Saturday, December 06, 2008
A Christmas Story
In an effort to shorten my "never saw that" movie list, I rented A Christmas Story. Fueled with a fascination for the fact that Peter Billingsley and Vince Vaughn are best friends, and a curiosity for the frequent reaction of, "oh I LOVE that movie", I popped the popcorn and settled in with this Christmas classic. I was rewarded with a refreshing, snarky take on an old theme, "what I want for Christmas". Portrayals of the family, teachers, bullies and an unflattering snapshot of Santa made for a satisfying holiday film. The acting is top notch, Billingsly gives a wonderful performance at such a young age. I can see how folks can watch this film time and again, glad I finally saw it.
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4 comments:
My brother's loved this movie forever, but I've never really gotten into it. I bet if I'd seen it as an adult (like Elf) I could have gotten into it better.
Jess~I've turned this movie off many a time in the past. It hit me just right last night.
Oh my god, Linda...all the movies you've seen. BUT NOT THIS ONE???
Wow. Well, I'm so, so glad you righted that wrong. Christmas Story rocks.
Lori~You are correct, this movie ROCKS! Yeah,it took me a long time to see this one, but now I have a new film to add to my DVD collection.
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