Christmas Movies

[WiregrassTiger]

https://collider.com/mary-bailey-hero-its-a-wonderful-life/

Maybe outdated and morose to some but this contrarian knows a good story, and It's a Wonderful Life embodies real elements of overcoming obstacles, strained relationships and questioning one's own faith.

Zero doubt that it belongs on any “best Christmas movie” list, as far as I’m concerned. It’s probably my number 2 but possibly 1. A Christmas Story is its rival. Of course Planes, Trains and Automobiles is in almost everyone’s top 3.

[Snaggletiger]

Watched part of A Christmas Story last night. The part where Ralphie dropped the lug nuts and yelled Fuuuuuck!

Mrs. Schwartz, do you know what Ralphie said?

WHAAAT?

Do you know where he heard it from? Your son.

WHAAAAT?  Oww....Oww....Mom, what did I do?


 

[chityeah]

Agree with most all movies mentioned.  I'm old tho so I always watch The Waltons Christmas with Patricia O'Neal.

[WiregrassTiger]

Agree with most all movies mentioned.  I'm old tho so I always watch The Waltons Christmas with Patricia O'Neal.

Geeze Louise. The Waltons? I had you pegged as old but we’re talking jmar, snags or even kaos kind of old. Surely not oldautiger old. I’m not even sure how old he is but he’s older than kaos. And Kaos’ first date was on a horse and buggy. He went to a square dance in Tuscaloosa with a white girl.

[Snaggletiger]

Geeze Louise. The Waltons? I had you pegged as old but we’re talking jmar, snags or even kaos kind of old. Surely not oldautiger old. I’m not even sure how old he is but he’s older than kaos. And Kaos’ first date was on a horse and buggy. He went to a square dance in Tuscaloosa with a white girl.

You so old, the key on Benjamin Franklin's kite, was to yo' mama's apartment.

[Snakebite]

Scrooged is a good one, too.  To Bill Fucking Murray! 

[jmar]

Scrooged is a good one, too.  To Bill Fucking Murray! 

YES...To Bill! 🍻 He's 72, still having fistfights on set and groping female cast members. Probably got him some Andie McDowell back in the day. Peach of a guy I tell you, A PEACH!

[jmar]

Agree with most all movies mentioned.  I'm old tho so I always watch The Waltons Christmas with Patricia O'Neal.

Okay gonna give it a look.

[jmar]

Geeze Louise. The Waltons? I had you pegged as old but we’re talking jmar, snags or even kaos kind of old. Surely not oldautiger old. I’m not even sure how old he is but he’s older than kaos. And Kaos’ first date was on a horse and buggy. He went to a square dance in Tuscaloosa with a white girl.

Agree with most all movies mentioned.  I'm old tho so I always watch The Waltons Christmas with Patricia O'Neal.

Watched the Walton's Christmas set in 1933. Was really impressed by the authenticity of what life would have been like for a large close knit family on a rural mountain during the Depression. Will bring some tears.
Thanks chityeah!

[WiregrassTiger]

Watched the Walton's Christmas set in 1933. Was really impressed by the authenticity of what life would have been like for a large close knit family on a rural mountain during the Depression. Will bring some tears.
Thanks chityeah!

You could have just asked Kaos.

[Kaos]

Geeze Louise. The Waltons? I had you pegged as old but we’re talking jmar, snags or even kaos kind of old. Surely not oldautiger old. I’m not even sure how old he is but he’s older than kaos. And Kaos’ first date was on a horse and buggy. He went to a square dance in Tuscaloosa with a white girl.

The horse was better looking.  And smelled better too. 

As for The Waltons?  Knowing that grandpa was a liberal communist piece of crap makes it difficult for me to watch.  Didn’t much like it before I knew that.  100% pass now.

[jmar]

The horse was better looking.  And smelled better too. 

As for The Waltons?  Knowing that grandpa was a liberal communist piece of crap makes it difficult for me to watch.  Didn’t much like it before I knew that.  100% pass now.

Hold on now. Edgar Bergen is the new Grandpa in this one.
The commie Will Geer is long dead.
Died in 1978.

[jmar]

This old man has been pained by a sprained foot for three weeks and suddenly now have type A flu right through Christmas. No Chinese meal this Eve or contact with family for several more days. 

Anyway while I haven't felt much like watching tv have decided to make the most with less and watch a couple of writer/producer John Hughes (d. 2009) classics including Planes Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone.

[WiregrassTiger]

This old man has been pained by a sprained foot for three weeks and suddenly now have type A flu right through Christmas. No Chinese meal this Eve or contact with family for several more days. 

Anyway while I haven't felt much like watching tv have decided to make the most with less and watch a couple of writer/producer John Hughes (d. 2009) classics including Planes Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone.

jmar you really know how to win favor with a fellow and reach across any trenches of debate that sometimes develop in life. I am glad that we can work this one out. And unlike some people that start with a k, I am not a my way or the highway kind of guy. So, I’m malleable in nature and can adapt to people’s feelings. But I’m glad that you finally saw this one from the correct perspective. I was getting tired of the hate festering and I was fearful of things getting worse between us. Merry Christmas my dear friend. Those aren’t pillows!

[jmar]

jmar you really know how to win favor with a fellow and reach across any trenches of debate that sometimes develop in life. I am glad that we can work this one out. And unlike some people that start with a k, I am not a my way or the highway kind of guy. So, I’m malleable in nature and can adapt to people’s feelings. But I’m glad that you finally saw this one from the correct perspective. I was getting tired of the hate festering and I was fearful of things getting worse between us. Merry Christmas my dear friend. Those aren’t pillows!

Hmm. So you thought... oh you thought this was my admission that PT & A's was a Christmas Classic. Far be it friend. It is about two men of different status attempting to get home from NYC to Chicago for Thanksgiving.
I will say that as holiday movies rank it's definitely among my top five John Hughes' films. Merry Christmas WT!

[Kaos]

This old man has been pained by a sprained foot for three weeks and suddenly now have type A flu right through Christmas. No Chinese meal this Eve or contact with family for several more days. 

Anyway while I haven't felt much like watching tv have decided to make the most with less and watch a couple of writer/producer John Hughes (d. 2009) classics including Planes Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone.

May I suggest door dash?   Chinese to your stoop.  Not an actual Chinese, just their food.  🍲

[WiregrassTiger]

May I suggest door dash?   Chinese to your stoop.  Not an actual Chinese, just their food.  🍲

If you have a Chinaman manservant is it still ok to call them your manservant. If not, what should we call him? His nickname is definitely too offensive to use in public.

[Kaos]

If you have a Chinaman manservant is it still ok to call them your manservant. If not, what should we call him? His nickname is definitely too offensive to use in public.

They is your person servant. 

[Snakebite]

They is your person servant.

Sometimes it be’s like that.

[WiregrassTiger]

Sometimes it be’s like that.

All kidding aside, it do.