest, the one who gathers singers to go caroling and is consulted on town Christmas tree decorations.  Each year his family gets dressed in the matching sweaters for the Christmas card photo.  Everything is done at the same time every year, as noted on his Special Holiday Calendar. Sure Finch acts like he has a stick up his, uh, behind, but it’s hard to blame him.  When his wife Kelly (Kristin Davis) suggests that the Holidays might be more fun if they were a bit less programmed, he explains: “My dad dragged me from one Air Force base to another. We didn’t even have a tree.  I want my children to have traditions they can look forward to.” By children he means a daughter who is a loner ands a 10-year-old boy going through a mid-life crisis. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2355 im not into these kinds of movies i guess... brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2355 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:25:52 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2374 looks like a cute x-mas movie tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2374 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:04:32 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2379 a real funny show WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2379 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:29:35 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2384 i think matthew broadrick and danny devito where excellent together the movie was very funny. ralphespinoza http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2384 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:01:14 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2629 i have watched most of this movie and i enjoyed alot , dorothy fugate http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2629 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:24:49 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2681 i finally got to watch this movie,i really enjoyed it alot ,matthew broadbeck and danny devito really were great in this movie,they played well together in this movie it was real cool dorothy fugate http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2681 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:09:25 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2835 I WATCH THIS ONE AGAIN WITH MY GRANDKIDS. AND WE ALL WAS CRACKING UP. IT WAS SO FUNNY. WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2835 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:09:16 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2922 i think that this movie was so funny , danny and mathew did it,and i cant wait to see them in another one. ralphespinoza http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2922 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:14:00 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2937 We watched this with our grandkids. Three times!!!! And we all loved it and laughed and laughed. jessieanna http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/12/02/DECK-THE-HALLS.aspx#2937 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:42:42 GMT