Christmas movies ?

[cobraman]

Family favorites if any ?

[Snake45]

I'm hoping to see Scrooged and Bad Santa this year. Haven't seen either one of them in years, I seem to remember both were pretty good. 

Might watch Nat Lamp Christmas Vacation, too. 

I love the Christmas scene in Full Metal Jacket, brief as it is. 

 

[Matt Bacon]

Die Hard ?

Muppet Christmas Carol

Gremlins

The Hogfather

(not a movie, but...) Leverage: the Ho Ho Ho Job

The Canadian Broadcasting Company's Fireside Al Maitland's Christmas Eve reading of The Shepherd, by Frederic Forsyth

best,

M.

[Rob Hall]

I watched 'Fatman' the other evening, very unusual Christmas tale w/ Mel Gibson.  I liked both 'Bad Santa' movies, watched them last year.  I may watch 'Die Hard'  again, one of my all time favorite Christmas season films.  I've seen 'National Lampoons Christmas Vacation' probably 20 times, may rewatch...

I need to watch 'A Christmas Story' again, been about a decade. I did visit the house used in it a couple years ago, it's about 6 miles north of me. 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Rob Hall

[TonyK]

Huge fan of Jim Carrey and the Grinch movie. Of course Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, and a couple other favorites are Fred Claus and Four Christmases. My wife likes the old classics  like Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life and those Bing Crosby ones but they don't do much for me.

[Dave Van]

A few........not any order.......

Christmas vacation

Christmas Story

Scrooged

It's a Wonderful Life

Holiday Affair (sounds sappy but it's Robert Mitchum and Lionel Trains!!)

[Classicgas]

Charlie Brown Christmas 

It's a wonderful life 

Christmas vacation 

Christmas story 

Grinch  both animated and live 

 

[Smoke Wagon]

Blah blah blah’s full! 

[stavanzer]

Scrooged

Christmas Story.

Home Alone. (My Grandson's favorite)

The original Grinch movie, w/ Thurl Ravenscroft!

[Miatatom]

A Christmas Story 

It's a Wonderful Life 

[Russell C]

George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol", although the version with Patrick Stewart is also quite good.

"The Man Who Saved Christmas" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Saved_Christmas ) is a seldom-seen TV movie that takes some major liberties with the details of A. C. Gilbert's career, inventor of the Erector Set toys, but if you ignore that, it's a really charming story.

[PowerPlant]

They say it ain’t Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off the Nakatomi Plaza ?

[NYLIBUD]

Bad Santa has to be my number one.Absolutely hilarious movie to watch anytime,not just around Xmas.And of course Xmas Vacation,and a Xmas Story too.

[TonyK]

I think it's funny when Bad Santa is on one of the regular channels and they have to cut so much out of the movie. No point in showing it.

btw, not a movie but I have to watch my Red Green Christmas show every year.

[webestang]

Other than "It's a Wonderful Life".    I like.......

 

2 Barbara Stanwyck X-Mas movies. "Remember the Night" 1940 and "Christmas in Connecticut" 1945. 

"Miracle on 34th Street" 1947

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" 1993

"Trapped in Paradise" 1994

"Trading Places" 1983

"Deck the Halls" 2006

"3 Godfathers" 1948 

Edited December 9, 2021 by webestang

[cobraman]

Thanks guys. Wife and I looking some that maybe we have missed.

[NYLIBUD]

3 hours ago, TonyK said:

I think it's funny when Bad Santa is on one of the regular channels and they have to cut so much out of the movie. No point in showing it.

btw, not a movie but I have to watch my Red Green Christmas show every year.

Oh yea u can’t watch Bad Santa on regular tv.Like you said,they cut so much out of the movie that it’s not even worth watching it.The movie is hilarious,and Billy Bob,Thorton is just so funny as a total drunk.But of course Xmas Vacation is great too.

[Keavdog]

In addition to the  above:

Elf

Office Christmas Party

The Night Before

Christmas with the Kranks

 

 

[Snake45]

52 minutes ago, Keavdog said:

Office Christmas Party

Just saw that a couple weeks ago. Hilarious but definitely NOT family-friendly! 

[iamsuperdan]

Some must haves for us:

 

Christmas Vacation

Muppet Family Christmas

A Very Muppet Christmas

Muppet Christmas Carol. 

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

It's a Wonderful Life

Miracle on 34St.

Elf

Trailer Park Boys Christmas

Mr Bean Christmas

A Black Adder Christmas Carol (or whatever it's called)

 

 

And yes, I'm a huge Muppets fan.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Interesting thread.

They're running It's a Wonderful Life here at a restored 1935 theater all day December 21.

I went a few years back, will probably go this year.

'Bout as close to time travel as you can get at the moment...

Edited December 10, 2021 by Ace-Garageguy

[Bugatti Fan]

There is a very old black and white film about Scrooge based on Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol that has to be the oldest and best for capturing the mood of this period story.

It was made back in the 1950's in the UK by Tower Productions and starred Alastair Sim, Michael Hordern and George Cole, all very distinguished English actors in their day.

[webestang]

15 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

There is a very old black and white film about Scrooge based on Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol that has to be the oldest and best for capturing the mood of this period story.

It was made back in the 1950's in the UK by Tower Productions and starred Alastair Sim, Michael Hordern and George Cole, all very distinguished English actors in their day.

The Alastair Sims version is my favorite as well. 

[bamadon]

38 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

There is a very old black and white film about Scrooge based on Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol that has to be the oldest and best for capturing the mood of this period story.

It was made back in the 1950's in the UK by Tower Productions and starred Alastair Sim, Michael Hordern and George Cole, all very distinguished English actors in their day.

It is a classic. We try to catch it every year.

[Hotrod 97]

For us it's:

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Santa Clause movies

Rise of the Guardians (if you consider that a Christmas movie)

And the good ol' classic, The Polar Express ?