Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Paul L — 16 Jan 2007

Unbelievable to me that I don't just dismissively hate this, but in this movie, Ernest is more innocent than stupid.

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Paul L on 16 Jan 2007.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Benjamin J (235) on 25 Dec 2010

A cute movie that is kinda annoying at times. It is....interesting.....a nice movie to watch but I wouldn't buy it…

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By Brian M (1,664) on 15 Dec 2012

When Ernest saved Christmas...he saved me too…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 12 Dec 2012

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