"Got to get it right" said Peter Billingsley in an interview of this movie. However, it was far from right and nothing more than Ralphie and the new gang doing similar, if not the same, scenes from "A Christmas Story". I was constantly wanting a new great adventure, however it was simply static nostalgia from the original. The original is why I watch these scenes! I did manage to pay attention, however this just reveals similar scenes from other classic Christmas movies like Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and Funny Farm (fringe Christmas movie) to name a few. There is some great originality in the movie and it does elevate the movie, however it comes to life in the last third of the film with intertwined rehashed scenes. The best part of the movie are the sets and props as they did seem to capture the 70s ambiance. Overall and even without comparisons to the original this movie is full of stale flavored hash with bits of sweetness.
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