OT: Top 5 Favorite Christmas Flicks
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You are a lot wrong. How in the world does a Christmas movie top 5 not have National Lampoons Christmas Vacation at #1.
But a “Merry Christmas ya filthy animal” to you and yours.
But a “Merry Christmas ya filthy animal” to you and yours.
I know a lot of people love that movie! Knowing that is your favorite, what’s some others you’d say are up there for you?
Funny you ask. My wife loves a Christmas story. I think it’s terrible. I refuse to watch it. Pure chance it’s your favorite. I didn’t say it as a knock to you. I get a lot of people like it.
My top 5:
Christmas vacation
The grinch (live acting version)
Home alone
Home alone 2
Santa clause
next I would have to decide the order of
Rest of the Santa clause movie
Bad santa
The elf
Christmas with the kranks
My top 5:
Christmas vacation
The grinch (live acting version)
Home alone
Home alone 2
Santa clause
next I would have to decide the order of
Rest of the Santa clause movie
Bad santa
The elf
Christmas with the kranks
Any list without It’s a Wonderful Life is disqualified.
I really like Christmas With The Cranks! Good movie. Another Tim Allen classic. I think A Christmas Story is a love or hate it type movie. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking out the post! Now, share your top five... if you’re bold enough!
Disqualified. Your list doesn’t include It’s A Wonderful Life! Haha! I’m kidding man. Merry Christmas!
I see you’re of the belief that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, too. I like where your head is at. My parents took me to see Bad Santa when I was about 12. Poor decision on their part! But it was funny!
I took a date to see Christmas Vacation. I had forgotten it, but the girl I took reminded me on Facebook a while back.
Bahaha! We need to be careful before the mods lock the thread. The debate over Die Hard being a Christmas movie could get pretty heated.
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"Scrooge" - the one with Albert Finney as Scrooge.
Its a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th st are good, too.
My kids like Christmas Story.
No Die Hard.
Its a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th st are good, too.
My kids like Christmas Story.
No Die Hard.
If you were a kid in the 40s and 50s A Christmas Story would have to be at or near the top.
And how could any Christmas movie list not be complete without White Christmas and A Christmas Carol?
And how could any Christmas movie list not be complete without White Christmas and A Christmas Carol?
Jingle all the way, doesn't deserve to be on any Christmas list of movies. Even if you had listed the worst 5 Christmas Movies, I would not have listed the movie because it was so bad I forgot it even existed.
I stopped watching TV years ago except for sports ...Y’all are bringing back old memories with some of your selections.
Christmas Vacation (gotta love Cousin Eddie)
Christmas Story (classic)
White Christmas (okay, it features B. Crosby singing but it has snow in it...)
Home Alone (“Need a little help”)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim C. is a weird dude)
honorable mention: It’s a Wonderful Life (it, too, has snow ...)
Christmas Vacation (gotta love Cousin Eddie)
Christmas Story (classic)
White Christmas (okay, it features B. Crosby singing but it has snow in it...)
Home Alone (“Need a little help”)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim C. is a weird dude)
honorable mention: It’s a Wonderful Life (it, too, has snow ...)
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. A Christmas Story
3. Christmas Vacation
4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (I'm a kid at heart)
5. Bad Santa
2. A Christmas Story
3. Christmas Vacation
4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (I'm a kid at heart)
5. Bad Santa
Great read and great movies. I just can’t limit the list to 5. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I’m assuming the relationship didn’t work out since she had to remind you on FB?
The Disney Christmas Carol was an honorable mention for me. Really like the almost scary side of the movie. I mean honestly, if ghost came to visit me at night and take me on an adventure into my past and future... I’d be creeped out!
Love the nostalgia of it but watched the other day and it is really hard to watch!
I’m a big kid at heart too. Thanks for reading and responding! Merry Christmas!
I know! Five was hard to narrow down and I knew I was going to upset some people but that’s okay. Merry Christmas!🎄
I’m watching Christmas Vacation right now on AMC. Cousin Eddie’s shitter isn’t full yet.
I have to go with...
1.National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (Jim Carey)
3. Elf
4. Christmas with the Kranks
5. Die Hard
2 and 3 are interchangeable for the spot rank, and 4 and 5 are distant to 1,2 and 3
1.National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (Jim Carey)
3. Elf
4. Christmas with the Kranks
5. Die Hard
2 and 3 are interchangeable for the spot rank, and 4 and 5 are distant to 1,2 and 3
I think A Christmas Carol gets hurt by the fact that there are approximately 200 versions of it.
Solid list, although I would swap the list the other way around personally. I'm a sucker for Jingle all the Way.
Great movie but there is a dramatic flaw in my eyes that I can't shake. Uncle Billy skated by scot-free for losing that $8,000, which could have ruined his nephew and wrecked his business, thereby leading to the spoiling of Bedford Falls. I'm happy about the ending, but I still get p!$$ed off at Uncle Billy every time I think of his dithering incompetence. He needed to suffer more for his empty-headedness.
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You are correct. I tend to favor the George C. Scott rendering.
Elf, White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas Vacation, and Christmas Story. Also liked Holiday Inn.
Since the subject came up, I started watching a very dark version of it on FX Fox the other night and stopped after literally a few minutes. Why would someone want to make a dark version of what was intended to be a very heart felt story?
I like all yours, but I would like to Add.
I like Classics like
It's A Wonderful Life
James Stewart & Donna Reed
White Christmas -Bing Crosby.
The Belle of St' Mary - Bing Crosby
Disney Animated Version -"A Christmas Carol."
For Humor Bill Murray, "Scrooged."
I like "Christmas Vacation," with Chevy Chase
Love this thread
I like Classics like
It's A Wonderful Life
James Stewart & Donna Reed
White Christmas -Bing Crosby.
The Belle of St' Mary - Bing Crosby
Disney Animated Version -"A Christmas Carol."
For Humor Bill Murray, "Scrooged."
I like "Christmas Vacation," with Chevy Chase
Love this thread
Um I would say 90% of the story is dark. You have a man who hates Christmas, gets visited by ghost, refuses to help people, all until he sees the light. Seems pretty dark to me except the end. The end of “carol” is not as dark as you might think.
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