like most people i love a christmas story . i have never even heard of this film and perhaps for good reason it be awful . same locale and same narrator and same director but the warm fuzziness of the original be lack . charles grodin be a poor choice to replace darrin mcgavin but i can not imagine anyone be able to replace him . the story seem force and lack the sweetness of the original . the interaction with the neighbor and the bumpuses and be ridiculous . in a christmas story ralphie obsession with the bb gun seem cute but his obsession in this movie be bore . scud farkus and the original neighborhood bully and be replace in this film by yet another kid with brace and a weird hat but with little of the scud farkus menace appeal . it would be pretty difficult to equal the original and even if this movie have be make with the original crew .