Ultimate Christmas Movie

podgemonster

After a heated debate with my housemates, i found this a worthy topic. What is the greatest Christmas themed movie! What movie do you wana see on Christmas Eve.

My answer is Die Hard 1

Willis and Rickman are just perfect! They are laughs, cries, Christmas party hostages and terroists. When the movie closes with 'Let it Snow' you left with that warm feeling of Christmas!

Noffles

The obvious ones, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation or It's a Wonderful Life for me.... but Die Hard is a seriously good option.

Jeege

I apologise in advance for the corniness of some of my answers, but it is a corny time...
In no particular order:

Home Alone
Wizard Of Oz
Elf
The Santa Clause
Toy Story
A Christmas Carol
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Love Actually (not for the kiddies)
It's A Wonderful Life

Oh the list could go on....

L31mr0d

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

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actuallylike

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory for me, film itself has nothing to do with Christmas but could old TG4 always lash it on at some point.

podgemonster

actuallylike wrote: »

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory for me, film itself has nothing to do with Christmas but could old TG4 always lash it on at some point.

I presume you mean the old 70's one and not Johnny Depps more accurate yet not as entertaining version?

Theta

podgemonster wrote: »

My answer is Die Hard 1

I dunno Die Hard 2 is pretty good for the crimbo feel aswell. At least its snowing in Die Hard 2.

Im gonna say scrooged here but there are plenty of movies that make me think of Christmas that have nothing to do with Christmas.

actuallylike

podgemonster wrote: »

I presume you mean the old 70's one and not Johnny Depps more accurate yet not as entertaining version?

Certainly, nobody has a patch on Gene Wilder!

podgemonster

irlmarc wrote: »

I dunno Die Hard 2 is pretty good for the crimbo feel aswell. At least its snowing in Die Hard 2.

True but I dont think Die Hard 2 delivers in the Villian department, cant beat a well organised and cultured European baddie!

Die hard 2 may have snow but it doesnt have...
'Now I have a Machine Gun, ho ho.........ho'

Theta

podgemonster wrote: »

True but I dont think Die Hard 2 delivers in the Villian department, cant beat a well organised and cultured European baddie!

Die hard 2 may have snow but it doesnt have...
'Now I have a Machine Gun, ho ho.........ho'

Touche good sir. I only found out recently that in the German version of Die Hard 1 the baddies were from the IRA! Well so I read!

krudler

Die Hard, no question, I've watched it on Christmas Eve every year for the past 15 years, its my little tradition

keefg

Trading Places is always worth a watch.

patmac

Bad Santa wins for me!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

muppets christmas carol

no competition

Mossy Monk

For Christmas week, an afternoon with some cans and Ben Hur on DVD. Awesome.

Nichololas

Dead Snow

artielange

Classic "A Christmas Story"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/

Everyone can watch it.....maybe not everyone.

splashthecash

I'd have to give my vote to Bad Santa too....so so funny

sprinkles

The great thing about Christmas is that there's plenty of time so you don't have to content yourself with just one film

These have all been mentioned already but they are the definitive Christmas list for me...

Muppets Christmas Carol.. watched it 2 nights ago, great movie.
Die Hard (hands down beats die hard 2)
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (nothing like a Griswold family outing)
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Home Alone 1
Santa Clause: The Movie (the one with Dudley Moore)

And possibly, post turkey I'd settle for some Richard Prior/Billy Connelly stand up.

mr.equinox

It has to be Home alone 2 or miracle on 34th street :cool:

bnt

Surviving Christmas is just finishing on RTE1 right now. I don't know if I'd call it a Classic, but it has a fairly original story line: rich ad executive (Ben Affleck) pays a suburban family to let him join them, to impress his girlfriend. He imposes his warped commercial ideas on them, such as a Christmas tree that burns your retinas if you look at it directly. Of course, the elder sister in the family (Christina Applegate) hates the idea, and hates him, but it turns out there's a reason why he doesn't know how to "do" Christmas, so you probably guess where the plot is going ... :cool:

What? It's got Christina Applegate, so I'm watching it. :P

halpin17

Speed In the 18years I've been alive it hasn't missed a Christmas

fonecrusher1

Its got to be National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

Its dumb but its a good laugh. Always got to watch it every christmas otherwise its not the same.:D
Its the first thing i look for in the old Xmas RTE guide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X0Trv7vOn0

Come on, you know you love it!!!!!

PrettyBoy

Home Alone. It's my favorite movie ever and because of that I'll be watching it with my family on Christmas day

All the other movies mentioned are great too!

fonecrusher1

Funny thing about Home Alone is every time i watch it im surprised to see Joe Pesci in it. I keep forgetting he's in it.
Hard to believe he acted in Goodfellas on the same year!

Pretty contrasting roles eh?

KungPao

Last year I watched Die Hard 1 and 2 back-to-back on around the 22nd of December....while drinking, alone (the missus went to bed early), room lit with only the Christmas tree, eating crisps and peanuts.

It was fantastic....I shall do the same this year.

Santa? Bah! I believe in John McClane (....ho ho ho!)

BlitzKrieg

gremlins double bill for me

KungPao

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Its got to be National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

Its dumb but its a good laugh. Always got to watch it every christmas otherwise its not the same.:D
Its the first thing i look for in the old Xmas RTE guide.
Come on, you know you love it!!!!!

I have this on DVD, and for 11 months of the year, it sits there teasing and tempting me to stick it on.

Finally it has reached the other 1 month of the year when I can finally laugh my áss off at Clark, cousin Eddie and Uncle Louis with his toupé!

Love it!

fonecrusher1

KungPao wrote: »

Last year I watched Die Hard 1 and 2 back-to-back on around the 22nd of December....while drinking, alone (the missus went to bed early), room lit with only the Christmas tree, eating crisps and peanuts.

It was fantastic....I shall do the same this year.

Santa? Bah! I believe in John McClane (....ho ho ho!)

Im sorry KungPao but DH is just not christmasy enough.:mad:
You'd be surprised at how many people prefer to do what you just described.

I wont be headin out much this xmas because i cant afford it. To honest im lookin forward to chilling out, few beers & a couple of good christmas films.:D

KungPao

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Im sorry KungPao but DH is just not christmasy enough.:mad:
You'd be surprised at how many people prefer to do what you just described.

I wont be headin out much this xmas because i cant afford it. To honest im lookin forward to chilling out, few beers & a couple of good christmas films.:D

Enjoy it man.

I know I will. A few beers or many, favourite christmas movies....I love it.

Can't wait:)

fonecrusher1

KungPao wrote: »

I have this on DVD, and for 11 months of the year, it sits there teasing and tempting me to stick it on.

Finally it has reached the other 1 month of the year when I can finally laugh my áss off at Clark, cousin Eddie and Uncle Louis with his toupé!

Love it!

:D:D hahaha. yeah & when that squirrel gets into the house & the dog wrecks the house. Cousin eddie the dirty redneck relative & his little kid with the mouth fungus.:D:D

I was going to get it on dvd but like you said it should only be watched at xmas. I think xmas movies are depressing when you watch them outside of december.

steamjetjoe

Scrooged

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5s-xArZvjo

Home Alone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2Btk6Ybm0

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decUIVkZ4GI

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):

dunworth1

it has to be

Miracle on 34th street

its the best christmas movie ever

it my favorite


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Scrooged

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5s-xArZvjo

i saw this on rte a few weeks ago and i have to say it is a good movie

KungPao

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

:D:D hahaha. yeah & when that squirrel gets into the house & the dog wrecks the house. Cousin eddie the dirty redneck relative & his little kid with the mouth fungus.:D:D

I was going to get it on dvd but like you said it should only be watched at xmas. I think xmas movies are depressing when you watch them outside of december.

Cousin Eddie: The shítter was full!

KungPao

dunworth1 wrote: »

it has to be

Miracle on 34th street

its the best christmas movie ever

it my favorite


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i saw this on rte a few weeks ago and i have to say it is a good movie

Bill Murray is incredible in Scrooged. Perfect for the role, and the ending is sooo feel good.

BlitzKrieg

it seems its impossible to find a good clip of gremlins on youtube

Ruu_Old

Jingle all the way!

fonecrusher1

Hey is Uncle Buck a christmas movie?

BlitzKrieg

i'll just go with the trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGyghmQak-A

fluke

Even though it isn't Christmassy for me it has to be The Wizard Of Oz

Scrooged also

JJ

artielange wrote: »

Classic "A Christmas Story"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/

Everyone can watch it.....maybe not everyone.

Major thumbs up to that one, it's criminal that A Christmas Story doesn't get the attention it deserves over here. In the US, there's at least one TV station that plays it 24/7 during the Christmas season. Once you see it, you'll never forget, "I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!" and "You'll shoot your eye out."

IrishSerf

dunworth1 wrote: »

it has to be

Miracle on 34th street

its the best christmas movie ever

it my favorite

+1
also Trading Places &
The Snowman

itsallaboutme!!

Charlie and the chocolate factory (the origanl one) always reminds me of christmas i have vivid memories of myself sitting surrounded by wrapping paper watching that on tv!

also on the list have to be
Santa Claus the Movie with Dudley Moore,
The Santa Clause
Home Alone 1&2
Miracle on 34th Street
Elf.

Das Kitty

JJ wrote: »

Major thumbs up to that one, it's criminal that A Christmas Story doesn't get the attention it deserves over here. In the US, there's at least one TV station that plays it 24/7 during the Christmas season. Once you see it, you'll never forget, "I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!" and "You'll shoot your eye out."

I saw this for the first time last year and thought it was balls.

It's just a series of stuff with no real narrative (not surprising it's based on a bunch of newspaper articles). Sure there were some funny set pieces and things going on but it didn't tell me anything really. I talked to an American friend about it and she couldn't believe I didn't like it. I suppose if I had grown up watching it it would strike the nostalgia chord but I didn't.

I really like Christmas films though and always watch 3 or 4 every year. It's A Wonderful Life is always included. People seem to have a vision of it being saccarine when they haven't even seen it, it is schmaltzy enough at the end but it earns it via the serious **** dealt with prior to that.

podgemonster

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Im sorry KungPao but DH is just not christmasy enough.:mad:
You'd be surprised at how many people prefer to do what you just described.

Not Christmassy enough! It is for people who wana see something that doesn't involve Santa Claus, Ebenezer Scrooge, Maculey Culkin, Tim Allen and Willie Wonka.

Essentially its all bout a guy coming home to see his wife and kids for the Holidays.......with terrorists!!
I don't think its suprising that alot of ppl do this, tonight i will be opening some beers and watching it and I cannot wait!!

allanb49

Scrooged for bill murray and bobcat goldtwait
gremlins just for laughs
die hard for action
trading places for a drunk gun toting santa
and would love if family guy did 'kiss save santa' for real

Aidric

Home Alone
It's A Wonderful Life
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation¨
Trading Places
Scrooged

They'd be my top five in that order.

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (still funny, no matter how many times I see it)

A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott, from early '80s, I think)

Scrooged (hilarious! Love this film)

Sosa

I have not read through all the posts here so i do not know if this was mentioned yet.
I watch Back to the Future 1,2,3 every year...cant get enough of them

grames_bond

itsallaboutme!! wrote: »

Santa Claus the Movie with Dudley Moore,.

was just coming on here to post this, brilliant movie and the perfect feel good xmas movie!

...that and die hard of course!

Eirebear

These have probably all been mentioned by now but Christmas for me means

Santa Claus "The Movie"
Gremlins
Wizard of Oz
Bad Santa

And lots of Muppets films!