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My favorite Christmas movie is The Lion in Winter because it's two and a half hours of nonstop vicious family bickering with a Christmas tree in the background. Just like real Christmas!
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Dec 17, 2018 23:41
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Apparently cannibalism or at least eating other sentient species is a thing in Mickey's Christmas Carol.
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Dec 22, 2018 21:46
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CopywrightMMXI posted:I watched Christmas Chronicles the other night and it’s pretty good. It draws heavy inspiration from Elf and other movies where Santa is powered by the Christmas spirit but manages to come off as fairly unique by the end. It reminded me a lot of Adventures in Babysitting as well. Kurt Russell is a good Santa and the movie leans into the cheesy side of things. It felt very similar to The Santa Clause to me. Not particularly good, but watchable. The elves were weird and creepy though.
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Dec 24, 2018 16:58
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Dial Code Santa Claus is an amazing Christmas movie.
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Dec 24, 2018 20:12
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Franchescanado posted:I just rewatched Elf at the local indie. I came in here to post this! The first two acts are hilarious, but the third act comes on so abruptly and doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the movie. A better ending would've involved Buddy's family growing together more naturally, and Santa getting the Christmas-o-meter or whatever up because of the Christmas cheer that Buddy was spreading instead of Santa just showing up and being in peril. I know the whole movie is Bob Newhart telling us a story, but the third act feels like the writers telling us a phoned-in ending through the news anchors.
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Dec 25, 2018 21:41
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I watched The Man Who Invented Christmas, about Charles Dickens writing A Christmas Carol, and thought it was pretty good. On a side note, did anyone see the movie about Dickens starring Ralph Fiennes? It’s pretty weird.
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Dec 26, 2018 19:18
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OWLS! posted:I got two on my playlist: Rare Exports and Hogfather Rare exports is great fun.
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Dec 28, 2018 11:20
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I try to watch Christmas movies I have never seen before each December. I have come to the conclusion that 99% of Christmas movies are terrible, but I still keep coming back to them. That's why it's a delight when there's a good one. I watched Four Christmases and it's amazing that film was able to get as much talent as it did. It was so bad.
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Dec 30, 2018 21:49
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My wife and I went to see Its A Wonderful Life at a local theater just after Christmas--she had never actually seen it, just bits and pieces on TV; and it had been a long time since I watched it all the way through. It's easy to forget just how good it really is. I wish she liked A Christmas Story, though. I love it, she hates it.
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Dec 31, 2018 19:59
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Meaty Ore posted:My wife and I went to see Its A Wonderful Life at a local theater just after Christmas--she had never actually seen it, just bits and pieces on TV; and it had been a long time since I watched it all the way through. It's easy to forget just how good it really is. Earlier this week I went down the Jean Shepherd rabbit hole. I watched It Runs In the Family (aka My Summer Story), the direct sequel to Christmas Story. It's really bad. The only good part is when Charles Grodin totally loses his poo poo because of the neighbors. I also tracked down the tv movies based on his writings. These aired on PBS (one aired on Disney too) from the 70's through the late 80's. They aren't great at all except for the fireworks story.
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Jan 1, 2019 06:09
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twerking on the railroad posted:Rare exports is great fun. Hogfather isn't.
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Nov 5, 2019 20:44
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Scrooged is good even if it goes off the rails during the cocaine-fueled speech at the end The Man Who Invented Christmas was pretty good too Die Hard isn't really about xmas but cmon you gotta include it As a kid I always watched the California Raisins Christmas, most other xmas specials sucked (anyone else remember the Opus one? Lmao. Or SantaBear?) Charlie Brown xmas isnt great but the soundtrack owns and the scene when they fix up the tree always gets to me
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Nov 7, 2019 05:59
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When I was growing up I thought A Charlie Brown Christmas was embarrassingly saccharine, but as I get older I've really come to appreciate its earnestness and charm (and great soundtrack, yeah). And it's probably one of the only Christmas movies that quotes the Bible and feels completely sincere and kind-hearted about the sentiment.
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Nov 7, 2019 19:08
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Do MST3K'ed films count? Cause I watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians every year and I will never tire of it. "Santa Claus: Killed in Vietnam"
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Nov 9, 2019 15:42
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Elf will forever be a favourite. Also the original Grinch cartoon is one I try to watch every year. If we're counting Christmas adjacent films then I really like Batman Returns because it was the first Batman film I owned so I watched it about a zillion times. I am also a shameless supporter of Hallmark-esque Christmas films despite the fact they are all more-or-less the same. Does anyone remember Dinner At Fred's? I caught it once on cable years ago but don't remember much other than finding it funny. Can't seem to find it anywhere or stream it, at least in Canada.
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Nov 11, 2019 17:42
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Don't forget to watch Gremlins this holiday season. Also Gremlins 2, even though it has nothing to do with Christmas; just because it's Gremlins 2.
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Nov 11, 2019 20:52
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Meaty Ore posted:Don't forget to watch Gremlins this holiday season. Also Gremlins 2, even though it has nothing to do with Christmas; just because it's Gremlins 2. I like you..... Essential festive viewing for me is Jingle all the way, Surviving Christmas,National Lampoons and Christmas Evil. The latter of which I’ve just ordered a sexy new blu-ray of.
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Nov 11, 2019 21:57
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got any sevens posted:As a kid I always watched the California Raisins Christmas, most other xmas specials sucked (anyone else remember the Opus one? Lmao. Or SantaBear?)
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Nov 15, 2019 04:11
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Franchescanado posted:There's a recent stupid controversy involving the stop-motion classic Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  PRANCER is my favorite holiday movie.
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Nov 15, 2019 18:36
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I'm so happy this thread is stickied! Happy holiday movie season, everyone! It was very weird to see my posts on the first page! My favorite holiday movie is Olive, the Other Reindeer which is a bitch to find IRL. It's cute and the songs are good. I am also one of those people who watches Die Hard and Die Hard 2 on the holidays.
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Nov 16, 2019 01:15
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ChickenHeart posted:Do MST3K'ed films count? Cause I watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians every year and I will never tire of it. Totally they do. NO LUPETA!
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Nov 17, 2019 18:22
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:It’s a Wonderful Life is definitely not cynical, and it’s a fantastic movie. Didja know it flopped hard when it came out? It killed the indie studio that made it...
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Nov 19, 2019 19:05
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Its a Wonderful Life ***** A Christmas Story ****1/2 Elf *** Christmas Vacation **** Scrooged ***1/2 Home Alone ***1/2 Love Actually *** I will watch all of them but Love Actually every year.
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Nov 23, 2019 04:37
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1982's animated short The Snowman. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084701/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 I remember watching it as a young child on the couch with my parents. Always crying near the end. I long lost it, but always rememberd watching something magical every christmas as a child with a flying snowman. About three years ago I decided to track it down, as my eldest was 5 at the time and I would like to watch it with him (and my younger daughter). Three years later, we watch it every christmas morning together. My kids find it adorable and tear up at the end. It all comes together so perfectly for me that I usually sit there with teary eyes with them, having fond memories etc. Then we go out for a walk, play some boardgames and enjoy the days. It's become a bit of tradition now and gets rid of the melancholic feelings surrounding christmas for me. The movie still holds up extremely well. The music is fantastic and the drawn style never loses its magic to me.
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Nov 28, 2019 10:31
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I rewatched Die Hard with the family last night and it's as good as I remember. I had forgotten that it takes place on Christmas Eve and that it uses sleigh bells throughout the soundtrack.
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Nov 29, 2019 18:03
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I watched Batman Returns last night at this thread's recommendation. Tim Burton's influence is super strong through this film, and it feels pretty cheesy nowadays, but it was a lot of fun overall. I was surprised by the level of violence in it; a couple of the killings were more gruesome than I was expecting (e.g. Catwoman stabbing a would-be rapist through the eyes).
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Nov 29, 2019 19:53
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If you guys are into awful Hallmark style Christmas movies, I really recommend The Knight Before Christmas. A ridiculous premise where a knight from the 12th century is sent to the future by an old crone to fulfill his destiny and pretty immediately figures out cars and Alexa. Another great garbage movie is The Spirit of Christmas, where a sexy hipster ghost from the Prohibition era turns solid for 12 days a year so he can find love again. Ghosts! Drama! Victorian clothing when it’s supposed to be the 20s! An ending that leaves nothing but questions! It has it all!
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Nov 30, 2019 08:55
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A Christmas Story is total white boomer garbage
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Nov 30, 2019 21:50
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whydirt posted:A Christmas Story is total white boomer garbage But if you can get past that it owns I want a lesbian xmas
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Nov 30, 2019 21:58
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I feel like there should be more movies like Jingle All the Way whydirt posted:A Christmas Story is total white boomer garbage Welcome to the holiday movie thread
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Dec 1, 2019 13:17
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Step Brothers has a Christmas scene, so I consider it a Christmas movie. However, that's mostly just as an excuse to watch Step Brothers.Alan Smithee posted:I feel like there should be more movies like Jingle All the Way It's an underrated Christmas film, and really harnessed Jake Lloyd's "annoying kid" quality.
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Dec 2, 2019 20:52
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The BBC / FX has a dark Gothic version of A Christmas Carol coming out on the 19th. Starring Guy Pearce as Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Tom Hardy as someone not yet announced. Now I like to keep Christmas weird and spooky, but making him a sexual harasser seems to me to be a bit too much. It's supposed to be a redemption story, and that makes it a much harder sell. I guess Rutger Hauer was cast as the Ghost of Christmas Future, but it became clear that he was too sick to do his scenes and had to be replaced, so that sucks.
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Dec 4, 2019 02:31
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A Christmas Story always made me feel weird, uncomfortable and gross but not in a fun way.
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Dec 4, 2019 02:41
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I was in the mood to rewatch The Long Kiss Goodnight and I didn't remember that it's a Christmas movie but it totally is. Would make a great action double feature with Die Hard. It's on Netflix this month too.
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Dec 4, 2019 19:44
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Basebf555 posted:I was in the mood to rewatch The Long Kiss Goodnight and I didn't remember that it's a Christmas movie but it totally is. Written by Shane Black, so yeah!
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Dec 4, 2019 20:38
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caligulamprey posted:A Christmas Story always made me feel weird, uncomfortable and gross but not in a fun way. In that sense it’s the perfect snapshot of middle America.
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Dec 5, 2019 05:44
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Silent Night Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, and Gingerdead Man are pretty well known around these parts so here’s a few under appreciated movie trailers I wanted to share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCptc2p2BJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLo795JFfpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG6nb2immjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKUrm_EbP8
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Dec 5, 2019 06:03
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Casimir Radon posted:The BBC / FX has a dark Gothic version of A Christmas Carol coming out on the 19th. Starring Guy Pearce as Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Tom Hardy as someone not yet announced. Now I like to keep Christmas weird and spooky, but making him a sexual harasser seems to me to be a bit too much. It's supposed to be a redemption story, and that makes it a much harder sell. I guess Rutger Hauer was cast as the Ghost of Christmas Future, but it became clear that he was too sick to do his scenes and had to be replaced, so that sucks. *Pantomimes tears down cheek in snowstorm*
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Dec 5, 2019 14:02
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If you can find it--I think Hallmark has it--I highly recommend the Angela Lansbury musical Mrs. Santa Claus. My wife and I watched it on a lark a few years ago because I remembered it from my childhood, and man is it good! It's become a yearly tradition. It's about Mrs. Santa Claus coming up with a new path for Santa, trying it out, and getting stuck in early 20th Century New York. While there, the following things happen: -She leads a labor strike -She helps change child labor laws in New York City -She teaches a cop about communities having trauma regarding police and the importance of community outreach -She teaches a suffragette about intersectionality in feminism and leads a march for suffrage -She learns about Hanukkah! High recommend
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Dec 7, 2019 01:08
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