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Secret Santa (2003)
Predictable but cute.
About eight minutes after the opening credits, I identified the Secret Santa to my companions. As the movie progressed my friends began to believe me more and more. Finally, it turned out that I was absolutely correct. How did I figure it out so fast? I have a nasty habit of always reading the credits...carefully.
The story - Jennie Garth as a reporter is sent to a town called Hamden to identify a mysterious Christmas benefactor. Along the way she meets the citizens of the town, gets to know them, and ends up liking them. She does find out who the benefactor is at the last minute, which disappoints me because the clues were in front of her face most of the time. Even if she could not see them, she should at least done a better job of listening.
Still, it was cute to watch and young ones can learn a great deal from the story's moral.
Dracula (1931)
Memorable, but not great.
I have not seen this version in a few decades. Bela Lugosi may be the most famous Dracula, but I still would not suggest this version to most people that I know. My main complaint is the dialogues. In every conversation there was a consistent overly long silence between lines. Sometimes characters would begin talking to each other without first looking at each other.
SPOILER --- Dr. Van Helsink's last line is,"I have to do something." We not see him nor hear of him after that. Ordinarily, that would bother anyone, until you realize that there is a sequel.