December 19, 20187 yr 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)
December 19, 20187 yr 1. Christmas Vacation - Reminds me of my own dysfunctional family 2. Die hard - because Explosions and machine guns 3. Elf - funny as fuck
December 19, 20187 yr Santa Buddies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Buddies Its on Netflix right now if y'all are interested.
December 19, 20187 yr 19 hours ago, Landomatic said: The Cutting Edge...now that’s a great New Year’s movie. Do you even The Poseidon Adventure, bro?
December 19, 20187 yr 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.
December 19, 20187 yr 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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 HAllsForgot 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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.
December 20, 20187 yr 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 December 20, 20187 yr by oSuJeff97
December 20, 20187 yr 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
December 20, 20187 yr 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?) Miracle on 34th Street Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation)
December 20, 20187 yr "Bells of St. Mary's" was always a family Christmas movie tradition at our house... even though it barely mentions Christmas at all.
December 20, 20187 yr 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.
December 21, 20187 yr Forgot another rarity - a TV movie from the 80s: "Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever"
December 21, 20187 yr 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?) Miracle on 34th Street Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation) Those legs, va-va-va-voom!
December 21, 20187 yr 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."
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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
December 25, 20187 yr Polar Express White Christmas Christmas Story Charlie Brown Christmas Die Hard Christmas Vacation Lethal Weapon The Sure Thing
December 25, 20187 yr 18 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said: Scrooged My dad loved Carol Kane in that. It's a TOASTER!
December 25, 20187 yr I'd count Trading Places as a Christmas movie as well, but my bar is pretty low.
December 25, 20187 yr 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?) Miracle on 34th Street Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol Others listed (Scrooged, Die Hard, Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation) Yep on Vera Ellen.
December 25, 20187 yr Someone wrote this article and did it with a straight face, somehow. https://medium.com/@Ciaran_OS/ellis-from-die-hard-and-the-art-of-negotiating-13a7872ac9ac
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr Just finished Die Hard. Starting Goodfellas now. Again my definition of Christmas films is quite broad.
December 25, 20187 yr 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?) 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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.
December 25, 20187 yr 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!”
December 25, 20187 yr 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 December 25, 20187 yr by RPM
December 25, 20186 yr Starting Goodfellas now. Again my definition of Christmas films is quite broad. What, because 2% of the movie takes place in December?
December 25, 20186 yr 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.
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