Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (U)

Having read the reviews before I went I was not expecting to enjoy this, even though it featured one of my favourites, David tenant. Went as a group of primary school staff, and obviously the premise of the film was totally ridiculous and mr poppy was exceptionally annoying, we all did enjoy it. Jessica Hynes gave a very funny performance. The last scene in the stable was over the top and what enormous babies!

My family and I really loved the film, if you like family fun, Christmas and Children then this is the film for you, if you don't well don't bother, but your life must be very depressing.

The film is spectacularly awful. I took my two younger sons to see it yesterday, and we couldn't believe how bad it was. The older one said it had destroyed his faith in the ability of humanity to advance.

I must add that my nieces are in panto's year after year so I go and watch, but it doesn't automatically mean I think the show is brilliant....most are rather ropey (Hazlett) I feel that perhaps a few here have rose tints, and others mistake their natural enjoyment from seeing the enjoyment of their kids watching this unsophisticated pap means the film is good. It's a perfectly valid way of enjoying a film, but, based on the first, not enough to excuse the mid 70's CBBC quality of the production. Sure, go, enjoy, no problem.....but reserve "*****" or "****" for REAL quality as you fool no one but yourself.

I really wanted to like this film, if only to annoy Scrumpyjack, but I couldn't. The simple reasons are as follows. The best bits are the kids who effectively repeat what they did in the first film. The worst bit is Wootton who manages to be both annoying and wooden. Its an ok made for tv family piece of amusement but is a good half an hour too long as it is padded out by long walks through the Welsh countryside and the other acts who fulfill every cliche of twee irish dancing, sweet girls dressed as puddings and a weak Jutin Bieber imitator as well as Tennant's evil twin brothers ubder competitive choir as the other competitors. Tme to call a halt to an unfunny series. Giving it its due it might not be to my taste but others seem to like it as there must have been five times as many people watching it in the same screen at the same time as the Master last week. Not the worst film of the year but a very long way from the best. If you need to take the kids to the movies this weekend see Madagascar. if you have seen that and fancy a christmas film for the kids stay at home and buy Arthur Christmas or a Home Alone movie. One star is all it is really worth.

My son was in the film. I've now seen it twice and thought it a lovely family film. Everyone in the cinema last night seemed to enjoy it and had a laugh. Don't think the people writing these reviews live in the real world!

I have an unlimited card & watch almost anything but won't be watching this as not only was the first one toe curling mainly due to Marc Wooton but this one has Tennant in it too.......ho ho mugging ho. Sincerely glad families enjoy it though, but those on a tight budget remember....the first was on BBC 1 12 months after release.

Sometimes it appears people simply do not want to enjoy a film. It's just a bit of Christmas silliness, get over yourself a bit and just enjoy the daftness of it all! I hardly think they wrote it with the intent of winning oscars, it's just to make people smile! Some people like to do that you know!

The laughs in this film come from the kids' performances for the most part, and many of these are excellent and not remotely polished or 'stage schooled' - they are just genuinely funny. My kids absolutely loved the first Nativity and they loved this - in the same way that my generation loved Bugsy Malone: because you're watching kids performing and you realise that doesn't happen often at the movies. The beauty of Nativities 1 & 2 is that the stars of these films look totally ordinary and essentially are totally ordinary. I like the set up of the private school pitted against the state school. I also like the occasional little 'class' jibes that are left in there and perhaps we could have done with more of those because they are very appealing! They certainly got a huge laugh from the audience. Ultimately, was really great to go and see a home-grown family movie. Personally I hope there's a Nativity 3.

I was in it. Saw it at the premiere. It's a good festive film and, though it may not appeal to many adults, kids will love it. There were lots of laughs in the cinema, so this should be rated as a family film: not an adult thriller. It's great. I would recommend it to any family.