“A Christmas Story Christmas” — a follow-up to the original “A Christmas Story” (1983) — premiered on Nov. 17 and maintains the classic nostalgia from the first movie while also providing originality. 

Many people I’ve talked to who are my age are not big fans of the “A Christmas Story” (1983) movie, but it has always been one of my favorites. 

It’s that one movie that they show on TBS all day on Christmas and my family and I have always tuned in. 

“A Christmas Story” has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies because it’s funny and relatable. It also holds a special place in my heart because it is one that I watched with my parents. 

The movie hilariously follows a little boy named Ralphie and his family during Christmastime in the 1940s. “A Christmas Story Christmas” does the same thing, but 30 years later and this time Ralphie has to make sure Christmas for his family is perfect. 

“A Christmas Story Christmas” fully exceeded my expectations. The movie had every detail I expected it to have and more, including Ralphie’s narration and frequent daydreaming.

If you’re a fan of the first movie like me, you’re probably going into this movie hoping you get to see another fool stick their tongue to a frozen, metal flagpole. 

While the movie didn’t feature a recreation of this exact scene, it did have one similar that featured the classic “triple dog dare.” 

My favorite part of watching this movie was noticing all the references to the original such as Ralphie’s rough experience meeting Santa, the pink bunny costume, getting to see a lot of the original characters all grown up and the running joke of not wasting any food in the mom’s house no matter how awful it tastes. 

There were also frequent flashbacks to the first movie that made me emotional. 

The new movie was just as funny as the original, but with its own new, creative spin. While the first movie was about a child’s perfect Christmas, this one was about a parent’s perfect Christmas, and it was well-captured.

“A Christmas Story Christmas” is available to stream on HBO Max.