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DVD A Christmas Story (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
A Christmas Story is on its way to becoming an annual holiday classic, one to keep on the shelf with It's a Wonderful Life, the puppet-animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. It may have been directed by Bob Clark (responsible for the Porky's pictures), but it's based on the childhood memoirs of humorist Jean Shepherd (from his hilarious book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash). And it is Shepherd's wry, deadly accurate and gently nostalgic comic sensibility that shines through in this kid's-eye-view of an all-American Christmas in the 1940s. All little Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants under the tree on Christmas morning is a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle. He not only wants it, he's consumed with an aching desire for it. Unfortunately, his mother (Melinda Dillon) repeatedly crushes his dreams with the familiar, harsh mantra: "You'll put your eye out!" Among the movie's highlights are a surrealistic visit with little brother Randy to a department store Santa, and the childlike mixture of delight, pride, and awe with which Ralphie's dad (Darren McGavin) takes possession of a spectacularly gaudy prize he's won in a radio contest. McGavin should have won an award for his splendid comic work as a middle-aged-kid-turned-patriarch who alternates between grownup temper tantrums and unabashed juvenile joy. --Jim Emerson
Review(s): DVD A Christmas Story (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
A Must-See Christmas Classic -- Even if You Don't Like "Classics"!
This movie is an annual Christmas "Event" in my household, second to none. Of course other annual Christmas movie traditons in our home include the classic "Charlie Brown Christmas", and one dear to my heart, "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". However, those hold mainly nostalgic value for me -- I enjoy them immensely of course -- but none can compete with "A Christmas Story" for pure entertainment value!
I first saw this as a pre-teen, along with my family. It was an instant classic for us, and we watched it every year. I of course continued this tradition into adulthood - introducing it to my husband and then my kids (the younger two don't quite get it yet, but my almost 10 year old loves it!).
This movie has all the great nostalgic touches -- the perfect example of a 40's-era midwest American family, complete with many highlights of that golden age (which I admittedly only know through stories of my parents, but they are touching nonetheless).
More than the touches of yester-year warmth, however, the absolute hilarity of this Christmas movie is simply unparallelled. Several holiday movies since then have tried to match its comic value, and none have come close.
I love funny movies -- but real, truly laugh-out-loud ones are as rare as a snowstorm in Texas. This one is the real deal.
If you haven't seen it, please -- run, don't walk to your nearest movie rental store and GET IT. The childhood antics and dreams of Ralphie will win your heart forever, and several lines and scenes from the movie will stay with you always.
Watching it every single year since the mid-eighties has not diminished my fresh enjoyment of it one iota.
"You'll shoot your eye out kid....HO!! HO!! HO!!" (for those of you who have seen it, imagine the Santa Mall scene with the boot on the last "HO"). That's my personal favorite. : )
See A CHRISTMAS STORY even if you NEVER see a movie -- any movie.
There are extremely popular films that I have resisted watching for one reason or another. I see them on the video store shelves and I just resolve not to participate in whatever phenomenon made them into hits. I don't apologize for that, since there must be people who do the same thing with just about every movie in America -- nothing gets 100% acceptance, right? Right.
Now I'm going to tell you -- Go, and get A CHRISTMAS STORY, and see it. It doesn't matter who or where you are, or how picky you may be, or what your preferences of films may be, or what you think about it, or how antisocial or contrary you may normally consider yourself to be.
I don't care if your intellectual taste is high or low, smart or dumb, tasteful or kitschy, mainstream, radical or eclectic. I don't care how you were brought up, or where, when, or in what race or creed.
Go and get A CHRISTMAS STORY and see it. See this movie. Trust me, or don't trust me. Just do it anyway. You're welcome.
A CHRISTMAS STORY is not only a universal delight, in terms of story, perfect casting, inspired directing and undeniable humanity. It is the quintessential American movie about the Christmas experience and family life, like it or lump it, shop or don't shop, frown or smile, rich or poor, traditional or oddball.
If you don't see this movie about a kid named Ralphie and his brother and his perfectly rendered mom and dad, you will eventually pass away and be the poorer for not ever having warmed your heart over the hearthfires of this very moving, perfect little American masterpiece.
I'm not sure but what you don't have to have sampled this movie treat at least once in order to get into heaven.
Excellent! Superb HD DVD!
This is my favorite Christmas movie...of them all.... and in this newly released HD DVD, it is even better!!! It didn't look this good in the theatre. It fills the screen of my 16 by 9 Sony LCD. Warners is doing a magnificent job with these HD DVDs!!!!
Soft, almost 40's or 50's image (but much shaper than privious releases)... this HD DVD is even better than the standard DVD release.
Outstanding image quality. It appears to have been restored. Glorious images!!!! HD is a giant leap forward.
If you love this film and have an HD DVD Player, it's a must!
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