Best Christmas Movie Competition - Boardsies decide!!!

quickbeam

Electric Nitwit

Kolido

The best genuine ohw?

sKeith

I guess tomato.

Necro

sKeith wrote:

I guess tomato.

CARROT!!

TheValeyard

Best novel/book?

Electric Nitwit

TheValeyard wrote: »

Best novel/book?

Makes sense...

sKeith wrote: »

I guess tomato.

Necro wrote: »

CARROT!!

Ted_YNWA

Who gets to officiate at the next FG-er wedding?

sKeith

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Who gets to officiate at the next FG-er wedding?

Fr. Ted_MUFC ?

quickbeam

duffman13

quickbeam wrote: »

Big build ups create expectation, expectation inevitably leads to disappointment! Don't fall into that trap QB, just tell us

Rikand

Rikand

quickbeam

quickbeam

Today is a month to Christmas, therefore, it's a good time to have a Christmas themed competition.

We're going to run the:

BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE!!!



It's up to you what counts as a Christmas movie, but we're looking for feature films, not made-for-TV films or shorts.

Please don't list your nominations on thread, though discussion about Christmas movies is allowed.

Please PM me your top 5 Christmas films. Don't think that "somebody else will probably nominate XXX, so I'm not going to". You don't want to risk your favourite film not getting nominated. Please include the year of release as some films have multiple versions, so I know which version you're nominating. Or, if that's too much effort, even just the main star of it will be enough for me to identify it from its twin.

Once we reach a "nice" number we'll close off sign-ups. A "nice" number is something that's to a power of 2 so we can have a proper knock-out competition. I don't expect this to be more than 64, but you never know. If we're short a "nice" number, I have a few wildcards that I can add to make up the numbers. All nominated films will get a chance to enter the competition.

Films with multiple nominations will get seeded so that they can avoid competing against each other in the early rounds.

Once we have enough nominations in, we'll start the competition. So, get nominating.....

TheValeyard

Die Hard

/thread

quickbeam

TheValeyard wrote: »

Die Hard

/thread

Maybe.

Maybe not.

Get in your entry and see.

Rikand

TheValeyard wrote: »

Die Hard

/thread

Sorry, not a Christmas movie. It's an action movie that takes place at Christmas.

Still probably my favourite movie of all time though so I'll not be upset when it wins

Spook_ie

Rikand wrote: »

Sorry, not a Christmas movie. It's an action movie that takes place at Christmas.

Still probably my favourite movie of all time though so I'll not be upset when it wins

Ah here if we're going down that line of thought what about Batman Returns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_yN85I4YOY

or
Iron Man 3

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

Zaph

TheValeyard wrote: »

Die Hard

/thread

Obviously beating Die Hard 2 in the final.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

There's only one true champion...

Ernest Saves Christmas

Deja Boo

Rikand wrote: »

Sorry, not a Christmas movie. It's an action movie that takes place at Christmas.

Still probably my favourite movie of all time though so I'll not be upset when it wins

Toto Wolfcastle

Die Hard 2 is a superior Christmas film to Die Hard.

Just sent in my nominations. Tough to whittle it down to 5, but at least I didn't have the option of adding in any of the amazing made-for-TV Christmas movies.

The Snowman doesn't count does it? It's only half an hour long I think.

quickbeam

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The Snowman doesn't count does it? It's only half an hour long I think.

Afraid not. Also made for TV.

quickbeam

quickbeam wrote: »

Afraid not. Also made for TV.

Ok I have my 5 so. I've refrained from adding cheesy Hallmark Christmas romances. And I've left off a couple of obvious choices.

Having said that ^^ it's not like my choices are niche just left off two of the MOST obvious ones that will definitely be voted for.

Mehaffey1

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Having said that ^^ it's not like my choices are niche just left off two of the MOST obvious ones that will definitely be voted for.

Oh you want to play that game.

My nominations are in. 3 proper movies from me and then 2 soppy family bits of rubbish from the girlfriend.

Mehaffey1

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Oh you want to play that game.

My nominations are in. 3 proper movies from me and then 2 soppy family bits of rubbish from the girlfriend.

If they're soppy rubbish, guaranteed they'll get my vote!

Deja Boo

Deleted User wrote: »

If they're soppy rubbish, guaranteed they'll get my vote!

Here, Here!

Spook_ie

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Oh you want to play that game.

My nominations are in. 3 proper movies from me and then 2 soppy family bits of rubbish from the girlfriend.

Ah come on, get her to sign up a boards account and let's have 10 nominations between you.

Mehaffey1

Spook_ie wrote: »

Ah come on, get her to sign up a boards account and let's have 10 nominations between you.

I've been pestering but she says she puts up with me enough in person haha

c.p.w.g.w

PM sent

Ficheall

As a matter of interest, does anyone else find all the various forum games fora/subfora difficult to navigate?

Mehaffey1

Ficheall wrote: »

As a matter of interest, does anyone else find all the various forum games fora/subfora difficult to navigate?

Yes!!! Seen this thread and couldn't find it again to the next day, couldn't find the effort to search hard too though

Spook_ie

Ficheall wrote: »

As a matter of interest, does anyone else find all the various forum games fora/subfora difficult to navigate?

Not really, see a green sign up tag and just sign up, so what if you sign up more than once no ones going to criticize you for it, well I wouldn't anyway

Deja Boo

Ficheall wrote: »

As a matter of interest, does anyone else find all the various forum games fora/subfora difficult to navigate?

I reckon Forum Games is for sign-ups and Other Forum Games is for reveals... that is all I know.

Ficheall

Deja Boo wrote: »

I reckon Forum Games is for sign-ups and Other Forum Games is for reveals... that is all I know.

Ah, I see. That sort of makes sense and appears, at a glance, to be accurate. Maybe a change of name would be helpful then?

Deja Boo

Ficheall wrote: »

Ah, I see. That sort of makes sense and appears, at a glance, to be accurate. Maybe a change of name would be helpful then?

I am not sure it started out that way (cos I am new to the place.)

sKeith

Deja Boo wrote: »

I am not sure it started out that way (cos I am new to the place.)

it started out with games sign ups and off topic thread being pushed off the front page very quickly due to d&d and codenames games filling up the front page. In order to keep new games signups and discussion thread on front page, it was thought that separate games sub fora would stop that from happening.
the games threads are usually linked in the sign up threads anyhow, so you wont have to navigate into the sub fora, but just follow the link from the game you signed up to. well, that's the idea anyhow.

Im currently on 3 and just bookmarking this so i dont forget

c.p.w.g.w

How many entries do we have OP

quickbeam

About 36 individual entries IIRC.

The Crazy Cat Lady

pm sent

quickbeam

Just checked: 39 individual films nominated. But to bring it to 64, I have plenty of wildcards I can use. Will probably leave this open another week or so and then kick off the competition some time around the 9th December.

Wait for me!

quickbeam

Thread open. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058036877

Nominations still open and welcome.

quickbeam

Last chance to submit nominations!! Competition starting soon!!!

(Well in a few hours).

Deja Boo

Forgot to submit, is it too late?

quickbeam

Nope, go for it!

Deja Boo

sending directly, thanks quickbeam, sorry for late entry!