Christmas with the Kranks | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@ItApproaches]

It wasn't about the money actually. They saved money yes, that was a bonus, but the point was to avoid the stress of Christmas and depression of their daughter not being there by giving themselves a treat, a cruise to enjoy just the two of them. Nothing wrong with that.

[@tree6787]

I agree 100% and honestly it really bugs me that everybody got so upset at them you know what they can do whatever they want! And the daughter should have giving them more time instead of calling the day they're leaving that's absolutely unacceptable! I would have told her we were going on vacation

[@ItApproaches]

@@tree6787 Yup. I'm straight up skipping Christmas entirely myself. Some don't like that but to damn bad lol.

[@m.hreels9822]

I don't know why this Christmas movie gets such a bad wrap sometimes but I always liked it ❤🎄🎅🏻

[@jessdanowski3516]

This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Fun fact this movie comes from the novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. It’s pretty short and a really great read. ❤

[@videohistory722]

This movie is actually based off of a book, and in it, Luther is moved by his neighbors' generosity all on his own. His wife didn't need to bully him into it.

[@sun2899]

Ok, I'm just going to drop everything to watch my favorite Christmas movie with you 🤩🤩. Thank you thank youuuu 😸💛

[@in8hope617]

I predict he will LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

[@bodyxcount22]

Just wanted to say I love your videos and reactions. You always lift my mood and have a genuine excitement and warmth, so today's intro really resonated with me since this is a depressing time of year for me, and probably many others. Your goal of just wanting to make someone laugh and brighten their day is met every time I re-watch your videos or see a new one has been posted. Keep up the amazing videos and Happy Holidays, truly wish the best for you and yours.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Wow, thank you!

[@martinsandt1135]

Well said

[@StephenLuke]

The film is based on John Grisham's book "Skipping Christmas." (The original title is seen in the newspaper article after the tanning salon incident.) The title was changed to avoid confusion with Surviving Christmas (2004). Both movies were holiday comedies released in the same year and both were poorly received by critics. The swimsuits the models are wearing in the advertisement for the cruise the Kranks are taking are the same ones Luther and Nora wear when they go tanning in the mall. When Luther is stuck hanging from his roof, you can see one of the firemen get hit in the face with the ladder. During filming, it was reported that the cast and crew had ingested over 10 pounds of fake snow. Tom Poston's (Father Zabriskie) final film. When the Kranks are watching Vic Frohmeyer through the window, Luther says to Nora, "So you're saying Frohmeyer has a problem with our skipping Christmas? Who's he gonna call?" Dan Aykroyd, who plays Frohmeyer, also starred in Ghostbusters (1984) for which "Who Ya Gonna Call" was a line from the movie's theme song. An additional GB reference comes when Luther asks Vic if he knows anybody at Con Ed - In Ghostbusters II (1989), the Ghostbusters pretend to be from Con Ed to dig a big hole in the middle of the street. Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd had previously starred in Trading Places (1983), My Girl (1991), and My Girl 2 (1994) together. They play neighbors in Christmas With the Kranks rather than love interests as they have in their previous movies. First Christmas movie of Tim Allen's not associated with the Santa Clause trilogy. Frosty the Snowman bears a strong resemblance to the snowman in Jack Frost starring Michael Keaton. Although the Kranks are skipping Christmas and everything to do with it, somehow they manage to have a Christmas wreath on their front door. After the party has already started, the burglar who lies about having kids tries to escape from the upper floor and walks out onto the roof. Tim Allen's character yells "Hey, get down from there!" which is similar to him yelling at Santa Claus on the roof in The Santa Clause (1994). Despite the title, the movie ends before it's Christmas.

[@LunaticKD1991]

🤣 Tim Allen is always great.

[@biggienorm420]

This is one of my mothers favorites. We watch it together every year. Great reaction.

[@kellyadams79]

The tanning scene is so funny😅 the guy who plays his neighbor across the street played his Father in law on Home Improvement. They still sale those cameras online

[@serenitytoepper]

Ah, I love this movie it's got a special place in my holiday favorites list.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@melody9241]

I love this movie 🎬, I bought it years ago and I have it on my movie lists for Christmas amongst others.

[@musicalmistress101]

Oh man, I LOVE Christmas with the Kranks! This movie is watched yearly and is close to my heart

[@TurbidTG1]

People give this movie a lot of grief but I watched it when I was 9/10 and I always liked it.

[@Winchester1984]

N. REEKY always makes me laugh!😂

[@m.hreels9822]

Dan Aykroyd is epic is this! 😂❤

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

He is in most films I think

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Who are they going to call? Lolol good easter egg

[@theirishslyeyes]

Lloollll this movie is so great! My ex and I only have one child, our daughter, and we both related to this movie so much, because we were a lot like this couple 😂😂😂😂 I'm always all about Christmas, and he....wasn't 😂😂 It still cracks me up all of these years later!

[@goldieschooch8512]

Funny movie! Such a good heartfelt ending! 🎄

[@JasonGilbert-yl8hf]

I Can't Believe this movie is 20 years old!!! Such a funny movie:) love your reactions!! Love from your Iowa Neighbor:)

[@melody9241]

Too cold here in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 🥶 brrr 😊

[@kennyhogg5820]

One year a single street went all out with lights. We happened upon it by chance. The driveways were lined with those kind of chinese lanterns. Candles in brown grocery bags, plus lights on the houses. It was impressive. Went back the next year, nothing. And it's been nothing for the past few years. Not sure what that was about.

[@ironhide238]

John Debney one of my favorite composers

[@jaygooese4242]

20:55 the way she screams

[@alexblack9]

Tim Allen and Jamie lee Curtis look like a real couple.

[@jaygooese4242]

Merry freaking holidays

[@philmakris8507]

You see James, it's a re-imagining of A Christmas Carroll

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It is??? where are the three ghosts & Patrick Swayze

[@mcfmcf4038]

really like your christmas background for the intro :)

[@shellihouge938]

You are so much fun to watch movies with. ✌️ & ❤

[@Anakinskywalkerfan1]

Nora would be a good mother and Luther would be a chill dad

[@boomgames_11]

I just saw this movie 2 days ago, what fun!

[@sun2899]

Me too 😅🤣👍

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Three names that James can possibly add to the catalogue. 1. Austin Pendleton (Santa/Marty, the umbrella salesman) was also in My Cousin Vinny. 2. Patrick Breen (Aubie) was in Men in Black as Reggie (the driver whose wife is in labor). 3. M. Emmet Walsh (Walt Scheel) was also in Raising Arizona as the ear-bender in the machine shop.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added them thanks Eric

[@dianedeck]

The book this movie was based on was Skipping Christmas by John Grisham and the book was even funnier than the movie. Loved it.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I've read a few Grisham books

[@belindalopes6774]

As you like reading and have watched this movie, you should read Skipping Christmas by James Patterson

[@belindalopes6774]

Think that was the book this movie was based on.

[@PanicRoom1]

This is normal life in an HOA neighborhood. 😅

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I'll probably never live in one of those

[@dizzynikki5912]

I needed this laugh More than anything tonight.. Thank You..

[@tempusspiritus]

Canceling the Christmas Eve party made sense because it’s expensive & exhausting. On top of decorating they’d have to cook & cleanup afterward all before leaving the next morning. I dislike the ending as the husband, while being a little unreasonable on a few things, was mostly right yet made to seem like the villain by everyone including his wife who agreed with him on 99% of it.

[@Big-Brainrot]

Been loving your channel for a while! We watch this one and Four Christmases every year at my house around Christmas, like our own tradition.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

So glad you're enjoying the content. Thanks for the support

[@LuisM1416]

I love this movie so much. Its so much fun. I remember when the novel came out by John Grisham. I was like wow I love his novels and I was glad he wrote a Christmas novel. Great reaction to this movie.

[@djcrimmy]

we watch this one every year also jingle all the way

[@MarySetzer]

Nice can't imagine how you haven't seen this.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I know, right?

[@nicolem376]

Your Christmas background is fantastic!

[@kellyadams79]

You should watch Home Improvement Christmas episodes hes always hurting himself. And goes all out on the decorations.

[@dennislittau6320]

I never understood why the Frostys are going on the roof??

[@jaygooese4242]

13:36 that poor cat

[@reddwarf9422]

I have never seen this one although I have known about it. Looking forward to seeing this!

[@melody9241]

My favorite movie with Tim Allen is Wild Hogs with John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and I forget the other guys name and other good actors

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@melody9241]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Np, anytime 😊. I know and own over 3000 DVD 📀 's and VHS 📼 movies too... 😆 🤣

[@kathyharvey8275]

just want to say you have the best laugh😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@BigGator5]

"You forgot the white chocolate!" "They didn't have any." "Did you talk to Rex?" "Who's Rex?" "The butcher." "...as odd as it sounds, I didn't think to ask the butcher where the chocolate was!" Fun Fact: Despite the title, the movie ends before it's Christmas. Automobile Enthusiast Fact: In the novella, the Kranks drive a Lexus. In the film, it appears the Kranks are driving a 1998 model Toyota Camry. Subtle Story Telling Fact: The swimsuits the models are wearing in the advertisement for the cruise the Kranks are taking are the same ones Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) wear when they go tanning in the mall. Critical Failure Fact: The film is based on Skipping Christmas (2001) by John Grisham. The title was changed to avoid confusion with Surviving Christmas (2004). Both movies were holiday comedies released in the same year and both were poorly received by critics. The consensus is that the movie is too "mean spirited" and the main couple are unsympathetic.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh.. love the fun fact

[@terribanks8633]

This movie was based on a book titled Skipping Christmas by David Baldacci.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

They did say Skipping Christmas many times. Oh.. I've read some Baldacci books.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Also, others have commented that is was John Grisham not Baldacci.

[@yournamehere6002]

I recommend 29TH STREET, a very underseen, underrated Christmas movie.

[@dizzynikki5912]

Such a fun movie...

[@serenitytoepper]

I like the man playing Dan Aykroyd playing in this movie, his funniest movie is Coneheads. I think anyways.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Coneheads reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5XMe6KYm9RorK8si=J4xWidp7sB41Z-JS

[@serenitytoepper]

@@AwesomeUSMovies thank you. I'll watch it when I get home from work.

[@melody9241]

Tim Ais a amazing actor, my son likes him cause he's Buzz lightyear from Toy Story 😀 😄

[@JoeyPincombe]

The old guy who was the priest starred in 1970s tv show mork and mindy is. The cantankerous the landlord who writes greeting cards. Also as Eric Formans grandpa

[@sarahsperr3341]

I was hoping you would do this one.

[@MadelineBuckner]

I love this movie, but the neighbors piss me off! They are all SO weirdly nosy

[@trevorsmith9162]

Four more for the list (The Last Castle 2001) (The Black Knight 2001) (American Outlaws 2001) & (Frailty 2001)

[@dianedeck]

oh Frailty is that one movie that I never can get out of my head. Because there really are people out there who do that sort of thing and hear about it the news one day.

[@nicolem376]

Ho! Ho! Ho! This is a fun movie!

[@christinahilt2978]

Free Frosty!!!☃️

[@Lunarbob19]

It is a great and funny movie, just don't expect things to end all fair and square. Luther gets totally dumped on for the wrong reasons. It wasn't about money, it was about avoiding depressing time without their child. But once he put so much time and effort into it, everyone turns on him in an instant. Really, the worst character IMO is Blair. She was so self absorbed that only called few days before Xmas still expecting everything, even dropping surprise mate on them like it was no big deal.

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Always annoyed me how much their friends and neighbors judged them. Though they really should've just let them put up Frosty.

[@timetravellerearthx8527]

please continue MEN IN BLACK 2

[@ItApproaches]

It's going to be odd seeing all the reactors doing Christmas movies this month, cause I'm skipping Christmas ENTIRELY this year. No music, no movies, no decorating, no dinner, no gifts, not even seeing any family members. Just going to play some video games and work on my next book.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

and it continues... Christmas with the Kranks... 5% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes... 39% audience score... skipping..

[@Acid-Fire]

Your movie selections lately have been pretty horrible James. These are not good movies or the way to build your channel up. I feel like you’d be better off getting a book of Movies to see before you die and use that as a guide. Because whoever is directing you towards these movies, this ain’t it.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

There aren't a lot of "Christmas" movies that I havent' already scene or know about. I think you'll really like what's coming out on 11th. It's only a year old and it was hilarious