Holly Jolly Movies

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What's your favorite holiday movie? Which ones the funniest? Which one is the most moving? Which one just has that holiday feel to it? Just answer any of these questions or answer questions of your own.

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I saw that movie "Bad Santa" the other night, It was hilarious. Anyone else see it?

I stand by my all time favorite being "The Nightmare Before Christmas" though.

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I saw Bad Santa also. Billy Bob makes you hate the character and yet love him at the same time. And yes, Nightmare Before Christmas was a genius movie.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas is in my opinion the greatest Christmas movie of all time but my favorite Christmas movie of all time is the original Die Hard.

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"A Chrismas Carol" starring Alistair Sim
"Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol"
"The Juggler of Notre Dame"

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No contest:
"Die Hard"

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Watching the Exorcist on Xmas eve always leaves me with a warm fuzzy feeling inside

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The Alastair Sim version of A Christmas Carol is an all time classic, and my favourite.  A big tip of the hat to The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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The best Christmas film is The Nightmare Before Christmas, although it wouldn't be Christmas without a POW film and at least one James Bond 

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I agree on the nightmare before christmas.

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Originally posted by TheLastGreatDon:
...my favorite Christmas movie of all time is the original Die Hard.

Yeah, nothing says Christmas like watching Bruce Willis kill a few terrorist wannabes.  Plus, the dad from that Urkel show is in it.

I like The Fourth Wise Man.  Maybe that's more of an Easter movie than a Christmas movie, though.

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Well I used to love "Earnest Saves Christmas" but I finally got sick of it a few years ago....wait maybe I didn't....meh

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I like national lampoon christmas vacation, Im seeing elf on friday, That looks good.

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"What's this?
What's this?
There something very wrong."

Best Christmas movie ever "Everybody hail to the pumpkin king"

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What about the claymation movie of rudolph? i watched that since i was a kid

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My favorite is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  A fun story and a nice piece of stop motion animation.  It's hard not to love the island of misfit toys and the abominable snow monster.

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Oh yeah, I try to watch that one on TV every year. I usually hate those claymation Christmas movies, but the Rudolph one, is the only one that I like. It's just a really well done movie that has a good plot (and good pacing to boot).

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A film that I always watch at Christmas is "The Running Man". I don't quite know why. Maybe it's seeing Dynamo lit up like a christmas tree, then having his lights put out forever by Arnie that makes me feel warm inside.

I'm actually being serious here.

The Lord of the Rings movies have made absolutely fantastic Christmas viewing for the past two years, and is sure to finish up in style this month. The classic feel of the films and their grandure against the cold night air are truly magical.

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In no particular order:

- A Christmas Story:  cute and yet incredibly funny, such as when Ralphie describes his father as "... profanity was his medium, he was an artist at his work".

- Miracle on 34th Street - of course, the black and white 1947 version.  Don't believe in Santa?  Shame on you!

- A Christmas Carol - really has nothing to do with Christmas, but the 1953 version with Alister Sim is priceless.  The 1980's TV version with George C. Scott is also a good choice.

- How the Grinch Stole Christmas - even though Cartoon Network runs it into the ground every year

- A Charlie Brown Christmas - the only show left that says what Christmas is really about; and it ain't blue light specials at K-Mart.

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The MST3K episode "The Santa Claus" is still my favorite holiday movie. I still bring out my pitiful, battered vhs tape every year, and it still makes me laugh and feel warm holiday feelings.

The Grinch cartoon is also a classic. Will TV ever make another good timeless christmas special?

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The Nighmare before Christmas.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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Forest Gump

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Whatever is on really, don't really have a fav xmas movie, oh though i did enjoy Wallace & Grommit when that was on during xmas etc

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Originally posted by M Jackson:
The Nighmare before Christmas.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
ET
Forest Gump

I completely agree with you about Lord Of The Rings. I think that it's because I saw the movies at Christmas time and...I don't know... something about them has a Christmasy feel to them.

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I adore A Christmas Story.  TNT shows it 24 hours on Christmas Day, so we just leave the TV on and randomly watch it throughout the day.  It's an amazing film and a cult classic.
The Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are also fun, fun, fun.  I'm always up for some classic claymation.  I think these specials have affected more people than we know.  Elf, a great holly jolly film in its own right, is Jon Faveau and the producers' love letter to Rudolph and all the gang.
It wouldn't be the holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas.  I still love it after seeing it every year of my life.  It's just the perfect special.  I really like Robert Smigel's Tv Funhouse tribute to it, as well.
Of course, the best Christmas movie (and my all-time favorite film) is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.  Nothing says "Merry X-mas" like old women being attacked by killer wreaths.  I'm so happy a local cinema is showing this movie.  I'm gonna see it on the big screen Saturday.     Oh, did anyone notice the reference to this film in "I Miss You?"

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My favourite's Batman Returns which has the has the same Gothic Tim Burtony feel as Nightmare before christmas.
I also like Scrooged with Bill Murray.

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Oh, and I also have an undying fondness for "A Muppet Christmas Carol". Y'know, Alastair Sim is all very well and good, but nothing beats Michael Caine plus puppets.

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People call me crazy. But I think that Jingle All The Way was fuckin' hilarious! Well, not hilarious. But I liked it.

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Sammy: "Muppets Christmas Carol!"

Me: "Seconded!"
Rizzo is da bombage!!
And the Die Hards.

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I liked elf, it was great. For some reason The santa claus is awesome, Dont shoot me.

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Faze only the first and second Die Hard's even took place in a christmas setting. Just FYI.

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Originally posted by mikey:
I liked elf, it was great. For some reason The santa claus is awesome, Dont shoot me.

I won't shoot you. I thought Jingle All The Way was awsome.

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Best Christmas movie ever:
A Christmas Story!
        

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i havent seen that in years ill have to watch it this year

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Originally posted by Spaz_man:
i havent seen that in years ill have to watch it this year

Don't do it!
It's the work of the devil!

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Originally posted by Slurm Guy:
Don't do it!
It's the work of the devil!

No, it's the work of Jean Shepherd.   
It's also one of the funniest Christmas movies ever made.

Oh, and if you were trying to be funny, you should have said, "Don't do it!  You'll shoot your eye out!"

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 Did anyone ever see\like The Santa Clause??? Don't even mention the evil of the sequel but... what about the first??? I liked it as a kid.

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Yeah I liked it when I was younger too. It doesn't seem quite as good when I watch in nowdays though.

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What, no one's mentioned Gremlins yet?  Best Christmas Movie Ever!

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Yep, and only Mikey has mentioned the funniest Christmas movie of all time, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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Originally posted by boingo2000:
What, no one's mentioned Gremlins yet?  Best Christmas Movie Ever!

How the hell could I have forgotten it!

::Smacks self in forehead with cinder block::

I have commited blasphamy to I.L.M oh my lord... I'm so fucked... the movie gods will smite me....ohhh I can see it now... Gizmo with that little bow from "The New Batch" and a grenade attached to it... ohh my...

But Boingo well... I can't agree that it's the greatest christmas movie of all time but it's DEFINITLY in the top 5.