CHRISTMAS MOVIES RULES - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), the third film in the vacation is a family home christmas story.

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"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989)

SLASHER FILM RULES - Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987)

Every genre has cliches, but how well does the second Silent Night Deadly Night film follow the Slasher film rules?

Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987) Ricky Caldwell, brother of the killer from Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) recounts that film in detail and then his own series of copycat killings. While a slasher film it's about a damaged individual getting revenge on the world.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES RULES - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) is, pretty obviously, a Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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"The Muppets Christmas Carol" (1992)