Christmas Movies

KungPao

Hey all.

With good ol' Christmas approaching, I was just wondering what your favourite seasonal films are.

Here's my to watch list;

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Scrooged

Movies like this are a staple for me, I couldn't let Christmas pass without watching these.

What are your seasonal favourites?

liah

Dunno, don't watch many seasonal films anymore, but A Nightmare Before Christmas is a good inbetweener between Hallowe'en and Christmas.

Ruu_Old

Not Christmas unless Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on RTE. *ducks*

KungPao

liah wrote: »

don't watch many seasonal films anymore

Really?

I watch xmas films more now than when I was a kid.

Nostalgia perhaps

KungPao

Ruu wrote: »

Not Christmas unless Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is on RTE. *ducks*

Fixed!

liah

Ruu wrote: »

Not Christmas unless Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is on RTE. *ducks*

Oh dang, I forgot about that film! One of my favourite films of all time for nostalgia.

KungPao

liah wrote: »

Oh dang, I forgot about that film! One of my favourite films of all time for nostalgia.

Classic.

I have it on dvd, and although not exactly a christmas movie, it will definitely get a playing.

Gene Wilder, what a legend.

PrettyBoy

OP, my list is pretty much the exact same! I love watching Christmas movies in the days (or weeks) leading up to the big day. It depends what's on TV too I guess. My little brother and sister are still very young so we watch all the kids movies too; The Santa Clause, Muppets, Jingle All The Way and Miracle on 34th Street! All great movies to watch around Christmas time!

keefg

Hmm... I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most popular Christmas film ever made

It's a wonderful life

and then of course is the best version of Scrooge ever made with Alastair Sim in the title role.

daveyboy_1ie

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & Santa Claus the movie have to be watched at least once at Christmas in our place, thats the law!!!

Otis Driftwood

Black Christmas (74)

Mitch Connor

keefg wrote: »

Hmm... I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most popular Christmas film ever made

It's a wonderful life

and then of course is the best version of Scrooge ever made with Alastair Sim in the title role.

A Muppets Christmas Carol is clearing the best Scooge ever made, with Michael Caine.

krudler

Die Hard is my Christmas Eve tradition movie, watched it ever year for the past 15 years or so, it isnt xmas eve without it, also add:

Gremlins
Die Hard 2
Scrooged
Trading Places
Home Alone

Branoic

Santa Clause The Movie - the one with Dudley Moore as the elf. Classic. Best Santa ever, and best Santa's workshop.

Magic Eight Ball

Jingle All the Way

.. I'll get my coat!

foxyboxer

deinitely Die Hard. A classic christmas movie.

"Now I have a machine gun...Ho Ho Ho"


We also have to watch Love Actually which is very christmassy (is that a word?). It's pure escapism and get's everyone in the christmas mood.

joxers25

Elf

KungPao

Hans Gruber wrote: »

"Now I have a machine gun...Ho Ho Ho"

Love that line.

Funny how an all-out action movie, with dead guys everywhere, can be so festive.

az2wp0sye65487

Back To The Future.....

I know it has nothing at all to do with Christmas, but it seems to be shown at least once over the Christmas period... and is a great film!

Bodhi

Have to always watch leathal weapon 1, die hard 1 and home alone 1&2 and for some strange reason I always watch the rocky boxset.

gucci

joxers25 wrote: »

Elf

+1

And also....not exactly what you would let the kids watch, but Bad Santa is excellent too.

lockie83

Scrooged, Muppets Christmas Carol and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, all win for me!!

superfly

The Great Escape, Indiana Jones
not xmas films but always shown though

The Sparrow

It's ridiculous how many different versions of A Christmas carol I watch. There is:

Muppet Christmas Carol
Scrooged
Blackadders Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart

Plus this year I've found an audiobook with Patrick Stewart reading the original book which I'll be listening too on Xmas Eve. And there is the new animation Christmas Carol this year with Jim Carrey and I've never seen the Alastair Sim version so I'll try and catch that this year. Wow that is a lot of versions of the same story!!

Other than that the staples are:

Mary Poppins
Home Alone
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Die Hard
Gremlins
Raiders of the Lost Ark and/or The Last Crusade
It's a Wonderful Life

foxyboxer

The Sparrow wrote: »

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Ah, but doesn't it suck when they show this and all the gory bits are cut out :mad:

Neamhshuntasach

Over the course of Christmas i tend to watch almost all that was listed here. Especially the first 2 Die Hards and Home Alones. Another one i usually watch is Trapped in paradise and for some reason Ground hog day. Guess it's just the snow in it.

Hande hoche!

Jingle all the way. Nothing like watching Arnie punch and then drink with a reindeer. Also Bad Santa.

Ann22

It's A Wonderful Life....have to have that on, on Christmas morning.
The Wizard Of Oz...so many happy childhood memories.
Elf.
Oliver!
The Muppets Christmas Carol.

MistyCheese

For me,

• Home Alone
• Home Alone II
• The Santa Clause
• Trapped In Paradise

And the already mentioned

• Jingle All The Way
• Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
• National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
• Scrooged

Not for me but

• Miracle on 34th Street
• It's A Wonderful Life
• The Snowman
• The Nutcracker
• Deck The Halls
• How The Grinch Stole Christmas
• Jack Frost

Karl Hungus

Bad Santa is always good for a few laughs.

JP Liz

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Bad Santa
Home Alone 1 & 2
Miracle on 34th Street
Trading Places
Elf
Hostile Hostages

some tv movies i love

Holiday Affair
The Christmas Card
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
A Christmas Romance

HankScorpio

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation every year during Christmas dinner without fail.
Also wouldn't be Christmas without:
Scrooged
Gremlins
Indiana Jones

krudler

Groundhog Day is another one, so is Ghostbusters, and Scrooged, Bill Murray has made some great christmas movies

Morlar

superfly wrote: »

The Great Escape, Indiana Jones
not xmas films but always shown though

+1

Also the original starwars trilogy which used to always be on too and this little gem



Another couple which used to be on tv a lot were The wizard of Oz & Gone with the Wind, Cassablanca too - no christmas theme but one time christmas favourites.

James Howlett

I never considered Die Hard a christmas movie but will certainly put it on the list to watch this year.

For me though the animated "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is the ultimate Christmas movie. Probably cause I grew up in Canada eh?

lockie83

Actually it was mentioned a few posts back, Trapped in Paradise is another great Christmas Film. Love it, love it, love it!!

the whole year inn

How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carey and Elf great movies to watch.Everything else mentioned Die Hard ,Gremlins and basically anything with Bill Murray.

Kess73

keefg wrote: »

Hmm... I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most popular Christmas film ever made

It's a wonderful life

Yep it has to be It's A Wonderful Life.

It is such a brilliant film, with Jimmy Stewart in top form whilst surrounded by an excellent supporting cast.

Karl Hungus

Now, it's not a Christmas movie at all, but for some reason, I always seem to watch My Neighbor Totoro at Christmas.

X-Calibre

Gremlins is a staple of my Christmas tv watching for as long back as I can remember. That and Santa Claus The Movie - classics

chopperbyrne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwmIDx9RwQ

It's just not Christmas day without this film.

ronnie3585

I absolutely love Christmas films.

My favourites are;

Home Alone 1 & 2,
Die Hard 1 & 2,
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factor (the original),
Jingle all the way,
The Harry Potter films have become a bit of an institution,
Back to the Future,
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation,
Elf,
Scrooged,
Weekend and Bernies (don't ask)

I plan on watching all of the above over the coming Christmas, can't wait.

Alicat

*takes deep breath*


Muppet Christmas Carol
A Christmas Story
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
It's a Wonderful Life
Home Alone 1 & 2
Santa Claus: The Movie
The Santa Clause (even number 2)
Miracle on 34th Street
The Polar Express
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
All I Want For Christmas
The Holiday
Love Actually
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Black Beauty

Anyone remember Prancer???

I will start watching a selection of these movies in approximately two weeks and will continue for the whole month of December, even repeating some of them.

I AM NOT ASHAMED!

RoadKillTs

I love the Muppet's Christmas Carol. Great christmas movie.

uncleoswald

As long as I get a few minutes in of Gremlins, Babe, Willy Wonka and any of the first three Indys I'm happy. Otherwise its just not Christmas.

And for some reason putting on the dvds doesn't count, it MUST be on television.

az2wp0sye65487

uncleoswald wrote: »

And for some reason putting on the dvds doesn't count, it MUST be on television.

I never thought of that before, but it's so true! It HAS TO BE SHOWN on TV to give you that 'Christmassy' feeling!

Also, I never buy TV guides/magazines, RTE Guide etc. as I'm sure a lot of others don't. (Just look up the listings on the Digi Box) But you MUST get either the RTE Guide or some varient that comes free with the papers on hand for the festive season!

uncleoswald

Mylah Gray Scowl wrote: »

I never thought of that before, but it's so true! It HAS TO BE SHOWN on TV to give you that 'Christmassy' feeling!

Also, I never buy TV guides/magazines, RTE Guide etc. as I'm sure a lot of others don't. (Just look up the listings on the Digi Box) But you MUST get either the RTE Guide or some varient that comes free with the papers on hand for the festive season!

Strange isn't it? I think it must be a sense of community thing. Of course it helps that there are no commercial breaks on Christmas Day!

Yep its just not Cristmas without the bumper RTE Guide.

Meeja Ireland

1. Elf.
2. It's a Wonderful Life.
3. Die Hard.
4. Scrooged, the Alistair Sim Scrooge, or A Muppet Christmas Carol. Or all three.

The Santa Clause is surprisingly good too.

We started a new tradition last year, where the day before Christmas Eve becomes Black Christmas. Everyone gets a small gruesome gift, drinks a gory cocktail, and watches Christmas horror movies.

Black Christmas is the obvious choice (the 1974 version, as pointed out), but there is a surpising number of them. Silent Night Deadly Night, You'd Better Watch Out, Santa Claws, P2, Santa's Slay, etc.

candy-gal1

oooohhh i love all the xmas movies! but some of my faves would have to be nightmare before xmas, phantom of the opera 2004, the santa clause, home alone, go, its awonderful life, and the muppet xmas carol!
oh i think i might watch some now!

deathstarkiller

I love movies set at Christmas like, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

That_Guy

Festive porn. Aw yeah baby.

But apart from that Home Alone and Home Alone 2 are always good to watch.

Avoid The Wizard Of Oz at all costs. Fcuking hate that film.