Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Aaron R — 27 Jun 2007

Classic Varney. Either you find the series funny or hate it. I enjoyed it as a kid and am not willing to risk those feelings by watching it again.

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Aaron R on 27 Jun 2007.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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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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 Catherine S (209) 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 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 Paul D (6,077) on 29 Nov 2017

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

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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 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 Matthew J (1,312) 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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