Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Glenn D — 11 Sep 2007

I watched this movie b/c I got high...just kidding.

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Glenn D on 11 Sep 2007.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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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 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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