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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,738
    Still Bad Santa
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Die Hard

    yes it is

    thread over
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    edited November 2021
    I watched 'The Family Man' last night with the missus. It was released in 2000 so has some nice Christmas shots of New York with the World Trade Centre.

    The basic premise is that a guy called Jack Campbell (Cage) flies to London at the age of 19 to pursue an internship at Barclays leaving behind a distraught girlfriend. 20 years later he's a single, but high flying stockbroker with loads of money, working away on Christmas eve to ensure a merger takes place.

    He wakes up one day in a bed with the same woman but 20 years on - i.e. the life he would have had had he not flown to London.

    Stars Nicolas Cage. Actually quite funny and I really enjoyed it. On Netflix.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    Zulu 
  • National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,460
    edited December 2021
    In reverse order:

    3. Scrooged. Bill Murray as the title character.
    2. Die Hard.
    1. Big Business. Laurel and Hardy selling Christmas trees 
  • National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
    Just hearing the opening song makes me ready for Christmas. 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,458
    I've promised myself I'll finally get round to watching "it's a wonderful life' this year.
  • National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
    Just hearing the opening song makes me ready for Christmas. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbL3NfWJUQs 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,257
    Elf
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  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
    This
  • I don’t have any particular favourites but I do tend to watch the same each year.

    Long Kiss Good Night. I never really thought of it as a Christmas film but it’s set around Christmas time so I guess it must be. 
    Die hard 1 & 2
    Trading Places
    Wonderful Life
    Scrooged

    And definitely not Muppets, can’t stand that nonsense.


  • I've promised myself I'll finally get round to watching "it's a wonderful life' this year.
    I watched the first half of it a few year's back, then thought I'd record the rest to watch the next night as it was late - recording failed.

    So I got all the depressing bit and missed all what I assume is the uplifting stuff.

    And haven't managed to catch it since!
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    I don’t wanna hear about your classics in black n white, it’s home alone 1&2, end of discussion, close the thread please admin.  
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2021
    Santa claus the movie.
    Elf
    Die hard
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Elf is shit.

    there, I’ve said it. 
  • National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
    Just hearing the opening song makes me ready for Christmas. 
    When I put the Christmas lights up outside on Friday, I will become Chevy Chase. Doing a drum roll, singing ‘Joy to the World’ as I flick the switch as my dumbfounded family look on.


  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    MrOneLung said:
    Elf is shit.

    there, I’ve said it. 
    He's an annoying little git at times but quite nice when you get to know him. 
  • Wow, this thread has been closed a few times!!
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited December 2021
    MrOneLung said:
    Elf is shit.

    there, I’ve said it. 
    He's an annoying little git at times but quite nice when you get to know him. 
    Agreed, no respect for his elders though 😉.
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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,782
    Die Hard wins it for me
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    It's a Wonderful Life. Magical movie.
    Still This
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,242
    Some classic crimbo films called out here

    None top A Muppets Christmas Carol 

    Glorious film and captures Dickens book and tells the story perfectly 


  • I forgot The Apartment, an amazing film. 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    edited December 2021
    There are three types of Christmas film. 

    1. Films about Xmas
    2. Films set during Xmas
    3. Films we watch at Xmas

    With that in mind, I’d go: 

    1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
    2. Die Hard or Gremlins
    3. Wizard of Oz Edit - I made a huge mistake. Clearly it's the LotR trilogy. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    JiMMy 85 said:
    There are three types of Christmas film. 

    1. Films about Xmas
    2. Films set during Xmas
    3. Films we watch at Xmas

    With that in mind, I’d go: 

    1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
    2. Die Hard or Gremlins
    3. Wizard of Oz

    I would go:

    1. A Christmas Carol (Alastair Sim)
    2. It's a Wonderful Life
    3. Zulu
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Muppets Christmas Carol. Absolutely nails the story with each muppet and some great tunes in there as well. 
  • It's a Wonderful Life. Magical movie.
    Still This
    Busy few weeks coming up for you. ;-)
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,367
    National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 

    Close the thread - we have a winner
    Just hearing the opening song makes me ready for Christmas. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbL3NfWJUQs 
    That's not it, but very funny all the same
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    It's a Wonderful Life. Magical movie.
    Still This
    Busy few weeks coming up for you. ;-)
    It all kicks off again on the 17th