10 Most Annoying Christmas Movies Of All Time
6. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
The first two installments are typically sappy family movies with a great lesson about selflessness shoved into the back end. This one, though, doesn't have much of a lesson. In fact, it doesn't have much of a reason for existing at all, aside from giving Martin Short yet another venue to prove that his comedy stylings do not, in fact, age like a fine wine.
You know that person at your workplace who is so effervescent around the holidays that you just want to choke them with a Christmas wreath? Well that's the general vibe this misguided sequel is aiming for, despite Tim Allen's Saint Nick being kind of a bummer for a lot of the movie.
To accomplish that syrupy cheer in the face of Santa's dreariness, it's up to Short's Jack Frost to carry the weight. And he does so with unflinching zeal, but also with an arsenal of cringeworthy puns that make Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze look subtle by comparison.
As a bonus, most of the gags deal with flatulence and toilet humor that was very likely ripped from a grade schooler's rejected jokes pile.