Comments on: Random Factoid #126 http://marshallandthemovies.com/2009/12/01/random-factoid-126/ "[Bloggers] like you give me hope" - Roger Ebert Fri, 25 May 2012 21:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mcarteratthemovies http://marshallandthemovies.com/2009/12/01/random-factoid-126/#comment-278 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:14:04 +0000 http://marshallandthemovies.com/?p=1527#comment-278 “The Elf” has become my go-to Christmas movie. I reference that scene where he drinks the entire two-liter Coke, then belches for 30 seconds, more often than I should in mixed company.

The reason I think the movie works so well is that it’s light-hearted with enough comedy to offset the warm-n-fuzzy messages. And does it get any drier — or better — than Bob Newhart?

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