Thought this might be funny, but unfortunately this crummy movie is just shockingly sloppy in stereotypes, pathetic animation, terrible music and unlikable characters. It's difficult to explain how bad this is, or even what the supposed plot is (there's an evil cousin Mel who is trying to steal the store from the kind-hearted Grandma from the title song), but if you've made it through the first 10 minutes of this abortion of an animated special, you can figure out what's going to happen. Of course, if you can make it that far, you might want to make sure you are still alive and have not been banished to a netherworld of lousy television programming. This movie is inappropriate for children, and for anyone with good taste.

People the name of the movie is "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"! WHY are we being so critical about this movie? Let me first start off by saying Christmas specials are a staple of the winter season, and usually, they're all the same! Whether it's the woman who falls in love with the man she hated or never really liked, or the person that didn't believe in Santa and learns the value of giving and Christmas, Christmas specials are usually clichéd or few in classic originality. Heck, Rankin-Bass really owns that territory, as well as Live-Action films like Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life (And of course, the occasional Television show Christmas Episode). To put it brief, this isn't a GREAT special, but WHY are people hating it? The name and song should sum the tone of the movie up. I mean the song may not have needed an explanation, but it's a good question on WHY the heck Grandma was run over by Santa's reindeer? Was he DRUNK? Was it his mischievous relatives? REVENGE by some resentful elves? To be honest, it's an interesting take on what little information the song gave. As for the special, it's basic, and CAN get annoying with the shoehorned songs, BUT it CAN be hilarious if you're the right person watching! If you enjoy a cheap film once in a while, and love the clichés of Christmas, you should REALLY like this, but as a film itself, it really doesn't hold up intentionally. It's a 6/10 film at best, but I'll give it an extra point for the fact that I laughed every year I saw it as a kid on Cartoon Network. It's not for families, since I doubt PARENTS can enjoy it as much as some kids can, not that it's ONLY for kids, I'M SEVENTEEN AND LOVE THIS Cheesy FILM! The clichés are so predictable the animation is VERY basic, and the plot MAY be contrived, but there is definitely heart and drive in this film that keeps it entertaining and makes it not feel like an eternity while watching it. So give it a TRY at least when you see it on Television during the Christmas Season. I wouldn't recommend seeing it on video though. Any Christmas specials bought on DVD like I said are more Rankin-Bass's forte. Unless it's $5, don't bother, because this is more of a personal viewing rather than a family viewing, so buying it might be a waste. I just recommend catching it on TV when it's on Cartoon Network. WHO KNOWS? You may make a tradition out of it like I do!

i saw this with my with my kids they love it but i don't she did not get run overfed by a reindeer in the song, but what the heck in this crappy movie she got hit by the sleigh, it's like what the heck why why, when my kids heard the sinked they thought it was good but we they watched this they were like this "daddy why did Granny" thats how my kids say grandma, any way my kids said this "daddy why did grandma get hit by a sleigh" i told them that the movie was crappy they agreed, it's sad why would any one name there dog "Doofas" that's just dumb & when every one dressed in black that looked so so i mean Daphne looked like a dang emo goth girl every one looked like Goths & in the song they found grandma on the ground i think she died in the song, but in this weird crappy movie she was gone i think they should take this show off OK every one would love this i give this a 1 out of 10

My family and I watch this film "every" year! It's filled with Christmas humor and everyone in our family enjoys it. It appeals to all age groups.The creators of this film took a simple song, "Grandma got ran over by a reindeer," and turned it into a cute little hour film. Several other songs are added with an interesting twist to the theme of the song. Although the song insinuates that Grandma had "drank too much eggnog" meaning drunk... the film alters this to convey a family-oriented message instead (not to give away any of the story). A little trivia: Michelle Lee, veteran actress, is the voice of Cousin Mel, one of the key characters in "Grandma..." Don't miss it the next time it's listed for TV, or better yet rent it at your local library or video center.