A Christmas Story Christmas

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Audience Member This film, which has heart, comedy, cameos, nostalgic flashbacks and music surpasses the second movie by a wide margin and, after 40 years, is pretty much a perfect sequel which focuses on the adults perspective rather than the kids. This movie was never going to top the original, but overall, if you enjoyed the first one, you'll enjoy this one as well and be able to reminisce on past memories while creating new ones. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Warren M What A Christmas Story Christmas gets right the most is that it peels back the layers one at a time to reveal the core message of the story. Christmas can mean many things for a kid, but when you become the parent, you look at the holiday from a different perspective. It's basically your turn to provide the Christmas experience to your kids the same way your parents did for you. There are years when it's not a very easy task, but you have to express it from your heart every time. That's exactly how this sequel plays out. It's not as great as the first film and is not an instant classic, but it doesn't need to be. Once you get past the nostalgic callbacks from the first movie as well as the feeling of your own past Christmases in general, you discover the gift that this follow-up has to offer, which comes from the heart and has its own original message. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Jeff M I honestly didn't have extremely high hopes for this long-awaited sequel to the 1983 holiday classic, and those expectations were pretty much met. Except for a strong last 20 minutes, this movie fails to come close to the magic and nostalgia of its predecessor. In fact, the frequent flashbacks and returning characters and references to the original only make us miss it that much more. Bob Clark's A CHRISTMAS STORY was anchored by strong actors such as Darren McGavin and the underrated Melinda Dillon as Ralphie's parents. And forgive me for being blunt, but the kids from the 1983 movie didn't grow up to be the strongest of thespians. I was particularly dismayed by the casting and performance of Hagerty. She will always have a free pass with me because of her involvement with AIRPLANE!, but nothing about her feels remotely close to the Mrs. Parker that Dillon originated. In fact, I kept waiting for the revelation that Ralphie's mom had passed away, and Hagerty was playing his stepmom. Except for the sake of nostalgia and perhaps a desire to try capturing lightning in a bottle again, this movie feels perfunctory and unnecessary. With the exception of a quite funny scene involving Christmas carolers, there isn't a memorable character or situation to be found. It's not bad on the level of something like JINGLE ALL THE WAY or CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS. So I'm not necessarily yelling Bah Humbug, but at the same time I'm not screaming Deck the Halls! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/24 Full Review Kenneth L If you enjoyed the original A Christmas Story, this is worth watching for the nostalgia. Otherwise, it wasn't particularly memorable. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review John W It can never live up to the original, but it was a nostalgic sequel. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Mark H Loved it!!!! Bringing back most of the original characters/ actors was magnificent. Story, acting, editing, etc was all perfect!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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