Ernest Saves Christmas
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Movie Reviews of Ernest Saves Christmas
Movie Review: "I taught Vern everything he knows about Nuclear Physics" - Ernest
Summary: 4 Stars
This a good movie to use as an introduction to the Ernest character. We see Ernest go through the usual routine of being his clumsy, stupid self, but his persona is dashed with a peculiar hint of altruism in this particular Christmas movie.
Ernest is working as a cab driver, and who should his next fare be? Why, it's Old St. Nick himself!
When Ernest asks Santa to pay, Santa finds out he accidentally mixed up his US currency with a large batch of Mr. Funtime play money. Oops!
Ernest cuts the old guy a break and lets Santa ride for free. The boss of the cab company isn't too pleased upon hearing this, as you might imagine, and we see Ernest get fired.
Ernest is bummed, so he and his new friend Harmony go to visit his buddy Vern. We never actually see the infamous Vern, and we can only assume Vern is the cameraman. It doesn't take Ernest long to wreck up Vern's house while attempting to decorate it for the holiday season.
Meanwhile, Santa's running into more trouble. Someone calls the cops on him for "pretending to be Santa" and he goes to prison. Not only that, but he discovers he accidentally left his magic sack of toys with that fool Ernest. Poor Santa. He's forgetting a lot of important things. No wonder he's out there trying to find a guy to replace him. In fact, he's already chosen a guy named Joe at the Children's Museum to be the new Santa. If he can just get out of jail and reach Joe, he can make everything right in time for Christmas again.
Can Ernest return the magic sack to Santa and get him out of prison so he can pass the torch to the new Santa? Can Ernest save Christmas? You'll have to endure quite a few amusing Ernest antics to find out. I particularly enjoy his disquise as a snake handler.
All in all, a great Christmas movie for families, and quite funny to boot. However, if you're willing to sacrifice the family feel of the movie for something with even more laughs, you can try National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
1/10/07 - Recently I've been thinking, "You know, that Ernest Saves Christmas movie is very, very much like the business world of today. Everything's all screwed up, and only gets worked out at the last split-freaking-second. Man, it's a miracle we all don't get fired every single day!"
Movie Review: Christmas is coming! Know what I mean?
Summary: 4 Stars
1988's "Ernest Saves Christmas" is a loveable children's movie that's packed with goofy gags and silly holiday humor. Of course, most of the magic is brought out by America's favorite country bumpkin, Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney).After 151 years on the job, Santa Claus (Douglas Seale) moves to Orlando, Florida to retire. To keep the Christmas spirit alive, he attempts to hire a former T.V. show host named Joe Curruthers (Oliver Clark) as his replacement. Joe is chosen because of his unending devotion to making kids happy. However, Joe's money-hungry agent, Marty Brock, (Robert Lesser) offers him a chance of a lifetime; a starring role in a gruesome horror movie called "Christmas Slay." Later on, after believing that Santa isn't who he claims to be, Marty has the old man arrested and taken to prison! Even worse, Santa accidentally left his bag of toys behind! Meanwhile, Ernest is an airport taxi driver who tries to celebrate Christmas with his flabbergasted neighbor Vern...and with disastrous results! When he discovers Kris Kringle's magical bag of toys, Ernest realizes that he's the real thing! In a race against time, Ernest and a runaway teen named Harmony Star (Noelle Parker) have to bail Santa out of jail and help him fetch Joe before 7:00 pm on December 24th. Otherwise, the magic of Christmas will disappear forever! Along the way, Ernest flips pancakes onto the ceiling, crashes a chandelier on a dining room table, adapts a few cartoonish disguises (including that of the cranky Auntie Nelda), and rockets to the moon on a sleigh with 8 tiny reindeer! To make a long story short, "Ernest Saves Christmas" is fun for the whole family.
Movie Review: sometimes you just need to laugh
Summary: 4 Stars
It's very heartening to know that so many people appreciate this movie. Maybe the world is not as cynical as I suspected. This is one really funny movie and one I would recommend.
The scene where Ernest delivers a Christmas tree to Vern's house has to be one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. You REALLY need to let your guard down just once if you haven't seen this film and just laugh and marvel at the characters Jim Varney can improvise. Pour yourself some potent eggnog, I don't know. We all need this kind of therapy now and then.
Back in the 80's you could make a movie like this. Ernest was always just a kindhearted bumbler; innocent and funny. Think about some of the elements in light of today's culture. A cynical but positively stunning runaway girl just starts staying with Ernest at his house. At one point she is wearing a schoolgirl outfit with pigtails - and walks right into a prison cell past a bunch of men who pay no attention to her at all. Back in 1988 when I first saw this movie that didn't seem particularly weird at all. That was 1988 and this is now.
Just like some of the anachronisms in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or A Charlie Brown Christmas, you just have to kick back at Christmas time and drink a toast to better days when you watch Ernest Saves Christmas. I only hope Jim Varney knew how much people loved him.
Movie Review: A guilty pleasure for the holiday season
Summary: 4 Stars
Ernest P. Worrell is probably the most famous redneck in the United States. Many, especially in the East and Midwest, have seen his commercials back in the 80's, and have grown to admire him. I, for one, grew up watching his full-length feature films (my favorites being Ernest Goes to Jail and Ernest Rides Again). Although they aren't very top-notch films, I still enjoy watching them from time to time. Ernest Saves Christmas is different. It's pretty much the weakest in the Ernest series. Sometimes it's pretty dull and annoying (the most annoying being that wretched girl Harmony Starr). Ernest is more of a supporting character here, and doesn't do much throughout the film. This isn't really an Ernest film; it's more of a standard Christmas film. Nonetheless, I'd consider this a guilty pleasure. The premise is interesting, the jokes are mildly funny, and the spirit of Christmas is captured pretty well. It's not that bad of a film; I've certainly seen worse. Easily watchable during the last month of the year.Movie Review: Excellent xmas film!
Summary: 4 Stars
I first remember seeing this on the tv a few years after it hit the cinema.If ever there was a film to get you in the christmas spirit, then this is the one. Ernest saves christmas is without a doubt the best Ernest film of them all!
I have to watch this every christmas now to get me in the mood and too give me a good laugh. If you love christmas like me and are a fan of the Ernest films, then buy this now!!