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Great movie
Well-I think all the other reviewers have already said it.....a great movie, and finally on DVD. Any Jean Shepherd fan will enjoy it as well as any Christmas Story fan. And did you know the movie 'Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss' is also a Jean Shepherd movie...a continuation of Ralphies Life in his teenage years. Now-when will that one be out on DVD??
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worthy successor
This movie tells the story of the summer after the events in "Christmas Story". I didn't expect it to be as good as the first movie, and it isn't, but this film has a lot of good moments of its own. No, Ralphie doesn't get his eye shot out, but he does get shot somewhere else in a moment of real hilarity.
Then there are the hillbilly neighbors (remember the dogs? they're ba-ack!). I,m still not sure why their back porch concealed a huge pool of mud, but we get some funny moments out of that. Charles Grodin as the Dad gives a different version than Darren McGavin, but funny in its own right, especially when gleefully shouting "son of a bitch" at the neighborhood cop.
Mary Steenburgen gives a really wild performance as the mother, especially in the tale of the gravy boats.
Kieran Kulkin is very good as Ralphie, but Christian Kulkin gives a good performance as the kid brother, especially in the scene where he shoots Ralphie in the somewhere else. for a part that is mostly mute, he still manages to steal a few scenes with just a handful of facial expressions.
If you loved "Christmas Story" you'll like this movie
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Awesome Movie
This is a great movie it is the sequel to a christmas story (the one were the kids wants a bb gun and everyone says he'll shoot his eye out) wel ralfie is back in this movie now he's into fighting tops and his dad is tajing revenge on the bumpusses its a really great story
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This summer is no bummer
A ten year old boy helps his dad in a "war" against hillbilly
neighbors, and also finds himself on the way to manhood when Dad takes
him fishing, while Mom leads a revolt against the "Ronald-Coleman-gravy-boat-again" Dish Nights at the local theatre. The same boy tries to beat the school bully in a "top" competition...an episode of The Simpsons? No--it's the sequel to A Christmas Story: Jean Shepherd's "My Summer Story", aka
"It Runs in the Family".
Shepherd again narrates. He was a legendary humorist and radio personality who indirectly inspired the song "A Boy Named Sue" and whose Christmas tale has become a cult hit thanks to cable TV marathons. Here, we get to see Ralphie at a time of year when boys DON'T try to stick their tongues to flagpoles. The Old Man is played by Charles Grodin, whose gruff manor--but at times, joie de vivre--is in the spirit of Darren McGavin,
who played that role in ACS; while Mom is played by Mary Steenbergen
(Back to the Future Pt 3). And if Shepard's narration makes you
think "Wonder Years", be aware that "A Christmas Story" used the
"adult narrator recalling his youth" device several years before
the ABC series came about (wonder where they got the idea!)
Very funny, warm hearted, and nostalgic.
I'm this kid, see...
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Loved It!
I love both movies A Christmas Story & My Summer Story. Being born & raised in Cedar Lake, IN this movie brings back great childhood memories of me & my girlfriend growing up on Cedar Lake. We did ALOT of fishing & I was in total shock when I 1st seen that this movie was partially about Cedar Lake. I can't pick this movie apart like others, all I can say is it's a very fun, good hearted movie. I was a little disappointed to read that the filming was all actually done in Ohio, but other than that I love this movie!!!
