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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure (2003) - Day 231, August 13th

Gary Jive

Aug 133 min read

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure (2003) - Day 231, August 13th

I’d always been aware of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure but had never heard anything positive...

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - Day 230, August 12th

Gary Jive

Aug 122 min read

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - Day 230, August 12th

Oh goodie - up next is 1989’s enduring comedy classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. This is one of my all-time faves and I have...

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Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) - Day 229, August 11th

Gary Jive

Aug 112 min read

Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) - Day 229, August 11th

Never heard of 2014’s Jingle All the Way 2? I’m not surprised. This Arnie-less sequel is completely forgettable and makes part one seem...

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Jingle All The Way (1996) - Day 228, August 10th

Gary Jive

Aug 103 min read

Jingle All The Way (1996) - Day 228, August 10th

I remember 1996’s Jingle All the Way seeming a lot better back when it came out. The world’s biggest movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger...

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Nativity Rocks! (2018) - Day 227, August 9th

Gary Jive

Aug 92 min read

Nativity Rocks! (2018) - Day 227, August 9th

Yesterday, I pondered how the increasingly unhinged Nativity! franchise could possibly top part 3's bonkers shenanigans. The answer to...

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Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014) - Day 226, August 8th

Gary Jive

Aug 83 min read

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014) - Day 226, August 8th

As I settle in for part 3, I silently ponder what I have become. I am a 39-year-old man, sat alone and bleary-eyed watching 2014’s...

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Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012) - Day 225, August 7th

Gary Jive

Aug 72 min read

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012) - Day 225, August 7th

Naitivity! was a surprise smash hit that made shedloads of cash so, of course, in 2012 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger arrived and -...

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Gary Jive

Aug 62 min read

Nativity! (2009) - Day 224, August 6th

Today, I segue very smoothly from ‘faith-inspired’ movies into the wonderful world of festive franchises and what better way to do that,...

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Joseph and Mary (2016) - Day 223, August 5th

Gary Jive

Aug 52 min read

Joseph and Mary (2016) - Day 223, August 5th

2016 TV movie Joseph and Mary has a more focused and interesting concept, even if the end result is a rather drab, cheap-looking film....

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Christmas With a Capital C (2010) - Day 222, August 4th

Gary Jive

Aug 42 min read

Christmas With a Capital C (2010) - Day 222, August 4th

Our next faith-based movie, Christmas With a Capital C is apparently based on a song of the same name by popular Christian rock band Go...

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Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020) - Day 221, August 3rd

Gary Jive

Aug 32 min read

Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020) - Day 221, August 3rd

Argh - it’s another tear-jerker next and this time I do sob like a damn baby. 2020’s Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace is all about...

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The Heart of Christmas (2011) - Day 220, August 2nd

Gary Jive

Aug 22 min read

The Heart of Christmas (2011) - Day 220, August 2nd

Next up is 2011’s The Heart of Christmas, an unashamed, full-on tearjerker. This one from director Gary Wheeler follows the story of a...

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Black Nativity (2013) - Day 219, August 1st

Gary Jive

Aug 12 min read

Black Nativity (2013) - Day 219, August 1st

Black Nativity, is a 2013 offering with an all-star cast that turns out to be (urgh) another musical and, not dissimilar to Rent (double...

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Wish For Christmas (2016) - Day 218, July 31st

Gary Jive

Jul 312 min read

Wish For Christmas (2016) - Day 218, July 31st

The importance of faith is explored further in 2016’s Wish For Christmas, a film that’s sort of like Home Alone, though instead of...

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Christmas On Salvation Street (2015) - Day 217, July 30th

Gary Jive

Jul 302 min read

Christmas On Salvation Street (2015) - Day 217, July 30th

Christmas on Salvation Street, a 2015 film from director Ralph E. Portillo is a simple tale that, while being terribly hokey, is...

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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) - Day 216, July 29th

Gary Jive

Jul 293 min read

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) - Day 216, July 29th

Watching the execrable Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas from 2014, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a film as insufferably smug with itself....

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By God's Grace (2014) - Day 215, July 28th

Gary Jive

Jul 282 min read

By God's Grace (2014) - Day 215, July 28th

Proving that Charles Dickens’ work is endlessly adaptable, 2014's By God’s Grace is yet another variation on the ‘Christmas Carol’...

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Gary Jive

Jul 273 min read

The Star (2017) - Day 214, July 27th

A film that does something a little more innovative with the Nativity tale is 2017’s animated effort The Star. This charming little story...

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The Nativity Story (2005) - Day 213, July 26th

Gary Jive

Jul 263 min read

The Nativity Story (2005) - Day 213, July 26th

I’ve never felt any sort of pull to ever sit down and watch a movie about the birth of Christ. I mean, they taught us the story in class...

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Reindeer Games (2000) - Day 212, July 25th

Gary Jive

Jul 252 min read

Reindeer Games (2000) - Day 212, July 25th

On the day that the seriously postponed 2020 Summer Olympics begin, I settle down with Reindeer Games, which will be the last of my...

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