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The year it premiered, A Christmas Story didn't play in theaters over Christmas. It opened around Thanksgiving and was pulled shortly before the big holiday because it lost money. ...read the complete Christmas Story movie review at Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)
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A Christmas Story appears in both an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 and in a [F]ullscreen version on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Only the letterboxed picture was reviewed for this article. The movie seemed watchable but not much better in this erratic transfer.
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Set in the 1940�s the plot of A CHRISTMAS STORY focuses on a young boy named Ralphie (Peter Billingsley), who has become obsessed with getting the perfect Christmas gift- a Red Ryder Carbine Action, 200 Shot, Range Model Air Rifle. ...read the complete Christmas Story movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
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Set in an Indiana town during a Christmas season in the 1940's, the movie follows Ralphie Parker's quest for the ultimate Christmas present: a Red Ryder BB gun. Unfortunately for Ralphie, all of the adults around him scoff at the idea, saying "You'll shoot your eye out" (even the department store Santa says this to him in a particularly hilarious scene).
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Over the years, A Christmas Story has become widely popular and is now a perennial Christmas movie. For the past several years, twelve consecutive airings of the film have comprised twenty-four hour long Christmas Day marathons on TNT and TBS.
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The Christmas season found Gail Green at April’s grave one dreary chilly snowy day. The starkness of the setting, the naked tree branches dusted with new snow, and the misty mauve quality of the hills gave it a surreal quality. Sunlight streamed through the clouds for a brief amount of time before being swallowed by hungry storm clouds. Gail, all bundled up, clutched her arms for warmth. She moved from side-to-side in a tiny shuffle to generate some body heat.
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