At work today I stated my favorite Christmass movie was Die Hard. People said I was crazy. Ignorant philistines.
Movie Theater Best Christmass movie?
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"A Christmas Story" is the classic by which all modern Christmas stories are judged 
Personally, my favorite is a documentary that I saw several years back about the origins of Christmas, the ways various pagan figures and traditions were co-opted and how the modern version popular in the West (especially America) is a fairly recent event. Boring for most, but I'm a history nut and a heathen, so it piqued my interest. Now if only I could remember the name of it...
Personally, my favorite is a documentary that I saw several years back about the origins of Christmas, the ways various pagan figures and traditions were co-opted and how the modern version popular in the West (especially America) is a fairly recent event. Boring for most, but I'm a history nut and a heathen, so it piqued my interest. Now if only I could remember the name of it...
For me it's a tie between Die Hard and Lethal Weapon.
Oh Shit! Yeah, that was a Christmas movie. John McClane would approve, as do I!
Willis's best film me thinks.
Sorry guys .. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation- "Look kids a deer"
Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa.
I'll give another vote for cousin Eddie and National Lampoons Christmas vacation.
the one with the baby, the barn, some livestock, those smart guys, a couple sheep herders, and a bright light.....the name escapes me.
we made a family tradition of watching the polar express each christmas eve since 2008 or so
Wew, what a weird movie. Mehhh, what ever floats the boats. Google uncanny valley.
my kids are 6, 4, and 2 and they love it, agree it's a little strange but it has grown on me and now its not christmas eve without it
LOL, well it's hard to go wrong with Hanks, he has that holiday goodness thing going.
Gremlins anyone?
Victorias Secret Fashion Show. The wives/moms are always in the kitchen and the guys have the annual Christmas Flag Football game. The 50+ year olds are dick heads because they think their age allows them to clothesline and give dead legs to the younger guys. After the game we all pile on the couches, drink beer, eat wings and watch half naked women.
The first 3 Die Hard's,
Lethal Weapon,
RED
First Blood (of course)
Batman Returns (hey, there's decorations in it)
Reindeer Games
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
White Christmas
Things to have on in the background.
Lethal Weapon,
RED
First Blood (of course)
Batman Returns (hey, there's decorations in it)
Reindeer Games
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
White Christmas
Things to have on in the background.
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This, except the unrated version, "Badder Santa"
Let's have one for the tear jerker - Miracle on 34th Street(original version).
Die Hard and Badder Santa are a close second and third.
Die Hard and Badder Santa are a close second and third.
This.
And for the kid (and me, I'll admit), I love the old stop-motion movies (I think that's how they were made) with Frosty, Rudoph, etc...
Christmas Vacation is a must every year in my house. Eight Crazy Nights is a close second.
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My favorite is Laurel and Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers.
If you guys haven't seen Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn, you should check it out. Frigging hilarious. Robert Duval plays his dad and is a hoot.
As far as a classic, I love the good ol' animated version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
As far as a classic, I love the good ol' animated version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Its a Wonderful Life with James Stewart, every year.
A Christmas Carol, 1938 or 39 I believe.
Christmas Vacation
Santa Conquers the Martians
A Christmas Carol, 1938 or 39 I believe.
Christmas Vacation
Santa Conquers the Martians
**edit - got me by a minute**
no mention of "it's a wonderful life" yet?
yeah it's corny, but still the principle of it is great.
polar express is darn good too, i don't care how old ya'll are - "i can still hear the sound"
no mention of "it's a wonderful life" yet?
yeah it's corny, but still the principle of it is great.
polar express is darn good too, i don't care how old ya'll are - "i can still hear the sound"
Love Actually!
-because I love "love" (and Christmas)!
-because I love "love" (and Christmas)!
#1 It's a Wonderful Life
#2 Die Hard
#3 Home Alone
#4 White Christmas
#2 Die Hard
#3 Home Alone
#4 White Christmas
Scrooged,,,!
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One that I love and always forget is "The Ref". Hilarious flick.
But I always say Die Hard is the best, not just my fave, Christmas movie. Really, it's a modern take on a classic theme; a common man confronted by seeming insurmountable obstacles in his path to reach his family for the holidays, uses his head and displays uncommon bravery to meet his goal. Plus Hans Gruber might be one of the best villains ever.
But I always say Die Hard is the best, not just my fave, Christmas movie. Really, it's a modern take on a classic theme; a common man confronted by seeming insurmountable obstacles in his path to reach his family for the holidays, uses his head and displays uncommon bravery to meet his goal. Plus Hans Gruber might be one of the best villains ever.
It's a wonderful life, Classic don't know if it can be beaten for the way movies should be.
Home alone for a funny newer one
Home alone for a funny newer one
National Lampoons
Polar express
White Christmas
Polar express
White Christmas
The Mrs. and I snuggled up for White Christmas, forgot about it, Good flick.
"White Christmas" and "It is a Wonderful Life" are our families favorites.
Christmas Vacation, ftw
Rare Exports, along with the two short films that come with the original movie. Trust me, you'll never look at a mall Santa the same way again. Definitely not the "Coca-Cola commercialized version" we see today.
I like four films for Christmas best:
1) A Christmas Carol (starring George C. Scott)
2) A Christmas Tale
A CHRISTMAS TALE Official Trailer - YouTube
3) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Merry Christmas, shitter was full - YouTube
4) Mon Oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine (Bande-annonce) - YouTube
Yeah, I know some of my favorite Chirstmas shows are French Speaking-- either French proper or Canadian.
Sometimes I might even add this one:
Eyes Wide Shut.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Trailer - YouTube
A movie that I would have set during Chirstmas...
A Clockwork Orange - Trailer - YouTube
Imagine "Little Alex and his Droogs Doing A Christmas Capper?"
1) A Christmas Carol (starring George C. Scott)
2) A Christmas Tale
A CHRISTMAS TALE Official Trailer - YouTube
3) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Merry Christmas, shitter was full - YouTube
4) Mon Oncle Antoine
Mon oncle Antoine (Bande-annonce) - YouTube
Yeah, I know some of my favorite Chirstmas shows are French Speaking-- either French proper or Canadian.
Sometimes I might even add this one:
Eyes Wide Shut.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Trailer - YouTube
A movie that I would have set during Chirstmas...
A Clockwork Orange - Trailer - YouTube
Imagine "Little Alex and his Droogs Doing A Christmas Capper?"
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National lampoons. "Shiter's full!"
We make sure to watch "A Christmas Story" and "Love Actually".
And I'm damn glad someone else listed Love Actually above as I would have hated to have been the first.
Which is not to say I don't dig Die Hard, of course I do. But for me, a favourite Christmas movie includes my wife; and now my child. And my wife isn't thinking "oh, oh, oh, let's watch 'Die Hard' this Christmas..." Ever.
And we did watch NL's Christmas Vacation this year, but it isn't getting a nod because at one point my wife says "my God you've got a lot of Clark Griswald in you!" F that!
I will have to check out a couple of the foreign flicks listed above. Unless it's really depressing, I'm pretty sure if I bust out with "hey honey, let's watch this Christmas movie tonight, it's a foreign flick with Catherine Deneuve", I'm getting laid that night.
And I'm damn glad someone else listed Love Actually above as I would have hated to have been the first.
Which is not to say I don't dig Die Hard, of course I do. But for me, a favourite Christmas movie includes my wife; and now my child. And my wife isn't thinking "oh, oh, oh, let's watch 'Die Hard' this Christmas..." Ever.
And we did watch NL's Christmas Vacation this year, but it isn't getting a nod because at one point my wife says "my God you've got a lot of Clark Griswald in you!" F that!
I will have to check out a couple of the foreign flicks listed above. Unless it's really depressing, I'm pretty sure if I bust out with "hey honey, let's watch this Christmas movie tonight, it's a foreign flick with Catherine Deneuve", I'm getting laid that night.
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