Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Okay, so this is the 4th time I've watched this Christmas special in a row, the first time I enjoyed, same with the 2nd time, but the 3rd time, I started to notice some problems and now- pretty much the same.

I'll say the pros first, the voice acting was fine and the songs were okay, nicely paced, some the animation was fine, and it does have some charm, but that's kinda about it.

The cons is that the writing is pretty bad, the characters are kinda bland and basic, the story was pretty whack and dumb, some of the dialogue was corny, the animation was pretty choppy at time with some the voice not matching the mouths and looks very cheap, and while the songs were fine, they added nothing to the story and probably was added to just fill the movie.

Overall, at worst, it's mediocre, and at best, it's decent, it's definitely not as bad as some say, but objective, it's definitely not good. I do see this having a cult following tho and being in the so-bad-it's-good territory. I would still watch it every year cuz of what whacky it is, but it's definitely not that good, it's mostly mid to decent.

6/10.

Trite and tiring, the one-liners almost made me cry. My 4 year old left the room and ended up doing a puzzle. I don't know what age group this was written for, but the writer himself/herself didn't even want credit. As for the song, it's mildly amusing. At least it was a decade ago. There are many Christmas movies to watch. Although I've seen some many more times than this, they are still enjoyable. Whenever this comes on, I try to encourage my child to watch something else. One positive note, that allowed a vote of 2 instead of 1, is that it encourages good moral values. That would have been encouraging, if anyone were watching.

When this first came out as a song, it was amusing, a light chuckle along the lines of Weird Al's Christmas at Ground Zero. That was over a decade ago. Now someone's decided that we need a 50-minutes explanation of the backstory behind the song.

The storylines not bad...it's the sort of Christmas special that seems naggingly familiar, from the courtroom scene (Miracle on 34th Street) to the tycoon buying a locally run store (Gremlins 2). The animation is crude though, with a cookie-cutter feel to it. The producers apparently felt that we needed more songs by the same artist, all of which are lethargic one-verse ditties devoid of humor.

One thing I'll give credit to: The 'evil tycoon' at least is written by the books. But overall, this novelty of a video makes a better bookstop than anything else.

I don't remember ever seeing this one before. For someone who knew the song very well, but not the film...wondering where have I been? If I have, it was a long time ago. It is definitely based upon the song, which is silly to begin with so the movie is just the same, far-fetched, yet considering the song and the animated movie match, it was exactly what it was supposed to be in a crazy and weird kind of way. They just made a move based on the song because they could, but that's about all. However, it turned out to be not as bad as I thought it would be, so I was a little pleasantly surprised. It's not a complete waste of time, but worthy of at least one viewing. Happy Holidays IMDb and everyone reading this review for 2017!

So what a great Christmas kids show. I rented it for my nieces and didn't realize they had to put all kinds of cleavage and inappropriate dress on the women. Its a kid show . Are you for real. I regret renting it. Could be a perfect show, but..... kids don't need to be exposed to that at a young age. Shameful.