the neighbor pressure

I know how you feel, for some odd reason I enjoy this movie too, but everything about it is really quite annoying. I think most people watch this movie think "so what if Luther wants to skip Christmas? Who the hell are the neighbours to bully him about it?" and that's what makes it so ridiculous and annoying to watch, we identify with Luther and end up feeling angry at how people are treating him, rather than finding his troubles comedic.

The whole Blair aspect is also weird to me. Luther acts like he doesn't really like her & she's just a thorn in his side, whilst everyone else talks about her like she's a saint. The scene that I found most ridiculous was when all the kids ride down the street on their bikes as Blair arrives, "Blair's here! Blair! Blair! Omg it's BLAIR!!!!" Seriously? Not to mention she was only gone about 5 weeks. The whole neighbourhood is just so over the top it's flat out insane.

I try not to think too much about this movie & just enjoy it as a comedy. It's an easy one to hate.

Make me #3 only I watch it just to get pissed off because I could see this being filmed with the mentality of my home town... However, the bulk of the city wouldn't do crap to help somebody out! Yeah there's tons of social faux pas to the public, but we all know this kind of stuff happens everywhere in America - it's called the Junior Chamber of Commerce LOL!!

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I agree the neighbors would literally get the cops called on them for invasion of privacy. They are complete psychos and what the hell was with the newspaper article about. This neighborhood is psycho. I would have moved if they acted like this. Like get a *beep* life you low life losers. Also does nobody besides Luther work in that neighborhood. Seems like they are always home doing nothing but getting ready for Christmas.

Sure the neighbors are outrageous and annoying, especially the Frohmeyer guy. But that's what you need to make the movie work. If the neighbors weren't intrusive the movie would be about a couple who prepare for a cruise.

The movie gives a nod to religious and cultural sensitivity when the choir director asks if the Kranks were Jewish, indicating they wouldn't bother them if the were.

The Krank's desire to skip Christmas was unusual. If someone truly wanted to do it they would take the two or three weeks before Christmas. Inexpensive travel was given as the reason but they could have just as easily traveled coming back on Christmas rather traveling going to on Christmas.