Gremlins
Gremlins
Every Christmas Eve after the kids are in bed the wife and I get a beverage and watch The Ref
After seeing it in theaters last night, Violent Night has jumped to damn near the top of my list. Seriously, go see it, it's a riot.
I mean, its got Bill Murray, Karen Allan (Indiana Jones), Carol Kane (Princess Bride), Bobcat Goldwaith, Alfie Woddard, John Forsythe, and David Johansen from the NY Dolls!
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
"It's five pounds of veal."
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Second favorite, def
I don't personally love the movie Elf or Will Ferrell, but watching the 11yo kid laugh her ass off at "These toilets are ginormous!" is good fun.
Shockingly, the greatest, warmest, bestest, most wonderful one of all has not yet been mentioned:
Ernest Saves Christmas
Hogfather is our family favorite for Christmas Eve. My wife usually has Christmas Story playing in the background most of Christmas day.
In reply to BoulderG :
His rendition of "O Christmas Tree" remains my favorite.
Emmet Otter. A band of miscreant bullies drives a well-meaning boy to ruin his mother's work equipment forcing her to find alternative employment as a singer.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. A society of bullies consistently belittles a malformed fawn and a gay dental student to the point where they run away to face their fate against a monster of unspeakable terror. Their only chance at redemption is to team up with a pick-axe-wielding psychopath and some abandoned orphans under the oppression of a tyrannical lion to defeat the evils of the world.
Charlie Brown Christmas. A group of bullies picks on Charlie and take advantage of his good nature, until he breaks his back and receives a concussion from his sadistic friend who gaslights him into attempting to kick a football.
Die Hard. A group of criminals and an 80s pop star bully a group of unsuspecting rich people by holding them hostage in a building until being saved by a barefoot vigilante and a bumbling beat cop.
A Christmas Story. A bully makes life hell for some small-town boys until one of them gets a rifle and shoots his eye out.
Nightmare Before Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
Scrooge (1951)
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:Emmet Otter. A band of miscreant bullies drives a well-meaning boy to ruin his mother's work equipment forcing her to find alternative employment as a singer.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. A society of bullies consistently belittles a malformed fawn and a gay dental student to the point where they run away to face their fate against a monster of unspeakable terror. Their only chance at redemption is to team up with a pick-axe-wielding psychopath and some abandoned orphans under the oppression of a tyrannical lion to defeat the evils of the world.Charlie Brown Christmas. A group of bullies picks on Charlie and take advantage of his good nature, until he breaks his back and receives a concussion from his sadistic friend who gaslights him into attempting to kick a football.
Die Hard. A group of criminals and an 80s pop star bully a group of unsuspecting rich people by holding them hostage in a building until being saved by a barefoot vigilante and a bumbling beat cop.
A Christmas Story. A bully makes life hell for some small-town boys until one of them gets a rifle and shoots his eye out.
I like this list. But I never heard of Emmet Otter. Is it this one? Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.
Amazon has it. Free if you are a member of Prime.
Me and the lovely wife watch a ton of Christmas movies. We even have a printed list we review and check off. Going off the top of my head...
Some are definite Christmas movies.
Some are just good movies that take place during Christmas
Some are just good entertainment on a cold dark night.
For my money though, it doesnt get much better than Jingle All The Way.
Reindeer Games
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
Apparently the unifying element of all successful Christmas movies is a band of bullies!
Watched Hogfather again last night. Still a favorite.
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) said:First of all, die hard is not a Christmas movie. I agree that Will Ferrell is horrid, I can't stand him.
Christmas Vacation is the classic of all classics
I agree on the first and third count. I think Will Ferrel is hilarious, but Elf isn't all that great if we're just talking about Xmas movies.
Guys like Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, etc. Are always just "Will Ferrell" in their movies. Each character is the same guy, even if they're different.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, then so is Ronin.
Possibly The Hunt for Red October, although the movie may not have made a big deal about it being Christmas than the book did. ("By God, if they were going to do something, now would be the time, wouldn't it?" Probably hits too close to home right now)
Hunt For Red October is definitely a Christmas movie. It's about a man with a white beard bringing a nice present to the good boys and girls in the US. And he doesn't wear red, but he did work for the Reds.
In reply to NickD :
Requires suspension of disbelief as well.
Russian submarine commander with a heavy Scots accent.
ShawnG said:Guys like Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, etc. Are always just "Will Ferrell" in their movies. Each character is the same guy, even if they're different.
To be fair...this is a very successful business plan for countless entertainers. Sometimes I like them, sometimes it's not my cup of tea. Tom Cruise does a really good Tom Cruise and a lot of people want that character in their film ;)
"A Christmas Story" is an old Standby for me, to bring it back on topic ;)
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Marko Ramius was Lithuanian, not Russian. But yeah, still wouldn't have a Scottish accent
Used to be A Wonderful Life, but I just saw Jim Henson's Christmas Carol. Good costuming. (but there may have been wine involved)
914Driver said:Used to be A Wonderful Life, but I just saw Jim Henson's Christmas Carol. Good costuming. (but there may have been wine involved)
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