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'Rise of the Guardians' Falls Flat

BAD IDEA

Santa + Tooth Fairy = movie fail.

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DreamWorks Animation

Oh, so that’s what it’s about! Rise of the Guardians, the new DreamWorks Animation flick apparently conceived as a “no-brainer blockbuster” has failed miserably at the box office with only a shade over $30 million over five days. The film joins the lovable (?) characters Jack Frost, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman as some sort of A-Team-esque crimefighting squad. It stood no chance against Edward Cullen and James Bond.

Read it at The New York Times