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My review

posted 3 years ago by [deleted]
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I watched 8-Bit Christmas (2021). Directed by Michael Dowse, the film is about a boy in Chicago in the 80s who wants a Nintendo. It doesn't always work, but there is enough nostalgia and cute funny moments to keep viewers entertained. Neil Patrick Harris does a nice job and some of the kids are cute. Also, there are Cabbage Patch Dolls, which is always a bonus. The problem with most films today are there not enough Cabbage Patch Dolls in them. So grab your (Cabbage Patch) kids and enjoy. My rating is a 7/10.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8859) 3 years ago

I'd probably agree that "there is enough nostalgia and cute funny moments to keep viewers entertained." When I first saw the trailer, I had high hopes. I was one of those kids in the 80s who was desperate to get their hands on an NES. (That finally happened happened Christmas of, I think, 1987.)

However, I wouldn't say the film quite reached the level of my hopes. I think there's a better film that could be made from the premise. But I enjoyed it well enough and don't think I wasted my time. There are definitely some entertaining scenes, the young actors were surprisingly good, and the ending is good.

It's a shame they can't go back and revise the story one last time, but as it stands, it's a fairly good Christmas film. We get so few new Christmas movies that are worth watching so I'm at least glad it was made.