6. I Watched Jingle All The Way 2 So You Dont Have To
As part of writing worst of the week, sometimes I watch things that I know Im not going to like. Maybe Im just some sort of masochist. Anyway, a few months ago, I took on the Leprechaun remake starring Hornswoggle. It was not a match I was prepared for mentally. l still sometimes wake up screaming at night from the experience. This past week I accepted the challenge of WWE's and Larry the Cable Guys Jingle All the Way 2. In the history of motion pictures, its hard to think of a sequel that was as unnecessary as Jingle 2. Sure, theres been many terrible follow-ups over the years like Airplane 2 or Caddyshack 2, but some people at least thought another one of those movies sounded like fun. No one out there was hoping for more Jingle! Not even Sinbad! This past week the USA network aired Jingle, just a couple weeks after it came out on DVD. Thats usually not a very good business sign when you're giving away your product when you could be selling it instead. Jingle 2: Still Jinglin looked about as low budget as you can get for a movie with any sort of financial backing. Im not entirely sure it wasnt filmed in my backyard. Surprisingly, it only had one kick in the groin joke, and the script was probably written by someone who had just watched a slightly better Lifetime Christmas movie. But hey, Santino is in it. Though he doesnt talk in his wacky fake accent. Thats breaking kayfabe, and I hope Harley Race jingles his bells for it!