Mark Albrighton Posted December 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2015 If we're talking about films in which Christmas plays a pivotal part of the story.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hmm, I don't mind Die Hard as a Christmas film, 1 and 2 both get watched more often than not in the background each year. I have no standards mind and just "being set in December" is enough for me. Scrooged, Groundhog Day ( there is snow and bill murray ), Gremlins, the aforementioned Die Hards, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol - any version, muppets included - and perhaps it's the booze and coziness of a proper fire at my folks, I will also gladly watch Love Actually. Bad Santa and Trading Places also optional. As a kid I did used to love The Santa Clause - and always wondered how far John Lithgow went in space - by now he's presumably near the Oort Cloud. There it is nails to the mast, the chrimbo films of choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 mines elf as i put the tree up (1st sunday in december) national lampoons, mircale on 34th and muppets on christmas eve while the wife is at work and im wrapping all my stuff / tidying the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Nightmare Before Christmas on Christmas Eve eve, and It's A Wonderful Life at midnight on Christmas Eve are my own little traditions. I watch whatever is on otherwise, although I do associate LOTR with this time of year so I usually set aside one day to binge through the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Love actually is an amazing Christmas film if you don't mind the saccharin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2015 7 hours ago, Brumerican said: Well...It's a just a loosely thrown together series of poorly written skits. Sandler looks completely disinterested the entire film and you can see every "gag" coming a mile off . There isn't an ounce of originality anywhere and the tone changes spectacularly at random intervals. It is truly, truly dire. I too watched this last night and I have to say, I think your review is unnecessarily kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2015 Love actually is an amazing Christmas film if you don't mind the saccharin. I do like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 its amazing how wide of the mark the new fantastic four film is, id say more than anything else its actually a really boring film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Watched a fairly decent, extremely low-budget film, Cop Car last night - two runaways kids stumble across a sheriff's car (belonging to the dodgy Kevin Bacon, sporting a quality moustache!) and take it for a spin. Sheriff Bacon, who was away from the car doing some dirty work is then desperate to get the car (and it's contents) back. Not awe inspiringly brilliant but certainly better than watching Adam Sandler..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Watched Home Alone last night and it got me wondering. Just how many times should Harry & Marv have been killed........ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) I finally got to watch this movie.I had read many good reviews about it .Have to say they were all correct ,i think it is a really good movie 8/10 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 My top two Christmas films: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Disneys Aladin. Robin Williams at his finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2015 Bit surprised about the popularity of "Love, Actually" on here. I thought it was detestable, but there you go. Films I like and associate with watching at Christmas (no apologies for listing the classics)- It's a Wonderful Life Scrooge (1951, black & white) The Muppets Christmas Carol The Apartment Groundhog Day And as an alternative to "The Great Escape" (I see no reason to believe I will see a great escape anytime soon) I like watching "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "The Man Who Would be King". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2015 One of my daughters went to see Love Actually when it came out. Her verdict? "Pointless. If you've seen Notting Hill and Four Weddings, you've already seen it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2015 On 11/12/2015 at 17:24, Designer1 said: Yes, I hear that the Krampus tries to evoke a few of Joe Dante's touches but fails miserably. My daughter said it was the worst film she's seen this year (and like her dad, she watches a lot ) I went to see this today. I actually kinda liked it. It very distinctly goes for the Gremlins, Joe Dante thing. And it nearly, nearly does it. It gets weaker as it goes on, but it starts well developing a caricatured dysfunctional extended family at Christmas and then developing the threat and atmosphere of the Krampus. It raises a fair few sniggers and laughs, but then slowly loses it as it develops more towards horror. It doesn't quite get to horror and while it has some good creature design (and some very bad creature design...) they verge on silly rather than creepy a little too much. It shys away from being as nasty as it needs to be I think to truly evoke Gremlins properly and that ultimately holds it back. But it's fun, has a nice atmosphere, and is half of a truly good creepy Christmas fairy tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I watched half of Love, Actually and it gave me a toothache. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 On 12/11/2015 at 15:27, VillaForever1970 said: Not looking great unfortunately, especially as the big tense moment is Prof X going bald and a suit! Also awkward use of Lawrence just because she’s arguably the biggest star in it; in yet don’t think she’s the biggest character. LOL, the obsession with destroying bridges continues apace then. I think this film looks interesting, the primary source of interest being: does the American obsession with Christianity outweigh the American obsession with superheroes? I mean, I'm no expert, but it strikes me that stuff about the Bible being based on X-Men might not 'play well' in much of the good 'ol U-S-of-A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) On 12/12/2015 at 14:08, Ginko said: Well, Christmas is somewhat key to Die Hard's plot. It's set on Christmas Eve during the Nakatomi Plaza office Christmas party, after all. Yes, but it could be any party, really - New Years, Birthday, Halloween. I don't believe the terrorists attacked because it was specifically Christmas, did they? It is without doubt a film that features Christmas*, such as say, Edward Scissorhands or Babe, but a Christmas movie it is not, in my estimation. *I agree that this may make the film more enjoyable during the festive period, and if you were to suggest that in itself makes it a Christmas movie, I would deem that to be quite sensible. Case in point, my own favourite film that features Christmas to watch at this time of year is Das Boot, but I don't consider it a Christmas movie. Edited December 14, 2015 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 14, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2015 That seems a strange definition. Home Alone could have happened at any time really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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