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    By now you've seen the movie. And the clips. And the movie. And the clips.
    In fact, after 25 years, you have, in a phrase, seen it all when it comes to "A Christmas Story."

    Except for these "major awards" -- homemade video tributes, mash-ups and twisted versions of ACS, the product of too many smart people with too much equipment, too much imagination, too much time but exactly the right amount of love for this film.

    Here, for example, is what happens when you combine "A Christmas Story" with "The Grudge"-type editing and a "Saw" mentality:

    Tomorrow: Which critic said: "This is a fragile movie. No sex, no violence. I really wonder if anyone is going to see it?"  And who said: "Either no one will see it, or millions will because it'll eventually catch on and become huge." 

-- Lauri Githens Hatch