Christmas Films

[michelanCello]

One more Christmas Caron version, and I'll run away screaming

OK, my list:

Love actually
Home alone (they play it here every year... all three episodes )
The holiday
Noel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the 1971 version...)

[Dotsie]

Every year at about this time I start watching my Christmas films. So far I've watched:

Scrooged
Miracle on 34th Street (the Richard Attenborough one - he's more Santa-ey. Definitely NOT the 70's version, which is dreadful)
The Santa Clause 1 & 2

I've still got to get through:

It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th St (B&W)
Santa Clause 3
several versions of A Christmas Carol
Love Actually

[Who's Wee Dug]

I was gonna say Die Hard and Gremlins, they're my favourites!

I'll throw in Bad Santa then and Elf :D

I love the bit in Gremlins where they are all engrossed watching a Disney film in the cinema then the film sticks it's so funny when one of them gets caught up in the projector.

[DaveC]

someone liked elf

Love Will Ferrell. Mainly like it for the smaller scenes. + Zooey Dashenel

Her older sister is prettier

I disagree Emily can be hot, i have every season of Bones but Zooey is way better.

[pip]

One more Christmas Caron version, and I'll run away screaming

OK, my list:

Love actually
Home alone (they play it here every year... all three episodes )
The holiday
Noel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the 1971 version...)

Willy Wom=nka is one of my favourite films but most definitely not a christmas one.
Thought about lov eactually for my list as well.

[pip]

wot about films we all enjoy at christmas like- zulu, escape to victory and the wizard of oz

Exactly - Die Hard 1's hardly a Xmas movie aside from the fact that it happens at an Xmas party

I liked Elf too - it's so silly

Die hard is set at a Christmas Party with a reasonable amount of Christmas Music mixed in.

Was thinking of starting a second thread of fave films that only get shown at Christmas.

[CrysaniaMajere]

I'll have to say Nightmare Before Christmas, it's great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IGcXHdANmM
^_^
It's a wonderful life too.

Can't think of more...

[ghostsecurity28]

NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS NO1

scrooged

the snowman

then i am struggling

[chuffed]

Muppet Christmas Carol
Elf
Home Alone
Santa Clause
It's a wonderful life

[pip]

Still don't know about Home Alone.
I suppose its one of those people don't like to admit they like but it was fun

First in a while not to go for Nightmare Before Xmas

The missus got a copy of the classic Dudley Moore Santa Claus the Movie Yesterday and I'm a little tempted. Cheesy but fun.

[DaveC]

Still don't know about Home Alone.
I suppose its one of those people don't like to admit they like but it was fun

First in a while not to go for Nightmare Before Xmas

The missus got a copy of the classic Dudley Moore Santa Claus the Movie Yesterday and I'm a little tempted. Cheesy but fun.

Love Home Alone 1 and 2 and Nightmare.

Anyone like Corpse Bride? Not really a Christmas film but has that wintry feel + it's Burton

[pip]

The problem with corpse bride is it followed Nightmare.

I thought this was a great piece of work.

While being a little dark it is great fun and the mixing of the living and dead is brilliant towards the end.

Sadly most critiques of the film amounted to it not being as good as Nightmare.

[DaveC]

The problem with corpse bride is it followed Nightmare.

I thought this was a great piece of work.

While being a little dark it is great fun and the mixing of the living and dead is brilliant towards the end.

Sadly most critiques of the film amounted to it not being as good as Nightmare.

They are easy to compare but really shouldn't be as Burton only produced and wrote Nightmare whereas he directed Corpse.

I like it a fair bit, though, as for the darkness I think its funnier so makes Nightmare darker for me.

[pip]

Still prefer the Music from nightmare though.

[DaveC]

Still prefer the Music from nightmare though.

Definately.

I have a cool album where other artists cover all of the songs. People like Marilyn Manson and Polyphonic Spree. Its really good.