Complex sentence: The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film, "A Christmas Story" and ignoring the events of the 1994 film, "My Summer Story" and was released straight to DVD on October 30,2012.
Split into simpler sentences: The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", which ignores the events of the 1994 film "My Summer Story". It was released straight to DVD on October 30,2012.