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Good Christmas movies?

NickHNickH
edited December 2008 in Chit chat
The Polar Express
Scrooged
Love Actually
Muppet Christmas Carol
It's a Wonderful Life
Bernard and the Genie

Any others which are good in this day and age?
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  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited December 2008
    This may seem a bit off the wall but I feel Plains, Trains and Automobiles also works as a Christmas movie.

    *searches for coat-check tab in pockets*
  • LazarouLazarou
    edited December 2008
    Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, natch.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited December 2008
    i always loved santa claus the movie

    with old duddly
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  • NickHNickH
    edited December 2008
    aowen wrote: »
    You mean The Winter Train of Cheese. There are not many films I didn't hate Tom Hanks in. This isn't one of them.

    *grin*

    I love it - probably because it's *not* made by Disney/Pixar. Beautiful 3D animation work, too.
  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited December 2008
    NickH wrote: »
    *grin*

    You mean "The Grinch" ???
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited December 2008
    Gremlins :D
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited December 2008
    I quite liked 'Bad Santa' too
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    Yes, I was going to mention Gremlins too.

    Also from the '80s we have Scrooged

    and of course

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

    Here's one you won't hear very often:-

    "Quincy's Quest" (1979) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290819/
    featuring the British entertainer, Tommy Steele!

    I can't actually remember if it is any good or not - but they used to show it on TV back in the eighties. I have very vague memories of watching it as a child. Hasn't been on TV for years AFAIK.
  • liamenikufesinliamenikufesin
    edited December 2008
    not a xmas film but 'digby the biggest dog in the world' always reminds me of christmas time as a kid, class film all round really :D

    Trading Places is a bit christmassy i suppose
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    liamenikufesin wrote: »
    Trading Places is a bit christmassy i suppose

    Well, it's set in Christmas IIRC and they always show it around Christmas.

    Then again ITV used to always show "Breakdance: The Movie" (1984, aka breakin') on new year's eve, but I never understood why!
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited December 2008
    Scrooge (1951) with Alistair Sim
    The Polar Express - Has any one seen it in 3D Imax ?
    Mickey's Christmas Carol.
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - The sledging scene !!!!


    This may seem a bit off the wall but I feel Plains, Trains and Automobiles also works as a Christmas movie.

    *searches for coat-check tab in pockets*

    Isn't that Thanksgiving ?
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    Sorry, slightly off-topic but I found a picture of this Christmas album earlier today

    Cover.jpg

    "Oh sh*t, it's Christmas..."

    Not sure if it's a real album or just some silly spoof though!
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    Other ones I often watch are

    A Christmas Carol (The the one with Patrick Stewart & Richard E Grant).

    Muppet's Christmas Carol

    and

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol

    I still never saw the Alastair Sim version of Scrooge all the way through yet - but hopefully will do at some point.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2008
    Digital Prawn wrote: »
    Not sure if it's a real album or just some silly spoof though!

    I think I went to school with the guy in the middle on the bottom row :lol:
    Every night is curry night!
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    I think I went to school with the guy in the middle on the bottom row :lol:

    Doesn't every school have someone in it who looks a little bit like that?

    I think we might have had at least two of 'em :lol:
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2008
    You know I generally don't like christmas movies, especially christmas movies with Tim Allen.

    But for some bizarre reason I like Christmas with the Kranks, I think Dan Akroyd maybe saves it, as he is the typical christmas obsessed white suburbanite.

    People like the people in that movie generally make me sick and I'd like to fucking stab them all with a broken bottle!!!

    Bah! Humbug!!!!!!! :mad:
    Every night is curry night!
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited December 2008
    Digital Prawn wrote: »
    "Quincy's Quest" (1979) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290819/
    featuring the British entertainer, Tommy Steele!

    I can't actually remember if it is any good or not - but they used to show it on TV back in the eighties. I have very vague memories of watching it as a child. Hasn't been on TV for years AFAIK.

    Last film he made before disappearing off the planet...
    Guess he never got over getting bumped by Disney for a genuine Londoner like Dick Van Dyke...
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2008
    The Great Escape.

    Any Bond movie.

    Any Harry Potter movie.

    Scrooged.

    Home Alone.

    Home Alone 2.

    Elf.

    Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.

    Debbie Does Dallas...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2008
    3 dots on the last one...



    interesting...
    Every night is curry night!
  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2008
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    Last film he made before disappearing off the planet...
    Guess he never got over getting bumped by Disney for a genuine Londoner like Dick Van Dyke...

    Indeed, I just checked out his Wikipedia entry. Seems he had a long hiatus away from work, but eventually resurfaced in some West End shows.

    In fact I forgot he existed until posting about that film!

    Seems the film can be bought - but only from specalist "rare movie" dealers.
    http://www.vicpine.co.uk/Quinceys-Quest.htm

    Unsurprisingly, not available in the shops. :D
  • milemile
    edited December 2008
    full metal jacket - one of the best christmas scenes in any movie.
  • robert@fmrobert@fm
    edited December 2008
    murtceps wrote: »
    The Polar Express - Has any one seen it in 3D Imax ?

    The only time I've seen it as a flat movie was last December, when I was stuck in hospital all month and missed the annual BFI showing. :( It just wasn't the same...
    karingal wrote: »
    Any Harry Potter movie.

    Especially Goblet of Fire for the Yule Ball scene -- when else did you ever see snow falling inside a ballroom? :) Plus that dress -- Emma Watson in her best jailbait mode. ;)
    I never make misteaks mistrakes misyales errurs — oh, sod it.
  • NickHNickH
    edited December 2008
    The IMAX Polar Express must be amazing to watch - must try and check it out...
  • chop983chop983
    edited December 2008
    Home Alone, it was on five yesterday. A really good family movie.
  • NickHNickH
    edited December 2008
    chop983 wrote: »
    Home Alone, it was on five yesterday. A really good family movie.

    I tried watching that yesterday - god that kid needs a slap...
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2008
    chop983 wrote: »
    Home Alone, it was on five yesterday. A really good family movie.

    Lol I watched Problem Child 2 yesterday afternoon, what a pile of crap, but in a fun way :D

    Nothing to do with christmas though.
    Every night is curry night!
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited December 2008
    NickH wrote: »
    I tried watching that yesterday - god that kid needs a slap...

    A slap? More like a napalm strike.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited December 2008
    I rarely watch any PG type films anymore, as a kid Home Alone was great but as a 30 something year old i just cant bear to watch stuff like that.

    Love horror/thriller films but family entertainment PG type films on at Xmas, urrggh !
  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited December 2008
    Matt_B wrote: »
    A slap? More like a napalm strike.

    He slept at the Jackson place, wasn't that torture enough?
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2008
    MrCheese wrote: »
    He slept at the Jackson place, wasn't that torture enough?

    Nothing happened apparently.

    Although maybe young Macauley drank too much "Jesus Juice" that night :lol:
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