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i know this is an unpopular opinion.. but Christmas Vacation. i find it tedious and so unfunny.

 

before i get bombarded, i consider Vacation a classic and a top 3 comedy of the 80s.

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On 12/4/2025 at 2:14 PM, Okie State said:

I like to say 'Now here's a tree. This here is a tree.' when picking out a Christmas tree. My wife laughs and laughs (not really).

For some reason the delivery guy's reaction the second time he's asked what it is always makes me laugh.  I have the little figure of him on my table of Christmas movie decorations.

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I’d be interested to see what the age breakdown is of people who do and don’t like A Christmas story. I suspect us gen Xers can appreciate it because we had hard ass parents. I could see how the younger generations wouldn’t appreciate it. 

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1 minute ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

I’d be interested to see what the age breakdown is of people who do and don’t like A Christmas story. I suspect us gen Xers can appreciate it because we had hard ass parents. I could see how the younger generations wouldn’t appreciate it. 

I’m not sure if it’s a generational thing as much as an age thing. I thought it was kind of dumb when I was younger. Now I watch it from the Old Man’s point of view, and realize how lucky I was to grow up in the home that I did. 

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I'm Gen X and love A Christmas Story. When I was younger, I enjoyed it from the perspective of Ralphie and the sole focus of getting the present you wanted the most for Christmas. As a dad, the Old Man is who I enjoy watching now. Darren McGavin gave a great performance dealing with all the beaten down shit dads endure. The part where you see him revert back to a kid as Ralphie discovers the rifle is how I feel when watching my kids get excited for Christmas presents.

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On 12/1/2025 at 8:20 AM, GreenspointTexas said:

Overquoting. Thinking its funny after saying the same played out shit for years. Same reason they almost killed Chappelle Show

 

I had some thing else to add, but if you’ll excuse me, I have to go put some water in Greenspoint’s mama’s dish. 

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15 hours ago, yoladu said:

i know this is an unpopular opinion.. but Christmas Vacation. i find it tedious and so unfunny.

 

before i get bombarded, i consider Vacation a classic and a top 3 comedy of the 80s.

You have also made Cousin Eddie's list. Get ready to have his septic system sprayed all over your yard.

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13 hours ago, mdmost said:

The part where you see him revert back to a kid as Ralphie discovers the rifle is how I feel when watching my kids get excited for Christmas presents.

As an adult, it became my favorite scene in the movie.

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10 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

You have also made Cousin Eddie's list. Get ready to have his septic system sprayed all over your yard.

see... I would prefer Dinky's pee on my sandwich instead.

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On 12/4/2025 at 1:13 PM, 'stache said:

I'm the prime age demographic for Home Alone but it never really grabbed me. Even as a kid I though the premise was really fucking stupid.

I like A Christmas Story but I overdid the TBS marathons before streaming and I just never care to pull it up these days.

My son watched Polar Express nonstop for over a year regardless of the season. The animation is creepy but I still enjoy the story.

Die Hard is a fine movie, but people going overboard with the "is it a Christmas move" arguments is really fucking annoying. Who the fuck cares? Watch it whenever the fuck you want.

Christmas Vacation is still great. This thread is literally the first time the "mountains in Chicago" thing even crossed my mind. I had to google the scene to even see what y'all were talking about. And the sled scene is just a cartoonish interlude, NL movies have plenty of them

Anyone criticizing Bad Santa can fuck right off. It's a perfect movie. Every scene, every word, it's perfect.

 

These folks also probably have complaints about John Candy water skiing in The Great Outdoors.

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