with the holiday approaching I figured this would make a good topic
here are mine:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Die Hard, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Bad Santa, Trading Places, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Santa Claus (1959)
We've got a Christmas Classics set of the old Rankin Bass shows:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty Returns
The Little Drummer Boy
We watch one of those each evening for the five days before Christmas - with Rudolph on Christmas Eve.
A Christmas Story will always be a favorite of mine and will never get old. The classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is far and away the best of the old stop-motion Christmas movies in my opinion. My oldest son who is turning 4 soon is starting to get into it.
Gremlins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4LNBw-ajE
The Shop Around the Corner
It's a Wonderful Life (of course)
In no particular order:
* A CHRISTMAS CAROL (aka SCROOGE) (1951) - The one starring Alastair Sim
* SCROOGE (1970) - Albert Finney. How could you not like a movie that shows Scrooge in hell?
* A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)
When I was a kid, I enjoyed THE HOMECOMING (1971), the pre-Waltons movie. I haven't seen it in many years, so I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it now.
Is it wrong to say, SANTA'S SLAY (2005)?
Does anyone remember THE LITTLEST ANGEL (1969) with Johnny Whitaker and Fred Gwynn? It was on TV every year around Christmas when I was a kid. I think it was pretty cheesy, but I remember I always felt bad when the kid died and went to heaven.
Every year I find I must watch all the following and they've naturally become faves:
Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) (1951) - with Alistair Sim, the best and my favourite of them all by far.
A Christmas Story (1983) - a close second. A lot of laughs albeit a bit of a dark film in many ways too.
It's A Wonderful Life - classic all the way. Wouldn't be the same without it.
White Christmas - Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and a lot of musical and dance number fun has become a real personal fave of mine.
Miracle on 34th Street - classic in which a man goes on trial to prove he really is in fact Santa Claus.
The Bishop's Wife - the other Christmas classic featuring an angel, here played by the almost always likable Cary Grant, that sadly often gets overlooked.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - funny film with some great classic comedy moments.
Home Alone and Home Alone 2 - yeah they're guilty pleasure fun but they've become a yearly tradition now.
A Christmas Story which is in my top 5 favs.
The 1938 and 1950 versions of a CHRISTMAS CAROL.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
RUDOLF THE RED NOSE REINDEER.
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPG3zSgm_Qo&feature=related
And-my all time favorite HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS -with the wonderful animation of Chuck Jones-and of course-Boris Karloff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oehGtcW6BU&feature=related
Christmas Evil
Silent Night Deadly Night 3
Scrooged
Trading Places
Home Alone
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Eyes Wide Shut (you knew I'd go there, heh).
Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 08, 2011, 05:00:08 PM
...When I was a kid, I enjoyed THE HOMECOMING (1971), the pre-Waltons movie. I haven't seen it in many years, so I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it now...
I own it on VHS and DVD. One of my favorite movies, I think I know it by heart.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 08, 2011, 05:00:08 PM
Does anyone remember THE LITTLEST ANGEL (1969) with Johnny Whitaker and Fred Gwynn? It was on TV every year around Christmas when I was a kid. I think it was pretty cheesy, but I remember I always felt bad when the kid died and went to heaven.
I remember
THE LITTLEST ANGEL. Sad. Does anybody remember
J.T.? This is also a made-for-TV movie, about a fatherless boy who forms an attachment to an injured cat at Christmastime? If you've not seen it, start at part 2, below, that will get you hooked. If you are interested to watch the whole movie, all of it is available on YouTube in 5 parts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSgRsqK4aA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXKLRxqZ6s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mapzL66aApY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqjtmp3F6GQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9eKC9fb8Sc&feature=related
huh, nobody mentioned "Santa Clause The Movie" from the '80s ?
my personal favorite christmas movie is "Christmas comes to Willow Creek"
yep, John Schneider and Tom Wopat from 1987
also starring Hoyt Axton and a young Kim Delaney
the movie's not the best christmas flick by a longshot, but I like it.
I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams TV show Christmas special a long time ago. Fond remembrances of that. Some people were up on Grizzly's mountain and they got lost in a blizzard and I remember them exchanging hand carved wooden toys at the end.
Tried doing a search on Youtube for it but after typing in "Grizzly Adams Christmas" I get results like "Explanation for Nazi Elves Who Mate w/ Virgins" :question:
Quote from: Jack on December 11, 2011, 07:34:47 AM
I remember seeing a Grizzly Adams TV show Christmas special a long time ago. Fond remembrances of that. Some people were up on Grizzly's mountain and they got lost in a blizzard and I remember them exchanging hand carved wooden toys at the end.
Tried doing a search on Youtube for it but after typing in "Grizzly Adams Christmas" I get results like "Explanation for Nazi Elves Who Mate w/ Virgins" :question:
Yer right!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v4XsXIteYo
I like to do a double feature of the Black Christmas movies.
I always make a point of watching A CHRISTMAS STORY, MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, and DIE HARD, as well as the Charlie Brown and Grinch cartoons.
Also love SCROOGED, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (original), and the "Night of the Meek" episode from Twilight Zone.
Die Hard, since it's action packed, plus it's around Christmas!
national lampoons christmas vacation, A christmas carol with alastair sims, a christmas story, charile brown xmas, rudolph, santa claus is coming to town, frosty the snowman, the grinch who stole xmas, Miracle on 34th street (the original) Its a wonderful Life, Gremlins, Home Alone, Basically anything that does not appear on the Hallmark channel.
Everyone should see this one from the director of Rec. It's f**king great.
The Christmas Tale (2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450827/
It was apart of the Spanish "6 films to keep you awake" TV series
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3o5YFfnfr0k/TtBBNEuWD9I/AAAAAAAACPI/FcipDphCiKQ/s400/christmas+tale.jpg)
Despite being the 1 in every 100 humans, I actually like the live action Grinch movie. It's pretty enjoyable to me despite some of the issues it has.
Also, really enjoy The Muppets Christmas Carol. While I enjoy just about every verison of Christmas Carol, The Muppet verison is my personal favorite.
Quote from: Swamp Thing on December 12, 2011, 09:41:10 PM
Everyone should see this one from the director of Rec. It's f**king great.
The Christmas Tale (2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450827/
It was apart of the Spanish "6 films to keep you awake" TV series
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3o5YFfnfr0k/TtBBNEuWD9I/AAAAAAAACPI/FcipDphCiKQ/s400/christmas+tale.jpg)
I may have to check that one out. I love Spanish horror & REC gave me some genuine scares.
I'm not a fan of A Christmas Carol. I've seen it to many times, and I just don't think it's as powerful a tale as it's been built up to be.
That being said, I love Scrooged. I think it's the one Christmas movie I make it a point to watch year after year. Bill Murray's eventual redemption, and especially the final song really get to me. It's my one and only Christmas necessity.
Die Hard and Gremlins :wink:
Quote from: Trevor on December 14, 2011, 08:38:53 AM
Die Hard and Gremlins :wink:
Damnit, this was
my answer,
verbatim. :smile:
Quote from: Swamp Thing on December 11, 2011, 05:19:55 PM
I like to do a double feature of the Black Christmas movies.
I was gonna say the original, but after seeing the remake I'd probably gouge my eyes out seeing that one again. :hatred:
Scrooged and Die Hard 1.