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Such a frustrating disappointment

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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This story is told from the vantage point of an ten year old boy. The boy is self-centered, willful, manipulative, in short, obnoxious. Everything in the story is about him. He is the center of his own personal universe. His likes his parents, but to him they are merely means through which to gain gratification. His father is a gruff sounding but caring and responsible working man; his mother is a house wife. The story provides little information about them. All that is known is learned from the boy, and his perceptions are limited. The movie ostensibly is a comedy. However , it pokes fun at the parents, who really aren't subjects who warrant derision. The story also takes shots at the crass materialism associated with Christmas. here, the story is more effective as a satire. It is difficult not to find something about Christmas that cannot be parodied. Already a cynic, the boy knows that it's all a bunch of baloney. All he wants is a certain present. He knows Santa won't be bringing it, so he is forced to use subterfuge to get his way. To find out what happens, watch the movie. But don't be fooled by the title. Although set during Christmas., this story is about a lot more than a holiday.

I don't like kids and I don't like things meant for kids but this is not bad. It's predictable, sure, but that is kind of the point. I guess you have to say it has some action AND it does recall some laughs. If you're a Christmas movie junkie come December, this is a must see. Otherwise, meh. It makes my 5 - 10 year re-watch list.

A Christmas Story has gained quite a cult following over the years. Released back in 1983, it failed miserably at the box office. Years later, it has become one of the most beloved Christmas films of all time.The story revolves around a boy named Ralph who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder BB Gun for a Christmas gift. Over the course of the film he receives opposition from his mother claiming, "You'll shoot your eye out"! Poor Ralph. He also meets resistance from his teacher, Ms. Shields and a very nasty store department Santa Claus.I enjoy watching Christmas Story every year. The film never gets old and even though you can catch it being played for 24 hours on TNT, it never fails. This is one Christmas film that lives on forever in our hearts.

For a majority of my childhood A Christmas Story was the pinnacle of my Christmas films to watch. Every Christmas morning we woke up to the film and when Ralphie and Randy opened gifts it was our turn. Such memories for over a decade. Jean Sheperd penned a great script, and it's brilliantly executed by Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin. Narration done by Jean Sheperd is also top-notch. This film is still incredible and nostalgic even at my age of 28 years old. Classic moments of Randy at the dinner table, the "fragile" lamp scene, the getting ready for school, Flick's tongue on a pole scene, and many more that make the film unforgettable. As a kid, I always cherished watching the film because I idolized Ralphie, as well as wishing that my own father loved me like the Old Man loved Ralphie. As a Christmas movie, the film feels so much like it's dead set in Christmas season. You just get wrapped up in the holiday feeling. I have nothing negative to say about the film itself. It's just one amazing Christmas movie.