Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Marti T — 22 Nov 2009

Ahhh seriously scary flashbacks from my childhood...

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Marti T on 22 Nov 2009.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Chris S (3,490) on 16 Dec 2015

After all these years, this film still holds up. One of the better Ernest movies…

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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…

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By Kenny N (256) on 13 Sep 2015

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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 Greg R (1,187) on 19 Dec 2018

A number of these Ernest films are usually guilty pleasures for me…

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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…

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By Tiberio S (353) on 24 Jun 2011

My father and I never had much to share, but this one movie always kept us together for a good hour and a half or so…

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By Dillon L (734) on 12 Dec 2014

I like ernest on holidays but he's stupid and dumb and like he should stop making movies. He's funny and stupid. Ok…

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By Juan S (242) on 28 Nov 2015

Its still one of my favorite Ernst movies…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 12 Dec 2015

May the force be with you! Santa arrives in sunny Florida looking to recruit his long term replacement so he can retire…

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