Christmas Movies - your favorite(s)

[SA210]

Serendipity


Kate Beckinsale...nuff sed.

Great choice. It's in my list too

[mrsmaalox]

I haven't thought of what my favorite would be, but this Jim Carrey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas would be in the top 5. I'm surprised nobody mentioned it yet.

Yes that's a really good one, probably my favorite to watch with my family. The other movies I picked were my personal favorites that I have to FORCE anyone to watch with me

[Fpoonsie]

Home Alone 2.












...whatever else.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

I watched The Polar Express, for the first time with my daughter two nights ago and I thought it was a great movie, so I'm adding it to my list.

[El Chorizo]

Reindeer games

[Wild Cobra]

I watched The Polar Express, for the first time with my daughter two nights ago and I thought it was a great movie, so I'm adding it to my list.

Yes, that was well done.

[Woo Bum-kon]

[leemajors]

Watching Gremlins right now with my nine year old. She wanted it turned off until the first gremlin got juiced they freaked her out until the mom wrecked shop

[RsxPiimp]

Elf

[spurraider21]

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[UZER]

Home alone. Man when ever I hear the kids choir start singing in "Somewhere in my memory," I get a little teary eyed. Nothing triggers wishing I was a kid again more than that song.

Also, the newer animated Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey is surprisingly well done.

[mrsmaalox]

1. Christmas in Connecticut (1945) w/ Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan
2. The Man Who Came To Dinner (1942) Bette Davis and Monty Woolley
3. The Ref (1994) Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary

My faves still stand in that same order. There is a nationwide TCM Special Event today, including 4 theaters here in SA, which will present Christmas in Connecticut along with the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol on the big screen.

http://www.fathomevents.com/event/tc...e-info/details

[Thread]

They showed "It's a Wonderful Life" on a channel here over the weekend. I DVR'ed it, then buzzed the commercials, though the uncut DVD sits on the shelf collecting dust.

This film is timeless and one finds new spots each time. I find the segment where he is granted his wish to never have been born to be truly mesmerizing. The direction here is sheer perfection as each frame is painstakingly squared and shown to us. I find the old druggist "Mr. Gower" shows up in the bar, a ruined drunkard to the point where he has stuffed newspaper into his light suit coat to stave off the frigid cold. "Violet" possesses none of the innocent child at adult that she possesses under the life of "George Bailey." Now instead of a lovingly and calm street walker of her town "Hi, Georgy porchy." she is now a loudmouth, virulent pros ute, being dragged to the paddy wagon. None of the citizenry possess love, or patience for their fellow man. They're without souls. George Bailey provided that to them thru his struggles with life, his father before him, counterpointed by "Potter."

This film.

[cantthinkofanything]

My faves still stand in that same order. There is a nationwide TCM Special Event today, including 4 theaters here in SA, which will present Christmas in Connecticut along with the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol on the big screen.

http://www.fathomevents.com/event/tc...e-info/details

1, I think they picked the wrong Christmas Carol.
2, From the ad, it looks like they are using a colorized version.

Definitely not a bad version but the best IMO is Scrooge with Albert Finney.
But if they are going with the 1938 version, they should have left it in B&W.

[mrsmaalox]

1, I think they picked the wrong Christmas Carol.
2, From the ad, it looks like they are using a colorized version.

Definitely not a bad version but the best IMO is Scrooge with Albert Finney.
But if they are going with the 1938 version, they should have left it in B&W.

They showed the black and white versions. I've never been a big fan of A Christmas Carol, except on stage, but this one was okay because it is so short and simple. Made it easy to sit thru until Christmas in Connecticut came on.

[ChumpDumper]

Fathom is showing White Christmas Sunday and Monday as well.

I really like A Christmas Story, The Ref and Holiday Inn myself.