Screenhead is celebrating the Christmas spirit with this unique family story, Christmas Story or Joulutarina (alternately titled). The story is dubbed in English from Finnish dialogue of a Scandinavian production. We have the movie to give away.
Just by viewing the trailer, you will see how different it is from Bob Clark’s 1983 classic A Christmas Story.
My daughter watched the movie and seemed captivated at times while a little bored at other times. She is nine years old and the pacing seemed a bit slow for her. Yet, she sat still and watched the whole movie. I think, it will grow on her, and Christmas Story will be one of the holiday movies our family watches every year.
Set against a breathtaking landscape, Christmas Story– soon to become a holiday classic – reveals the magical and untold story of Santa’s life as he overcomes Dickens-esque personal tragedy and hardship in his youth to develop a big and pure heart filled with love for children around the world.
In a remote Lapland village, young Nikolas suffers a loss and the villagers – all poor themselves – band together to look after him. On Christmas Day each year, Nikolas moves to a new home for the coming year. To show his gratitude, Nikolas makes toys for each family’s children. Over the years, his adoptive families become many and almost every house has presents on its doorstep Christmas morning.
When the villagers suffer a catastrophic food shortage, they must send Nikolas away to work as an apprentice to the ill-tempered hermit carpenter, Iisakki. Under his severe tutelage, Nikolas develops skills that enable him to create even better presents and to work even faster. He soon dons the suit that becomes his trademark and begins to deliver presents with the help of a team of reindeer.
As the years pass and Nikolas ages, his beloved tradition is in danger of coming to an end … and it will take a miracle to save it!
Christmas Story has received an “All-Star” rating from Kids First! Coalition for Quality Children’s Media and is “Family Approved” by The Dove Foundation. Although there is a death that greatly affects Nicholas, the movie ends in a very upbeat holiday theme.
To have a chance to win Christmas Story, post your name and Screenhead will pick the winner Monday, November 30, 2009.
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JANICE R said
November 10 2009 @ 8:18 am
looks interesting
desiree kelley said
November 10 2009 @ 9:03 am
good movies
Annette D said
November 10 2009 @ 9:59 am
Looks like a good movie! Count me in.
Marilyn Wons said
November 10 2009 @ 10:49 am
The holidays are coming!
Amber G said
November 10 2009 @ 10:55 am
I sure would love to win!
Michael Capp said
November 10 2009 @ 11:36 am
I’d love to win!
Linda Peters said
November 10 2009 @ 1:27 pm
great for Christmas, thanks
Andrew Gordon said
November 10 2009 @ 1:49 pm
just in time for xmas
tim love said
November 10 2009 @ 1:57 pm
great sweep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather S said
November 10 2009 @ 2:33 pm
Looks great!
Anne Taylor said
November 10 2009 @ 2:36 pm
This looks wonderful! My family would enjoy it!
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Ann F. said
November 10 2009 @ 3:51 pm
I’d like to win this DVD
susan varney said
November 10 2009 @ 3:55 pm
susan varney
love to be the winner
mverno@roadrunner.com
Linda said
November 10 2009 @ 9:33 pm
Sounds like a great DVD
Susan Ladd said
November 10 2009 @ 9:40 pm
I hope I win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellen Ring said
November 10 2009 @ 10:21 pm
This would be a great movie to watch with my grandchildren.
Jill L said
November 10 2009 @ 10:34 pm
Always love adding to our Christmas video collection. Sounds good.
corrie said
November 10 2009 @ 11:29 pm
my name is corrie and i wanna win!
angie said
November 11 2009 @ 2:54 am
I love Christmas movies, and I haven’t seen this one. This looks great.
SUZANNA P said
November 11 2009 @ 9:38 am
nicely done looks to be a must see Christmas Movie ty for having this giveaway Gla
Monique Rizzo said
November 11 2009 @ 3:02 pm
This sounds like a wonderful DVD> Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net
Janet said
November 11 2009 @ 3:59 pm
sounds and looks like a great dvd:)
Laura DeLuca said
November 11 2009 @ 4:00 pm
this is a classic
Leona P said
November 11 2009 @ 6:08 pm
looks good
david basile said
November 11 2009 @ 7:58 pm
fun for the holidays
John Rasmussen said
November 11 2009 @ 7:58 pm
my kids love this movie
skena megahed said
November 11 2009 @ 9:53 pm
hope to win
Jannet Tseng said
November 12 2009 @ 2:17 am
JANNET TSENG
Steve D said
November 12 2009 @ 7:02 am
A Holiday tradition for many years. Can’t wait to see this again.
Jennifer Lalley said
November 12 2009 @ 11:03 am
Neat! A Christmas movie I’ve never seen before!
Nicole C. said
November 12 2009 @ 11:31 am
I’d love to enter!
Jeffrey Beckett said
November 12 2009 @ 1:30 pm
Sign me up please!
mindy said
November 13 2009 @ 7:52 pm
this sounds wonderful thanks
caryn said
November 13 2009 @ 8:12 pm
just watched this – would love to own it – it will be a family favorite for years to come — my 7 and 9 year old loved it and the soundtrack is breathtaking!
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Renee G said
November 15 2009 @ 12:15 am
We love Christmas movies.
Jason said
November 16 2009 @ 4:11 pm
I love Christmas movies
Jason
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
Kelly Ann T. said
November 16 2009 @ 7:50 pm
Our family would be thrilled to add another Christmas movie to our collection.
Jacob LaFountaine said
November 16 2009 @ 11:21 pm
Looks good
Erica C. said
November 17 2009 @ 10:39 am
I’m always up for another holiday flick
Katherine Frazier said
November 17 2009 @ 5:11 pm
would love to add this to my Christmas movie collection
Violetta N. said
November 17 2009 @ 10:03 pm
It has become a tradition that every year my niece (9 yo) and nephew (3 yo) get a DVD from me to add to their Christmas collection. I was searching for a review on this particular movie and came across this site – it definitely sounds like a charming movie and one that my sister’s children would enjoy!
Don Dyer said
November 19 2009 @ 12:50 am
Great Contest…would love to win for the holidays.
Rosey said
November 19 2009 @ 9:32 am
Just in time for the holidays.
Dave said
November 19 2009 @ 8:24 pm
This looks like a fun film. Sometimes the best movies turn out to be the ones you discover quite by surprise. Thank you for the chance to win.
Michelle R said
November 20 2009 @ 11:42 am
Great movie
Karen Gonyea said
November 21 2009 @ 9:18 pm
Looks great
Theresa Dell said
November 22 2009 @ 9:20 am
Merry Christmas
Erica G said
November 22 2009 @ 10:51 pm
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
M. Rogers said
November 23 2009 @ 7:58 am
Thanks for the contest.
Ken Robinson said
November 23 2009 @ 2:32 pm
Just in time for Christmas. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
Rhonda Struthers said
November 24 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Like to see this
rhondastruthers at yahoo dot ca
Carol Lawrence said
November 25 2009 @ 5:22 am
How Santa became Santa should be great viewing for the grandkids. jelly15301@gmail.com
Bonnie Mcafee said
November 26 2009 @ 4:01 am
Would love to win this. Name is Bonnie.
ky2here said
November 26 2009 @ 2:38 pm
We’re in – thanks for the opportunity.
Mary Casper said
November 26 2009 @ 3:13 pm
would love to have this thanks for the chance
Lucy Schwartz said
November 27 2009 @ 12:12 am
I endorse anything which encourages our youngsters to read.
Daniel M said
November 27 2009 @ 1:15 pm
looks like an interesting alt version
Deb K said
November 28 2009 @ 3:04 am
Our family would really enjoy watching this. Happy Holidays!
christopher h said
November 28 2009 @ 3:10 am
we’d love to win this
Erma said
November 28 2009 @ 7:08 am
This looks like a very good movie.
shirley said
November 28 2009 @ 8:37 am
i would love to win this…sounds like a good movie
Jennifer Barr said
November 28 2009 @ 8:45 am
looks good
Roger Deming said
November 28 2009 @ 11:06 am
great sounding flick. HOPE I WIN
Wayne Lecoy said
November 28 2009 @ 1:27 pm
Please Enter Me In Your Contest To Win A Copy Of
The Christmas Story DVD.
Thank You For Having This Contest.
Ed Nemmers said
November 28 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
Andria said
November 28 2009 @ 3:22 pm
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
Gary Costanzo said
November 28 2009 @ 4:43 pm
I watched the trailer and was pleasantly surprised at the production quality of it.
chastidy said
November 28 2009 @ 6:21 pm
Looks like a good movie
shawna said
November 28 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Love Christmas movies!!
Lance Pearson said
November 28 2009 @ 7:10 pm
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i’m ready to win sign me up
Pamela S said
November 28 2009 @ 10:41 pm
Thanks so much!!
Talitha Lee said
November 28 2009 @ 11:47 pm
Sounds neat! Thanks for the contest!
Betty Curran said
November 29 2009 @ 12:02 am
I really want to see this movie. It sounds very good.
Rachel Newman said
November 29 2009 @ 2:33 am
I’ve been itchin’ for a new good Christmas movie.
Steve M. said
November 29 2009 @ 6:41 am
Thank you!
Tracey Byram said
November 29 2009 @ 7:10 am
I like holiday movies as much as the children do.
Patty Niedert said
November 29 2009 @ 7:47 am
I would love to win! Thanks!
Kay Fischler said
November 29 2009 @ 8:26 am
Look like a great movie to share with my grand daughters.
Gloria said
November 29 2009 @ 10:00 am
I’m ready for a new Christmas movie!
kathy pease said
November 29 2009 @ 10:13 am
Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in
Kristin Harvey said
November 29 2009 @ 12:22 pm
Thanks for the awesome giveaay….please count me in….i am trying to get into the holiday spirit…maybe this will motivate me
Chrysa said
November 29 2009 @ 12:25 pm
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
Heather said
November 29 2009 @ 1:40 pm
I would love to win this!
Heather
George Ferris said
November 29 2009 @ 2:20 pm
This will make a great movie to watch.
Steph said
November 29 2009 @ 3:56 pm
Looks a good Christmas movie.
Gayle Morgan said
November 29 2009 @ 4:24 pm
I LOVE to watch Christmas movies.
Angela Winesburg said
November 29 2009 @ 5:30 pm
I would love to win this, thanks for the chance!
Gianna said
November 29 2009 @ 5:42 pm
Please enter me
Veronica Garrett said
November 29 2009 @ 6:54 pm
This would be a great family movie. I would love to win it.
Charlene Kuser said
November 29 2009 @ 7:23 pm
I love Christmas movies and this looks nice,please enter and thanks
Kerri R said
November 29 2009 @ 9:25 pm
Sounds great thanks!
Kathleen Gereg said
November 29 2009 @ 10:57 pm
Let the Christmas story be told!
Julie said
November 29 2009 @ 11:41 pm
JULIE SAID!!!!
Kayce Crews said
November 29 2009 @ 11:43 pm
Count me in.
Julie said
November 29 2009 @ 11:44 pm
Football…yeah a football!
I like Santa!
Come back…don’t leave me comeback!!!
I like the Wizard of Oz…I like the Tin Man!!!
That is my family’s greatest movie of all time. I can’t wait for TBS 24 hours of a Christmas Story! That has got to be the movie I have seen soooo many times…more than any other movie ever!
I am 32, and I can remember TBS playing it 24 hours for at least the last 8-10 yrs…good times!
Merry Christmas…ho…ho…ho! You’ll shoot your eye out kid!
Jules
jewels5382003@yahoo.com
Kenna McHugh said
November 30 2009 @ 11:13 pm
My daughter picked the number — Violetta N. (42) is the winner!!! Congratulations!!! I am so happy you came across this review and giveaway.
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