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Post subject: Favourite Christmas Films  Posted: December 10th, 2010, 12:05 am |
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As I started watching my old favourites earlier in the week I thought I would share my favourite films and see what other people are watching around this festive time of year. 
[I'll only detail the unknown ones]
The Man Who Came To Dinner - 1940's comedy about a radio personality who after being invited to dinner at the home of an influental couple, wreaks havoc after injuring himself on their porch, and proceeds to take over their house and lives for Christmas. Not often Bette Davis is in a comedy so that's probably why I like this so much. And Monty Wooley has too much fun as the Man Who Came To Dinner not to be amused. 
Holiday Inn - Musical comedy starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire about a singer (Bing) who wants to get away from show business so opens an inn that has entertainment only on the national holidays and a dancer (Fred) who desperately wants to find the girl he danced with one night drunk, so she can be his new partner. Only trouble is, Bing loves the same girl and does everything he can to make sure Fred never sees her.... especially her back as that's all he remember of her.
White Christmas - My ultimate Christmas film. I feel like watching it now but I think I should save it for later in the week.  Danny Kaye in a red and white fluffy hat. 
A Muppet's Christmas Carol - you can hate LOTR, insult my mother and sell my Weta collection but anyone who doesn't laugh or smile with joy ONCE whilst watching this film..... heart.... made...coal...of....
The Bishop's Wife - This would be higher on my Christmas favourites list, as you can't beat Cary Grant and David Niven together... but I really don't like Loretta Young.
The Polar Express - Might not be the best film ever, but I cried when no one else could hear the bell ring, so it must be doing something right for me.
Miracle on 34th Street - I have to admit, I never liked this film much so it's another sign I am getting older when I make sure I watch it every year now.
A Christmas Story - One of my childhood favourites that I have only recently re-discovered. "You'll shoot your eye out" should be more regularly quoted.
Gremlins - This should be issued as a standard piece of "How To Survive Christmas" kit, to be watched on Christmas Eve. No matter who is coming to visit, or who you have to sit next to at dinner... NOTHING can go as badly as things do in this film. So chill.
Beauty and the Beast - Any excuse to watch this film and I am there. Cosy fire, hot chocolate with marshmellows and a Lindt reindeer completes this film.
It's A Wonderful Life - Greatest Christmas film of all time? Possibly, but not for me although it pains me each time I watch it to think James Stewart never got an Oscar. And I'm also in pain each time a kid is on screen.
Traditonally, there is never anything watched on Christmas Day or Boxing Day (much to busy) UNLESS there is a new Wallace and Gromit film on, in which case time is made for that. Or even an old repeat is worth watching again.
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 12:34 am |
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Oooh.
My tradition has always been to watch Muppet Christmas Carol on Black Friday. Sitting in my cozy living room with hot chocolate while the rest of the city goes crazy with shopping is definitely my idea of a good time. 
Other than that, my family watches:
Miracle on 34th Street
The old one, of course. Nothing but the best for us. I love this story. It's so sweet and charming and absolutely Christmassy.
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge)
The one with Alastair Sim. "I don't know anything, I never did know anything, but now I know that I don't know, all on a Christmas morning....I must stand on my head!" My definitive version of the Christmas Carol. I love the Muppets, I really do, but this is the true story in all its glory. Plus, you have a (and this is very important, so listen carefully) young Patrick MacNee.
It's a Wonderful Life
I CRY. Every time. This is one of the less than five movies that I sob in. "To my brother, George Bailey..the richest man in town." *cue sobs* When he sees all the things he did to make the world better....oh man.
And Dad got a DVD pack of Wonderful Life and White Christmas a few years ago, so I've added that to my watching list. The rest of the family isn't huge on it, but I love it. Danny Kaye is the best. _________________ going on a journey through my old claims
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 1:59 pm |
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Oooooh, tough question. Primarily because I'm not a big Christmas movie watcher. 
But, "A Christmas Story" is ALWAYS a classic. It's simply just pure entertainment and I love it.
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 2:24 pm |
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I agree with you too about It's a Wonderful Life. I usually start crying 5 minutes in and its ending is the most perfect movie ending ever. I don't feel its really Christmas till I've seen this movie.
Another one that I love is Love Actually again I'll watch this every year.
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 2:36 pm |
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A Christmas Story, it is a classic and we watch it every year. My dad, who lives in Ohio, has been to the Christmas Story house and shot the gun. Also there is this house near that that has the leg lamp 
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 8:02 pm |
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I vote Love Actually too!!! I love and adore that movie. It's long I admit that! But there is Alan Rickman (although he not all that amiable), there is Emma Thompson, there is a Portugese-speaking Colin Firth and Bill Nighy... More Bill Nighy, ALWAYS MORE BILL NIGHY!!!! And there is All I Want For Christmas!! Perfect.. and that sweet porno-couple!! Gotta love them!! _________________ >>Be the change you wish to see in the world<<
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 8:07 pm |
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Eä wrote: and that sweet porno-couple!! Gotta love them!! They were my favorite! As well as that one guy who always had trouble with the ladies  and of course Keira's story and Alan Rickman and the whole cast and crew.
Quite a lovely movie indeed _________________
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Post subject: Posted: December 10th, 2010, 11:51 pm |
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Every year my family and I see:
White Christmas
A Christmas Story
It's A Wonderful Life
White Christmas is my favorite, since I've been seeing it since I can remember, and I just love the cheesy, adorable story. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: December 11th, 2010, 11:24 am |
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I love White Christmas, (my sister and me used to watch it every July. We were longing for Christmas already)
Muppet Christmas Carol, (When I was little I was scared of the doornob)
Miracle on 34th Street
Holiday Inn
The Polar Express
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Post subject: Posted: December 11th, 2010, 12:01 pm |
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Eä wrote: Perfect.. and that sweet porno-couple!! Gotta love them!! Yup, and that's Bilbo Baggins for you! _________________ going on a journey through my old claims
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Post subject: Posted: December 11th, 2010, 6:20 pm |
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Excellent question, and very appropriate . My favorite Christmas movies, though I can't say I make a concerted effort to watch them every year, are in no particular order, these:
Scrooged- One of the funniest movies ever! It's a modern take on "A Christmas Carol" with Bill Murray as the Ebenezer Scrooge-like character. The great thing about it is that while it's funny (funnier than most adaptations of the story, I think), the basic message and the sometimes heartbreaking, other times uplifting story are both still there in full force 8).
It's A Wonderful Life- Just a really touching, uplifting story :]. Really the perfect Christmas movie, I think .
Mickey's Christmas Carol- Basically, Disney's version of the story. This one has a special place in my heart because it's the first Christmas movie I remember watching, and additionally, the first version of "A Christmas Carol", I ever saw. It was probably originally released years and years ago, as it still used the old animation style, but I love it 8).
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (the cartoon, not the live action version with Jim Carrey playing the lead, though I saw that one and liked it, too)- This is another one that's special to me. While the above was the first Christmas movie I ever saw, this was the second one. The way the story plays out just makes you want to get up and cheer at the end. I mean, you see this bitter, nasty, conniving individual doing everything he can to ruin Christmas for others, then because of an important lesson he learns (e.g. Christmas isn't about presents, food, or anything like that, but family, friendship, and love) following what pretty much amounts to a victory, he does a complete one-eighty and becomes one of the most generous individuals in that community. It's basically "A Christmas Carol" with a far more unlikable character, but you know what I mean :].
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Post subject: Posted: December 12th, 2010, 10:24 pm |
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Ohh! Christmas movies! Always the best.
A Christmas Carol: The old version Nurrshie disected already
ELF: HOW ON EARTH HAS THIS MOVIE NOT BEEN MENTIONED?! I don't know why, but there's something really, really ridiculous about that movie that I love. Plus, Will Ferrel and Zoey Deschanel. Come on.
Beauty and the Beast: No words to express how much I love this movie or how desperately I seek to find excuses to watch it. Seriously.
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Post subject: Posted: December 13th, 2010, 2:33 pm |
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Oh I totally forgot about "Love Actually"!!!!
Maybe that's because I always manage to forget that it's based around the holidays because I am far too wrapped up in the awesomeness that is the entire cast. _________________ "So what? So plenty!"
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Post subject: Posted: December 13th, 2010, 3:13 pm |
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^I know.. there are great actors and actresses and and LOVEly stories!
What about The Nightmare Before Christmas.. I only watched it once and it wasn't at Christmas... I rather liked it though... sweet story! _________________ >>Be the change you wish to see in the world<<
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Post subject: Posted: December 13th, 2010, 8:10 pm |
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I forgot about The Best Christmas Pagent Ever.
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Post subject: Posted: December 17th, 2010, 2:09 am |
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Good call on Elf Sairahiniel, I can't believe I forgot that it, its an awesome Christmas movie, all funny and heart warming, perfect.
Another one that I think counts as Christmassy is Little Women - well it starts at Christmas so I think its a Christmas movie. I love the book and I just think that the movie is one of the most perfect adaptations of an awesome book ever. Every character is so good in their parts and I love the story.
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