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What was the point of this?

posted 10 years ago by steve-575
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You take a beloved holiday classic, wait almost 30 years to make a sequel, release it straight to DVD with mostly an unknown cast and then air it on CMT where about 15 people can view it. Seeing an adolescent Ralphie just looked comical. I mean did the original creators of the film have any control over this? Why does Hollywood have to remake (or follow up) every decent movie?

[–] zeenutrose 10 years ago

I wouldn't take this film too seriously if I were you, I've only seen the first half hour so far but this seems more like its spoofing itself. This was probably written by some mega fan of the original , and cheaply made on a budget.

[–] Megavader 10 years ago

Man this unfunny pos couldn't have been written by a fan of any kind. Only a hater would do something this...abysmal.

[–] rogcbrand 10 years ago

I agree. They took an absolute classic, filled with heart and humor, and gave us something with a reeking pile of regurgitated jokes, anger, profanity and unlikable characters.

If you do a remake of a movie or a sequel, you need to make it as good as the original, or just forget it! This just spits in the face of "A Christmas Story" and I don't just regret seeing this for the waste of 2 hours time, but because it sullies the Jean Shepherd story universe.

[–] Brynn434 10 years ago

then air it on CMT where about 15 people can view it.

This is how I saw the movie. When I found it on the schedule, I DVR'd it and watched it later... I thought it was going to be a new movie when it revealed an older Ralph and his desire for the car, but they rehashed a lot of old stuff to the point that it didn't feel like a sequel. It just felt like they were recreating the original movie in a new time period. I made it to the end, somehow, but I don't want to say I hated it. I mean, I guess it's watchable. I think.

[–] Scipii 9 years ago

Some greedy hacks in Hollywood trying to make moneys off of a highly recognized and beloved Christmas film by using the same name.

It's an embarrassing pos and I feel bad for all the actors involved. The producers and writers should be shot

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[–] ExplorerDS6789 8 years ago

I mean did the original creators of the film have any control over this?

Sadly no. Bob Clark and Jean Shepherd (the man from whom the material originated) both died many years before this abomination came out.