{"id":1213,"date":"2023-12-23T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T16:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:44:37","slug":"elf-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/?p=1213","title":{"rendered":"Elf: 20th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I went to see Elf <\/em>for the first time at a preview screening my dad took us to back in the day, but my memory of it is pretty vague, unfortunately. Probably because I was quite young combined with the fact that myself and my brothers were frequently grooving out of the cinema with my pa to go to the toilet, which wouldn\u2019t have helped. I\u2019d never commit such a cardinal sin these days. Even if my bladder was at the point of bursting like when I was watching Avengers: Civil War<\/em>. Oof. That was a close one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But onto this stone cold classic. It\u2019s just nonstop joy and happiness. Even listening to the main theme on the DVD fills my cynical heart with warmth. No Scrooge could survive its charms. Bob Newhart\u2019s candid introduction brings us straight into the picture with several laughs from the start, particularly the cut to the scene where elves are making shoes in place of a snoozing shoemaker (\u2018lazy bum! Couldn\u2019t even make a clog!\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every line\u2019s a banger, and the film is just endlessly quotable. All the characters are great, and it\u2019s nice to have a grumpy Santa for once. I can\u2019t just pick one quote, so I\u2019ll go through some of my all-time favourites, in twenty quotes, seeing as this masterpiece just reached two decades (in no particular order, despite the numbering. WordPress is just a humbug and moves on two lines as soon as you press enter). I haven\u2019t put in who\u2019s speaking, because, come on, you should have most of it memorised by this point (anyway, there are pictures to help).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 <\/strong>\u2018Not now arctic puffin\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/strong> \u2018Have you seen these toilets THEY\u2019RE GINORMOUS\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/strong> \u2018You feeling strong, my friend? Call me elf ONE MORE TIME\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018He\u2019s an angry elf\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Cue chaos]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/strong> \u2018I\u2019m sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/strong> \u2018You sit on a THRONE OF LIES\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6<\/strong> \u2018Does somebody need a hug?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7<\/strong> \u2018We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8<\/strong> \u2018This place reminds me of Santa\u2019s Workshop. Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9<\/strong> \u2018I just like to smile. Smiling\u2019s my favourite\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10<\/strong> \u2018You know, my papa, he didn\u2019t make master tinker until he was four hundred and ninety\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11<\/strong> \u2018Buddy the Elf, what\u2019s your favourite colour?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12<\/strong> \u2018Did you hear that?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You are so weird\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/strong>3 \u2018Do you remember me?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I do! I didn\u2019t recognise you!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I know I\u2019m in work clothes!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14<\/strong> \u2018I\u2019m singing\/I\u2019m in a store\/and I\u2019m siiiiiing!\/I\u2019m in a store\/and I\u2019m siiiiiinging!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15<\/strong> \u2018Deb, you have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Oh, you just made my day!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16<\/strong> \u2018So, Buddy, how\u2019d you sleep?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Great! I got a full 40 minutes!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17<\/strong> \u2018The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18<\/strong> \u2018Bye Buddy, hope you find your dad\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Thanks, Mr Narwhal\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19<\/strong> \u2018You know what? We can take \u2018em. Start making as many snowballs as you can\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[A few seconds elapse. Buddy already has a load of snowballs. Michael is shocked]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20<\/strong> \u2018I\u2019m a human, but I was raised by elves\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I\u2019m a human…raised by humans\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I went to see Elf for the first time at a preview screening my dad took us to back in the day, but my memory of it is pretty vague, unfortunately. Probably because I was quite young combined with the fact that myself and my brothers were frequently grooving out of the cinema with my pa to … <\/p>\n

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