Back when it came out in theaters it was... underwelming. I remember going to the theater to see it. I left kinda wondering if it was good or just dreck. Pretty sure it did poorly in the theater and just limped along on video for a while until much later on, when it became a Christmas tradition.
Now... I'm glad they never brought it back or did spinoffs or anything else. I'm not sure who to thank, but "thank you".
Salt. I kinda liked it and felt that there was more that was planned.