The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
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Nothing captures the essence of Christmas like the scene where the dad is struggling and uttering obscenities to himself while decorating the tree.
dad's face as ralphie opens the bb gun is a thing of such pure tenderness, it makes me cry every fucking time, like the best parts of my life as a child and as a parent have condensed into one moment of simple pleasure and i remember that that's all happiness really is, peaceful stolen moments and watching someone you love get exactly what they want
Part Twenty-two of A Very Merry Christmas Challenge.
Simultaneously a glistening piece of nostalgia and a free-wheeling work of Christmastime charm and cheer; A Christmas Story is an utter masterpiece that explores the life of a child named Ralphie as well as visualizing a period of vibrant happiness and Rockwellian beauty.
Directed by Bob Clark, the film flows like a constant stream of memories. Some good, some embarrassing, some bad, and some venturing into the surreal and the fantastical; the state of mind of Ralphie makes up the bulk of the story, as does his quest for his ultimate present of a Red Ryder Air Rifle. However, the film never becomes a character study, always finding ample screen-time for the…
The thing that sets A Christmas Story apart is its personable nature.
Yeah, the leg lamp (lamp leg?), the bunny suit, and "You'll shoot your eye out" are as iconic as they are esoteric, but the main draw here is the feeling of genuine fondness for the joyful memories of Christmas.
That vibe of honesty allows any and all events herein-be they stressful, ironic, unexpected, par for the course, or completely imagined-to resonate with the viewer as truth.
It's partly in the homey, no-real-conflict atmosphere of both the Parker household and the era in general. Yeah, the 1940's were no picnic, and these people aren't perfect, but in the mind of the narrator, those days were about as pure and…
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"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."
“Look, there he is!” my parents would say, as they pointed at “Santa” in the night sky (it was actually an airplane, but I was too naïve to know that). My anticipation for Christmas was already at its highest peak, but this spotting of Santa sent it to astronomical levels. On every Christmas Eve when I was little, we would go to our church to watch the Christmas Eve service and, coincidentally, whenever we would walk outside to go to our car when the service concluded, we would spot “Santa” in the night sky, to which my parents would take advantage of my ignorance…
A Christmas Story is a lame melodrama full of dad humour that only briefly captures the magic of Christmas.
|King Costanza|: Asian's unable to pronounce "l". It goes there. This beats out Bad Santa.
This may not be the funniest comedy out there, but it is a Christmas classic. As a kid we all question and hope to get what we want for Christmas, and this movie captures that spirit well. The movie cleverly is narrated which make carries the film really well and the lifestyle of the family and its time period is well represented.
I swear to god watching this on a REPEAT for 24 hours every single Christmas for 16 years you know what is going on and you get so bored and you want to tear your eyes out
I saw this in the theatre when I was 8. I may have seen this more than any other movie and I still watch it every year on TBS. Just got the bluray, hence the late June watch.
Even if the movie is on marathon mode on tv I'll still sit down and watch it all the way thru.
I literally watch this movie all day Christmas Day every year since 2000 yet the only thing I have vivid memories of is the scene where the pack of dogs come in and steal the turkey.
One of the best things about "A Christmas Story" when you're older is the parents. Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon do such great stuff.
So after watching parts of this movie almost every year around Christmas, I finally saw it from beginning to end on the big screen a few years back and absolutely loved it. There's something so timeless about this movie, and it in no way feels like it was made in the 1980s. If someone said it had been shot in 1971, I wouldn't be surprised. Very funny, great performances, it's no wonder this movie continues to be one of the beloved Christmas classics.
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