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Review of A Christmas Story (1983) by Gary S — 08 May 2012

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Oh fudge. TBS, stop playing this fucking movie for all 24 hours of Christmas. Its stupid. Not the movie. The movie is hilarious and warrants nothing better than a perfect rating..

This review of A Christmas Story (1983) was written by Gary S on 08 May 2012.

A Christmas Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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