Films of this sort embody the consumerism of Christmas to a degree I find unsavoury they basically play as the antithesis of A Charlie Brown Christmas, which sees the original Christmas story in the Gospel of Luke as the antidote to Charlie Brown’s consumer Christmas blues. As for me, I’ve never thought A Christmas Story is a great film, so 8-Bit Christmas was amusing, but rather forgettable. And two is whether you like Christmas stories without any religious or spiritual dimension. One is how nostalgic you are for the time period (the 1980s). Your embrace of the material will likely depend on two things. ![]() ![]() In short, both are nostalgic works that try to activate that particular blend of nostalgia and sardonic sentimentality that’s so common in pop-culture over the past 40 years. It offers a nostalgic view of the past, as well as self-reflective commentary on the strengths and deficiencies of the main character’s family members. It’s narrated by Neil Patrick Harris as an adult Jake, just like A Christmas Story is narrated by Jean Shepherd as an adult Ralphie Parker. The film is set in 1988 instead of the 1940s and replaces A Christmas Story’s references to radio programs, hand-knit sweaters, and Ovaltine with references to Cabbage Patch Kids, tooth retainers, and the Nintendo Power Glove. Written by Kevin Jakubowski, and based on his own novel, 8-Bit Christmas is also about a boy (Winslow Fegley’s Jake Doyle) begging to get one specific toy for Christmas: in this case, a Nintendo Entertainment System. Do you like A Christmas Story? Then you might like Michael Dowse’s 8-Bit Christmas, which hit HBO Max (Crave in Canada) this month and plays like a 1980s-set version of Bob Clark’s classic about a boy who wants a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas.
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