Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘Jack Frost’ (1998)
This week’s edition of Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com continues the seasonal festivities with “Jack Frost,” a heartwarming family comedy from 1998 about a boy’s dad being reincarnated as a snowman. It’s one of those films that never had a chance of being good, doomed for failure from the moment someone thought of it.
There was another film called “Jack Frost” just two years earlier, a horror comedy about a serial killer who becomes a murderous snowman. Never having seen either “Jack Frost” but knowing they both had Eric’s Bad Movies potential, it was hard to choose which one to do. I ultimately went with the schmaltzy one because I figured it had a better chance of being outrageously wrongheaded. The horror “Jack Frost” actually sounds like it might be a good idea, at least for a tongue-in-cheek slasher movie.
Next week’s film will be Christmas-related again — in fact, the word “Christmas” is right there in its title! Its star was in some beloved movies, too, and he is dead now. Those are your hints.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Ernest Saves Christmas?
December 11th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Ernest Saves Christmas!
December 11th, 2008 at 7:13 am
I was hoping it would be “Jingle All the Way”, one of the worst films of all time, but that doesn’t have “Christmas” in the title. So, I guess I’m not of much help.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Earnest Saves Christmas? Wait, did you say beloved? Nevermind.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:18 am
I love Earnest! Granted, his movies aren’t Oscar material, they are good for a good clean laugh. There are few celebrities that I mourn for when they pass, but when I heard that Jim Varney died, I actually shed a tear or two. I think he was a great guy and had some fun movies.
KnowwhatImean?
December 11th, 2008 at 10:00 am
If you count voice acting, Ernest was in Toy Story, which is certainly beloved.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
It was my only guess. It’s probably something else.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Why don’t we shake it up with “All I Want for Christmas.”
December 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
There was also a Russian “Jack Frost” featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it turned out to be my favorite episode of that show.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Yeah, that episode of MST3K is a favorite of mine as well. Don’t know what exactly the makers of it (and this film) were thinking but man it leaves some good memories behind!
December 11th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Mr. Kruger’s Christmas?
December 11th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Eric needs an edit button here. That last comment should be followed with:
I hope not. I love that movie.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/08/30/on-editing-ones-own-comments/
December 12th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I will buy you a non-alcoholic beer if next weeks film is Mr. Krugers’ Christmas. I have watched that movie waaay too many times.
December 12th, 2008 at 12:41 am
My first thought was Mr. Kreuger’s Christmas as well. Oh please let it be that one, purty purty please?
What an awful, awful movie. Michael “I am so inapropriately in love with myself I make the whole world around me look around nervously and feel deeply uncomfortable” McLean’s vanity piece.
And yes that is his real name.