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probly done to death on real ilx. but me and some mates are hoping to watch as many christmas themed movies as we can this year.

so help us out. name some classics, the older the better too.

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link

"Bad Santa" is all you need.

― I Am Curious (George) (Slight Return) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link

A Christmas Story is still great.

― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link

that was *my* first suggestion!

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:09 (seventeen years ago) link

WHITE XMAS W/BING CROSBY

― AiLien (AMD), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Muppet Christmas Carol?

― Rumpie, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:13 (seventeen years ago) link

It's a Wonderful Life

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

yes we've chosen that one. xp, and that one!

we have holiday inn, but forgot about White Christmas, thanks

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

I can't remember if they were trying to get home for Christmas or Thanksgiving (or neither)

― Rumps, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

not sure, but it's going on the list because it's fitting.

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/christmas_movie.html

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Scrooged

― nu_onimo (nu_onimo), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link

home alone!
a charlie brown christmas

― 69 (pete), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Gremlins/Die Hard

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Is Elf too obvious? I love it.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Eyes Wide Shut

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 15:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Jingle All the Way

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:09 (seventeen years ago) link

haha Scrooged. "It's Lee Majors!"

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Nightmare Before Christmas! The best Christmas movie that isn't It's a Wonderful Life.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:13 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah we're looking forward to that one, as half of us haven't seen it yet (i have!)

― Ste, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I think there's also a Disney version of Dickens's A Christmas Carol with Mickey as Bob Cratchit and Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:21 (seventeen years ago) link

A DONALD DUCK CHRISTMAS

also claymation christmas?? soooooo awes

― 69 (pete), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Ah yes, it's this one. If I remember correctly it's quite good, the scene where Scrooge sees his own grave genuinely scared me as a kid.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:23 (seventeen years ago) link

UH yeah DDXmas was totally the wrong title

― 69 (pete), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link

How about movies set at Christmastime? "Diner" ("Kids. Kids did this"). "The Ice Harvest."

― Factory Sample Not For Sale (Factory Sample Not For Sale), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Alastair Sim's A Christmas Carol rules over all.

Best Christmas climax: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

― Bill Weber (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Ice Harvest soooo booorrrrring, don't bother with it.

― ledge (ledge), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:07 (seventeen years ago) link

my faves:

-Claymation Christmas
-Charlie Brown Christmas
-Nightmare Before Christmas
-A Christmas Story
-It's a Wonderful Life
-Scrooged

-The special that PBS ran about 10 years, with Martin Sheen & James Earl Jones reading from A Christmas Carol

-Ernest Saves Christmas (okay, i haven't actually seen this one in 12-14 years, but...)

― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:08 (seventeen years ago) link

I second Elf, it's great!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link

The Dead

― nuneb (nuneb), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link

What about How the Grinch stole Christmas? Not the Jim Carrey one, the animated one.

― Rumpin' Pumpkin, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Prancer!

― Wench (jim wentworth), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:31 (seventeen years ago) link

yay Ice Harvest

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:40 (seventeen years ago) link

National Lampoon's A Christmas Vacation

― Lurka Lou, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Le Père Noël est une ordure

― Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Is there a Christmas zombie movie? Someone please tell me there's a Christmas zombie movie.

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

gremlins is kind of an xmas movie.

― Lauren (lauren), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Gremlins is one of my FAVORITE xmas movies!

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link

And Bad Santa, of course.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

I just ordered this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058548/

Only £4!

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link

OMG I LOVE Santa Clause Conquers The Martians!!!!

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

MISSES CLAUSE HAS IDENTIFIED THE KIDNAPPERS AS MARTIANS

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 18:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Not Christmas movies in the sense that's all they are, but It's a Wonderful Life and Meet Me In St. Louis are the class acts.

Best TV special: Pee-Wee's Christmas Special

John Waters' favorite Christmas movie: Christmas Evil

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Ethan would want this thread retitled "holiday movies."

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 19:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Pee-Wee's Christmas Special

FEATURING THE FOLLOWING: Dina Shore, Little Richard, Charo, and more! LOVE IT.

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 19:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075988/

― patita (patita), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:01 (seventeen years ago) link

6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, 12 October 2005

Author: cdg7072000 from United States

This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. The plot is great and that little Emmet is so cute. This is clearly one of Jim Henson's best films for all ages. There's comedy, drama and suspense. You'll be on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie. Don't miss out on this classic film! Run out and rent or buy it today. Don't waste any time in delaying. It's clearly a film that ranks up there with other top films such as Ghostbusters, Seven, Saving Private Ryan, Batman Returns, Chicken Run, Pride & Prejudice, Pulp Fiction and many, many more. If you haven't watched this movie yet, then you really haven't lived!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Best TV episode: the one where Jack Benny drives sales clerk to suicide

Best comedy sketch: SNL's missing ending to It's a Wonderful Life where George (Carvey) and townspeople kill Potter (Lovitz)

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw a trailer for this (http://imdb.com/title/tt0454082/) in the cinema last week. It has the tagline "this holiday season, the SLAY ride begins". It looks like the worst film ever made.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Tuomas, that review is brilliantly daft.

― patita (patita), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:19 (seventeen years ago) link

My actual real answer = Comfort and Joy.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Stephen Colbert's recent It's a Wonderful Life slam actually had non-ironic merit: "oh, villainous businessman wants his loan repaid, BOO HOO..."

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:22 (seventeen years ago) link

A couple of faves set at Christmas time:

The Apartment
My Night At Maud's

― C. Grisso/McCain (sandglocks), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Actually I think the best SNL Xmas skits were the Tonto Tarzan & Frankenstein Xmas carols (JOY. TO. WORLD.). Also I think the funniest thing Horatio Sanz has done or ever will do was the "Christmas Time Is Here" song, but not because of him so much as that dance Tracy Morgan does in the background.

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:32 (seventeen years ago) link

SEARCH:

http://www.gothicrevue.com/jack_frost.jpg

DESTROY:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004VYO0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― grady (grady), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

patita: Thanks for reminding me about Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. It's my GF's favorite. Damn netflix doesn't appear to have it though.

― grady (grady), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas is kind of heartbreaking. I love it so much though.

― drunk Friendster massage (nklshs), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Glad to help, grady. I haven't seen it in years, but it's such a sweet story (despite the need for a hankie).

― patita (patita), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

The original Miracle on 34th Street is still very sweet.

― Pete Scholtes (Complicated Pete), Thursday, 30 November 2006 00:20 (seventeen years ago) link

ELF is one of my favorite movies from the last five years, holiday season or no.

― yetimike, Thursday, 30 November 2006 00:26 (seventeen years ago) link

i think this was the one i loved best a a kid:

http://www.kiddiematinee.com/images/santa08.jpg

it had some plot involving candy canes that made kids able to float/ fly.

― grady (grady), Thursday, 30 November 2006 00:29 (seventeen years ago) link

just realized that's actually a comic book tie-in. whatevs.

― grady (grady), Thursday, 30 November 2006 00:30 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm a huge fan of Elf too, the chewing gum scene is great. My Christmas suggestion would be Friday After Next, the 3rd installment of the Friday series. From memory it's got one of those awesome chase-around-the-living-room-smashing-stuff-up scenes.

― Badg (badg), Thursday, 30 November 2006 02:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i've got quite the soft spot for christmas in connecticut, a pretty slight yet somehow delightful old early '40s thing with barbara stanwyck. it's so forgettable that you can watch it every year and be completely surprised at what happens.

rudolph is by far the best of those old rankin-bass specials. remember that really insane one where it's the 4th of july and rudolph and frosty are at a circus trying to solve a mystery or something? it was so convoluted i can't imagine any adult ever making sense of it let alone a kid.

― j.d., Thursday, 30 November 2006 07:56 (seventeen years ago) link

No Pia Zadora, no credibility.

― Colin M., Thursday, 30 November 2006 08:02 (seventeen years ago) link

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