Review of A Christmas Story (1983) by Herb H — 02 Sep 2012

An ALL TIME CLASSIC! "You'll shoot your eye out kid".

This review of A Christmas Story (1983) was written by Herb H on 02 Sep 2012.

A Christmas Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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