In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Elf bowling:the movie is so nostalgic for me it surpasses even the polar express! But nostalgia is not the only reason I love this movie,It's because of a sudden twist that Santa clause,one of my idols,was a pirate! Hard to believe isn't! Anyway,I'm sure your kids will love watching this on Christmas Eve! The elf's were adorable,best version of them,and Sean hart did an underrated great job as lex,Santa's head elf! Tom Kenny(spongebob)did a good voice for Santa's evil brother dingle! I never played the games but this made me love the elf bowling franchise! Great movie and my fourth favorite!

T from the US must be either employed by Rex Piano (awesome name, by the way) or on some heavy psychotics. This movie was terrible. The first comment I have was that the plot was lagging, redundant, and portrayed every single character as severely delayed. I respect that the game itself didn't give much to work from. You hit elves with balls, big deal. However, the fact is, bowling is a boring game. And the fact that the elves were incapable of figuring out that Dingle was cheating raised red flags for me, since that was sort of his shtick. It took far too many unnecessary divergences from the actual plot. I believe that the author, Martin Olsen, was inspired by Shrek, but couldn't quite make it. The script combines fart jokes and sex jokes in a way that simultaneously makes it inappropriate for children and dull for adults. Never mind that the only two female characters are a heartless gold-digger and a schnitzel-obsessed housewife, since sexism is still alive and well. Then again, I should have known better, since the advertising on the back of the box hinges around "We have guys from Rugrats and Aladdin!"That movie sucked.

So you think you know the real story behind Santa Claus? So starts "Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike" and it takes you on a laugh filled journey from pirate filled oceans to the North Pole to Fiji. There are several toe tapping musical numbers along the way including Wrapplestiltskin rapping and Dingle, the evil brother, crooning. Oh and let's not forget the "Elf Bowling". I'm not familiar with the video game but it sure is funny seeing how the game is fit into the film. The elves signature reaction of joy cracked me up. First rate writing, brilliant voice work by Joe Alaskey and Tom Kenney (of Spongebob fame), and superb animation will make this a holiday treat that everyone will enjoy.

We rented this movie cheaply through Redbox and I'm glad it's only a dollar a day so I didn't waste my money. What more can I say except that I almost fell asleep several times while watching this movie? It had no plot and the musical numbers were terrible. It even stunk as a family movie with sexual innuendo and just overall crudeness. I didn't laugh even once throughout the whole movie. It wasn't very original and the same plot devices were used over and over ad nauseum.When we watch a movie as a family, we try to decide whether the rental would be a future "buyer" or not. This was voted hands down as NOT a "buyer".Maybe the video game this movie is based on is good -- I've never played it -- but this movie goes down as one of the top 10 worst family movies ever and definitely the worst Christmas movie I've ever seen!