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| A Christmas Story [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC) | ![A Christmas Story [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XoI3a-UEL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Yano Anaya, Peter Billingsley, Les Carlson, Melinda Dillon, Colin Fox
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
Buy New: £8.02
Buy New/Used from £8.02
Avg. Customer Rating:  (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 30600
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 98 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD79628D
UPC: 012569796287
EAN: 0012569796287
ASIN: B000VBIGCW
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 1983
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 A Great Story! September 26, 2008
A little jewel of a film! This movie was released with not much fanfare in 1983, but has developed a loyal following in the U.S. due to it's repeated airing on cable television. Such is it's cult following, that American cable network TBS regularly hosts a "Christmas Story Marathon" during which the film is shown for 24 hours straight, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day! I moved to Ireland from America 6 years ago, and have searched in vain for this film to appear on the Christmas schedule of RTE, BBC, Sky or any of the other 500 channels on my system. Sadly "A Christmas Story" is virtually unheard of on this side of the Atlantic, and I soon realised that I would probably never see it again, unless I bought it myself. br /br /The film is great on so many levels, it's hard to list them all, but I think what appeals to me most is the fact that it manages to walk a fine line between being sweet and being subversive, and actually manages to be both. For the uninitiated, the plot centers around the nine year old protagonist, Ralphie, and his quest to receive a BB gun for Christmas (Not just any BB gun mind you, a Red Ryder BB gun!) He makes appeals to his parents, teacher and even the department store Santa, only to receive the same response (which any fan of the movie will repeat with minimal prompting), "You'll shoot your eye out!" There are also a dozen smaller stories within the narrative as it works it's way towards Christmas Day. The film concludes on a positive, if quirky note, and it comes across as a feel-good film, in spite of it's cynical undertones. br /br /"A Christmas Story", to use a well worn cliche, truly is a film for all ages. Adults can enjoy it with their children, and yet it is refreshingly free of the contemporary pop-cultural references that weigh down so many more recent family films (Jim Carey's "The Grinch" leaps to mind). Such references would be impossible, since the events take place in the 1940's, but "A Christmas Story" still maintains a timeless quality that makes its historical setting almost irrelevant. It's themes are universal, and can be appreciated by anyone who has ever been a parent, or a nine year old child. br /br /I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Christmas and is looking for something different.
 Watch Ralphie Shoot His Eye Out January 10, 2008
It's 1940's Indiana, and all Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB Gun. He knows he needs to drop subtle hints to his parents (Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon). But when his mother expresses concern that it might not be safe, he has to develop some back up plans.br /br /Meanwhile, there is plenty else going on in the family. Ralphie has to face the neighborhood bully to defend his brother Randy (Ian Petrella). His father wins a hideous lamp. And Ralphie finally gets his Little Orphan Annie decoder. But through it all, Ralphie plots and schemes to get his BB gun. Will it be under the tree Christmas morning?br /br /This movie is based on a collection of short stories, and it shows. While the multiple stories weave in and out of each other much like real life, they never truly form a cohesive whole. And ultimately, that's my problem with the film. It felt uneven to me. There were several laughs along the way, and the acting was good. But the movie seemed to be wandering with little focus, and that proved to be too much of a distraction.br /br /I'm sure if I had grown up with this film, I'd feel differently about it because this isn't a bad film. But it isn't one that I will add to my Christmas traditions.
When, when, when??? November 23, 2007
A great film ... but when is it going to be released on region 2 DVD please?
 Useless to most amazon.co.uk customers November 22, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Great film. But since its an American disc it wont play on most dvd players here.
A Story about Christmas November 10, 2007
This is the spank. 100% no CGI and the odd real character to boot. Being childless makes me unideal for this mutter but let me shout the truth.br /br /It's all there in buckets. White=snow so winter it is. Ralphie wants a gun - this may have parallels with Bush's policy but since the film was made years before Iraq I cannot verify the connection. Food for thought though.br /br /But back to the film. Ralphies dad wins a leg and is subject to his son's dreams made all the more real by being filmed in sequence. So when Ralphie sleeps the audience is with him every step of the way.br /br /There is a bully and a horrific scene with a tongue accident that left this reviewer belching for air. After some mild peril and a bloody nose the innocence returns until the kid shoots his own glasses.br /br /Without spoiling the ending the hilarity continues until the last frame with a very good mis-pronounced carol and an unusual Christmas meal for the family.br /br /With all this warmth I was able to turn down the heating and forget my own spiteful family christmases and, for a brief period join Ralphie and co for a cozy yuletide.br /br /My only criticism is - WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?
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