10 Most Annoying Christmas Movies Of All Time

There are certain films that just need to be left alone and remain unmolested by sequels. Citizen Kane, The Graduate, E.T., The Shawshank Redemption...these movies, despite plenty of continued reverence by modern audiences, would only be tainted by a late-stage successor. Such is the case with A Christmas Story, a movie that can still be found playing on an endless loop in many homes on December 25th.

And that's why watching A Christmas Story 2 is a lot like being forced to listen as your drunken uncle explains why your favorite childhood memories are garbage, and those moments of joy you've held so dearly for all of these years were actually a cover-up to distract you from the murder spree your father and grandfather committed all across your beloved home town.

The entire movie boils down to one simple formula: Endless callbacks to the classic gags from the original movie + shameless bastardizations of the original plot - any genuinely original writing = easy cash money.

Every scene is essentially a cheap lookalike of its predecessor, which makes it infuriating to watch from start to finish. Every time they parade around a central piece of iconography (the leg lamp), you'll want to shoot Daniel Stern's eye out.