Directed by Bob Clark
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Warner Bros)
All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a BB gun, even if it does shoot his eye out. Nostalgic look at growing up in suburban Ohio in the 1940s. Ralphie's family consists of his "old man", Darren McGavin in a hilariously understated role, and his slightly overprotective mother, Melinda Dillon. Filled with many now-classic scenes, my favorites are with McGavin: fighting the furnace, the cursing that you never actually hear and of course the leg lamp. Ralphie's run-ins with the school bully, Scut Farkus, are pretty good as well. The film has deservedly earned its annual Christmastime showings and large following. Don't miss Bob Clark's other Christmas classic Black Christmas, one of the best Christmas-themed horror movies!
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