Review of A Christmas Story (1983) by Todd S — 24 Dec 2011

How many times do you watch it on Christmas? This movie certainly is a classic. I'm a sucker for flashback films told by a narrator and this is perhaps a primary example of these films. For those of you living under a rock and unfamiliar with this film, it's about a little boy named Ralphie and what he wants for Christmas.

The cast is fantastic and it's hilarious without being raunchy. This is how comedies used to be and some would argue should be. No doubt this film is great, but what most people don't know is that there is actually a sequel, with the same narrator, made 11 years later.

My Summer Story follows Ralphie and his family the following summer and the while the cast is different, the story is equally as good. I'd suggest you check out both films and be careful not to shoot your eye out kid!