It's that time of year again -Favorite Holiday Films!! [Archive]

DrummerDeanna

11-30-2006, 08:23 PM

I think this is done every year...but what the heck - 'tis the season!!!

So what are you favorite movies of the holiday season?

Are there movies you only watch this time of year and have to watch every year?

The movies I watch every year at this time..sometimes multiple times:

Smoky Mountain Christmas (I can talk/sing along with the whole thing)
While You Were Sleeping
Mixed Nuts
It's a Wonderful Life (and it makes my cry EVERY time I see it)

More recent holiday faves:

Love Actually
Elf

ryan8472

11-30-2006, 08:27 PM

Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
:)

michelle2677

11-30-2006, 08:31 PM

it's a wonderful life -no doubt my fav
santa claus the movie (anyone remember that movie?? not the one with tim allen) I think it had dudley moore
rudolph the red nosed reindeer-c'mon. Hermey wanted to be a dentist. he can't be all bad!!
can't think of any more at the time....

DrummerDeanna

11-30-2006, 08:36 PM

I've never gotten into The Christmas Story...:shrug:

:lol: <3

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Brad

11-30-2006, 08:37 PM

Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
:)

Get out of my head! Those were the exact two I was about to put down. I could (and have) watch these over and over and never get tired of them. And, I've NEVER seen It's a Wonderful Life. My dad loves it and used to watch it every year. I tried watching it with him one time and couldn't make it...was too boring and LONG for me.

Oh, and I also always watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. I'm loving all the stuff Urban Outfitters has for sale this year associated with it. The Charlie Brown tree and Linus' blanket :thumbsup: very cool.

Oh yeah...I'll still watch that damn Home Alone every time it's on! I somehow never got tired of it.

I'm sure there are others that I look forward to each year but can't think of off the top of my head. I'll let y'all know when I do.

Brad

DrummerDeanna

11-30-2006, 08:38 PM

santa claus the movie (anyone remember that movie?? not the one with tim allen) I think it had dudley moore

YES!!! My mom has that movie :laugh: It's so cheesy - but I used to LOVE it, and I still watch it if I'm at her house lol...and yes, it has dudley moore...and John Lithgow hehe...

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GODDESS6

11-30-2006, 08:38 PM

Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
Elf
The Santa Claus I, II & III
Christmas w/ the Kranks
Badder Santa:p
Deck the Halls, it's new & frickin' hilarious!!!~
Home Alone I & II
It's a Wonderful LIfe
Miracle on 34th Street the original
& most of all the Kids ones: Rudolph, The Year w/out a Santa Claus man i loved Heat Meiser, also Santa Claus is coming to Town, Nester the Christmas Donkey, the original Frosty the Snowman~

sara1998

11-30-2006, 08:42 PM

Hands down, A Christmas Story. So hilarious! We have that one on DVD. And honestly, I'm not a Christmas movie fan. I'm not even really a movie fan!

DrummerDeanna

11-30-2006, 08:46 PM

Has anyone seen the Ref? My mom bought it and hated it so she just sent it to me...that's a Christmas flick isn't it?

CreepingDeath

11-30-2006, 09:00 PM

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Home Alone

and of course:

A Christmas Story
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jannieC

11-30-2006, 09:12 PM

Get out of my head! Those were the exact two I was about to put down. I could (and have) watch these over and over and never get tired of them. And, I've NEVER seen It's a Wonderful Life. My dad loves it and used to watch it every year. I tried watching it with him one time and couldn't make it...was too boring and LONG for me.

Oh, and I also always watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. I'm loving all the stuff Urban Outfitters has for sale this year associated with it. The Charlie Brown tree and Linus' blanket :thumbsup: very cool.

Oh yeah...I'll still watch that damn Home Alone every time it's on! I somehow never got tired of it.

I'm sure there are others that I look forward to each year but can't think of off the top of my head. I'll let y'all know when I do.

Brad

Brad, I have always known we were soulmates. :laugh: I have never watched It's A Wonderful Life and people act like I'm so weird because of that. Plus, A Christmas Story is my alltime favorite.
See? Soulmates. (Maria, be quiet)

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:14 PM

Brad, I have always known we were soulmates. :laugh: I have never watched It's A Wonderful Life and people act like I'm so weird because of that. Plus, A Christmas Story is my alltime favorite.
See? Soulmates. (Maria, be quiet)

I never saw It's A Wonderful Life either..... ;)

jannieC

11-30-2006, 09:15 PM

I never saw It's A Wonderful Life either..... ;)

Yes, but I said it first. :P

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:16 PM

Yes, but I said it first. :P

I said I liked A Christmas Story first, ho. Get over yourself.... :laugh:

jannieC

11-30-2006, 09:17 PM

I said I liked A Christmas Story first, ho. Get over yourself.... :laugh:

But I said both first.

PsychCat

11-30-2006, 09:17 PM

It's A Wonderful Life .... awesome story.... love. love. love it.
A Christmas Story .... hilarious!
The Muppet Christmas Carol .... I love me some muppets

Special holiday shout-out to "Charlie Brown Christmas"! :wavey:

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:18 PM

But I said both first.

Check yourself. I'm post #8, and you're post #11...

jannieC

11-30-2006, 09:19 PM

Check yourself. I'm post #8, and you're post #11...

We could just let Brad decide?

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:23 PM

We could just let Brad decide?

Sure, take her.... she's all jacked up on that Jeff guy anyway....

estranged4life

11-30-2006, 09:27 PM

I've never gotten into The Christmas Story...:shrug:

we both hate that movie. I saw a t-shirt with that dumbass kid earlier tonight (Took a chance and went shopping dispite the bad weather :rolleyes: ) that said "Careful with that gun you may put someone's eye out" with his eyeglasses shot & cracked...I thought about purchasing it, doing some mindful 'good taste' art alteration and have the kid's brains blown out instead (To match my infamous "Have a Nice Day" bullet hole thru the head with blood poster that is too my left side as I type this response)

Edit: My picks:

White Christmas (Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye)
Any of the clamation children movies
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Vince Guaraldi Trio's soundtrack is GOD!!! Love that damn thing-Believe or not, I love jazz music too!)

paleshadow

11-30-2006, 09:31 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/Liberty6/EmmetOtter1.jpg

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas!

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A Year Without a Santa Claus (gotta love Heatmiser)!

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Ziggy's Gift. Break out the kleenex for this one!

Brad

11-30-2006, 09:33 PM

We could just let Brad decide?

Can't we all share? ;)

estranged4life

11-30-2006, 09:34 PM

http://www.misfittoys.net/gallery/miser/heat4.jpg

it's my older brother's Mother-In-Law (Which is what we refer to her as-Since she looks identical to the Heat Miser, Including the flame colored hair!!!) :laugh: :lol:

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:37 PM

Can't we all share? ;)

Sure can.... just cover her face.

jannieC

11-30-2006, 09:39 PM

Sure can.... just cover her face.

Oh no you did NOT. :lol:

sara1998

11-30-2006, 09:50 PM

Oh no you did NOT. :lol:

XOXO... you love me still..... Thanks for playing Brad.

DrummerDeanna

11-30-2006, 10:02 PM

It's A Wonderful Life .... awesome story.... love. love. love it.

The Muppet Christmas Carol .... I love me some muppets

I would say to those who maybe tried to watch It's a Wonderful Life as kids but found it boring - give it another chance- I found it boring as a kid too - but it's so not...it's such a beautiful movie - ohhh now I can't wait to watch it again.

And I forgot the Muppet Christmas Carol - it's the only version I can sit through anymore...and I love it...

And I also love A Muppet Family Christmas :nod:

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As a direct result of that clip I have never been able to sing the song any other way...I always sing "a bear a snowman like you" :p

michelle2677

11-30-2006, 10:29 PM

Back up bitches. Brad and i will watch its a wonderful life together and it will be the best movie he's ever seen! sorry ladies- :laugh: somebody had to break up this hijack :D ;)

rbs3676

11-30-2006, 10:34 PM

GODDESS6

12-01-2006, 07:09 AM

A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of my favorites.

Home For The Holidays (Jodi Foster directed) is a hilarious one and something that always get played a couple of times in December in my home.

A recent favorite is a film called LOVE, ACTUALLY...it said a lot to me.

rbs

home for the holidays w/ holly hunter?, i freaking love that movie but the holiday they are celebrating is thanksgiving~ they didn't play it on t.v. here this yr, so i am happy i have the dvd, so we could watch it anyways~

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 07:16 AM

RUDOLPH!!! I loves me some Yukon Cornelius!

the Grinch and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (both)
Polar Express (new favorite!)

GODDESS6

12-01-2006, 07:24 AM

Polar Express (new favorite!)

is this really that good,? i have wanted to see it, but someone told me it insinuates that there isn't a santa, not sure if that is true or not, i was just told that, & my son still believes (prolly his last yr, he is 7) & i wanted to keep this feeling for him as long as possible, that is why we have never seen it?~ is it a good show to share w/ my son?, we love watching christmas movies together~

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 07:27 AM

it deals with a boy who has doubts about Santa who gets a ride on a magic train to the north pole and sees santa with his own eyes. I think its wonderful and so does my 6 yr old...if thats any help....

GODDESS6

12-01-2006, 07:32 AM

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 07:34 AM

paleshadow

12-01-2006, 07:36 AM

is this really that good,? i have wanted to see it, but someone told me it insinuates that there isn't a santa, not sure if that is true or not, i was just told that, & my son still believes (prolly his last yr, he is 7) & i wanted to keep this feeling for him as long as possible, that is why we have never seen it?~ is it a good show to share w/ my son?, we love watching christmas movies together~

I'm on the fence about The Polar Express. My sister gave me the book for Christmas the year before the movie came out, and I love it. The story is about how as you get older you stop believing in things like Santa. The problem I had was that since the book was so short, they really had to pad up the movie to make it a full feature. There are actually some things about this one that may be a little frightening for small kids. It's a little creepy because you know it's animated, but it's still very realistic. The elves give me nightmares, and I didn't really care for Tom Hanks doing the voice of Santa Claus. I say get the book because it's a wonderful story, and rent the movie if your are into spectacular effects and very realistic animation.

paleshadow

12-01-2006, 07:38 AM

be careful, the sound quality goes up and down, the loud parts are really loud and the soft parts are really soft (like at the very very beginning) but anytime you have the train, turn the sound DOWN! you'll see :nod:

NO kidding! Last year I just got a really good surround sound system and I was playing the DVD. When the train came, my whole apartment shook like there was really a train pulling in. I'm sure my neighbors loved that!

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 07:42 AM

NO kidding! Last year I just got a really good surround sound system and I was playing the DVD. When the train came, my whole apartment shook like there was really a train pulling in. I'm sure my neighbors loved that!
I love this movie. The elves look like miniature adults (does that make sense?)
which kinda surprised me, but they arent creepy :shrug: my 6yr old had no problem with them.....I was expecting something a bit different, but I love every other part of the story. I especially love the HOT CHOCOLATE dance/song!!! that is awesome!

here is the trailer:

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paleshadow

12-01-2006, 08:00 AM

I love this movie. The elves look like miniature adults (does that make sense?)
which kinda surprised me, but they arent creepy :shrug: my 6yr old had no problem with them.....

They creeped me out. Especially the Steven Tyler elf! I think it was a combination of the fact that they looked like real men, just little, combined with their voices. They didn't have cute happy elf voices. Remember the scene where the little boy who never gets presents finds his in Santa's sack? The elves catch them and try to take the present, but the little boy wont let go. Well, when that elf says "Trust me" in that scary raspy voice, it makes my skin crawl. It's like the voice I picture a monster that lives under someones bed would have! :shocked: You think I analyzed this too much? :nod:

sara1998

12-01-2006, 08:01 AM

NO kidding! Last year I just got a really good surround sound system and I was playing the DVD. When the train came, my whole apartment shook like there was really a train pulling in. I'm sure my neighbors loved that!

hahaha... you ought to go see it at IMAX! Amazing! I love this movie so much, I bought it for my daughter. She is 8 and loves it too!

sara1998

12-01-2006, 08:05 AM

Back up bitches. Brad and i will watch its a wonderful life together and it will be the best movie he's ever seen! sorry ladies- :laugh: somebody had to break up this hijack :D ;)

Poor Brad. He dosen't want to put up with you two bitches. Back up, ladies.

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 08:33 AM

That latest picture of Brad sure is to die for I'll agree! Dr. McDreamy INDEED!

(we're inflating his ego ya know!)

ok, back to topic, I guess the best way you're going to be able to decide GODDESS, is to rent it when your child isnt around and see what you think?

irishgrl

12-01-2006, 08:35 AM

They creeped me out. Especially the Steven Tyler elf! I think it was a combination of the fact that they looked like real men, just little, combined with their voices. They didn't have cute happy elf voices. Remember the scene where the little boy who never gets presents finds his in Santa's sack? The elves catch them and try to take the present, but the little boy wont let go. Well, when that elf says "Trust me" in that scary raspy voice, it makes my skin crawl. It's like the voice I picture a monster that lives under someones bed would have! :shocked: You think I analyzed this too much? :nod:
Yes, you analyzed it too much! Im not sure why the producers (or whoever) decided to do the elves the way they did, but hey! the rest of the movie is at LEAST 4 stars! and Im tellin ya, that HOT CHOCOLATE scene is the BEST!

just be ready with the remote to turn it down and up accordingly! TRUST ME!

JazmenFlowers

12-01-2006, 09:50 AM

Smoky Mountain Christmas (I can talk/sing along with the whole thing)
LOVE IT! this is my favorite
I've never gotten into The Christmas Story...:shrug:
I hate this movie. :wavey:

macmar71

12-01-2006, 10:43 AM

I just saw Elf for the first time last week and really enjoyed it

I also love Scrooged and Christmas Vacation

macmar71

12-01-2006, 10:44 AM

macmar71

12-01-2006, 10:47 AM

it's my older brother's Mother-In-Law (Which is what we refer to her as-Since she looks identical to the Heat Miser, Including the flame colored hair!!!) :laugh: :lol:

We used to have a patient in our office who has since passed on....she was such a pip and fireball, her hair even to the end was red like Heatmiser's.

wondergirl9847

12-01-2006, 11:03 AM

A Christmas Story (watch it EVERY year with my family on Christmas Eve)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Smoky Mountain Christmas (totally with Deanna...love Miss Dolly)

It's A Wonderful Life...have never watched it, and don't care to. :shrug:

Recently saw Love, Actually on TV and it was cute.