tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post1346322895976489568..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: 12 Days of Christmas: A Fudging Good Time in Bob Clark's "A Christmas Story"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50578964182209800882015-04-05T14:31:26.500-04:002015-04-05T14:31:26.500-04:00fans of this film should hunt for the youtube of &...fans of this film should hunt for the youtube of "phantom of the open hearth" an older jean shepherd movie which contains a far superior leg lamp sequencechessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413986260402601529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-4805261288965815472009-12-17T19:03:14.183-05:002009-12-17T19:03:14.183-05:00Sark, this is a excellent review of one of my favo...Sark, this is a excellent review of one of my favorite holiday movies. Our family will watch it one evening next week. Thanks for sharing all the moments that make Christmas complete.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037507780056714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50442585854056550452009-12-17T10:38:33.885-05:002009-12-17T10:38:33.885-05:00Sark, I have not seen this Christmas movie. But it...Sark, I have not seen this Christmas movie. But it sounds very funny.. I'm trying to imagine the story behind the pink, bunny suit..poor little guy:(Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50485282439899774482009-12-16T16:36:36.820-05:002009-12-16T16:36:36.820-05:00Sark, you really captured the good feeling of this...Sark, you really captured the good feeling of this movie. I never get tired of it, and don't feel that Christmas is complete without watching it. I also loved Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss which, although different cast, was really funny. Thanks for this wonderful article about a movie that evokes a place and time we all would like to have back.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37491748555016179962009-12-16T13:41:36.134-05:002009-12-16T13:41:36.134-05:00Great review. For many years I had only seen snipp...Great review. For many years I had only seen snippets of this film--my brothers watch TNT all day and I'd look over to see what was on TV and catch a random scene. A few years ago I decided to watch the film from beginning to end, and it was very funny. Ralphie reminds you of what it was like to be a kid.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-47210209234224242192009-12-16T12:22:21.247-05:002009-12-16T12:22:21.247-05:00Sark, I love to read your posts! You have truly ca...Sark, I love to read your posts! You have truly captured the movie magic that occurs when "A Christmas Story" fills our screens. The pictures you posted are classics. Like Rick, the eating like a piggy scene is a favorite with its sheer parental brilliance to get a reticent little boy to consume something nutritious. I also feel Ralphie's pain when he has to don that pink bunny garb that should only be given to children under four years of age. I had so much fun reading your loving tribute to this realistic slice of America film. Brilliant work, Sark! I am grinning from ear to ear!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-68644543250947985382009-12-16T08:35:58.103-05:002009-12-16T08:35:58.103-05:00Sark, you have done justice to a true modern class...Sark, you have done justice to a true modern classic! You mentioned most of my favorite scenes and included a photo from another fave: where Mom gets Randy to eat his dinner by encouraging him to show her how piggies eat at the troth. I also like the outcome of the highly anticipated code that Ralphie excitedly cracks--only to be bummed by what it reveals. I think many of us have had similar childhood experiences. And that's beauty of A CHRISTMAS STORY--a lot of it rings true for a lot of people because Shepherd perfectly captures a place and a time from a childhood perspective. There's another sequel that was made for cable, I think, called OLLIE HOPNOODLE'S HAVEN OF BLISS. My wife and I saw it once and enjoyed it, but I think it's pretty rare these days. Isn't it ironic that Bob Clark made both this sweet holiday movie and BLACK CHRISTMAS? (If anyone is interested, Sark did a great review of that movie in Oct 09...check the index in the sidebar.) Thanks, Sark, for a greatly entertaining review.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com