I love Christmas time

[MTT]

I realized that the boxes of lights and decorations are still in the house. I am now contemplating getting a Christmas tree. It’s been two years since the last one went down

I like Christmas time

[Jong Lafitte]

If Trading Places is a Christmas movie, does it move enough water to be a top 5?


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[BmillsSkier]

If Trading Places is a Christmas movie, does it move enough water to be a top 5?


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Yes. No.





I watched the tail end of Die Hard falling asleep the other night. Now that is definitely a Christmas movie.

Top 5 list would be difficult, but here goes:

5. It's a Wonderful Life

4. White Christmas

3. Home Alone

2. Christmas Vacation

1. A Christmas Story


Also receiving votes:

A Charlie Brown Christmas (more of a special, but it's still great)
Elf
Four Christmases (this one gets funnier with age for some reason)
Die Hard
Scrooged
A Very Murray Christmas (again, more of a special, but its good)
A Christmas Carol (either of the newer, very dark FX version; Muppet Christmas Carol; George C. Scott version; or The Man Who Invented Christmas are all good)
Miracle on 34th Street

[Mazderati]

Polar Express should be on that list. And, possibly, Gremlins. And, definitely, Bad Santa. Klaus was good, too.

And when you've made it through all those films there is always the business christmas genre on lifetime and hallmark.

[KQ]

Family Man is a great overlooked Christmas movie.

[Art Shirk]

Man Four Christmases is a staple in this house now. And we usually dust off Just Friends for a funny holiday movie. Outside of the obvious top tier movies, my kids and I enjoy Arthur Christmas as well.

edit: good call with Family Man, KQ. And of course Bad Santa. I have a hard time with Polar Express. Its that nasally asshole kid on the train that I cant stand.

[riser4]

Christmas movies?

A Load of Christmas: Spreading Joy

[Grange]

If you think the Know-It-All kid from Polar Express is annoying watch The Claus Family on Netflix. We watched English dubbed version over the weekend and it was horrible. I wanted to yell out for the grandpa to backhand his winey grandson most of the movie.

[BmillsSkier]

Family Man is a great overlooked Christmas movie.

Too true, this was a miss on my part.

Can you, or Art, without looking confirm or deny (without google) that the very attractive woman that showed up wearing nothing more than a trenchcoat at Jack's apartment is the same woman he considered having an affair with in his "glimpse" reality (at the bowling alley)?

I have yet to confirm, as its a long running debate in my house as well and I kind of like it that way.

[Art Shirk]

Too true, this was a miss on my part.

Can you, or Art, without looking confirm or deny (without google) that the very attractive woman that showed up wearing nothing more than a trenchcoat at Jack's apartment is the same woman he considered having an affair with in his "glimpse" reality (at the bowling alley)?

I have yet to confirm, as its a long running debate in my house as well and I kind of like it that way.

That would be an interesting detail and I never put that together. Not saying its not the case, but it didnt occur to me across the many viewings I have had.

[Marshall Tucker]

Family Man is a great overlooked Christmas movie.

Always in the MT rotation. Kinda the yang to IAWL's ying. "So you weren't there. if you were it would look like this." Don Cheadle so perfectly underplays his character, an early Piven is spot-on as the buddy. if you're dry eyed at "I knew you'd come back" well. You're a stronger man than me.

and of course. I once read that "Tia Lione is just about enough to make a man walk away from 120 billion."

[Marshall Tucker]

having an affair with in his "glimpse"

"I don't think the normal rules apply"
"There is not one man in the tri-county area that wouldn't give his left nut to be with kate. and you're gonna fuck it up" god piven had some great lines.

Intriguing question. Will watch tonight. no, not tonight, allman-betts. soon.

[SumJongGuy]

Christmas movies?

A Load of Christmas: Spreading Joy

[BmillsSkier]

Always in the MT rotation. Kinda the yang to IAWL's ying. "So you weren't there. if you were it would look like this." Don Cheadle so perfectly underplays his character, an early Piven is spot-on as the buddy. if you're dry eyed at "I knew you'd come back" well. You're a stronger man than me.

and of course. I once read that "Tia Lione is just about enough to make a man walk away from 120 billion."

"I don't think the normal rules apply"
"There is not one man in the tri-county area that wouldn't give his left nut to be with kate. and you're gonna fuck it up" god piven had some great lines.

Intriguing question. Will watch tonight. no, not tonight, allman-betts. soon.

100% on all this.

To this day I can't not hear The Stones' Beast of Burden and not think of Tea Leoni in the shower.

Cheadle was so great in his role.

And how the fuck did I not see that Allman-Betts is playing at the Coca-Cola Roxy tonight?!?!?

[SumJongGuy]

Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie... and give. me. my. detonators!

[Bobcat Sig]

Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie... and give. me. my. detonators!

Yes it is. So is Die Hard 2.

[BmillsSkier]

Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie... and give. me. my. detonators!

Alan Rickman was the greatest villain of all time in Die Hard; slick, threatening and funny. Fun fact: that was his first movie.

But, yes. It is a Christmas movie.

[riser4]

Alan Rickman was the greatest villain of all time in Die Hard; slick, threatening and funny. Fun fact: that was his first movie.

But, yes. It is a Christmas movie.

Yes it is.

[criscam]

Planes, Trains and Automobiles? - "Those aren't pillows!"

[BmillsSkier]

Planes, Trains and Automobiles? - "Those aren't pillows!"

Thanksgiving movie.

But great.

[EWG]

I'm gonna get called sappy here. I understand that and I'll own it. That said...

White Christmas is by far, hands down, in a league of it's own, the best Christmas Movie Of All Time. There are others funnier, cooler, more core, more family, etc, but pound for pound nothing comes close to the total package.

GOAT

[Marshall Tucker]

White Christmas GOAT

No.
Nosiree.
George Bailey lasso's the stork for The MFW.

[BmillsSkier]

Since I’m not going to be at Allman-Betts like MT, I’m gonna queue up Family Man and further my research on Ms Trenchcoat/Bowlingalley.

[MTT]

You made me laugh. Always been a fan of face down.

[BmillsSkier]

Always in the MT rotation. Kinda the yang to IAWL's ying. "So you weren't there. if you were it would look like this." Don Cheadle so perfectly underplays his character, an early Piven is spot-on as the buddy. if you're dry eyed at "I knew you'd come back" well. You're a stronger man than me.

and of course. I once read that "Tia Lione is just about enough to make a man walk away from 120 billion."

Confirmed. After watching again tonight, Family Man may be in the Top 5.

"I'm going to spend 4 hours skiing. Alone. Completely, and utterly, alone."

I don't know though, all I can think about is the NYC salt and grime on the undercarriage of that 550 Maranello.