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sapienBob t1_j4skbpb wrote

now it's a Christmastime staple. and the sequel was way better than I was expecting. usually when it's something comes out that long after the original it's trash. I was pleasantly surprised.

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NigelWorthington t1_j4szs3v wrote

Which sequel? Ollie Hopnoodle’s haven of bliss, My summer story, A Christmas story 2, or a Christmas story Christmas?

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jason_abacabb t1_j4surqw wrote

I did not know there was a sequel.

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stench_montana t1_j4t6he5 wrote

There were a couple attempts at sequels. The best was the one from this year with a lot of the original actors - A Christmas Story Christmas. Wasn't a perfect movie, but as others have pointed out was much better than to be expected. Thought the 2nd half was particularly good.

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CletusDSpuckler t1_j4svsbm wrote

Well, it's clear from these posts that opinions vary on its quality.

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bolanrox t1_j4szggg wrote

There was a summer story. That only had Mrs shields from the og movie. Now there is one on HBO max set 40+ years later

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metsurf t1_j4vammf wrote

Was the summer story based around Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb that Struck Back?

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bolanrox t1_j4vd0vs wrote

i never watched it. I know than Daniel Stern was the old man? and ralphie had a crush on one of the Bumpis daughters? or something like that?

I think it was another story that they tried to shoehorn into A Christmas Story Sequel.

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metsurf t1_j4vkf3v wrote

Sounds like something out of Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories Collection. They made a PBS film out of the title story and called it Phantom of The Open Hearth Furnace.
Jean Shepard wrote in parenthetical statements often where a character speaks and then their thoughts are expressed. One of my favorite of his lines is relative to a post-prom gathering at a local watering hole. I ordered a bourbon I said "Make it a triple" I had heard the old man order this I thought it was a brand name.

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ThePhiff t1_j4t4sbw wrote

The sequel had no right to be as good as it was. I was honestly kinda blown away.

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sapienBob t1_j4t522m wrote

I think it was the fact they were able to keep 90% of the original cast. that really sold it for me seeing those kids all grown up. it's a shame they couldn't get the mom to come back though

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ThePhiff t1_j4t57iv wrote

Farkus looked EXACTLY the same. 🤣🤣🤣

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sapienBob t1_j4t5o1w wrote

thank God he lost the Davy Crockett hat though XD

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LassitudinalPosition t1_j4tfl9x wrote

Yea the sequel really surprised me

It wasn't amazing but my expectations were...realistic based on my experience

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Halvus_I t1_j4vruck wrote

When Scut Farkus showed up, i couldnt believe it.

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weaselmaster t1_j4tfg36 wrote

I dunno.

I saw “A Christmas Story” once a couple of years ago, and thought it was a solid 4 out of 10.

Do we really need ‘Christmas’ movies in the first place? Shouldn’t they stand on their own?

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