THIS REVIEW IS MOSTLY ALL SPOILERS. IF YOU PLAN ON ENJOYING THIS FILM, DON'T READ THIS REVIEW.

 That's the problem with kids TV nowadays. It's all so patronizing and condescending. `Wow, that was fun, wasn't it?' No it wasn't. And unfortunately it seems to have permeated into children films as well. And that is what 'Flight of the Reindeer' is all about. Admittedly I haven't seen 'Flight of the Reindeer' in a few years so I might be hazy on some points, but I remember being thoroughly unimpressed with it at the time.

 Essentially, the story follows a lecturer who is given a book for Christmas. Now, the lecturer is an esteemed scientist on the flying habits of some animal. I think it was bullfrogs. Anyway, through this book, Mr Lecturer / family man learns that reindeer can fly in exactly the same way as bullfrogs. Apparently this book was written by a scientist many hundreds of years ago who disappeared in the North Pole. Now, if it were me I would have thrown the book out the nearest window. Flying bullfrogs are a naturally occurring phenomenon, but flying reindeer is a fantastic and wholly unrealistic concept. But, Mr lecturer ISN'T me, so I guess that explains why he decides to fly to the north pole leaving his wife and kid at home with no idea where he's gone. Of course, things go awry and before he knows it, a flying reindeer has crashed into his private plane and he's stranded at the North Pole.

 Are you still following this? Good.

 His family, of course, are devastated. I would be too, I mean, what a suck-tacular Christmas. Elsewhere, Mr lecturer finds himself in a hidden town at the North Pole inhabited by midgets and one tyrannical figure who dresses only in red and white. Rather than try to escape immediately, as I would have done, he greets everyone there with open arms. This hidden civilization of midget monsters, and he greets them with open arms. Oooo-kayyyy. They feed him this story that they are the elves of Santa Claus and they spend all year round making toys for kids they have no idea exist. And Mr lecturer accepts all this. He even accepts that Santa Claus is in fact the scientist who disappeared two hundred years ago or whatever. There's just one problem - they don't want him to leave. The world can't know of their secret existence. After all, before they'd know it there'd be a McDonalds and a Starbucks on every street corner.

 Still with me?

Now, Mr nice guy's family find the book and assume he's gone to the North Pole. Boy, wouldn't they be embarrassed if they found out he'd just gone for a brisk walk? Before the audience knows it, they're jetting off to spend a Christmas in the most authentic winter wonderland on the planet. Meanwhile, Mr lecturer gets sick of all the uppity midgets and decides to leave. I can't remember exactly, but I do recall him holding Santa Claus to gunpoint. A fire fight ensues when the midgets attack and he manages to escape via Santa's sleigh. With Santa hot on his heels and with bloodlust in his eyes, Mr Whatever, through some marvellous co-incidence, finds himself flying alongside his family's plane that is looking for him. So he jumps on to their plane, the planes flies back and everyone lives happily ever after.

 The fact is, there have been some shocking films made in the name of Christmas over the years but because they feature that festive charm they get away with it. And it's that charm that is utterly devoid from 'Flight of the Reindeer' There isn't much wrong with it; nothing which insults the intelligence (well, obviously there IS, but it's a kids film and thus can get away with such things) or anything particularly offensive, but the problem is there is nothing much right about it either. It just doesn't FEEL Christmassy. And for a film that is all about Christmas, that it a pretty major flaw. But hey, I don't think 'Flight of the Reindeer's target audience mind about that? Why should they? They're all so doped up on sedatives they probably couldn't spell `Christmas'

 I give it three out of ten. If it was a TV-Movie then I'd add another two stars onto it. We all know how bad they can get.
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Den här översynen är nästan alla sopor. Om du tänker njuta av denna FILM, läs inte denna översyn. Det är problemet med barn-TV nuförtiden. Allt är så nedlåtande och nedlåtande. "Wow, det var kul, eller hur?" Nej, det var det inte. Och tyvärr verkar det också ha genomsyrat barnfilmer. Och det är vad "Reinderns flykt" handlar om. Visserligen har jag inte sett "Reinderns flykt" på några år så jag kanske är disig på vissa punkter, men jag minns att jag var helt oimponerad med det vid den tiden. I huvudsak följer berättelsen en föreläsare som får en bok till jul. Föreläsaren är en aktad forskare på något djurs flygvanor. Jag tror det var bullgrodor. Hur som helst, genom denna bok lär sig herr lektor/familjeman att renar kan flyga på exakt samma sätt som tjurgrodor. Den här boken skrevs tydligen av en forskare för många hundra år sedan som försvann på Nordpolen. Om det hade varit jag hade jag kastat ut boken genom fönstret. Flygande tjurgrodor är ett naturligt förekommande fenomen, men flygande renar är ett fantastiskt och helt orealistiskt begrepp. Men herr föreläsare är inte jag, så jag antar att det förklarar varför han bestämmer sig för att flyga till nordpolen och lämna sin fru och sitt barn hemma utan att veta vart han är. Naturligtvis går det snett och innan han vet ordet av har en flygande ren kraschat in i hans privatplan och han är strandsatt vid Nordpolen. Följer du fortfarande efter? Bra. Hans familj är naturligtvis förkrossad. Jag skulle också vara, jag menar, vilken usel jul. På andra håll befinner sig herr föreläsaren i en undangömd stad vid Nordpolen bebodd av dvärgar och en tyrannisk figur som endast klär sig i rött och vitt. Hellre än att genast försöka fly, som jag skulle ha gjort, hälsar han alla där med öppna armar. Denna dolda civilisation av dvärgmonster, och han hälsar dem med öppna armar. Oooo-kayyyy. De matar honom med historien att de är tomtens tomtars alver och de tillbringar året runt med att göra leksaker åt barn de inte har någon aning om finns. Och herr föreläsare accepterar allt detta. Han accepterar till och med att jultomten i själva verket är vetenskapsmannen som försvann för två hundra år sedan eller vad som helst. Det finns bara ett problem - de vill inte att han ska gå. Världen kan inte veta om deras hemliga existens. När allt kommer omkring, innan de visste om det skulle det finnas en McDonalds och en Starbucks i varje gathörn. Är du fortfarande med mig? Mr trevlig killes familj hittar boken och antar att han har åkt till Nordpolen. Skulle de inte skämmas om de fick reda på att han bara gått på en rask promenad? Innan publiken vet ordet av, ska de ge sig av för att fira jul i det mest autentiska vinterlandet på planeten. Under tiden blir herr föreläsare trött på alla upplevda dvärgar och bestämmer sig för att ge sig av. Jag minns inte exakt, men jag minns att han höll tomten för pistolhot. En eldstrid följer när dvärgarna anfaller och han lyckas fly via tomtens släde. Med tomten varm i hälarna och med blodtörst i ögonen, Mr Vad som helst, genom någon underbar co-incidens, befinner sig flyga bredvid sin familjs plan som letar efter honom. Så han hoppar på deras plan, planen flyger tillbaka och alla lever lyckliga i alla sina dagar. Faktum är att det har gjorts en del chockerande filmer i julens namn genom åren men eftersom de har den där festliga charmen kommer de undan med det. Och det är den charmen som är helt utan 'Reinderns flykt' Det är inte mycket fel med det; ingenting som förolämpar intelligensen (ja, det finns uppenbarligen, men det är en barnfilm och därmed kan komma undan med sådana saker) eller något särskilt stötande, men problemet är att det inte finns något mycket rätt med det heller. Det känns bara inte julaktigt. Och för en film som handlar om julen, att det är en ganska stor brist. Men jag tror inte att Renens målpublik tänker på det? Varför skulle de göra det? De är så fulla av lugnande medel att jag inte kan stava till jul. Om det var en TV-film skulle jag lägga till två stjärnor till. Vi vet alla hur illa de kan bli. Vad är det för uppfattning i den här recensionen? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
This review is almost all garbage. If you intend to enjoy this FILM, do not read this review. That's the problem with children's TV nowadays. Everything is so condescending and condescending. "Wow, that was fun, wasn't it?" No, it wasn't. And unfortunately, it also seems to have permeated children's films. And that's what Reinder's Escape is all about. Although I have not seen the escape of the Reinder for a few years, I may be hazy on certain points, but I remember being completely unimpressed with it at that time. Essentially, the story follows a lecturer who gets a book for Christmas. The lecturer is a respected researcher on the flying habits of some animal. I think they were bullfrogs. Anyway, through this book, Mr. Lecturer/family eman learns that reindeer can fly in exactly the same way as bullfrogs. This book was apparently written by a researcher centuries ago who disappeared at the North Pole. If it had been me, I would have thrown the book out the window. Flying bullfrogs are a naturally occurring phenomenon, but flying reindeer is a fantastic and completely unrealistic concept. But Mr. Lecturer is not me, so I guess that explains why he decides to fly to the North Pole and leave his wife and child at home without knowing where he is. Of course it goes wrong and before he knows it, a flying reindeer has crashed into his private plane and he is stranded at the North Pole. Still following? Good. Of course, his family is devastated. I'd be, too, I mean, what a lousy Christmas. Elsewhere, Mr. Lecturer is in a hidden town at the North Pole inhabited by dwarfs and a tyrannical figure dressed only in red and white. Rather than immediately try to escape, as I would have done, he greets everyone there with open arms. This hidden civilization of dwarf monsters, and he greets them with open arms. Oooo-kayyyy. They feed him the story that they are Santa Claus elves and they spend the year making toys for children they have no idea there are. And Mr. Lecturer accepts all of this. He even accepts that Santa Claus is in fact the scientist who disappeared two hundred years ago or anything. There's only one problem. They don't want him to leave. The world can't know about their secret existence. After all, before they knew about it, there would be a McDonald's and a Starbucks on every street corner. Are you still with me? Mr. Nice Guy's family finds the book and assumes he's gone to the North Pole. Wouldn't they be ashamed if they found out he'd just gone for a quick walk? Before the audience knows it, they will leave to celebrate Christmas in the most authentic winter land on the planet. Meanwhile, Mr. Lecturer gets tired of all perceived dwarfs and decides to leave. I don't remember exactly, but I remember he was holding Santa for gun threats. A gunfight ensues as the dwarfs attack and he manages to escape via Santa's sled. With Santa hot on his heels and with bloodlust in his eyes, Mr. Anything, through some wonderful co-incidence, finds himself flying next to his family's plane looking for him. So he jumps on their plane, planes fly back and everyone lives happily ever after. In fact, there have been some shocking films in the name of Christmas over the years but since they have that festive charm, they get away with it. And that's the charm that's completely without the 'Reinder's escape' There's not much wrong with it; nothing that offends intelligence (yes, there's obviously, but it's a children's film and thus can get away with such things) or anything particularly offensive, but the problem is that there's nothing very right about it either. It just doesn't feel Christmasy. And for a movie about Christmas, that's a pretty big flaw. But I don't think Renen's target audience is thinking about it? Why would they do that? They're so full of tranquilizers, I can't spell for Christmas. If it was a TV movie, I'd add two more stars. We all know how bad they can get. What is the opinion in this review? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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