When I saw the trailer for this movie, I really wanted to like it. As an 80's kid myself who had to "earn" my first Nintendo, I thought I might have a connection plus I was an avid baseball card collector as well. The basic plot was good, the characters were good, and it paid homage to the original Christmas Story movie. But if you are an 80's kid like me, you won't be able to ignore a few items from this movie that are not "80's correct."
Flaws: Billy Ripken "F@@@-Face" error card was '89 Fleer, the movie takes place in '88, they used fake cards. But showed '88 Topps later.
Chris Sabo? RC in '88 traded/update, unlikely to be in packs.
Nintendo game "Silent Fists" they played with the power glove doesn't exist. And the graphics are 16 bit, not 8 bit
They didn't make a 42" inch CRT tv. 40" was the biggest.
Flaws: Billy Ripken "F@@@-Face" error card was '89 Fleer, the movie takes place in '88, they used fake cards. But showed '88 Topps later.
Chris Sabo? RC in '88 traded/update, unlikely to be in packs.
Nintendo game "Silent Fists" they played with the power glove doesn't exist. And the graphics are 16 bit, not 8 bit
They didn't make a 42" inch CRT tv. 40" was the biggest.