Favourite Christmas movie?

Roar

Woke up this morning feelin all christmassy, so i thought i'd put this one to ye.

What's your favourite Christmas movie? Not necessarily an Xmas themed one, just whatever one you watch EVERY Christmas without fail and when you see it during the year, always reminds you of the holiday season.

For me it's Raiders of The Lost Ark, watched it a few weeks ago and it made me feel all festive and stuff.

Anyone else??

shiv

National Lampoon's Xmas Vacation. cheesy I know, but it still makes me laugh

Pigman II

Don't really have one, more of a set list that I make sure to watch EVERY xmas....

nightmare before xmas,
indy trilogy,
gremlins,
home alone,
star wars 4-6,
die hard,
batman (1989 version)
labyrinth,
ghostbusters,
the snowman (technically tv is suppose),
it's a wonderful life

ObeyGiant

If I don't see Scrooged before Christmas Day, my entire Christmas is ruined.

Chad ghostal

Die-Hard !!!!

Basq

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Scrooged
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (shockingly, i don't think this was on last year!)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Makaveli

Die Hard
Gremlins
A Nightmare Before Christmas
Indiana Jones
And when they used to show the original Star Wars trilogy.

Paddy20

It's a wonderful life:- The original black & white version starring the late great James Stewart, where he is saved from commiting suicide by his guardian Angel.

The only film that makes me sad and joyful at the same time, unbeatable .

P.

Karl Hungus

Definetly the Indiana Jones films. Other than that, I can't think of anything else I would've watched christmas past.

D!ve^Bomb!

the santa claus is great.. tim allen rules!
home alone

OfflerCrocGod

Debby Does Dallas VI: The X-Mas Factor.

Sarky

Paddy20 wrote:

It's a wonderful life:- The original black & white version starring the late great James Stewart, where he is saved from commiting suicide by his guardian Angel.

The only film that makes me sad and joyful at the same time, unbeatable .

P.

I discovered last Christmas that it's far better to turn the volume down and make your own dialogue.

"Shut up, son, or it's the discipline box again for you!"

Oh, the memories...

Die Hard is the ultimate Christmas film, though. It's got Christmas cheer, love, and a whole lot of stuff getting the bejaysus shot/blown/kicked out of it. And the amount of suffering Bruce Willis goes through is just the thing to give you that warm fuzzy glow inside...

projectmayhem

nightmare before christmas
the santa clause
die hard

there's a few but not many "christmas cheer" movies would make it into my list. except that 42nd street film (forget the name)... i remember seeing that years ago and feeling all warm and fuzzy inside

Optikus

Scrooged is the best ...very fond memorys for me when watching that, reminds me of the days when i enjoyed christmas.

scoey

Home Alone and The Muppets Christmas Carol are two that I enjoy watching every christmas because they remind me of when I was younger and make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and stuff...

It's a Wonderful Life is also a great christmas movie(as I'm sure everyone knows).

Optikus

Home Alone has that effect on me to .....what ever happened to that macauly culcan kid anyway?

shiv

Optikus wrote:

Home Alone has that effect on me to .....what ever happened to that macauly culcan kid anyway?

he got older, less cuter, got married, got divorced, and has done a few artsy movies lately.

ixoy

shiv wrote:

he got older, less cuter, got married, got divorced, and has done a few artsy movies lately.

Not to mention getting arrested recently. He's in "Saved!" which opens this Friday.

For me also I've got to include 'Die Hard' (ho ho ho, now I have a gun...) and 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'. One that seems to be creeping in is 'Babe'.

smiaras

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Optikus

ixoy wrote:

Not to mention getting arrested recently. He's in "Saved!" which opens this Friday.

For me also I've got to include 'Die Hard' (ho ho ho, now I have a gun...) and 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'. One that seems to be creeping in is 'Babe'.

What was he arrested for?

Basq

Optikus wrote:

What was he arrested for?

He was arrested for "possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a prescription and possession of marijuana"

He wasn't great in 'Saved' - i personally think Tim Robbin's daughter stole the show in it. And suprisingly, Mandy Moore was a lot less repulsive in it than usual.

By the way everyone, since it seems to be on a few people's lists, i thought i'd mention The Nightmare Before Christmas is on next Saturday night on UTV at 12:50am.!

begbie

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Indiana Jones

scoey

basquille wrote:

By the way everyone, since it seems to be on a few people's lists, i thought i'd mention The Nightmare Before Christmas is on next Saturday night on UTV at 12:50am.!

Thanks a lot for that , I've wanted to see that movie for ages but I never would have noticed it was on that late. I'll have to remember to watch it

Also , it seems I'm the only one who likes The Muppets Christmas Carrol, for shame all of you, it truely is fantastic

mentalimplosion

muppets christmas carol = pure genius. i love it.

the wizard of oz isn't christmassy, but they do put it on every christmas. does that count?

smoke.me.a.kipper

Willy Wonka
Home Alone
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
any of the Back To The Future films

Chevano Riley

Paddy20 wrote:

It's a wonderful life:- The original black & white version starring the late great James Stewart, where he is saved from commiting suicide by his guardian Angel.

The only film that makes me sad and joyful at the same time, unbeatable .

P.

that film is so close to flawless. its such a soppy piece of **** but its just impossible to be cynical about it.

the post im quoting implies there was a remake... was there?

Roar

scoey wrote:

Also , it seems I'm the only one who likes The Muppets Christmas Carrol, for shame all of you, it truely is fantastic

no you're not alone, for it is quite the class show.

Paddy20

Chevano Riley,

Re: ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE.

My post may have read as if a remake had been made, but no, not as yet afaik. Anyway, how could anyone dare trying to remake perfection ?...

Mac daddy

I know its bad but i always watch them when there on

Willy Wonka's chocolate factory

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Champ

And of course Die hard

weerez

A Christmas Story is the best.

"hmm 'Fragile'.....must be Italian"

the celtic tiger

top of the list is It's a wonderful life.
then, home alone.
then, **** but i love it....the santa clause .


in the top 10 would be santa clause the movie, scrooged and national lampoons christmas vacation.

lovin it.

monkeyfudge

It's Gremlins for me as well....

I just love that scene where Phoebe Cates tells the story of why her family don't celebrate christmas... it just comes out of nowhere and it's cracks me up every time...

I just wish we could have heard the whole Presidents Day story in Gremlins 2.

Kêrmêttê

Starwars Ep.IV
The Wizard of Oz
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
E.T. (I was brought to see that when I was 8 by my brother and his girlf. It was just before christmas and I was stuffed full of icecream afterwards and my brother's girlfriend bought me an ET dolly... so I have to watch that at christmas... brings back cool memories)
All the Carry On movies are always on over Christmas
For years and years I used to watch Waynes World on Christmas Eve (weird really)
Groundhog Day always followed Waynes World
I have to see The Snowman and all the Wallace and Gromit cartoons too.
I'm just a huge kid at heart
They always have the old Charlie Chaplin movies and Laurel and Hardy movies on at Christmas early in the morning too... I always have to watch those... Classic!

Vamp IRL

Home Alone
Die Hard
Grandma got run over by a reindeer(cartoon network)
Nightmare before Christmas