Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Surly Horns

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

Love Actually (agree with GhostOfTomJoad, it's somewhat chick flicky but has redeeming qualities-- the Bill Nighy scenes all by themselves elevate the entire movie)

 

tenor.gif?itemid=7298134

19 hours ago, Landomatic said:

The Cutting Edge...now that’s a great New Year’s movie.

Do you even The Poseidon Adventure, bro? 

2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

1. Christmas Vacation - Reminds me of my own dysfunctional family

2. Die hard - because Explosions and machine guns

3. Elf - funny as fuck

 

Elf - cosign

Also, I accidentally left off Bad Santa. 

2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

1. Christmas Vacation - Reminds me of my own dysfunctional family

2. Die hard - because Explosions and machine guns

3. Elf - funny as fuck

 

Plus, Elf has doe-eyed Zoe. 

Christmas Vacation
Holiday Inn
Scrooged
Bad Santa
Christmas Story
Trading Places
Meet Me in St Louis
Family Man
And two "come at me" choices simply because of how bad they are, they're awesome - Jingle All the Way, Deck the HAlls


Forgot about this one. Family Man was great. And as much as I want to love Elf, I can’t. Great writing , directing, casting... well, except for Will Ferrell. I have a visceral reaction to him. Quite possibly the unfunniest funny man in Hollywood today.

A couple of technicalities from my list: Charlie Brown Christmas, even though it was a tv special and not a movie. Still deserves a nod. And of course The Grinch.

 

Ruby Sue and Clark in the kitchen scene always chokes me up.  And Clark freezing and crying stuck up in the attic watching home movies wearing a lady's robe and turban is a nice sentimental Christmasy make-the-best-of-things grace note.  

Joyeux Noel (2005), about 1914 Christmas Eve and enemies spontaneously sharing drinks and songs and across battle lines, is nicely done with a fine cast, including the comely Diane Kruger.  Nominated for oscar - best foreign film.

10 hours ago, HiggyBaby said:

 


Forgot about this one. Family Man was great. And as much as I want to love Elf, I can’t. Great writing , directing, casting... well, except for Will Ferrell. I have a visceral reaction to him. Quite possibly the unfunniest funny man in Hollywood today.

 

Elf is one of the few WF movies I like, he’s hard to take as a Lead, imo.  I also like him, surprisingly, in the Daddy’s Home flicks with Wahlberg. 

On 12/18/2018 at 6:05 PM, mchookem said:

The Ref

"you know what this family needs? a mute."

Yes. Fucking love The Ref.

One of my all-time favorite quotes is the grandmother commenting on a sweater she bought for the (sort of portly) grandson: "I bought you the 'husky' size.... you musn't let your weight become a problem..."

Another good one I haven't seen mentioned is "The Ice Harvest."  Fucking love that movie.  John Cusak, Billy Bob, Oliver Platt.... directed by Harold Ramis.  Dark comedy gold.

Edited by oSuJeff97

Watching Christmas Vacation last night and was surprised that after Eddie shows up, the advent calendar is only on Dec. 18. Did both sets of parents come stay for two weeks?! That’s a hell of a long time to be hosting relatives 

15 hours ago, HiggyBaby said:

 


Forgot about this one. Family Man was great. And as much as I want to love Elf, I can’t. Great writing , directing, casting... well, except for Will Ferrell. I have a visceral reaction to him. Quite possibly the unfunniest funny man in Hollywood today.

 

I thought I was the only one on here who didn't like Ferrell's acting. I made it through Elf until the scene where he lost his shit when he heard Santa was coming. 

I like some of the old Christmas movies.

White Christmas (how could anyone watch Danny Kaye shove off Vera Ellen and not know he was gay?)

vera_ellen_vintage_lewes.jpg

Miracle on 34th Street

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation)

 

"Bells of St. Mary's" was always a family Christmas movie tradition at our house... even though it barely mentions Christmas at all.

2 hours ago, zman13 said:

Better Off Dead

Gee, I'm really sorry your mom blew up, Ricky, guess she won't be able to eat any spicy foods for awhile.

Forgot another rarity - a TV movie from the 80s: "Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever"

17 hours ago, Richard Kimball said:

I thought I was the only one on here who didn't like Ferrell's acting. I made it through Elf until the scene where he lost his shit when he heard Santa was coming. 

I like some of the old Christmas movies.

White Christmas (how could anyone watch Danny Kaye shove off Vera Ellen and not know he was gay?)

vera_ellen_vintage_lewes.jpg

Miracle on 34th Street

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation)

 

Those legs, va-va-va-voom!

Students are watching The Polar Expreszsright now.  Maybe I'm just being a dick, but this movie is horrible.

The Ref, on the other hand, is great.  

"I've got a partner who's 50 and still doesn't understand why they took Happy Days off the air."

On 12/18/2018 at 7:33 PM, Deej said:

I consider the first Lethal Weapon a Christmas movie. Like Die Hard, an action flick that takes place during the Christmas season, and actually came out the year before Die Hard.

The two make a fantastic Christmas double-feature. 

This. 

I'm watching Die Hard right now. Lethal Weapon tomorrow. 

A couple thoughts: 

How in the hell did Ellis not win for Best Supporting Actor in 1988? Hart Bochner was robbed. 

Watched Leathal Weapon today. It's the better Christmas movie. Riggs' depression and being accepted into Murtaugh's family by the end just screams Christmas. 

9 minutes ago, Deej said:

Watched Leathal Weapon today. It's the better Christmas movie. Riggs' depression and being accepted into Murtaugh's family by the end just screams Christmas. 

Man, I just don't know. Overall, the cast of Die Hard beats Lethal Weapon. 

However, Busey as Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon is hilarious in every scene. 

Scrooged  (extra credit for including The Night the Reindeer Died)
Family Man
Die Hard
Elf
 

Obv - White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life (B&W version), Miracle on 34th Street, Grinch (Thurl Ravenscroft)
 

so bad they're good
Four Christmases
Surviving Christmas

 

just bad
Christmas with the Kranks
Family Stone
Home Alone 2, 3, 4.....
Grinch (Jim Carrey)
Jingle all the way

 

Polar Express
White Christmas
Christmas Story
Charlie Brown Christmas
Die Hard
Christmas Vacation
Lethal Weapon
The Sure Thing

18 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

Scrooged

My dad loved Carol Kane in that. It's a TOASTER! 

On 12/20/2018 at 1:59 PM, Richard Kimball said:

I thought I was the only one on here who didn't like Ferrell's acting. I made it through Elf until the scene where he lost his shit when he heard Santa was coming. 

I like some of the old Christmas movies.

White Christmas (how could anyone watch Danny Kaye shove off Vera Ellen and not know he was gay?)

vera_ellen_vintage_lewes.jpg

Miracle on 34th Street

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation)

 

Yep on Vera Ellen. 

On 12/19/2018 at 10:54 PM, HiggyBaby said:

Forgot about this one. Family Man was great. 

 

do you have any idea what my life is like?  I wake up in the morning covered in dog saliva, I drop the kids off, spend 8 hours selling tires retail... retail, kate. 

A totally underrated classic...

 

 

On December 20, 2018 at 2:59 PM, Richard Kimball said:

White Christmas (how could anyone watch Danny Kaye shove off Vera Ellen and not know he was gay?)

vera_ellen_vintage_lewes.jpg

 

Because they're not homophobic and don't think about such things? Didn't know, never noticed, don't care. 

But, then, you didn't get Buddy in Elf. So your taste and character was already in question. 

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Just finished Die Hard. Starting Goodfellas now. Again my definition of Christmas films is quite broad. 

Then you'd have to include Life of Brian. It would also qualify as an Easter film. 

3 hours ago, Deej said:

Watched Leathal Weapon today. It's the better Christmas movie. Riggs' depression and being accepted into Murtaugh's family by the end just screams Christmas. 

And you get to see a topless Kelly Gaines-Boyd. 

2 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

Scrooged  (extra credit for including The Night the Reindeer Died)
Family Man
Die Hard
Elf
 

Obv - White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life (B&W version), Miracle on 34th Street, Grinch (Thurl Ravenscroft)
 

so bad they're good
Four Christmases
Surviving Christmas

 

just bad
Christmas with the Kranks
Family Stone
Home Alone 2, 3, 4.....
Grinch (Jim Carrey)
Jingle all the way

 

“Help me Turbo Man!” 

Watching “Home Alone” right now.  Always a classic.

The Ice Harvest - As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls.

Bad Santa 2, despite being an obvious moneygrab lightyears away from the greatness of the original, has some funny bits here and there. Otherwise, the script is total shit. I would have preferred Therman turn out like Horton in Paint Your Wagon. That would have been a nice homage and open for another film in the series.

Edited by RPM

Starting Goodfellas now. Again my definition of Christmas films is quite broad. 


What, because 2% of the movie takes place in December?

8d6c14eec8f1db39a7f916c547837e77.jpg

I like some of the old ones... Christmas in Connecticut, holiday inn, white Christmas, it happened in sun valley.

Also, I know it's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but planes trains and automobiles has always been a Christmas movie to me.

And come at me, but the Santa clause 2 is good. Fuck off. 

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.