This one revolves around 10 year old Finn - no relation to Kevin McAllister, and he doesn't even live in Chicago. Ask For The Receipt When: Despite the opportunity to do something different, the filmmakers resort to having Finn defend his home from burglary with a load of booby traps.
The Unhappy Christmas: A postal worker is hired to spy on Kristi, a "Santa writer" whose job is to respond to letters addressed to the North Pole. The Unhappy Christmas: Disturbed loner Harry takes to dressing like Santa and goes on a killing spree. This won't be the last time that happens on this list. Ask For The Receipt When: During the prologue, the child Harry cuts off his hand with glass from a snowglobe after catching dad dressed as Santa groping mom.
The Unhappy Christmas: Two divorcees are forced to spend Christmas together and realise they still love each other. Ask For The Receipt When: It is revealed that the couple's new spouses are already having an affair and organised the Christmas break to force the reconciliation in order to get them off the hook. The Unhappy Christmas: A bad husband and father is given a shot at redemption when an elf transforms him into a 'secret Santa' who must help Father Christmas deliver the presents.
Oh, no, wait - that's already been done in The Santa Clause. The Unhappy Christmas: Yet another modern-day update of A Christmas Carol - but not the last on this list, oh no - this one stars future director Peter Chelsom as a yuppie forced to spend the night on a council estate. The Unhappy Christmas: Dudley Moore helps a year-old ballerina with leukaemia to fulfil her life's dream of performing the Nutcracker with the New York Ballet. You'd be better off casting Peter Cook. Ask For The Receipt When: The hero discovers that the Government has been suppressing evidence that Santa exists because it would derail the economy if people discovered they didn't have to buy Christmas presents.
The Unhappy Christmas: A man and a woman fight over the house they both want to buy, little realising they were once childhood sweethearts. Ask For The Receipt When: A magical golden retriever turns out to be responsible for bringing the couple back together. How To Make It Delightful: If you're going to make a Christmas dog movie, just be honest about it and make a film about a Christmas dog. The Unhappy Christmas: A year after Battle Royale 's survivor Shuya devastated Tokyo during a Christmas Day terrorist attack, a class of schoolchildren is sent to destroy him.
