Interesting how Cameron says if you don't share his enthusiasm for Christmas then you are against it. You want to ban it, you are against him, you want to destroy Christianity, you are their enemy. He loves Christmas as much as he loves victimization and intolerance.
Kirk Cameron: "I love the fire. I love the presents. I love the decapitated heads stored in the locked fridge in my garage..... Ok, you can cut that last part in post, right guys?"
@@ElFreakinCid Though I am pretty sure the Bible is pretty clear that being materialistic and gluttonous is gonna be a one way ticket to the shadow realm.
When an old kids' cartoon get the facts right and a recent live-action film (for lack of a more suitable term) doesn't, you SERIOUSLY know you done messed up.
I can remember when Kirk Cameron was a teen heartthrob and no one knew what an absolute kook we really was....in the late 1980's, a million years ago...All the older girls LOVED him...
Granted he and his sister converted to Evangelicalism in the late 80’s and while you’re still correct on audiences not knowing the full extent even back then there were some signs, probably most well known he got into argument with the producers of Growing Pains because there was a new cast member at the time that had done Playboy and this caused A LOT of turmoil on set with not only the crew but the rest of the cast causing her to be removed.
@@SiRenfieldso his self righteous ass got someone fired from their job because they were in Playboy, probably to get themselves through college or make sure they had food to eat and a roof over their head. But the Cameron kids have never known what that’s like. They probably think she’s poor because she posed nude.
@@SiRenfieldYeah, having seen the pre-convert episodes and the post-convert ones is a fucking trip. Why is it some people can be Christian and be a perfectly normal person without being a asshole (like Alice Cooper for example)... then you got cunts like Kirk who use the Bible as an excuse to be fucking assholes? XD
"So remember, kids, Jesus was the first Christmas tree ornament, God loves greed and gluttony, and if anyone ever disagrees with you, smack him in the face. Amen." Dead. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I didn't officially think "wtf?" until you mentioned that Kirk thinks that Buddhism and Star Wars are connected. I want his drug dealer's phone number.
Also of course the antagonist is someone who suggests we build wells and help the poor in general with money otherwise spent on ourselves during the Holidays.
Robin Mark Walker I’m Christian too, & I know an even worse Christian movie... That dishonor goes to the brutally offensive I’m Not Ashamed, which I rate as the worst Christian movie I’ve ever seen. It went as far as to warping the events of the Columbine Massacre into a fictional Christian propaganda flick. And the main character, who is the late Rachael Joy Scott, was falsely portrayed as a self entitled, melodramatic, & unlikeable twat, who also wrongfully framed as a “martyr for Christ.” Oh, & they have fictional characters in the film, probably to keep any viewer from knowing the real people who knew Rachael for how she was. That movie is so infuriating, I really feel like driving a cross into the filmmakers’ skulls!
Remember back in the good old days when Christians had good movies? Pepridge Farm Remembers. If you will all excuse me im going to go watch Prince of Egypt, maybe the original Ben Hur too to wash out my palate after listening to Cameron's madness.
Then what’s the problem with Christian Black? He’s an asshole but at least he’s being honest and upfront about it. (I don’t know if there is a Christian Black; I wanted to just keep going with this gag)
as for hot chocolate, how about this delicious piece of ironic trivia: the original cacahuatl drink of the azteks actually also contained large quantities of hallucinogenic mushrooms known as tropharia cubensis aka magic mushrooms.
i dunno about hallucinogenic, but cacao definitely has psychoactive properties. even at normal doses, if you pay attention, you can notice a distinct euphoric effect. prolly has a lot to do with chocolate being so popular among the heartbroken. also i have tried the aztek brew myself and noticed the effect of the mushrooms was intensified by the cacao.
I'm a Christian and I find this movie to be pretty much one of the most offensive and ignorant movies I've ever heard of. I think if I ever attempted to watch it, I might end up trying to bash my brains out with the remote like when I watched The Last Airbender.
Kirk even claimed the movie's backlash was driven strictly by atheists and other haters of religion. Mr. Cameron, as a fellow Christian, I feel it is my duty to tell you that your movie is even being scorned by us Christians, as well. Just like Alex Proyas and his movie "Gods of Egypt", you and your movie are not receiving such negativity because we have some kind of peculiar agenda or anything against you and the film; we're conveying our hate because it's a movie that was not done VERY WELL.
Which is something since it wasn't the Atheists toes he was stepping on! As a Pagan I was rolling my eyes at what he said. The Winter Solstice was created by Pagans as they noted of when the shortest and coldest days of the year happened. By the way, I know a Druid and he would be rolling in the dough if he had the patient of Cocoa.
tomwaterwitch He legit just ignores that God tirades against Christmas trees, although they'd've been Yule trees back then, along with wreaths and other various decorations Christians hail as a way to worship Jesus. I'm also a Christian, btw. I'm fully for the pagans who are now screaming 'cultural appropriation'. Because my immediate family and I don't celebrate Christmas, our other Christian relatives had the audacity to accuse us of being in a cult. e.e
Hundreds of crosses? As Christmas trees? Yeah. Somehow, I think seeing the Pythons hung on Christmas trees singing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" would be ... even stranger than the original version....
And that just makes me think of CE’s 2nd look at this “movie”. “Trees are made of wood… and crosses are made of wood… and if Jesus weighs the same as a duck, then that means HE’S made of wood, and therefore he’s the last Jedi.”
I think the reason the cover for the DVD case looks so boring is because whoever designed the poster was just ashamed of this movie's outcome and wanted his/her name to be completely isolated from it. Then again, what kind of outcome CAN you expect from a Kirk Cameron movie?
So not only is this an awful Christmas special, it takes a big, steaming dump on the message of one of the best Christmas specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas. That's just shameful.
What do you expect? This A-hole thinks the Earth is only 6000 years old, evolution is false because something like the crocoduck doesn't exist, and willingly works with Ray Comfort.
I've noticed in the comment section that many people here say that they're Christians and that they think the movie and/or Kirk Cameron is stupid. So you're not alone.
@@SuperMarkerComicBro I'm four years late, but you're darn right he's not alone. I saw SayGoodNightKevin's review of this, and had to watch it in intervals. Like how does anyone screw up a "Saving Christmas" movie this badly?
Gracekim1 He's not wrong. If Kirk Cameron wants to be an asswipe and ignore fundamental parts of the Bible, such as where God specifically condemns trees dressed in ribbons and tinsel for materialistic holidays of pagan faiths, then he is subject to Peter. Meanwhile, the logical Christians will remember the guy Peter was famous because of saying to ask questions of everything, including Him and God.
Because Jesus isn't born for most of Bible's length. And when the Bible finishes, Christianity is a relatively small movement. Christmas was began by an early Church Council.
I literally cringed when he spoke about arrianism. Mr Cameron was technically speaking in favour of inquisition. Yeah I know the inquisition became a thing around the XIII century, but arrianism's persecution left a precedent.
@@gracekim25 Kirk thinks that, when two people are debating about theological concepts, and one of them run out of arguments, punching the opponent's face is a acceptable course of action. From that to inquisition is just a question of grade.
If you're willing to accept suggestions, I'd suggest reviewing United Passions. That movie has a 1% on Metacritic and a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. It also is the worst grossing film in American history since it grossed only $918 in North America and the movie had a budget of around 25-32 million dollars. It is about the creation of FIFA (who funded 90% of this movie) and it was released around the time of the FIFA corruption case. I'd love to hear you talk about that movie.
Producer 1: "Hey, what actor should we get to play Sepp Blatter? Since FIFA officials have a reputation for bribery and corruption, it should ideally be someone who can make him seem trustworthy." Producer 2: "How about the guy who played Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs?" Producer 1: "Perfect!"
If I were a Kirk Cameron fan, I'd sue his ass for tricking me into seeing this movie with that phony poster of him being the Schwarzenegger of Christmas or something.
God. Couldn't you have taken Kirk Cameron instead of Carrie Fisher? I know he's a delusional douche, but Rian johnson really needed Carrie. We can't use in Kirk Cameron in Star Wars. Jar Jar Binks no longer exists in that universe.
The Iron Maiden poster on the wall behind you is more entertaining than this entire movie. I’m really into bad movies and bought this to watch at our monthly bad movie night. My friends really wanted to choke me after this. It’s not even a “so bad it’s good” kind of movie. It’s actively painful to sit through.
I heard the stories about this movie and watched IHE review of it but I never expected it to be that bad. I'm a Christian and I feel outright insulted. If we were still in the olden days, Kirk Cameron should have been burned at the stake. Also, how is The Last Airbender not on the IMDB bottom 100?
Are you sure? It could be the previous major attempts or the Corwin version. I do agree that Fant4stic is the likely candidate, but with a target rich environment, can we be sure which one will it be?
Ok I'll say it. I'm a Christian and this is a load of crap. All of Kirk Cameron's stories were completely wrong. Jesus was not born on Dec 25, but we celebrate it then because a Roman emperor wanted to unite pagans and Christians by placing Christmas adjacent to the Winter Solstice festival. Santa is very loosely based off a Saint Nicholas who lived in Scandinavia nearly a thousand after Jesus' death. The presents are supposed to represent the gifts that the magi gave when they visited Jesus almost two years after his birth. Nearly all of Christmas traditions are borrowed from other religions. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Grinch. I love Christmas and I celebrate it because I'm remembering the birth of Jesus even if He wasn't born exactly on the day. But, Christian White(it's still a stupid name) is right in the beginning. We should focus more on Jesus' birth and the impact it has for the Christian faith, rather than going into debt over a bunch of traditions.
David Havener I’m sorry....but I think you have your facts mixed up. Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas of Myra, who lived in Asia Minor (what is now Turkey). The personality of Santa we know is largely based on him (St. Nicholas is the patron of children) The name Santa Claus is believed to be a corruption of the Dutch “Sinterklaas” (St. Nicholas). However, you’re right when you say that Santa was based on something Scandinavian, the god Odin. Like Santa, Odin is pictured as having a long beard, an eight-legged horse (where we get the eight reindeer), and heknows everything that is happening in the world.
@@andrewollmann304 the modern santa tradition is partly based on Skandinavian tomte (often translated as elf) stories. As well as Yule Buck (literal translation of Finnish name for Santa). Santa is very much an amalgamation of multiple traditions just like rest of Christmas. Pretty much every culture has some kind of celebration around winter solstace so all the fun ones have been gathered into one big celebration.
Thanks for reviewing this. I really wanted to see your take on this ever since the film was released. I bought the DVD just this past winter at Walmart, because I just had to, due to its reputation.
Actually, the Nicolas legend is a real legend. We talked about at my college historic Christian belief class. Arianism was declared heresy after given serious and deliberate thought. I won't go into details now, but this legend has been held for a long time and wasn't invented by Cameron.
Coming back to watch this review after watching the "2nd Look." Still as good as it was before, XD. People say that this film is good riffing material during the holidays, and I agree. One thing I'd like to add, though, is that film students should add this to their list of films to watch in order to learn what _not_ to do while making a film. They should not wait until the holidays to watch this. This is education material that's too good to pass up.
My family actually did have a Christmas in July one year when my mom found out that my brothers then girlfriend, now fiance, had never seen A Christmas Story.
Oh boy, I knew you'd eventually reach Fantastic Four 2015 (Fant4stic). Are you going to mention about the Josh Trank Twitter incident? I was hoping you to review Green Lantern soon but I guess that'll have to wait. Please review it soon, it deserves an ass kicking from a great reviewer like you. Many of your fans and DC fan alike would agree. Good luck Sean and when the day comes, It's clobbering time!
Kirk's reaction to this movie being panned was actually the funniest thing about the whole debacle. In asking his followers to go and vote the movie positively even if they haven't seen the movie doesn't make it any better than those that voted it down without seeing it.
That's because Kirk Cameron is a whiny, thin-skinned little man-baby who can't handle completely justified and legitimate criticism against his crappy movie. Here's the thing: critics are not powerful, audiences are. Plenty of poorly-received films can still succeed if audiences want to see them badly enough. Hell, "The Greatest Showman" didn't get the best reviews, but it did fantastically at the box office. The fact that Cameron demanded his followers vote "Saving Christmas" up on Rotten Tomatoes shows that he either doesn't have as much faith in his product as he likes to let on, or that he doesn't respect others' right (their natural and God-given right, I might add) to disagree with him and not like him or his stuff. It's a disgusting attitude, and a blatant disregard for other people's opinions. Dear God, I don't think Tommy Wiseau was this shameless.
@@lauradietrich9424 Oh no, Tommy Wiseau was just as shameless but he caught onto the fact that the negative press was getting people to see the movie and he got on board with it. Kirk on the other hand it way too proud of himself because he can't stand the idea of people laughing at him. He's got no sense of irony and his actions afterwards prove this.
This was the video that introduced me to your channel. Two Christmases ago, I was looking for a review of Saving Christmas that ripped it to shreds. I thought Nostalgia Critic would take a shot, but nope, no review. And I can't stomach Cinema Snob (sorry to those that love him). And don't get me started on IHE. So I gave Smeghead a shot and been hooked ever since.
4:45 Confession time: Had a lengthy shoot in a crammed apartment once, and after like 7+ hours with no breaks my camerawork got a bit...sway-y on some shots too. There just wasn't any space for a tripod.
Additional, here's the usual list of future ideal reviews for you Sean. 1. Green Lantern 2. The Golden Compass 3. The Lone Ranger 2013 4. John Carter 5. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 6. Batman V Superman 7. The Wild 8. Disaster Movie 9. Star Trek V or Nemesis What do you think Sean. Reply back or like the comment if you agree.
+Glen Talbot I actually saw the ultimate edition (didn't watch the theatrical release) and didn't think the movie was that bad, sure there were a few weird moments (MARTHAAA) but overall I kind of enjoyed the movie haha
He already did tackle MoS, kind of. In his Superman IV review Sean says what he thinks of it before starting the review proper. Considering his thoughts on the matter, there's no need or material enough to warrant a full review, but maybe i'm wrong.
I can only assume because the movie poster makes it look like some kind of action comedy about some guy literally saving Christmas. The DVD cover more accurately depicts the movie by symbolizing the logic in the crazy man ramblings that make up the movie
