FILM REVIEW: A Christmas Story

[WDC]

You are absolutely right. There is another film based on Jaen Shepard's writings with Charles Grodin as the Dad and Mary Steenbergen as the Mom and it sucks by comparison.

I think it is called My Summer Story

[samjjones]

Also, Jean Shepherd's voice is absolutely PERFECT in this piece.

[Los Feliz Slim]

More trivia that must be mentioned: Make sure to note the presence of Scott(ie) Schwartz, child actor and star of "The Toy", who later became an adult film actor.

[wayabvpar]

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More trivia that must be mentioned: Make sure to note the presence of Scott(ie) Schwartz, child actor and star of "The Toy", who later became an adult film actor.

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Who knew that licking a pole would become habit forming?

"You'll shoot your eye out."

[4_2_it]

Well done. I love the part when his teacher gives his story a C+ with the "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" comment.

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My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium, a master.

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Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[gumpzilla]

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This is Spinal Tap is the only Guest movie I have not seen. Is it most people's opinion it is better than his other films?

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In my opinion it's considerably better. But I think it might be like the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker movies - once you've seen one, you sort of get the idea, and each one you see after is a little less good.

[pryor15]

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A Christmas Story compares to Citizen Kane the same way that the passable, horny, slightly drunk girl you just met who is all over you like a rash compares to a poster of Jessica Alba. The second looks great, but boy the first is a lot more fun.

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very nice.

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A Christmas Story is one of the films that when you see it for the first time, you go: Not bad but I don't see what all the fuss was about.

Sort of like This is Spinal Tap.

But you watch it over and over again through the years, and both films become great.

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This is very true. I've been telling my wife what a gtreat movie it is and that i was surprised she never saw it. Her brother and other friends said the same thing. After she watched it she said it wasn't that good.

[vulturesrow]

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A Christmas Story is one of the films that when you see it for the first time, you go: Not bad but I don't see what all the fuss was about.

Sort of like This is Spinal Tap.

But you watch it over and over again through the years, and both films become great.

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This is very true. I've been telling my wife what a gtreat movie it is and that i was surprised she never saw it. Her brother and other friends said the same thing. After she watched it she said it wasn't that good.

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different issue entirely. This is not a movie many women will like. In many ways is it the essence of a guy movie. I think the triple dog dare scene really sums up the "guyness" of this movie.