Jingle All the Way

Guest post written by The AP

A.P. here. When Jester asked me to review Jingle All The Way, the first thing I said was, "It's the epitome of every parents Christmas nightmare!" Jester is way too young to remember the Cabbage Patch Doll craze when my dad had to fight off some ladies at the Hills Department Store so we could have one for Christmas. It never fails that my kids want one of the hottest toys around for Christmas. And Howard Langston's (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) son is no different. Howard, a busy salesman, forgets to get his son, Jamie, a Turbo Man action figure long before the Christmas rush. He soon discovers that everyone else in the city is also looking for one. As he goes on his comical quest for the Turbo Man, he gets into all kinds of trouble. He soon becomes rivals with a crazy postal worker Milton (Sinbad). The two start competing with each other when the radio station has a contest for a Turbo Man and battle it out for the rest of the movie. Sinbad was perfect for this role and their scenes together produce some great laughs. Their antics get the attention of a policeman who always seems to be in the wrong place, at the wrong time. If that wasn't enough, he has to deal with Ted, (Phil Hartman-I miss you Phil!), the divorced, super dad, neighbor trying to move in on Liz, (Rita Wilson), Howard's wife. Howard decides that he has had enough of Ted and breaks into his house to steal his Turbo Man. Holiday stress makes you do crazy things sometimes. He ends up kicking a wise man into the fireplace, punching a reindeer, then getting caught. Phil makes a great supporting actor and his scenes are just hysterical. But is there a movie that Phil didn't bring some great laughs too? I don't think so. If you think of one, just send all comments to the Jester. The movie wraps up at a parade where Howard acts as Turbo Man and Milton as Dementor, Turbo Man's arch nemesis. Turbo Man, Dementor, and Jamie go at it one more time. After a semi-fight scene, Jamie finally gets his Turbo Man doll. And Howard finds out that Jamie is happier that his dad is Turbo Man, a very predictable ending. Rounding out the cast, are a few actors you may know; James Belushi, Robert Conrad, Martin Mull, and Richard Moll. Is Jingle All the Way the best Christmas movie? Far from it. It's not even in my top five. Is there ever going to be 24 hours of Jingle All the Way on TBS? Better not be. But it is good for a few laughs during the holiday season and for that reason, I give it a Great rating. Merry Christmas to everyone, and I hope that kids everywhere get that hottest toy on their wish list this year.

AP and NBM concur: Jingle All the Way - Great

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