You won't be disappointed!

Beautiful, moving film.

A Masterpiece!

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

People the name of the movie is "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"! WHY are we being so critical about this movie? Let me first start off by saying Christmas specials are a staple of the winter season, and usually, they're all the same! Whether it's the woman who falls in love with the man she hated or never really liked, or the person that didn't believe in Santa and learns the value of giving and Christmas, Christmas specials are usually clichéd or few in classic originality. Heck, Rankin-Bass really owns that territory, as well as Live-Action films like Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life (And of course, the occasional Television show Christmas Episode). To put it brief, this isn't a GREAT special, but WHY are people hating it? The name and song should sum the tone of the movie up. I mean the song may not have needed an explanation, but it's a good question on WHY the heck Grandma was run over by Santa's reindeer? Was he DRUNK? Was it his mischievous relatives? REVENGE by some resentful elves? To be honest, it's an interesting take on what little information the song gave. As for the special, it's basic, and CAN get annoying with the shoehorned songs, BUT it CAN be hilarious if you're the right person watching! If you enjoy a cheap film once in a while, and love the clichés of Christmas, you should REALLY like this, but as a film itself, it really doesn't hold up intentionally. It's a 6/10 film at best, but I'll give it an extra point for the fact that I laughed every year I saw it as a kid on Cartoon Network. It's not for families, since I doubt PARENTS can enjoy it as much as some kids can, not that it's ONLY for kids, I'M SEVENTEEN AND LOVE THIS Cheesy FILM! The clichés are so predictable the animation is VERY basic, and the plot MAY be contrived, but there is definitely heart and drive in this film that keeps it entertaining and makes it not feel like an eternity while watching it. So give it a TRY at least when you see it on Television during the Christmas Season. I wouldn't recommend seeing it on video though. Any Christmas specials bought on DVD like I said are more Rankin-Bass's forte. Unless it's $5, don't bother, because this is more of a personal viewing rather than a family viewing, so buying it might be a waste. I just recommend catching it on TV when it's on Cartoon Network. WHO KNOWS? You may make a tradition out of it like I do!

For years, I wondered how they could make an animated cartoon about the death of a beloved grandmother caused by a reindeer running over her based on a tongue-in-cheek Christmas novelty song called "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Now that I've watched the result and found out that it's only partially implied she might've kicked the bucket and is actually staying at the North Pole because of amnesia, I've got to say part of me would've preferred that the song just stayed a song. I mean, all the additional stuff-like the clichéd villainous cousin, in this case the female Cousin Mel-just makes one head spin thinking how the now-iconic song is now being violated just for the sake of possibly making another classic holiday cartoon special. Well, this time, it didn't work for me as the story seemed too contrived, the characters too sugary sweet, and the situations too unbelievable. Of course, if I was still under-12...

If we really want to get serious and find Osama Bin Laden, then we should take this stinker down to Gitmo and force the detainees to watch it. They'll be singing within minutes. Of course, I'm sure that making them watch this god-awful dreck violates the Geneva Convention in several ways. Look, my 5 year old daughter isn't allowed to watch TV at home. So take her to her grandparents or cousins and she's a little TV zombie. She got up and walked away after about ten minutes. That's how bad this is. You know, when the person responsible for this garbage was a young writer, I bet he or she had dreams of the great American novel. Now they have to look in the mirror every morning with the realization that they wrote what is possibly the worst hour of television in the history of the medium.And we wonder why the rest of the world hates us...

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.