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A Christmas Story

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2.8
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3.1
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3
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3
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3.3
Cinematography (2)
3.8

Directors: Bob Clark,

Writers:Jean Shepherd (novel),Jean Shepherd (screenplay) ...,

Release:18 November 1983 (USA)

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Cast:Melinda Dillon - Mrs. Parker, Darren McGavin - The Old Man - Mr. Parker, Peter Billingsley - Ralphie Parker, Ian Petrella - Randy Parker, Scott Schwartz - Flick, R.D. Robb - Schwartz, Tedde Moore - Miss Shields, Yano Anaya - Grover Dill, Zack Ward - Scut Farkus, Jeff Gillen - Santa Claus, Colin Fox - Ming the Merciless (scenes deleted), Paul Hubbard - Flash Gordon (scenes deleted), Leslie Carlson - Tree Man (as Les Carlson), Jim Hunter - Freight Man, Patty Johnson - Head Elf

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Links: IMDb Profile

Categories: Comedy, Family

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2.5

A Christmas Story (1983) * Favorite Review*

Wheeee!!! Prescription drugs for Christmas!!!

Genre: Family Comedy (USA, Canada)

Starring: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin (The Man With The Golden Arm • "The Six Million Dollar Man")

Directed By: Bob Clark (Porky's • Black Christmas)

Overview: Christmas is closer everyday! We follow Ralphie, his family, his friends and his bullies as the greatest day of the year approaches, but what Ralphie wants most of all is Daisy, the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle.

Ah childhood, the wonderful memories it brings. Let us thank such films as A Christmas Story for reminding us of the good times, of films that are nothing but pure memorabilia distilled in a heavenly 90-minute package. What I found most enjoyable about this film is how the mood conveyed is more like a series of vignettes on an era rather than a plot-intensive tale. Through Ralphie's humourous perspective we explore his family, his school life and the season, and for as much as the narration may seem a little overzealously dramatic at times, what twelve-year-old doesn't exaggerate? IMHO, the film should be far more canon during the televised Christmas season than it is... given that I've never seen it on TV, or really even heard of it.

Yet, A Christmas Story does bring moments of disappointment, mostly when I consider that this is a life I could possibly have had, were I not some ever-traveling (and thus friendless) armed forces only-child to divorced parents who preferred throwing plates to parties, and whose stepfather made it a personal mission to become a pure, malignant force of unadulterated torment and abuse.

Here's hoping that now-divorced, impotent, Velcro-shoed, gorilla-faced oaf continues on his steady course of dying lonely and alone. Did I mention he was impotent? I didn't want you to miss that.

Ah family... a clear reminder of the reason we get an extra day off on those Easter / Thanksgiving / Christmas holidays we have to spend with them - to make up for the day we wasted.

Thank you, A Christmas Story for being so perfect. It'll make you forget the fact that you're an apathetic Gen X dysfunctional product-of-society, and everything you've done to avoid becoming that very thing only made you hurtle faster to what you've come to detest about yourself.

In short, the beauty and innocent fun that comes from A Christmas Story is the best time you'll have with a shotgun in your mouth.

I actually did this as a child, however I had the good sense to exhale warm air while pulling at the same time. Duh.

Performance: 8 Cinematography: 8 Script: 8 Plot: 8 Mood: 9

Overall Rating: 82% (Tell It Again!)

Aftertaste:

I suppose the greatest fault this film has is that 20 years later, this director looks like he's completely sold out. Baby Geniuses, The Karate Dog... these are the films this man is directing now. Did I forget to mention SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2? #18 on IMDb's bottom 100 films? Which is alright I suppose, it's not like he could have predicted such a poor reception - it's not like the original was #61 on the Bottom 100 list or anything. Good for you Bob Clark, from some of the most iconic yardsticks of my childhood to a laughing stock. I hope that stink you're rolling in is filthy richitute, and I also hope you can sleep at night, you chump.

Whatever you do don't tell me you're doing what you love.

Recommendations: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009), Requiem for a Dream, Dawn of the Dead

2010-05-17 05:34:51

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A Christmas Story (1983) * Favorite Review*

Wheeee!!! Prescription drugs for Christmas!!! Genre: Family Comedy (USA, Canada) Starring: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin ( The Man With The Golden Arm • "The Six Million Dollar Man") Directed By: Bob Clark (Porky's • Black Christmas) Overview: Christmas is closer everyday! We follow Ralphie, his family, his friends and his bullies as the greatest day of the year approaches, but what Ralphie wants most of all is Daisy, the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Ah childhood, the wonderful memories it brings. Let us thank such films as A Christmas Story for reminding us of the good times, of films that are nothing but pure memorabilia distilled in a heavenly 90-minute package. What I found most enjoyable about this film is how the mood conveyed is more like a series of vignettes on an era rather than a plot-intensive tale. Through Ralphie's humourous perspective we explore his family, his school life and the season, and for...

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2010-05-17 05:34:51

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A Christmas Story — 10

This one needs no introduction. I straight up love this movie from start to end.I love how TBS plays it for 24 hours straight over the holidays, I love the leg lamp, I love the dogs, I love the tongue on the pool, I love the crazy Santa. I just straight up love this movie. This is pretty much the all time most famous Christmas movie of all time. I really cannot help but give nothing but praise to this movie. It’s not Christmas without it. I don’t actually have cable at my house, so I actually had to go out and buy it this year. It was everything I remembered it to be and then a whole bunch of stuff that I forgot about. This happens every time you watch it. It’s like you get a prize every time because there is no way to memorize the whole movie. There is not a single bad thing I can say about this movie. It got a 10 before I even started writing the review. So with that I will stop. However if you have NEVER seen this movie or if you are that weird...

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2009-12-31 07:01:57

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