funny how a studio think it can make a sequel to what be a classic christmas story with an entirely new cast and expect it to float . sure they use various actor for batman and but in that instance batman be a classic character before any of the actor don his cape . in this instance you have a classic character in the blond head horn rim glass wear ralphy that want a red ryder bb gun for christmas . somehow we be suppose to forget him and accept another little boy that share no resemblance to the original . if i have not know it be a sequel i wouldn not have guess it from the cast . except of course charles grodin try so hard to imitate darrin mcgavin that your be constantly remind that the original be far good . in the end it might have work if they have cast the movie well . they should have look for look a like or simply ignore the original and not try to copy it look and feel . this one be just a cheap imitation . the ralphy evoke no sympathy just a desire to seem his character shoot his eye out or die .