Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

Tell me how · 10-12-2019 10:16PM

Die Hard

There was nothing in this movie that when you watch it again and again, you want to fast forward through. Every scene has something.
And, Willis was made for the role. Or the role was made for him, Or whatever, it was just a perfect storm.

sKeith · 10-12-2019 10:16PM

die hard, best xmas film ever.

angel eyes 2012 · 10-12-2019 10:18PM

Die Hard because of Bruce Willis.

Can't believe Elf and Bad Santa didn't get through.

Hercule Poirot · 10-12-2019 10:18PM

1percent wrote: »

Die hard!
Because it is a more believable movie than George NOT going to prison in the end of IAWL! Just because the town had a whip around does my mean the money has not been embezzled, Potter will still get the bank AND the whip around money, and the official guy losses his job for gross misconduct for turning a blind eye.

Ps. spoiler alert!

It wasn't embezzled you silly moo - Potter was given it by mistake, everyone knows Potter had it! If anyone's going to prison it's Potter and he will shortly end up as the filling in a sex sandwich between two men called Mandy - it was another deleted scene, in case anyone is wondering

Monokne · 10-12-2019 10:18PM

Die Hard

Rikand · 10-12-2019 10:25PM

Die hard

because it's not a christmas movie. It's an action movie that takes place at christmas

Zaph · 10-12-2019 10:26PM

Die Hard, it embraces all we hold dear about Christmas. You have the triumph of good over evil as Hans Gruber plummets 30 storeys to his demise. You have redemption when Al Powell blows away Karl as he makes one final attempt to kill John McClane. There's the office Christmas party with the resident dick (sorry Ellis, that's you) and inappropriate sexual encounters. But most of all, it's a family film as John is reunited with Holly (the most Christmassy of names I should point out). If ever a film was designed to be the ultimate feelgood Christmas film, it's Die Hard.

Tell me how · 10-12-2019 10:29PM

Rikand wrote: »

Die hard

because it's not a christmas movie. It's an action movie that takes place at christmas

Class is in session Rikand.

Zaph wrote: »

Die Hard, it embraces all we hold dear about Christmas. You have the triumph of good over evil as Hans Gruber plummets 30 storeys to his demise. You have redemption when Al Powell blows away Karl as he makes one final attempt to kill John McClane. There's the office Christmas party with the resident dick (sorry Ellis, that's you) and inappropriate sexual encounters. But most of all, it's a family film as John is reunited with Holly (the most Christmassy of names I should point out). If ever a film was designed to be the ultimate feelgood Christmas film, it's Die Hard.

Kolido · 10-12-2019 10:32PM

Die hard gets my vote

I said to myself before this started, only one movie would beat DH, that was Home Alone. I'm going to stick by my word. I could watch this movie any time of year, never gets old. Many joke wether its a xmas movie or not, there is no arguement that its excellent and a worthy winner.

khalessi · 10-12-2019 10:34PM

pc7 wrote: »

It’s A Wonderful Life, made in 1946 and still amazing! Jimmy Steward does it all every emotion, it has such a lovely message to it and anytime I hear a bell it reminds me of Clarence. Do the right thing boardsies

What he said

Its a Wonderful Life as it is an uplifting beautiful emotional movie with a wonderful cast and Clarence

Every time a bell rings
another angel gets their wings

Rikand · 10-12-2019 10:34PM

If die hard does deserve to win the christmas movie competition, its definitely down to this guy.

Sure he even leaves a little bit of snow on that desk!

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appledrop · 10-12-2019 10:41PM

It has to be it's a wonderful life because it is the classic film movie.Still makes me cry every Christmas. It's not one you watch at any other time of the year.

Die Hard on other hand has Christmas references but I've watched it at various times during the year as it's a classic action film.

Yester · 10-12-2019 10:46PM

Die Hard because it taught me how to make fists with my toes.

TheValeyard · 10-12-2019 10:51PM

Yester wrote: »

Die Hard because it taught me how to make fists with my toes.

I'd like to hear more about your toe fist punching.

Declan A Walsh · 10-12-2019 10:58PM

Die Hard: for the over the top character played by Bruce Willis, for the wonderful portrayal of a mad baddie by Alan Rickman, for the humour and, most of all, for the action.

Tell me how · 10-12-2019 10:59PM

Think that's it.

10-12-2019 10:59PM

I missed loads today. All my picks are gone and THIS is what we're left with!!!!! What the hell!!!!!!! Ok I vote die hard because this is all gone to ****e anyway so the best Christmas movie might as well be NOT a Christmas movie. Yipee Kai yay muthaf*****s. I do like me some Bruce Willis.

But seriously.. what the hell people?!?!

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:00PM

Voting closed. Please stand by .....

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:02PM

And the Official Boardsies Best Christmas Film is ........

Die Hard (1988)

(I shoulda spent the hour prepping some gifs but I never thought until now :P)

Final score 20-12.

Necro · 10-12-2019 11:02PM

quickbeam wrote: »

And the Official Boardsies Best Christmas Film is ........

Die Hard (1988)

Final score 20-12.

Guill · 10-12-2019 11:03PM

I would just like to take this bitter opportunity to make my annual statement that DIE HARD IS NOT A CHRISTMAS MOVIE!

Great thread, Thanks.

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:03PM

Ah Necro, never short of a gif!! Ta mate!

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:04PM

All films, how many nominations they got, and where the finished in the competition:

Film Nominations Last Round in Comp
A Christmas Carol (1938) 1 Round 1
The Wizard of Oz (1939) WC Round 1
Holiday Inn (1942) WC Round 1
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) 4 Round 2
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) WC Round 1
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) 6 Finalist
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 1 Round 2
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) WC Round 1
The Bishop's Wife (1947) 1 Round 1
Scrooge (1951) 1 Round 2
White Christmas (1954) WC Round 1
The Apartment (1960) 1 Round 1
The Great Escape (1963) 1 Round 1
Mary Poppins (1964) WC Round 1
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 4 Quarter Final
Black Christmas (1974) 1 Round 2
Trading Places (1983) 2 Round 2
Gremlins (1984) 10 3rd Place
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) 2 Round 3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) WC Round 1
Lethal Weapon (1987) 2 Round 3
Die Hard (1988) 12 Winner
Scrooged (1988) 8 Round 2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) 6 Quarter Final
Die Hard 2 (1990) 4 Round 2
Home Alone (1990) 15 4th Place
Edward Scissorhands (1990) WC Round 1
Hook (1991) 1 Round 2
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 11 Round 3
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 2 Round 2
Batman Returns (1992) 1 Round 1
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 6 Round 3
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 6 Round 3
The Santa Clause (1994) 8 Round 3
Trapped in Paradise (1994) WC Round 1
While You Were Sleeping (1995) 1 Round 2
Jingle all the Way (1996) 4 Round 2
The Preacher's Wife (1996) 1 Round 1
Jack Frost (1998) 1 Round 1
The Family Man (2000) WC Round 1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) WC Round 2
Serendipity (2001) WC Round 1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) 1 Round 3
Elf (2003) 7 Quarter Final
Love Actually (2003) 7 Round 3
Bad Santa (2003) 6 Quarter Final
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) 1 Round 1
The Polar Express (2004) 3 Round 2
Joyeux No(2005) WC Round 1
The Family Stone (2005) WC Round 1
Just Friends (2005) WC Round 1
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) 1 Round 2
The Holiday (2006) 2 Round 2
Fred Claus (2007) 1 Round 1
Four Christmases (2008) WC Round 1
In Bruges (2008) 1 Round 1
Nativity! (2009) WC Round 1
A Christmas Carol (2009) WC Round 1
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 1 Round 1
Arthur Christmas (2011) 2 Round 2
Iron Man 3 (2013) 1 Round 1
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) WC Round 1
The Grinch (2018) WC Round 1
Last Christmas (2019) WC Round 1

Necro · 10-12-2019 11:06PM

Great fun, even if the winner was (somewhat) a foregone conclusion.

Proving definitively, once and for all that Die Hard is in fact - A Christmas Movie.

Thanks QB for running it

Ted_YNWA · 10-12-2019 11:06PM

Zaph · 10-12-2019 11:09PM

I think we can all agree that we got the right result and Die Hard is indeed the greatest Christmas movie of all time.

Thanks for a brilliantly run game quickbeam, it was really good fun.

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:12PM

Was actually very predictable. It nearly went exactly per the number of nominations.

The only Wild Card that went in to the second round was How the Grinch Stole Christmas (beating A Christmas Carol (1938)).

3 of the 4 top nomianted films got in to the semis (A Muppet Christmas Carol falling in Round 3, and then its conqueror, National Lampoon falling in Round 4 to It's A Wonderful Life, which was "only" seeded 11).

And of course, top nominated film, Home Alone ending up fourth but second highest nominated film, Die Hard, ended up winning.

10-12-2019 11:12PM

Thanks QB! That was great.

Love Actually and Elf are still my winners!

BabysCoffee · 10-12-2019 11:15PM

The Holiday is one of my faves.....

Along with The Family Stone

quickbeam · 10-12-2019 11:16PM

I can't remember how to make a table sortable, so here's all the nominations in descending order:

Film Nominations Last Round in Comp
Home Alone (1990) 15 4th Place
Die Hard (1988) 12 Winner
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 11 Round 3
Gremlins (1984) 10 3rd Place
Scrooged (1988) 8 Round 2
The Santa Clause (1994) 8 Round 3
Elf (2003) 7 Quarter Final
Love Actually (2003) 7 Round 3
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) 6 Finalist
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) 6 Quarter Final
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 6 Round 3
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 6 Round 3
Bad Santa (2003) 6 Quarter Final
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) 4 Round 2
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 4 Quarter Final
Die Hard 2 (1990) 4 Round 2
Jingle all the Way (1996) 4 Round 2
The Polar Express (2004) 3 Round 2
Trading Places (1983) 2 Round 2
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) 2 Round 3
Lethal Weapon (1987) 2 Round 3
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) 2 Round 2
The Holiday (2006) 2 Round 2
Arthur Christmas (2011) 2 Round 2
A Christmas Carol (1938) 1 Round 1
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 1 Round 2
The Bishop's Wife (1947) 1 Round 1
Scrooge (1951) 1 Round 2
The Apartment (1960) 1 Round 1
The Great Escape (1963) 1 Round 1
Black Christmas (1974) 1 Round 2
Hook (1991) 1 Round 2
Batman Returns (1992) 1 Round 1
While You Were Sleeping (1995) 1 Round 2
The Preacher's Wife (1996) 1 Round 1
Jack Frost (1998) 1 Round 1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) 1 Round 3
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) 1 Round 1
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) 1 Round 2
Fred Claus (2007) 1 Round 1
In Bruges (2008) 1 Round 1
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 1 Round 1
Iron Man 3 (2013) 1 Round 1

Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

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