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Cannonball! (1976)
Good grief!
Good Lord, one of many horrible 70's movies. The acting is atrocious, the characters have no depth, they are really only caricatures. David Carradine acts about as well as a tree stump and most likely got many of his jobs because of his wholly more talented father. Now, if you are the sort of person who enjoys car races, chases, etc., you may really enjoy this movie. Frankly, I couldn't tell if this movie was intended as a drama because some of the scenes are laughable. There are quite a few well known stars in this movie, but it is debatable if they were as well known then. As far as I am concerned, there have been enough movies made about this underground coast-to-coast race. I enjoyed the comedy "Cannonball Run" much more than this movie.
It Runs in the Family (1994)
Another poor sequel
Like most people I love "A Christmas Story". I had never even heard of this film and perhaps for good reason--it is awful. Same locale, same narrator, same director but the warm fuzziness of the original was lacking. Charles Grodin was a poor choice to replace Darrin McGavin but I cannot imagine anyone being able to replace him. The story seems forced and lacks the sweetness of the original. The interaction with the neighbors, the Bumpuses, is ridiculous. In "A Christmas Story" Ralphie's obsession with the BB gun seems cute but his obsession in this movie is boring. Scud Farkus, the original neighborhood bully, is replaced in this film by yet another kid with braces and a weird hat but with little of the Scud Farkus menacing appeal. It would be pretty difficult to equal the original, even if this movie had been made with the original crew.