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Andy K (10821 KP) rated A Christmas Story (1983) in Movies

Dec 4, 2018  
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
1983 | Comedy, Drama, Family
10
8.2 (20 Ratings)
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Timeless!
A friend recently reminded me in 1983 when this film was released it only managed to make just over $19 million at the US box office. Movies that beat it in 1983 included High Road to China, Class, My Tutor and Two of a Kind. Ever heard of any of those? Didn't think so.

So how, 35 years later, does this film still endure so much it is played on a 24 hour loop and several US TV stations the few days leading up to Christmas?

Plenty to love. Relateable, enduring characters. Is Santa real? Cute and fun. Not politically correct. Lots of memorable scenes and unforgettable moments.

I would say there is a very short list of holiday films I try and make time for annually, but this is definitely one of them!
  
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Awix (3310 KP) Dec 6, 2018

Pretty sure I've seen Class (if it's the movie with Andrew McCarthy and Jacqueline Bisset) and definitely seen High Road to China at least twice...
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Kevin Phillipson (10018 KP) Dec 19, 2021

I've seen high road to China once but never class
    Bagpipe Player

    Bagpipe Player

    Music and Education

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
Elle Kennedy | 2015
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.5 stars.

This book really grew on me. I wasn't sure at the beginning but I read it non-stop in bed until I got to the 65% mark around midnight last night and my eyes were burning. I had to stop since I had work but I picked it up again this morning and had another marathon reading session and have just finished it and I really liked it!

I fell in love with Garrett from pretty early on. It was just the way he went about getting Hannah to agree to tutor him and then how it all went from there... *sigh* He was pretty amazing by the end of the book.

Hannah was pretty cool, too, once she gave in and became friends with Garrett and then became more. How she trusted him enough to tell him her secret

I just really liked it.

P.S. I really have to start watching my Breaking Bad box-sets!