Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Holiday Movies That Made US

 

8/10

This spin-off of The Movies That Made Us, which itself was a spin-off of The Toys That Made Us. looks at the creation of the Christmas films Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas (sorry, no Christmas Story or Muppets Christmas Carol). It's only two episodes. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a four episode order that got split into two seasons and we'll see the second one around Halloween. 

I liked this. Like MTMU, this provides some interesting factoids about the films, including struggles to get them made, all packaged in a well paced and fun format. 

Just be forewarned, that this doesn't snag a lot of the big names, such as Will Ferrell, Tim Burton, or John Favreau, but we still get a lot of faces behind the films' creation. Also, you do get a heap of Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman, so there's that. 

Overall, if you liked the previous shows, I think you'll like this. 

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