tech097 People the name of the movie is "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"! WHY are we being so critical about this movie? Let me first start off by saying Christmas specials are a staple of the winter season, and usually, they're all the same! Whether it's the woman who falls in love with the man she hated or never really liked, or the person that didn't believe in Santa and learns the value of giving and Christmas, Christmas specials are usually clichéd or few in classic originality. Heck, Rankin-Bass really owns that territory, as well as Live-Action films like Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life (And of course, the occasional Television show Christmas Episode). To put it brief, this isn't a GREAT special, but WHY are people hating it? The name and song should sum the tone of the movie up. I mean the song may not have needed an explanation, but it's a good question on WHY the heck Grandma was run over by Santa's reindeer? Was he DRUNK? Was it his mischievous relatives? REVENGE by some resentful elves? To be honest, it's an interesting take on what little information the song gave. As for the special, it's basic, and CAN get annoying with the shoehorned songs, BUT it CAN be hilarious if you're the right person watching! If you enjoy a cheap film once in a while, and love the clichés of Christmas, you should REALLY like this, but as a film itself, it really doesn't hold up intentionally. It's a 6/10 film at best, but I'll give it an extra point for the fact that I laughed every year I saw it as a kid on Cartoon Network. It's not for families, since I doubt PARENTS can enjoy it as much as some kids can, not that it's ONLY for kids, I'M SEVENTEEN AND LOVE THIS Cheesy FILM! The clichés are so predictable the animation is VERY basic, and the plot MAY be contrived, but there is definitely heart and drive in this film that keeps it entertaining and makes it not feel like an eternity while watching it. So give it a TRY at least when you see it on Television during the Christmas Season. I wouldn't recommend seeing it on video though. Any Christmas specials bought on DVD like I said are more Rankin-Bass's forte. Unless it's $5, don't bother, because this is more of a personal viewing rather than a family viewing, so buying it might be a waste. I just recommend catching it on TV when it's on Cartoon Network. WHO KNOWS? You may make a tradition out of it like I do!

abrown975 This is the worst Christmas special to ever air on television. There is this young kid named Jake Spankenheimer, who is just the most sickeningly-sweet and annoying kid you could ever see, whose Grandma, who sounds like she inhaled a tank of helium, was run over by one of Santa's reindeer. Yes, this is based on the novelty song. In fact, they even sing it in the beginning of the movie while everything is happening at the same time. The characters even say the freaking lyrics as they are doing what the song's lyrics describe. So, the movie REALLY wants to make sure that you know that it's based on the novelty song. But this movie puts a twist on the song, saying that the whole reason Grandma was run over was because of the in-your-face, b*tchy, fake-southern-accented, flamboyant villain cousin Mel, who tried to poison Grandma's fruitcakes which would somehow lead to Grandma selling the store which would make something... I don't know, I kind of stopped listening once I heard the title song. But it's not just the voices, or animation, or even the dialogue that make the movie bad, although they sure are contributors. It's the songs. One novelty song is enough, but we also have "Grandma's Spending Christmas Christmas With the Superstars", in which Grandpa sings about how he thinks Grandma is dead but isn't sad because he knows that she is in heaven having Christmas with Elvis, and... Elvis ('cause that's all he lists), but he sings it to jazz/rock 'n' roll. And also "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Off of Santa", which has cousin Mel and her accountant/lawyer/lesbian lover singing that Grandpa is (insert title here) because he's going to find out that Santa ran over her, and for some strange reason when they sing, they do it to tropical music/background while they wear samba outfits, spouting out the dumbest lyrics a novelty song could have: "Grandpa's gonna sue the pants off of Santa that's what grandpa's gonna do. Grandpas gonna sue the pants off of Santa. Cause grandma would have wanted him to. Grandpas gonna sue the pants off of Santa. He knows the law is on his side. Grandpas gonna sue the pants off of Santa. Santa's going for a ride! *Arriba*" Oh yeah, I'm gonna be humming that all week. But aside from that, the movie also rips off Miracle on 34th Street and other movies, has the stupidest villain ever, an annoying Grandma who thankfully gets run over by a reindeer, and little Jake, who is twelve (or whatever) yet still believes in Santa and is so annoyingly-sugary-sweet and good-hearted that I so dearly want a reindeer to run over him. Nothing in the special was right. It was boring, annoying, had horrible songs, had horrible voices, and it even had bad animation (Is that a dollop of whipped cream on Grandma's head? Oh wait, that's her hair). Skip this movie. This is the equivalent of finding a lump of coal in your stocking.

tommypezmaster My next M/G Review after: "Bee Movie" This show is Pretty Good. It has some good stuff in When I;m bored. I'm Bored all the time and I sometimes watch it on December. I like Eight Crazy Night as well. This movie I'm gonna review short will get a B+. Here the Results: Voice-acting: B 7.5/10.0 Solid. Very nice and in High Quatily.Graphics: C 6.0/10.0 It's a little Blurry.Sound: A 8.0/10.0 Great Original Soundtrack.Dialouge: A+ 9.0/10.0 Great scripts and to make it Funnier they have woory about fruit cake.Lasting Appeal: B 7.0/10.0 What the *beep* Can I say? it has a Solid Lasting Appeal.Overall: B+ 7.8/10.0 This movie can go a little uphill more. That's all I have to say. It is however pretty short so I'm just gonna cut this. Good Day Everyone.

yng_tr Never I have seen a movie so terrible that i've gone insane. It was a HUGE waste of time seeing this crappy film. There are a lot of things i hate about this movie: The songs is so terrible (yet a little bit catchy) i hit my head on the wall(especially from the song 'Grandpa is gonna sue the pants out of Santa' which i hit 10 Times *shrugs*), the character design, and that evil, greedy, and Bitchy cousin Mel.I cannot stand her for one second, she has got to be one of the most bitchiest person i've seen. Even though i kinda like her southern voice. The only bright-side is that Austin Bucks is played by the person who is the voice of Liquid Snake from Metal Gear Solid.I would not recommended to people to watch for the holidays as it was a HUGE disgrace for x-mas.