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Emma Roberts, Norm Macdonald

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father who he believes is a member of Santa’s famous Flying Forces. Despite suffering from severe vertigo, he sneaks out of his home to take fl...( read more  read more... )ying lessons from his friend Julius, a clumsy flying squirrel. Soon after, Niko and Julius learn that Santa and his reindeer are in serious trouble so the pair gather their forest friends and head North to save the day.

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Release Date: October 28, 2008

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  • kiriyamakazou
    December 26, 2008
    kiriyamakazou
    Watching this on Christmas day is rather pointless considering all the superior animated/Christmas films available. The voice acting is OK but the animation is very clunky and wooden. It's your average kids movie with the comedy sidekicks, lessons to be learned and bad guys to be...( read more) punished. I can't really say it was enjoyable, but it wasn't offensively bad either.
  • nestordonkey
    August 26, 2009
    nestordonkey
    I was impressed with this Finland-made film. The story is very original with original characters. (Give or take Niko's "girl" friend, which is common) Also, this is one of the first animated Christmas movies that show reindeer as actual reindeer and not whitetail or mule. It is b...( read more)eautifully animated, and the design of the characters fit their roles in the story.

    A lot of people complain about what the story is about. Turns out one of Santa's reindeer (not saying who) "visited" Niko's mother one night and got her pregnant. So Niko tries to make his way to "Santa's fell" (he already lives in the north pole) to try to find his real father.

    I understand why this is a problem to some people, but that's real life. It's not like every other CGI animated feature is completely clean. (Looking at you "Surf's Up" and "Ice Age 3")

    People need to stop complaining and enjoy the film as it is. It's pretty simple, but kid's can't hold a lot of attention to details so it plays nicely. It would've recieved a lower rating if American made but not over the top perverted (again, looking at you "Surf's Up" and Ice Age 3")
  • qrell88dit
    May 17, 2009
    qrell88dit
    Nico, the young reindeer was the son of the sky force reindeer wanted to see his father and tried to learn to fly.. Enjoys Nico and his friends journey in finding his dads...
  • ankashort
    April 7, 2009
    ankashort
    Niko este un tīn?r ren care de cīnd se ?tie dore?te s? ī?i cunoasc? tat?l. Aceasta deoarece tat?l s?u nu face parte din turma frumoasei sale mame, ci este unul dintre renii zbur?tori ai lui Mo? Cr?ciun. Sub īndrumarea Julius, o veveri??-zbur?toare a c?rei īn?elepciune nu este īnt...( read more)recut? decīt de lipsa-i de īndemnare, Niko īncearc? s? ia lec?ii de zbor, fiecare dintre ele avīnd un final previzibil: proptirea botului s?u īn z?pad?. Lucrul e cu atīt mai problematic cu cīt micul ren d? dovad? de team? de īn?l?imi, dar voin?a sa pare a fi mai puternic?.
  • christienne
    January 16, 2009
    christienne
    This is an OK movie about believing in oneself and about family. But there were some things in this movie I don't understand. It may also give children a bad impression on reindeers.
  • xtremlyimpressive
    January 11, 2009
    xtremlyimpressive
    I love Reindeer... nice movie
  • danagascanebuna
    December 26, 2008
    danagascanebuna
    cel mai quiet:X film:X ce dragut e niko asta chiat dc e neastamparat:*
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  • rusky0
    December 25, 2008
    rusky0
    Niko finally learned how to fly..hihi
    he has great friends and family :)
    great Christmas movie.

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  • chenshi
    December 16, 2008
    chenshi
    Merry Christmas, my dear friends ..
  • TheMRCFan
    December 16, 2008
    TheMRCFan
    REALLY GOOD AND NICE MOVIE ..
    I LIKE THAT MOVIE ..

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