Name your favorite x-mas movie!!! [Archive]

wrapping&bows

11-02-2009, 11:32 AM

Hello everyone!!:)
I've been watching a bunch of my favorite x-mas movies lately, and was wondering what is everyone else's favorite xmas movies?? I'd love to hear them!! Maybe we can all learn of new movies to see that we didn't know of?? Or hear your opinions on whats good or bad! Hope to hear from a bunch of you!!!:deer:

I'm a fan of a x-mas story, and all 3 santa clause's (w/ Tim Allen)!!! I'm buying the full size leg lamp from x-mas story to put in the middle of my living room window lol (like on the movie), and on my facebook/myspace its going to be my profile pic along w/ a headline that reads: Its undescribably beautiful!! It reminds me of the 4th of July! (a quote from the dad after he saw it lite up) lol- give me your opinion on that one! :twisted:

Only 2 more weeks till I decorate for x-mas!!!!!!!!

chris

11-02-2009, 11:47 AM

Mine would have to be Lampoon Christmas Vacation, I watched it last Sunday:) Best part for me is the beging the song! I would love blast it with the christmas lights, like for a LOR song!:happyfatsanta:

Spats

11-02-2009, 11:52 AM

The George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol" which aired on CBS in 1984 and is available at amazon on DVD and VHS, I believe.

I have seen many versions of the story, most of them, including Patrick Stewart's, Alister Sims, the musical Scrooge with Albert Finney, some animated versions and Michael's Caine's version with the Muppets.

We even have a new one this year, Zemekis' animated version with Jim Carrey.

But I have never seen Victorian England look so bleak, feel so hopeless and Christmas feel so needed as I did in the George C. Scott version. Surrounded by Brits, the American actor held his own, and is thus far the only Ebenezer in my opinion to make "Humbug" sound like a filthy word flung in disgust.
He made the word feel offensive.

Marley makes me weep in this version. He isn't overdone and dramatic like most Marleys, and his complete hopelessness is credible.
Tiny Tim is believable, and the Cratchet family is heartbreaking yet inspiring.

Scotts Scrooge is cruelly dismissive until his slow and steady redemption, and seeing his Scrooge break down at the end, faced not with Hell and fire and damnation, but just a simple forgotten tombstone, really kicks me in the gut.

No one should ever hear Gen. Patton cry.

And ya gotta love the musical theme of this piece.

Portions are on youtube. Go check it out, then buy it if you like it.

propmistress

11-02-2009, 12:34 PM

[/QUOTE] Only 2 more weeks till I decorate for x-mas!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]

Side Note: You decorate for Christmas in November?

Before Thanksgiving?

Do you put up ALL of your decorations in Mid November?

Back to the Question

I used to love It's a Wonderful Life but my husband has forced me to watch it several times a year for the last 5 years.

I am thinking about getting a leg lamp and a rifle to show my new love for A Christmas Story.

chris

11-02-2009, 01:19 PM

Only 2 more weeks till I decorate for x-mas!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]

Side Note: You decorate for Christmas in November?

Before Thanksgiving?

Do you put up ALL of your decorations in Mid November?

Back to the Question

I used to love It's a Wonderful Life but my husband has forced me to watch it several times a year for the last 5 years.

I am thinking about getting a leg lamp and a rifle to show my new love for A Christmas Story.[/QUOTE]

Lol I started hanging lights begining of October:):):)

propmistress

11-02-2009, 01:39 PM

Did you decorate for Halloween or Thanksgiving at all?

Or is Christmas decorating a year long planning and prep process?

kimba

11-02-2009, 02:22 PM

Tough question!! Gonna need to think on this one......

theedwin

11-02-2009, 06:01 PM

My favorite Christmas movie is "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation"!!! (my second favorite is "It's a Wonderful Life")

A little trivia about NLCV... The old woman who says "Grace" is the original and actual voice of Betty Boop! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703362/

She was also Olive Oyl as well!

EnlightenedGrinch

11-02-2009, 07:15 PM

Yea, I'd have to go with "Christmas Vacation" too.
I also like "A Christmas Story" and "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas". (I sure wish Tim Burton had directed that one.)

EnlightenedGrinch

11-02-2009, 07:16 PM

A little trivia about NLCV... The old woman who says "Grace" is the original and actual voice of Betty Boop! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703362/

She was also Olive Oyl as well!

Well, Blows Me Down..........AAK, AAK, AAK, AAK !

Sickie Ickie

11-02-2009, 08:17 PM

Christmas Story

And the animated specials- most notably the Year without a Santa Claus

Mr. Griswold

11-02-2009, 08:24 PM

CHRISTMAS VACATION!!!! Today I had an electrical inspector at my house and I told him about my display yada yada yada and we are talking about Christmas Vacation! It was his favorite movie as well.

Papa Noel

11-02-2009, 08:35 PM

A Christmas Story, Miracle On 34Th St., A Wonderful Life, and all the old animated classics.

chris

11-03-2009, 12:25 PM

Did you decorate for Halloween or Thanksgiving at all?

Or is Christmas decorating a year long planning and prep process?

I decor for all!!!:):):)Christmas is the biggest one for me:happyfatsanta:

wrapping&bows

11-03-2009, 02:09 PM

To answer a few peoples question, I don't decorate for thanksgiving, I'm a very thankful person, and appreciate everyone I have and all I have daily, so I don't usually make a big thing of thanksgiving- I do usually celebrate it w/ family etc... just don't decorate. I use to decorate the day after thanksgiving, but it seemed to be over before I was done enjoying my tree etc.. so I started doing it earlier lol.
and hey HATS OFF TO CHRIS!!!!!!! hanging lights in October!!! got me beat bud lol

kimba

11-03-2009, 02:34 PM

ok - I wasn't sure what my favorite movie was. So Dh says what one is a must not miss?

Muppet Christmas Carol!!

So there's my favorite!! LOL!!

PS - I'm going to start decorating outside this weekend. Just found out about a town wide Christmas decorating contest....I may have to sign up for that!!

putrid

11-03-2009, 03:20 PM

A Christmas Carol. I'll watch any that come on. Second would have to be 'It's a Wonderful Life'.

Just Whisper

11-03-2009, 03:52 PM

I love A Christmas Story, watch it every year. I also like The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (animated version and Jim Carrey's), Charlie Brown Christmas although technically not a movie, and Miracle on 34th street old and new. I love most versions of A Christmas Carol, some more than others. But I have to agree with Spat's take on George C Scott's version. Outstanding performance.

cougar1217

11-03-2009, 04:22 PM

Christmas Vacation is definitely my favorite, but I want to add a few that no one has mentioned. I watch Elf probably 10 times during the holiday season, and also Home Alone believe it or not.

bethene

11-03-2009, 05:49 PM

Hands down, A Christmas Carol is my all time favorite! (will watch all of them!)But added to the mix are It's a wonderful Life, the Grinch, Miracle on 34th street, both versions, Rudolph, and other animated shows.

Mr. Griswold

11-03-2009, 08:44 PM

I admit to a guilty sin of liking Jingle All The Way "PUT THE COOKIE DOOOWN!"

Guest

11-04-2009, 04:23 AM

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, then (a close 2nd) It's a Wonderful Life.

digbugsgirl

11-04-2009, 04:31 AM

I can't pick just one. I love A Christmas Carol (most versions), Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone, The Grinch, Santa Claus: The Movie, and most of the animated classics. Elf is one of my newer favorites.

krismiss

11-04-2009, 12:58 PM

I love love love A Christmas Story. I have the leg lamp, the bb gun, I'm working on a leg lamp puzzle now, I have a leg lamp bobble head, leg lamp night light, A Christmas Story kitchen set, the collector's edition dvd and I just ordered a lighted tabletop decoration with a piece of the house attached to it and a magnet set. Hubby has strict instructions that every Christmas one of my gifts must come from the website...lol Second place would have to go to The Santa Clause. Third would be A Muppet Christmas Carol.

cindylouwho

11-05-2009, 07:26 PM

I enjoy almost all Christmas movies but I guess my favorites A Christmas Carol, Mickey's Christmas Carol & How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Rybcon

11-06-2009, 11:10 AM

The Bishop's Wife

chris

11-06-2009, 12:31 PM

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's wife tell me more, I have not heard of this one?

Rybcon

11-06-2009, 12:52 PM

The Bishop's wife tell me more, I have not heard of this one?

WOW! Very surprising. This has a pretty good write-up . . .

http://mymerrychristmas.com/2005/bishopswife.shtml

chris

11-06-2009, 12:58 PM

WOW! Very surprising. This has a pretty good write-up . . .

http://mymerrychristmas.com/2005/bishopswife.shtml

Looks like a really good one thanks for the info! It also said to watch the 1947 version as compared to the 1996.:) I will have to get it thank you again:)

Rybcon

11-06-2009, 01:07 PM

The 1996 is a remake called "The Preacher's Wife" with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston (I think). NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER do a remake of a classic!!!!!!!

The Bishop's Wife is simply a great old movie.

I hope you enjoy it.

EnlightenedGrinch

11-06-2009, 07:20 PM

Is that the sequel to "The Farmer's Daughter" ?? JK LOL

Drayvan

11-06-2009, 10:39 PM

For me I would say A Christmas Story and the old animated ones.

wrapping&bows

11-07-2009, 07:08 PM

I will deff. have to see the George C. Scott version of x-mas carol then!! For all the fans of Christmas Story- did you know they actually give tours in the actual house it is was filmed in, in Cleveland?! They have all the outfits worn, like the bunny costume! (not every single one, but the main ones!), the snow suit Randy wore etc.. THE LEG LAMP! lol, And If you get on were are they now- christmas story, you can find out what all of them are doing now! Pretty cool. Oh- and it was 70+ degrees today here, so after my son's b-day party we put most of the lights outside for x-mas!!! It was great, could take my time and detail- w/ no bulky coat or hurry to warm up lol. GO ME blush:lol I will put up pics when I'm done : )
But back to subject- A christmas story fans- google a christmas story, and you sould be able to bring up the info on the house if interested : ):deer:

wrapping&bows

11-07-2009, 07:14 PM

FOR MR. GRISWOLD- I love that movie lol- that cookie scene was hilarious.. "I think she's in the shower..want me to go checkidea:?!!" "NO!!!!:mad:" lol

Mr. Griswold

11-07-2009, 07:20 PM

I love the reindeer trying to attack Arnold. "Theres something he doesnt like about you Howard...mabye its your aftershave or something" :)

SantaSarah

11-07-2009, 08:06 PM

My favorites are A Charlie Brown Christmas and Christmas Every Day, although I like pretty much every Christmas movie out there.

I also LOVELOVELOVE the Rankin-Bass productions. ABC Family seems to have a marathon of them every December that I just have to watch!

Sickie Ickie

11-08-2009, 09:33 AM

But back to subject- A christmas story fans- google a christmas story, and you sould be able to bring up the info on the house if interested : ):deer:

You do know there's a Christmas Story Convention every year, right? http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/convention.shtml

wrapping&bows

11-08-2009, 12:33 PM

NOOO I actually did not!!! Thanks a bunch Sickie for the heads up on that one!!!

Sickie Ickie

11-08-2009, 05:19 PM

I like Jack Frost...the horror movie of the killer snowman. :)

coffee4106

11-12-2009, 06:41 AM

i love all the hallmark christmas shows and most of the abc family ones HAHA... Christmas comes to Willow Creek, One Magic Christmas, Santa Claus AND.... Christmas with the Kranks! HAHA....

Wiggy

11-12-2009, 07:55 PM

I'd say my favorite would be A Christmas Story. But, it just wouldn't be Christmas without the animated classics!

I could probably go a Christmas or two without seeing Santa Claus Conquers the Martians though, lol.

Craig

11-12-2009, 08:07 PM

My all time favorite will most likely ALWAYS be "A Christmas Carol" starring Allistar Sim (in my opinion, is just doesn't get any better than this)

A tale of growing older and wiser vs growing older and colder.... LOVE that movie!:)

Yeah, I will FREELY admit I am an old softie (I don't give a damn) I LIKE being an old softie!:):):):)

Rybcon

11-12-2009, 08:35 PM

The 1938 A Christmas Carol with Reginald Owens is equally good.

Craig

11-12-2009, 08:43 PM

The 1938 A Christmas Carol with Reginald Owens is equally good.

Have not seen that one (I will HAVE to give it a see!):)

wrapping&bows

11-12-2009, 09:01 PM

I love one magic christmas!!

BlackRose

11-13-2009, 04:15 AM

White Christmas - hands down.
Although I love them all!

merryblackfog

11-13-2009, 06:56 AM

Oh that is hard to just pick one. I love the Christmas Story it is on for 24 hours on Christmas Eve. The Muppet's Christmas Carol....Prancer....the old stories that Bell Telephone would show, Twas the night before Christmas and the Nativity. And of course Scrooge the older one. Oh and I almost forgot Rudolph.....I told ya it was hard to pick just one lol!

Clarice

11-14-2009, 07:10 AM

The Bishop's Wife and of course Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Rybcon

11-14-2009, 07:16 AM

Yea!!! Another "The Bishop's Wife" fan.

Clarice

11-14-2009, 07:26 AM

Most definately! I only discovered this wonderful movie about 5 or 6 years ago but it instantly became my favorite. I'm glad I have it on DVD now so I can watch it throughout the year.

cameron

11-17-2009, 04:31 AM

Without a doubt, my favourite Christmas movie of all time is "The Santa Clause". Also gets me into the Christmas feel.

I also like watching all the Christmas movies (even if they're shit) that get shown on TV leading up to Christmas.

http://thecriticalcritics.com/review/wp-content/images/top10/christmas_movies/the_santa_clause.jpg

Mr. Griswold

11-17-2009, 06:59 AM

So I went to goodwill this weekend as I was traveling to see family. I found all the VHS movies for the cheap price of 1.00. Since I have my VCR still hooked up I took a look and WOW!!! They had every Disney Classic in mint condition for 1.00 each. I got the hard to finds like Black Cauldron, The Wind and The Willows and of Course Pete's Dragon. The best part is they also had tons of Christmas Titles they just set out the second I walked up there. I picked up: Its a Wonderful Life. Miracle on 34th St, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Original Cartoon in Large Collectors Case), The Santa Clause, The Nightmare Before Christmas (In Collectors Case) Muppets Christmas Carol and my crown jewel find A CHRISTMAS STORY! ( In Original Large Case) What a day for great 1.00 finds!!

Rybcon

11-18-2009, 11:03 AM

I downloaded "The Bishop's Wife" onto my iPod. :)

SPX

11-19-2009, 08:10 PM

My all-time favorite Christmas film has always been A Christmas Carol, 1951, with Alistair Sim. I also like the '84 version with George C. Scott and the '99 version with Patrick Stewart (which I watched just last night).

Other films I enjoy include:

It's a Wonderful Life
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (both the cartoon and live-action film)
A Christmas Story
Elf
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Christmas Vacation

Cjw

11-23-2009, 09:08 AM

I am embarrassed to say that it took nearly 33 years before I had ever seen "It's a Wonderful Life". Needless to say, my kids won’t make it that long without seeing it. How can you not love the classic "A Christmas Story"?
One can never go wrong with "Christmas Vacation"!

cinders

11-25-2009, 10:56 AM

Holiday Inn (1942, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire).

Rybcon

11-25-2009, 11:26 AM

Holiday Inn (1942, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire).

A most excellent film. Nice one Cinders. :)

Nyxy

11-27-2009, 10:49 PM

Santa Claus', Christmas Vacation, All the clayanimation classics, Original animation Grinch. Holiday Inn and White Christmas of course. Many More but White Christmas is definitly an every year tradition we make time to watch.

RRguy

12-12-2009, 09:11 PM

Craig

12-13-2009, 03:51 AM

Christmas Vacation is probably my favorite (see avatar). Also Christmas Story. It's a Wonderful Life is good. I also like the Shirley Temple version of Heidi. And, at the risk of embarrassing myself, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. I seem to be the only one I know who likes this one.

Don't feel too lonely, I LOVE Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (In fact when I was doing theatre a million years ago, I co-wrote a musical version of A Christmas Carol inspired BY Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol for the stage)

Mr. Magoo is GOOD stuff!:)

Angelique

11-15-2010, 04:55 AM

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, the Santa Claus movies, Christmas with the Kranks, Surviving Christmas, Jingle all the Way, and Miracle on 34th Street :D

Angelique

bluexmas

11-16-2010, 02:23 PM

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Right now I am watching the Jim Carrey's Christmas Carol

Bears13

11-16-2010, 02:34 PM

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Right now I am watching the Jim Carrey's Christmas Carol

How is the Christmas Carol? Is it good?

halfawake454

11-16-2010, 09:09 PM

How is the Christmas Carol? Is it good?

I watched it last month sometime. I really enjoyed it. I'll probably watch it again as christmas approaches even closer.

My favorite xmas movies:
1. It's a Wonderful Life (Watch this every Christmas Eve night)
2. A Christmas Story (Watch it every christmas morning)
3. National Lampoon Christmas Vacation
4. ...Let me get back to you on this list. I have to think about it.

Does anyone remember that tv disney movie "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas"? Someone from Australia sent that to me on a dvd that they ripped from a vhs. Talk about nostalgic seeing that again. I'm not particularly huge on the movie itself, just the nostalgic factor it holds for me personally.

SPX

11-17-2010, 09:16 AM

How is the Christmas Carol? Is it good?

It's good. The trailers were a little misleading--thankfully--and portrayed the film as something of a light-hearted comedy, but it's actually a serious (and fairly dark) adaptation of Dickens's novella. The language and story are faithful to the book.

As for the actual film itself, the animation is great and the performances are also very good. It's well-cast and Zemeckis really took advantage of the medium and did some things that he couldn't have done with live action.

Charlie Brown

11-17-2010, 11:17 AM

"Scrooge" (1951 with Alastair Sim). My favorite by far.

I also like the 1984 George C. Scott version and "Muppet Christmas Carol" is always watched Chrismas Eve morning.

I am a bit of a "Christmas Carol" afficianado (fanatic?). I like to see all versions. Some are downright horrible...such as a TV version from the mid-1950s with Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost clanking around like Frankenstein. Ugh.

Regarding last year's version with Jim Carrey. At first I refused to see it. I figured "Jim Carrey as Scrooge? What a joke." Then I thought....the heck with it. I am supposedly a Christmas Carol fan, I'll go see it. I went into the theatre fully expecting to hate it.

I was wrong.

I was more than pleasantly surprised how good it was. I just bought the 3D/Blu-Ray version yesterday. It will take its rightful place among my holiday video collection. It started a little slow..and that ridiculous and over-long "chase" scene with a miniature Scrooge was flat-out stupid....but overall I give it a hearty two thumbs up.

SPX

11-17-2010, 02:31 PM

"Scrooge" (1951 with Alastair Sim). My favorite by far.

All reasonable people know it's the best adaptation. There is one here who hasn't come to this realization yet. He knows who he is, LOL.

I also like the 1984 George C. Scott version and "Muppet Christmas Carol" is always watched Chrismas Eve morning.

The GCS version actually just came out on Blu-Ray about a week ago. Just an FYI.

I am a bit of a "Christmas Carol" afficianado (fanatic?). I like to see all versions. Some are downright horrible...such as a TV version from the mid-1950s with Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost clanking around like Frankenstein. Ugh.

Yeah, that's kind of how I see myself, actually. I love the story and read the book every Christmas. I've also seen live theatrical adaptations in three cities. And I watch several film versions every year. I have intentionally avoided some versions of ACC though just based on reputation alone . . . like the Rathbone version that you mentioned.

Regarding last year's version with Jim Carrey. At first I refused to see it. I figured "Jim Carrey as Scrooge? What a joke." Then I thought....the heck with it. I am supposedly a Christmas Carol fan, I'll go see it. I went into the theatre fully expecting to hate it.

I was wrong.

I was more than pleasantly surprised how good it was. I just bought the 3D/Blu-Ray version yesterday. It will take its rightful place among my holiday video collection. It started a little slow..and that ridiculous and over-long "chase" scene with a miniature Scrooge was flat-out stupid....but overall I give it a hearty two thumbs up.

I agree: the chase scene was unncessary and out of tone with the rest of the film. The depiction of the Ghost of Christmas Past was also just. . . . odd. They are forgivable lapses, though. As I said above, I thought that overall it was a very good adaptation.

Thus far, of the ones I've seen, the essential versions of ACC are:

1951 w/ Sim
1984 w/ Scott
1999 w/ Stewart
2009 w/ Carrey

The Muppets Christmas Carol is also fun and so is Mickey's, but they're too far outside of the coventional scope for them to be considered serious adaptations. I'll also watch the '38 version if it's on TV but I'm not going out of my way for it.

Rybcon

11-17-2010, 02:38 PM

1 - 1938
2 - 1951

:) :) :) :) :)

Nephew Fred

11-17-2010, 05:52 PM

White Christmas - hands down.
Although I love them all!

Me too.
Bing, Rosemary, Vera, Danny......
You cant get any better than this.:)

Charlie Brown

11-18-2010, 06:16 AM

SPX, I pretty much agree with you on your rankings.

I haven't seen the '38 version in years and it is one of the few I do not own on DVD. The '35 version isn't that good either, but it has kind of grown on me over the years. I like how they show Tiny Tim's dead body...something that is in the book but is rarely shown on film.

The Patrick Stewart version is one I didn't care for the first time I saw it...but it is actually pretty good and I appreciate it more and more every year.

Muppet Christmas Carol....we still watch that because of our daughter. She has always been a big Muppet fan (still is, at age 32). We got into the habit of watching it Christmas Eve morning when she was still at home, and we just continued it after she grew up and moved out. She still watches it herself on Christmas Eve morning!

Thanks for the tip on the GCS/blue-ray.

SPX

11-18-2010, 07:17 AM

1 - 1938
2 - 1951

:) :) :) :) :)

Hmm. . .

In a flip-flopped parallel universe? Yes.

EnlightenedGrinch

11-18-2010, 09:04 AM

I guess mine would be the live version of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas", even though I think that movie could have been a lot better. Too bad Tim Burton didn't direct it.

Second choice would be the new "Christmas Carol". I thought the scenes where he shrank in size were stupid too, but the rest of it was great.

RRguy

12-04-2010, 01:56 PM

I also like the Shirley Temple version of Heidi.

Just saw Heidi(1937) again. I guess I'm an old geezer who never grew up, but I love the movie. Loved it as a kid. Kids don't like this kind of movie anymore, no special effects, CGI, or 3D, unless they're old kids like me.

bluexmas

12-04-2010, 05:29 PM

"Scrooge" with bill Murphy and White Christmas with Bing Crobsy. I needed to add that since I enjoy watching them as well.

buddytheelf

12-06-2010, 08:55 PM

The Grinch (people and cartoon) and Elf.

Jollytimes195

12-08-2010, 06:17 PM

here's a list of some of the classic Christmas movies i enjoy watching

1. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
2. Home Alone 2 lost in new york
3.Home Alone
4 The classic Rankin-Bass X-mass specials
5 how the grinch stole Christmas( cartoon and live action)

yep i have more to think of as a clevelander i also grew up enjoying a Christmas story, i like it how it was fimed here!! The Home Alone series mainly the first 2 movies were very funny with the kid and those stupid robbers the original acting cant be beat by the last 2 movies those ones were lame!!