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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

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Faring a little better than Edward Herrmann, but still no Fred Gwynne. Then again who ever could be? Sam MacMurray turns out a heartwarming childlike performance as he tries to bring the meaning and spirit of Christmas to his family. Especially Eddie. I will be picking this one up. And I hope they'll release the predecessor HERE COME THE MUNSTERS also. You know and I know nothing can ever come close to the original series. But at least their hearts are in the right place.

Sam McMurray as Herman is likable (looking and acting alot like Fred Gwynne), although he is a little less energetic than Gwynne, who really threw himself into the role of Herman Munster. The jokes and plot resemble the old TV show, which is a good thing. The only cast member that doesn't really seem right for the part is Sandy Baron is Grandpa. He doesn't seem endearing and is stiff in the role. If they were to recast Grandpa and take out the few "off-color" jokes, this would be an above-par movie. As it turned out, the movie is still recommended and should be recognized for staying true to the original Munsters for the most part. None of the Munsters re-makes have equaled the original 1960s TV series, but it seems that there is a fondness for the original show in this movie. It doesn't feel like the filmmakers are just "cashing in" on the Munsters franchise, it feels like they are Munster fans too.

My son loves the origninal Munsters - and I ordered this just for fun. I knew it was not the original cast, but I still had reasonable hopes. This was very disappointing. While the actors did a good job of filling their roles - the story was much edgier than any other Munster show I have seen. Santas elves were portrayed as selfish little horny brats, there were several instances of inappropriate innuendo, and there was foul language. Had I known I would not have bought it for my son. I dont think the original cast would have approved of what was done - I know I didnt.

I love the Munsters and having them "drop in" for Christmas isn't a bad way to celebrate. Although this movie is not hosting the original cast it is still worth the time, money, and the laughs. Grab a chair, some popcorn, and a snuggly monster to sit by the fireplace with you, and enjoy ringing in the holiday spirits with the Munsters!

The movie arrived in time for my daughter to watch and enjoy it as well as the other two munster moives, she passed away on Dec 11, 2011 only movie that did not make it here in time was the Aminity ville Doll House. I have kept the movies as it gave her pleasure to watch even at the age of 32, God rest my baby girl Christina Marie Qualls.

The package arrived within 5 days of estimated arrival ! , the actual product was as described , overall everything is went well with this round of DVD purchases THANKYOU AMAZON !

If "Munsters" fans can accept the fact that this TV movie does not feature the classic cast of Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo and Al Lewis, they might be entertained. Sam McMurray has the impossible task of following Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster. Gwynne is and always will be the definitive Herman. That said, McMurray does an excellent job, as does Ann Magnuson as Lily. The only major disappointment is Sandy Baron as Grandpa. Baron is much too low-key and Grandpa, therefore, is nowhere near the wild, wacky, and wonderful character immortalized by the incomparable Al Lewis. The movie manages to be fun, nevertheless. The Munsters, America's favorite family of fright, try to cheer up a seriously depressed Eddie (Bug Hall) who, feeling like an outcast from society again, longs for an "old-fashioned Trasylvanian Christmas."
Santa Claus is trapped in Grandpa's labaratory and is accidentally transformed into a Christmas fruitcake! The "Santa fruitcake" is almost eaten as dessert by a shrill neighbor lady, who seems to be a direct descendant of the Gladys Kravitz character from "Bewitched." It's too bad that Santa's elves, Lefty and Larry, are mean-spirited and all too eager to cancel Christmas. Lefty even refers to Santa as a "tub of lard." The Munsters, of course, manage to make Santa human again and save Christmas. Black- sheep Marilyn (an especially fetching Elaine Hendrix) even gets a handome boyfriend for Christmas.
The DVD also comes packaged with a Bonus CD of Christmas carols, performed by an anonymous, bland male singer. My advice: Enjoy the DVD movie but throw the CD away.

Campy Munster Humour without the original cast - Maybe the real young ones will enjoy it but overall silly and poor imitations of the real TV munsters

It was okay.
But I didn't like the fact that it wasn't the orginal members..
I would not recommend for purchase....
Was rather boring also...

i was disappointed that the characters were different from the original and not as good