My Summer Story
by Bob Clark
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Actor: Al Mancini, Charles Grodin, Christian Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Mary SteenburgenDirector: Bob Clark
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Cinematographer: Stephen M. Katz
Writer: Bob Clark
Producer: Gary Goch
Producer: Jean Shepherd
Writer: Jean Shepherd
Producer: Ren? Dupont
Writer: Leigh Brown
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of My Summer Story
DVD Review: NOT AS GOOD AS THE PREVIOUS CLASSIC.
Summary: 3 Stars
I THINK THAT THIS MOVIE IS JUST "OK". TO ME, IT DOESN'T COMPARE AT ALL TO THE QUALITY OF "A CHRISTMAS STORY". I WOULD PROBABLY BUY THE MOVIE TO ADD TO MY DVD COLLECTION, BUT HAD ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACTORS/ACTRESSES, WITH THEIR TALENTS BEEN IN THIS "SEQUEL", THEN IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DYNAMITE .DVD Review: Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
While not as clever or as fresh as its predecessor (A Christmas Story), this movie is full of the same quotability and little moments that are guaranteed to make you smirk. Originally entitled "It Runs in the Family", a much better title if you ask me, the movie proves that life is just a crummy tie.
Should I be reviewing the movie or the product itself? Because both the movie and region one DVD inside the case are good.
DVD Review: Christmas Story sequel, Sort of.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a funny movie. I was skeptical at first. If you like The Christmas Story I think you'll like this one, even though all the characters have changed. This is why I only gave it 4 stars.DVD Review: If You Love "A Christmas Story," You're Probably Not Going To Love This...
Summary: 2 Stars
"A Christmas Story" is one of my favorite movies. I've seen it countless times and could probably sit down and write out the script from memory. I was excited when I found that another Parker family adventure was out on DVD; and best of all, it featured voice-over by Jean Shepherd, and was directed, once again, by Bob Clark! It might sound good on paper, but as hard as it tries, "My Summer Story" doesn't recapture the charm of the original due to poor casting and a weak story.
My first complaint is that the film relies too heavily on references to the original film. The film begins with a clip from "A Christmas Story," and lines of dialogue are lifted from that film continuously. This is especially prevalent during the first half hour, when all of these references just go to show how weak this sequel is in comparison.
Gripe #2: The casting for this movie is terrible. Ralphie acts nothing like he did in the first movie; Kieran Culkin does a fine job acting, but didn't quite nail the character. The same can be said for Charles Grodin as the Old Man. Randy is almost an afterthought here (he has relatively few lines, and when he does talk, he's always whining or repeating himself). Flick and Schwarts are in the film, but they're almost identical and I couldn't figure out which one was supposed to be which. Scut Farkus is also here, but portrayed by a much younger actor who looks incapable of bullying anyone. Scut has been demoted to the lackey of a new head bully, Lug Ditka, who doesn't really seem to bully anyone aside from verbally abusing them. On the bright side, Ms. Shields is played by the original actress, who provides one of the film's best performances in a scene where she deals with Ralph after he turns in a book report based on a dirty book he found under the Old Man's mattress.
Gripe #3: Jean Shepherd's voice-over is a huge letdown. I figured that even if the rest of the movie was terrible, I could enjoy listening to Jean's unique take on the events. While his narration in the first film was clever and full of sophisticated word-play, the lines he delivers in "My Summer Story" are dumbed down and won't be much of a mystery to anyone over the age of six. Wherein the narration of "A Christmas Story" served as an accompaniment to the film's visuals, the narration here generally doesn't add much to the scenes.
Finally, the plot is passable, but far less entertaining than "A Christmas Story." "My Summer Story" is a collection of short stories, involving an illusive killer toy top, fishing expeditions, a visit to the World's Fair, and a war with the hillbilly Bumpus neighbors. The correlation of these subplots isn't very clear until the end of the film, when the narration provides a heavy-handed moral lesson that draws everything together. Some of these stories are better than others, ranging from the entertaining toy top saga to the embarrassingly bad feud with the Bumpus family.
So there you have it. "My Summer Story" isn't a horrible movie, but fans of "A Christmas Story" will most likely be disappointed. People who haven't watched "A Christmas Story" might find this movie mildly entertaining, but 90 minutes would better be spent watching the original. Definitely not worth the MSRP of $20, I would only recommend this DVD as a rental, or a purchase if you can pick it up for under $10.
DVD Review: Fast shipping/ movie damaged
Summary: 4 Stars
Very fast shipping, movie was brand new and still in packaging but DVD loose in case. Overall fair price for film.
Description of My Summer Story
This sequel to the wildly successful "A Christmas Story" traces Ralphie's summer transition from boyhood to young adulthood, aided by his eccentric family. Based on the novels of Jean Shepherd, the novelist and famous radio personality of the 1950's 60's and 70's. The film is narrated by Jean Shepherd, in the same familial voice that made him such a beloved radio star.General DVDs
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