This movie was a truly awful, awful idea…both on the part of the people who decided to make it, and on the part of those of us who decided to watch it.

The original Christmas Story is one of the best movies ever made and represents the upper echelon of film making. This lame turkey is so far at the other end of the film-making spectrum it should inspire a federal law banning all film sequels—permanently.

The nicest thing I can say about it is that it will easily be forgotten…Thank Heaven for small favors!

Watch the original and bask in the glory of its warm, happy glow; ignore the fact that this abomination even exists & you’ll have a very Merry Christmas! ( )