Author Topic: Favorite Christmas Movie? (Read 3221 times)

MrAngryFace · « **on:** December 19, 2007, 11:38:36 PM »

I just finished watching A Christmas Story and that movie still holds up so well. The way the family interacts that whole movie is just so fucking familiar.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:38:53 PM »

Christmas Vacation

abrader · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:48:23 PM »

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071222/

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:50:23 PM »

Elf

just kidding

um, I don't like Christmas movies

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:54:50 PM »

bad santa!

Debaser · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:55:44 PM »

Edward Scissorhands.

xnikki118x · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2007, 11:59:06 PM »

I used to love It's A Wonderful Life. I haven't seen it in years though.

Robo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:05:17 AM »

gremlins

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:08:46 AM »

Of recent films, I like Millions a lot.

I loved A Christmas Story waaaaaaaaaaaay back before it became a TNT marathon.

Scrooged still makes me laugh, especially the first half-hour - but it's like everyone suddenly realized they were making a Christmas movie at the end of filming, so the cheesy ending feels very last-minute tacked-on.

I still maintain It's a Wonderful Life is more dark fantasy than melodrama. It's a really dark film up until the last few minutes, and even then the main villain gets away with his petty crime. I once read an interesting article that took the position that George Bailey really does commit suicide, and the entirety of the movie is just the fleeting thoughts which might pass through a dying man's last moments. If you watch the movie with that theory in mind, it certainly takes on a different tone.

EDIT: Oh, yeah, Gremlins is great, and shocked a lot of parents back then.

I have a lot of favorite Christmas movies.

Debaser · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:10:54 AM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on December 20, 2007, 12:08:46 AM

I still maintain It's a Wonderful Life is more dark fantasy than melodrama. It's a really dark film up until the last few minutes, and even then the main villain gets away with his petty crime. I once read an interesting article that took the position that George Bailey really does commit suicide, and the entirety of the movie is just the fleeting thoughts which might pass through a dying man's last moments. If you watch the movie with that theory in mind, it certainly takes on a different tone.

Yeah, I somehow managed to make it to my 20s without ever seeing it, so when I finally did sit down to watch it one Christmas I was pretty shocked at what the movie really was.

TVC15 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:12:52 AM »

Jingle All the Way

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:14:03 AM »

It's a Wonderful Life and Mupet Christmas Carol, awesome.

Oh, and does anyone watch the Patrick Stewart Christmas Carol version that TNT airs every year? It's Patrick Stewart, so its pretty awesome.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:17:31 AM »

there's actually a pretty strong analysis of the editing of It's a Wonderful Life that suggests that the entire angel frame story was added in post--which makes an already pretty dire melodrama even moreso.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:18:38 AM »

There was a 1979 television version of A Christmas Carol with Henry Winkler (!) as "Benedict Slade," set during the Great Depression of the 1930s here in America. It's really very good.

Christopher · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:21:01 AM »

Man I JUST saw A Christmas Story 20 minutes ago, and it's pretty good

I don't know but I don't like those Christmas movies; Drummer Boy, Rudolph, where they all move weird in stop motion capture...yuck.

My favorite of all time is Home Alone one and two, maybe because I watched them wayyy too many times as a kid but they totally bring back Christmas vibes/memories.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:27:10 AM »

I've never been a huge fan of Rudolph, but its okay. I still watch it every year at least once. I'm more of a fan of Santa Clause is Coming to Town. Burgermeister Meisterburger

If we're counting those, might as well just incldue Charlie Brown's Christmas and the Grinch. They're classics, but I can understand if some people here hate them.

TVC15 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:10:59 AM »

I think maybe I should write an xmas story featuring demi and arby.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2007, 02:37:45 AM »

1959 version of A Christmas Carol.

xnikki118x · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:04:31 AM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on December 20, 2007, 12:08:46 AM

I once read an interesting article that took the position that George Bailey really does commit suicide, and the entirety of the movie is just the fleeting thoughts which might pass through a dying man's last moments. If you watch the movie with that theory in mind, it certainly takes on a different tone.

I need to see the movie again now, so I can watch it with that in mind. Sounds very cool.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:08:05 AM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on December 20, 2007, 12:08:46 AM

I loved A Christmas Story waaaaaaaaaaaay back before it became a TNT marathon.

You're so hardcore!

Personally I'd pick It's a Wonderful Life. A Christmas Story is probably my second favorite; I can watch it 5 times every Christmas and still laugh, never getting tired of it

Mandark · « **Reply #20 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:23:57 AM »

Trading Places

It takes place during the holiday season, and a character dresses up like Santa. It totally counts.

Eric P · « **Reply #21 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:34:48 AM »

probably scrooged

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #22 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:46:36 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on December 20, 2007, 09:34:48 AM

probably scrooged

That's a good one too.

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** December 20, 2007, 12:50:32 PM »

A Christmas Carol is mine. Then there's A Christmas Story, The Grinch, Nightmare Before Christmas, Flintstones version of A Christmas Carol, Mickey's A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Carol in general.

But...one of my favorite Christmas movies involves some Santa getting arrested and there being a trial. I forgot the name of it, but I loved that movie as a kid.

Oh yeah, and HOME ALONE

AUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

bud · « **Reply #24 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:25:39 PM »

not a single person mentioned die hard.

$:-\$
greatest christmas movie ever made.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #25 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:26:53 PM »

A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #26 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:41:35 PM »

Quote from: bud on December 20, 2007, 01:25:39 PM

not a single person mentioned die hard.

$:-\$
greatest christmas movie ever made.

I was limiting my choices to movies that I'm only in the mood to watch around Christmastime. I can watch Die Hard any time of the year since the Christmas setting isn't central to my enjoyment.

Mupepe · « **Reply #27 on:** December 20, 2007, 01:46:24 PM »

Christmas Vacation and then A Christmas Story

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #28 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:11:07 PM »

Muppets Christmas Carol <3

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #29 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:21:03 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2007, 03:11:07 PM

Muppets Christmas Carol <3

Mandark · « **Reply #30 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:28:56 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 20, 2007, 12:17:31 AM

there's actually a pretty strong analysis of the editing of It's a Wonderful Life that suggests that the entire angel frame story was added in post--which makes an already pretty dire melodrama even moreso.

I've read that.

It's possible that Capra wasn't completely set on the arrangement going into the movie, but the original story, which Capra had singled out himself to film.

Plus, it makes more sense as a sort of inverse Christmas Carol than it would as a linear story. The shift would have been REALLY jarring.

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Author Topic: Favorite Christmas Movie? (Read 3221 times)