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Battle of the Christmas movies, who will reign supreme as the BEST Christmas movie?!
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Hmm. I honestly don't really like any of the movies that have christmas or are about christmas.
My christmas movie is Fellowship of The Ring.
My christmas movie is Fellowship of The Ring.
This one really flies under the radar (probably because raunchy Christmas Comedy isn't a big genre). Discovered it a few years ago and it's made it into the yearly rotation. Not one of my favorites, but a lot of fun. Al
It's A Wonderful Life
and then Die Hard
and then Nightmare Before Christmas
That's it. That's the list.
and then Die Hard
and then Nightmare Before Christmas
That's it. That's the list.
The poll is terrible there's 5 movies I'd put before any of the those
Klaus
Rudolph
It's a Wonderful Life
Muppets Christmas
Scrooged
Klaus
Rudolph
It's a Wonderful Life
Muppets Christmas
Scrooged
Muppet Christmas Carol is my actual favorite. Jingle All the Way should sit somewhere in the pantheon though.
Tbh there's a ton of great X-mas movies! Can't fit them all on one list.
Christmas Vacation is a masterpiece.
Exhibit A: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09MNF5PFZ?tag=haggle-web-de-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB
Lol, I just saw this while checking if there's a 4K Disc out there of the movie.
Exhibit A: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09MNF5PFZ?tag=haggle-web-de-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB
Lol, I just saw this while checking if there's a 4K Disc out there of the movie.
Yes, it shows his kids in the picture in Holly's office and during the scenes of her house. You can't be blaming the original retroactively when the shitty sequels we don't speak of came around to fuck things up c'mon now. Die Hard's literally begins with John going to California to be with his wife and children for the holidays to try and better their relationship, it's literally the entire reason why he's in the building where the conflict takes place. Also, kids being present for something to be considered Christmas movie is one of the stranger requirements I've seen.
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Drifter's White Christmas >>>>>>>>>> Bing Crosby
I do. I'd watch any shity marvel/dc movie over that insufferable shit.
I feel compelled to state that the eternal debate whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie has always been insufferable to me, because it so obviously is one. Putting aside all the many many references to Christmas that are in the movie, I just want to point out that Michael Kamen's soundtrack LITERALLY has sleigh bells incorporated into it.
View: https://youtu.be/oY0wvl2ktY8?si=e2eCH1SAa_qVIJY_
Anyway, I generally try to watch it every December, not necessarily on Christmas day.
View: https://youtu.be/oY0wvl2ktY8?si=e2eCH1SAa_qVIJY_
Anyway, I generally try to watch it every December, not necessarily on Christmas day.
The only argument I've seen against it that might hold water is that it wasn't released around Christmas season.
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Home Alone's Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is probably my favorite version of it.
And the last part just shot my eye out. 😢
My personal top five are:
1. Christmas Vacation
2. Home Alone 1 & 2 (yeah I'm counting them as one :P)
3. A Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Arthur Christmas
5. Klaus
Honorable mention: The Polar Express (despite how utterly horrifying it looks 80% of the time).
1. Christmas Vacation
2. Home Alone 1 & 2 (yeah I'm counting them as one :P)
3. A Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Arthur Christmas
5. Klaus
Honorable mention: The Polar Express (despite how utterly horrifying it looks 80% of the time).
Fair enough. I definitely like that John tries to be a better husband/father, and Al Powell serves as kind of a vehicle for us audiences to cheer him on. I stand corrected. It's better than most Christmas movies where people generally act like jerks.
wanna circle back to thisThe best Christmas movies is Scrooge imo (1951 Christmas Carol adaptation starring Alastair Sim).
alastair sim's take on scrooge is easily my favorite of any actor who's ever played him
you really believe the transformation of his character by the end of the film
you can tell he's primarily a stage performer with how well he gets across his emotions in big, sweeping ways. sometimes that can be a distraction in a movie, but with a story as archetypal as almost a play or biblical telling already it fits perfectly
i rewatch this movie at least once a year and each time its a joy
I don't hate it, I just don't ever want to rewatch it. I don't actually mind Thor 2; there are plenty of MCU movies I'd put below it.
Anyways my answer is always
This and the Charlie Brown Christmas special are some of my favorites. I'm glad you mentioned this one.
