Christmas Movies

[Kaos]

It’s A Wonderful Life is awful.  I agree with your list except for that piece of shit.

In what way?

[GH2001]

In what way?

I think it’s cheesy and old but I definitely don’t carry the hate for it several others do here. I don’t really feel too strongly for it one way or another.

[CCTAU]

Man whatever GAF is playing is the bestest!

[Snaggletiger]

I never was into It's a Wonderful Life. Just wasn't one of those holiday movies that I watched more than bits and pieces of.  Sunday, we're going to see A Christmas Carol at Alabama Shakespeare Festival.  Last year about this time, we went to ASF for It's a Wonderful Life, A Radio Play.  Awesomeness!

The setting was the movie being done as a radio broadcast in the late 40's. The stage was the radio studio, with the actors reading the script, and making all the sounds of the movie come to life.  Doors closing, people running, crowds cheering etc.  They would even go to commercials, and do bits for local businesses in Montgomery at the time. You got the movie, but with a whole different presentation.  Really neato-keen, Mustang level stuff.

[GH2001]

  Really neato-keen, Mustang level stuff.

Window Louvers and all??  Shut. UP!

[War Damn Six]

In what way?

I am not a fan of the whole premise of the movie, I think the acting is overdone and I don’t think any movie about Christmas should include suicidal ideations. 

[Kaos]

I am not a fan of the whole premise of the movie, I think the acting is overdone and I don’t think any movie about Christmas should include suicidal ideations.

All the acting was overdone in the 30s. 

[CCTAU]

I am not a fan of the whole premise of the movie, I think the acting is overdone and I don’t think any movie about Christmas should include suicidal ideations.

Jimmy Stewart would kick your ass...while wearing a bunny costume!

[jmar]

All the acting was overdone in the 30s. 

Maybe the Shop Around the Corner can pass the test.

[Buzz Killington]

Christmas Vacation
Die Hard
The Strike
Friday After Next
Mixed Nuts

[jmar]

In no particular order:

Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
Bad Santa
Home Alone

Definitely gonna watch Krampus and Violent Night to broaden my horizons.
Have to admit Kurt Russell really makes a great Santa.

[WiregrassTiger]

In no particular order:

Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
Bad Santa
Home Alone

Definitely gonna watch Krampus and Violent Night to broaden my horizons.
Have to admit Kurt Russell really makes a great Santa.

^^Agree with Gramps.

edit: I want to add Planes, Trains and Automobiles because it is often viewed during the Christmas season. It is a Thanksgiving themed movie but it belongs on the Christmas list.

I fully realize that this is controversial but I hope you will understand that I do not give one single fuck what you think about it. It’s on the list as of now. Take it down, Wes. I dare you. Or, any of you just try.

[jmar]

^^Agree with Gramps.

edit: I want to add Planes, Trains and Automobiles because it is often viewed during the Christmas season. It is a Thanksgiving themed movie but it belongs on the Christmas list.

I fully realize that this is controversial but I hope you will understand that I do not give one single fuck what you think about it. It’s on the list as of now. Take it down, Wes. I dare you. Or, any of you just try.

Yes agree with you WT.
PT & A is a tremendous Thanksgiving movie. Doesn't qualify for this particular favorites list however because Thanksgiving is celebrated as a single day in late November you see and Christmas... it's a totally different holiday... an entire season if you will.
Have you been a good boy?

[WiregrassTiger]

Yes agree with you WT.
PT & A is a tremendous Thanksgiving movie. Doesn't qualify for this particular favorites list however because Thanksgiving is celebrated as a single day in late November you see and Christmas... it's a totally different holiday... an entire season if you will.
Have you been a good boy?

The last thing that I’d want to do is create a mountain out of a molehill but when someone is blatantly wrong, I will point it out.

Just because I’m gracious and gregarious, that should not be mistaken as weakness. I am kind but when I am right, which is most of the time, then I won’t back down. Tom Petty wrote a song about me.

Planes and Trains is VIEWED during the Christmas season. That’s what this thread is about.

Regardless, I have already made the call.

It doesn’t matter if it makes sense to anyone or not. Once I have made my decision, you can move along and decide who to move to cornerback. It’s not that complicated.

[jmar]

You're out of your nut but I can't really hold it against you given the plate in your head which likely causes you to challenge my judgement of acceptable holiday viewing as well as other
questionable practices among our community. And I can assure you if jmar chooses a wide receiver or speedy backfield type to man a corner position that particular player is better suited as a pass defender.

[War Damn Six]

The last thing that I’d want to do is create a mountain out of a molehill but when someone is blatantly wrong, I will point it out.

Just because I’m gracious and gregarious, that should not be mistaken as weakness. I am kind but when I am right, which is most of the time, then I won’t back down. Tom Petty wrote a song about me.

Planes and Trains is VIEWED during the Christmas season. That’s what this thread is about.

Regardless, I have already made the call.

It doesn’t matter if it makes sense to anyone or not. Once I have made my decision, you can move along and decide who to move to cornerback. It’s not that complicated.

I watched Se7en last night.  Does that make it a Christmas movie?

[jmar]

I watched Se7en last night.  Does that make it a Christmas movie?

Careful. He says he's gregarious.

[Kaos]

I watched Se7en last night.  Does that make it a Christmas movie?

That’s not how any of this works.

[WiregrassTiger]

I watched Se7en last night.  Does that make it a Christmas movie?

No.  If a lot of other people did on a regular basis, then maybe.

Jmar is being contrarian and gets defensive when he is called out for being completely wrong.

Think of it this way. Let’s say that Token does not regularly ass rape drunks at the jail. Obviously, he does but just follow me.

But, Token starts corn holing drunks to kind of “Tis the Season” things up, around the jailhouse.

Then, it’s considered a holiday tradition for HIM. Now if all of us started ass raping drunks during that time, which I know is turning many of you on just reading about, it could make the list of traditions.

It’s similar with the Christmas movies in that if we are trying to ascertain what normal people watch during Christmas, the entire movie does not need to come from the Hallmark channel.

Does Die Hard get consideration? I say it should.

One of the problems with a list like this being on the x is that it’s very unlikely to get even a remotely normal response from these people.

Planes and Trains remains an option.

[Snaggletiger]

Hit A Christmas Carol at ASF Sunday.  I still have a couple of Christmas shows to watch, but after seeing that live, my Christmas viewing is complete.  Anything else is gravy.

Damn, I love that place. And I'll be going back in the Spring, for Hounds of Baskerville, to get my Sherlock Holmes fix.