Viewers are now calling Elf the most 'overrated Christmas movie of all time'

Don't take this personally but if you don't like Elf you are quite simply a cotton-headed ninny-muggins.

Sorry to be an 'angry Elf' but it's hard to believe that many viewers are now calling the Will Ferrell led film the most 'overrated Christmas movie of all time'.

The 2003 Christmas flick - which turned 20 last month - is centred around Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell), an orphan who is raised by elves at the North Pole.

After discovering that he is not actually an elf, he travels to New York in search for his biological father, played by the late, great, James Caan.

The likes of Zooey Deschanel (Jovi), Daniel Tay (Michael), Bob Newhart (Papa Elf), Mary Steenburgen (Emily) and Peter Dinklage (Miles Finch) all feature, as director Jon Favreau plays Dr. Leonardo.

Elf proved to be a smash hit and grossed a worldwide total of $220 million (£174.3 million) at the box office, against a lesser production budget of $33 million (£26.1 million).

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Despite its solid 7.1 rating on IMDb, recent tweets suggest that some people are no longer buying into the hype.

One user wrote: "Elf is the most overrated movie of all time zzzz."

A second added: "I kinda love the really warm Christmas movies like Muppets CC and Miracle on 34th (Elizabeth Perkins helps), but a Christmas never passes where I don't find time for at least 3 viewings of Die Hard haha. I find Elf soooo overrated but I must be missing something lol."

Another said: "Elf is the most overrated Christmas movie I’ve ever seen."

While a fourth wrote: "Yearly reminder that Elf is one of the most wildly overrated movies of all time."

Someone else added: "Unpopular opinion. Watched Elf last night, the whole way through.

"Not done that for a few years. My reaction? It's overrated. It's not a bad film, it just doesn't come anywhere near Muppets, Home Alone or National Lampoon's.

"And I love Will Ferrell so don't throw that at me."

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Well, it goes without saying that these people 'sit on a throne of lies!' as Buddy the Elf remains one of the most legendary Xmas characters of all time.

In fact, Ferrell was once offered the chance to make a sequel - but he sadly turned it down.

Had the comedy actor accepted the opportunity to return as Buddy, he would have walked away with a cheque for $29 million (£23m).

I know a lot of people who would put on an adult-sized elf outfit for a lot less, but Ferrell explained: "I would have had to promote the movie from an honest place, which would've been, like, 'Oh no, it's not good. I just couldn't turn down that much money'.

"And I thought, 'Can I actually say those words? I don't think I can, so I guess I can't do the movie'."