Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Paul D — 29 Nov 2017

It's completely stupid, but that's part of what makes it so watchable.

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Paul D on 29 Nov 2017.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Ernest Saves Christmas

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Dann M (1,530) on 21 Nov 2013

Inoffensive Christmas movie with plenty of screen time for the other top billed in this movie, it's not all one-way traffic with Varney…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

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

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

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 29 Nov 2018

Only marginally insufferable, the Ernest movie is...a big-screen example of the TV-sitcom tendency to go broad and sappy with a token Yuletide…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

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…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Brendan N (1,490) on 20 Oct 2015

I liked this better then Ernest goes to camp, the jokes are better and the story is for the whole family…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Nikkoda T (54) on 27 Jul 2012

Clunky, stupid, and senseless, but there is something lovable about it. Especially with its two main characters, Jim Varney and Douglas Seale…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Carolyn L (34) on 26 Nov 2011

My favorite of the Ernest series & a must-see each Christmas; own it, love it…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Corey W (745) on 03 Jan 2011

Reminds me of Christmas Eve night as an eight year old kid. Can a movie have a better effect on a person…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Trent G (615) on 24 Oct 2014

A great Ernest movie that was silly, honest & made me laugh. A classic…

Read Review

Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

By Matthew B (2,571) on 24 Dec 2018

The name is Santa Claus! While not a good movie, but out of the Ernest movies, this is the least painful to sit through…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Brazil (1985)

By Rockod. (1) on 14 Jan 2008

Awful movie. This is one of those movies people who like to appear intelligent say they totally got, but they are lying…

Read Review

Review of Stalag 17 (1953)

By Michael E (801) on 30 Jul 2009

MANY people will disagree with me, but I just didn't get hooked, I saw the message, I got the idea, but I was just so disappointed on the follow…

Read Review

Review of Love Actually (2003)

By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 30 Mar 2015

Seldom have we seen such an extensive ensemble of talent in the movies yanked through the material like lambs on their way to a slaughter…

Read Review

Review of Groundhog Day (1993)

By Shankroid (8) on 16 Feb 2013

So-called comedy starring Bill Murray who's too old…

Read Review

Review of Home Alone (1990)

By Heyitsmegrif4 (255) on 21 Jul 2012

I am sorry is this supposed to be funny? Is this supposed to be original…

Read Review

Review of Moon Over Miami (1941)

By Al P (382) on 12 Jul 2009

Good musical if you're into that venue in movies. Great dance pieces…

Read Review

Review of The Apartment (1960)

By The-Lords A (234) on 30 Mar 2013

Can't believe this film won best picture. It was the kind of movie that could have ended at any point, yet it continued to go on, and on, and on…

Read Review

Review of About a Boy (2002)

By Alexander K (365) on 07 Jun 2013

Noooo, Too messy and I just couldn't enjoy it…

Read Review

Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

By Official (157) on 01 Jan 2014

Okay, considering that The Wizard of Oz was made in the 1930s, it was alright. In my opinion, this film is slightly overrated…

Read Review

Review of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

By Hollis Chacona (53) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 02 Feb 2019

The John Hughes script must have taken him all of thirty minutes to write – simply a matter of a few name and location changes…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews