Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Emily R — 21 Mar 2007

Ernest was so funny I used to watch him all the time as a kid.

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Emily R on 21 Mar 2007.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Claude B (41) on 30 Dec 2016

Jim Varney is just great as usual and this movie is good, I mean it succeeds at what it sets out to do. I really enjoyed it…

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By London J (60) on 28 Sep 2012

Sure it's an Ernest movie, and yes I haven't seen it in nearly 20 years- but it's a classic- for some reason…

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By Shelly V (15) on 13 Oct 2011

Jim Varney proves that he still has what it takes to make Ernest funny…

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By Marilee A (711) on 03 Nov 2011

If you like Dumb Movies about Dumb People, than this ones for you.Too Dumb for me.I can't believe they made sequels to this awful Movie…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 22 Dec 2011

Mostly like this one for nostalgic reasons, but Jim Varney's goofiness still makes me laugh today. He will be missed…

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By Doug R (72) on 06 Sep 2014

Definitely not one of the better Christmas movies although it was ok for an Ernest film. It's that typical fake, unbelievable, 80's flick…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 28 Jan 2016

A light, stupid, funny, silly holiday movie that had heart. A bit of a classic and Christmas tradition in my family. Guilty pleasure…

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By Russell S (521) on 21 Dec 2016

One of the better Ernest movies, it's sincere feel really works in its favour and the guy who plays Santa is largely responsible for that…

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By Robert S (1,498) on 03 Dec 2014

I patiently waited for some laughs, but most of them aren't funny, although there are some chuckles here and there…

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