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Christmas Story, A (WBFE) (DVD)
It's the final days before Christmas in early 1940s Cleveland, and 9-year-old Ralphie wants one thing from Santa Clause more than anything else: a Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle. As he trudges through the snow to school, faces the neighborhood bully and visits a malevolent department store Santa Clause, Ralphie connives, conspires and campaigns for the most fabulous Christmas present ever in this heartwarming, hysterical and sweetly nostalgic holiday film.]]>
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 5.31 x 7.52 x 0.63 inches; 1.6 ounces
Item model number : 3349475
Director : Bob Clark
Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Full Screen
Run time : 1 hour and 34 minutes
Release date : October 30, 2007
Actors : Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz
Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
Producers : Rene Dupont, Bob Clark
Studio : Studio Distribution Services
ASIN : B000VBIGCW
Writers : Jean Sheppard, Leigh Brown
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: KNDY
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Blu-ray released marginally better than the 20th Anniversary DVD but if you don't own this yet, buy this classic!
Review: "A Christmas Story" is one of those classics that you feel, needs to be watched every Holiday season. I can remember watching this film a jillion times as a child and now having the opportunity to share the film with my kids.Despite being a low-budget film at that time, what made this film become a classic is that, it's a Christmas story of an American family in the 1940's. Ralphie is a child who listens to Orphan Annie on the radio, reads comic books and wants a Red Ryder Air Gun for Christmas.But of course, how can he convince his parents to buy him one when his mother thinks he'll shoot his eye out. So, you get to see how Ralphie tries to get the gun by trying to get a good grade on his school report, to planting an ad in his mother's favorite magazine and even going to the mall and talking to Santa.But the magical part of this film are its characters. Every character from Ralphie's family to his friends, everything comes together quite well. From his father who wins an award which is a leg (in fishnet stockings) lamp, his friends being bullied by Scotty Farkus, his brother who is overly dressed in his snowsuit, his friend sticking his tongue on a pole to see if it would get stuck and much more.So, back in 2003, this film received a 20th Anniversary DVD treatment and in 2006, was followed up by its first Blu-ray release. Then sure enough, with the 25th Anniversary Ultimate Edition which had a special bundled edition in which people could own a miniature version of the leg lamp (ala string leg lamp lights for the Christmas tree) and the film on Blu-ray or get a version without the lamps.There is no difference with the 2008 Blu-ray version versus the 2006 version.VIDEO:The video is featured in 1080p High Definition/16Ã9, 1:85:1. The Blu-ray is marginally better than the DVD version. But you can notice the quality of it's clearness via Blu-ray. You'll have parts on the film which look soft and nicks and scratches from the film. But I compared my old VHS version to the Blu-ray and oh my, the Blu-ray is light years ahead of it in quality. For an older film, having been remastered already, I don't really think we are going to get anything better than what we have on Blu-ray. But it still looks good.AUDIO:The audio is Dolby Digital 1.0 in English and French. I doubt we will see a TrueHD for this and since it's mostly dialogue and because of its time setting and how old this film is, I suppose I'm not too bothered by this. It's one of those films that I'm not begging for surround sound. So, I'm actually OK with it being 1.0.SPECIAL FEATURES:I've owned the first DVD version which had nothing in terms of special features, I didn't own the 20th Anniversary but as for this Blu-ray it includes: * Commentary by Peter Billingsley and Director/Co-Writer Bob Clark - This commentary was actually quite fun to listen to. You get a lot of Billingsley asking questions to Bob Clark about certain scenes, working with different individuals and also talking about the film and its reception from viewers in the last 20 years. His relationship with working with Jean Shepard and much more. There are some times where they are watching the film and don't say anything but I think both were pretty much rewatching the film for its entirety probably in a long time. One scene I wondered about was the parade which featured Mickey Mouse. I always wondered how Mickey could show up on an MGM film and sure enough Clark explains how Disney allowed it. * 20th Anniversary Documentary "Another Christmas Story" - This documentary features Bob Clark, Peter Billingsley and the guys who play his two buddies and the guy who plays Farkus. Each talking about their experiences, the pole and tongue scene and how people react to them to this day and how people have memorized the lines. And learning how a lot of detergent was used to re-create some of those snow scenes. * Daisy Red Ryder - This was an interesting featurette on the actual Daisy Red Ryder Air Rifle. How it was created for the film and the actual company who produces air guns. * Get a Leg Up - This one is a infomercial like featurette of the leg lamp. Nothing major. * Script Pages - This features the script of actual scenes that were cut. Clark talks about several scenes that they didn't use in the film. I wish they still had that and offered the videos as a deleted scene (especially the Ralphie/Flash Gordon scenes) but you can read the script of what was cut. * Trailer - And looking at the trailer, it looks so old in terms of picture quality after watching it on Blu-ray.For me, "A CHRISTMAS STORY" is like "It's a Wonderful Life" and even "Home Alone". Films that are Christmas classics that you just want to watch with the family during the holidays."A CHRISTMAS STORY" has been a part of so many families holiday's within the last 20 years and remains one of the classics next to "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Charlie Brown Christmas" (and other classics) shown every year and watched by many. It's a true-to-heart tale and the way it's written, it's not fluffy, it's the life of a young boy who wants a Christmas present but his parents are not exactly "Brady Bunch", magical parents. Blue collar father with a temper, mother who does her best to take care of the kids and a time in the 1940's of decoder rings and Ovaltine.If you own the 20th Anniversary DVD, really...you don't need to buy this. But if you are like me and you own the first DVD version with no special features or the VHS version, then yeah, moving up to Blu-ray is a great decision. It's marginally better in picture quality than the DVD and you get all the special features as well.Overall, it's a Christmas classic worth owning.
Reviewer: Quay Beck
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best Christmas movie ever
Review: I lived through the era and I relate to the story on so many levels.
Reviewer: spokane lady
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: HILARIOUS CHRISTMAS MOVIE!
Review: We watch this every Christmas! The storyline, the humor and the cast make this movie a classic! Everyone should have this movie to enjoy every Christmas season.
Reviewer: Heather Kerr
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Yes
Review: Classic
Reviewer: CT
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I'm sure you know by now.....
Review: Not sure why you are reading a review, an absolutely classic in every way, shape and form!
Reviewer: Eduard VanderSmitte
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: All time classic
Review: If you haven't watched this, you're missing out on some all time great movie quotes and references. If you've made it this far in life without watching it, shame on you! Once you watch it, you'll understand a lot of the references people have made throughout the years that have gone over your head.
Reviewer: stacey barnett
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love this movie
Review: I love Christmas story I will be buying it on Amazon so I can have it permanent
Reviewer: Wilde
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cute Comedy
Review: I liked the actors and the old-fashioned-ness of the setting. Not an âAâ movie, but still entertaining.
Reviewer: Maria
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Amo esta pelÃcula navideña, y cuando supe que saldrÃa restaurada en formato 4K UHD la compré de inmediato. Se ve increÃble, con todos sus colores llenos de vida por el HDR, y traÃa un Slipcover de colección.
Reviewer: Mr Lee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Let me first say this is an outstanding Christmas time film!Saw this movie when it came out 1983-84 , and is one of the best " yesteryear " Christmas movies. Writer impressed by quality of resolution, people must remember that this film was made long before High Definition Technology.The movie that arrived was NOT a cheap copy lifted from someones basement home computer, writer very happy with quality.High quality DVD packaging, quick delivery to Canada during the Christmas rush of 2021 .This is a classic tale of day to day Christmas seasonLife back in the late 1940's, early 1950's. Although writer is too young to remember those days, I recall the stories from grandparents and parents.This is a classic movie for your Christmas collection !!Writer not paid or reimbursed for favorable review.
Reviewer: rose
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: impossible de visionner le DVD en Belgique et sûrement en Europe car ne fonctionne que en Amérique, Canada ,ce qui n'est pas précisé sur Amazon, résultats de l'argent gaspiller, heureusement que je l'ai acheté d'occasion,je suis très déçue
Reviewer: A. Tegtmeier
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Die Lieferung hat ein wenig gedauert - am 7. November bestellt, einen Tag vor Weihnachten erhalten. Na ja, kam halt aus den USA, da der Film hier in Deutschland gar nicht erhältlich ist (auch nicht auf den bekannten Streaming Diensten). Die Sprache ist natürlich Englisch und man braucht auch einen DVD Player, der mit der US Region umgehen kann. Alles kein Problem bei uns und am Weihnachtstag hat dann die Familie diesen Klassiker einträchtig vor dem TV genossen und sich prächtig dabei amüsiert. Und danach, weil das ist ja auch ein Weihnachtsklassiker, noch Die Hard geguckt ...
Reviewer: Linda Takiyama
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: We all love this movie, but we couldn't use it in Japan. The Japanese DVD system is different from that used in the USA. We will take it back to the US the next time we visit.