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Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
"What the heck is wassaling?"
"Claymation Christmas" has been one of my favorite specials ever since I was a kid. I recorded it from the Disney Channel around 1992 and I still watch it every year as an adult. "Claymation Christmas" is hosted by two dinosaurs, the smart and proper Rex and dimwitted Herb. Throughout the special, Rex tries to explain to Herb and other numerous characters the true meaning of the song "Here we come-a wassaling". The street food vendors, including a bunch of pigs selling fruit from a truck, keep getting the words wrong. Herb keeps sneaking off and getting food from the vendors while Rex tells about the songs.
The scenes are interspersed with animated Christmas songs. From the hilarious "Carol of the Bells" (with real bells and Quasimodo!) to the beautiful, folk-song version of "Joy to the World", they are all very enjoyable.
Finally at the end, a group of elves selling cider come along, correctly singing "Here we come-a wassaling". The other Claymation characters come out and start singing too. Finally we see Herb, who has eaten so much he has doubled in size. The special is funny and entertaining for both kids and adults.
Hell's Highway (2002)
Pathetic!
I bought this movie at a used movie store (luckily it was cheap), thinking it would be another good road terror movie, like The Hitcher. Hell's Highway was pathetic. It looks like it was filmed with a home video camera, the special effects were painfully fake, and the plot was very boring. The picture quality is incredibly bad. The acting was lame, and it seemed like all the cast knew how to do was smoke pot, like they were doing for most of the movie. It reminded me of something a bunch of high school kids threw together. Don't waste your time. Watch a good "road horror" movie like The Hitcher or Joy Ride instead. Quicksilver Highway is much better.