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Christmas Movies!

  • 02-11-2014 12:13am
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    I see Channel 5 have started showing their regular backlog of Christmas made-for-TV movies. 3 today, 5 next Saturday! I assume they'll creep into more and more of the schedule as time goes on.

    I did a quick search for 'Christmas' on my freesat box this afternoon and found 15 movies over the next week or so.

    Now all I need is for After 8s to go on sale, and the tree to be up...


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  • #2
    StripedBoxers
    Registered Users Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭StripedBoxers


    Was flicking through the channel or guide thingy on the TV the other day and found a Christmas channel. Didn't even know there was an Xmas channel, that said, I don't use the TV much anyway.

    I'm waiting for The Santa Claus to be shown on RTE1 sometime in the next few weeks. Its my favourite Xmas movie, always has been since I was a kid so I can't wait for that :)


  • #3
    delw
    Registered Users Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭delw


    Miracle on 34th street was on sky1 tonight


  • #4
    IrishGurll
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭IrishGurll


    The grinch was on e4 yesterday and last week!
    We spent the day watching santa clause 1, 2 and 3 Yesterday.
    The season is upon us!


  • #5
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Miracle on 34th Street is on again today on Sky 1 at 2.20.


  • #6
    GerB40
    Registered Users Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭GerB40


    Home Alone 1+2. Two of the greatest movies of all time. I could watch those two movies on the hottest days of summer with the same nostalgia as I'll surely have while watching them this Christmas..


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  • #7
    wardy2
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭wardy2


    Sky Christmas channel is available from the 4th November


  • #8
    ShazGV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭ShazGV


    Just watched Miracle on 34th Street, we watched The Grinch on E4 last week & Elf on dvd the next day. Definitely getting into the spirit here. :D


  • #9
    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    Has anyone ever seen The Christmas Box with Richard Thomas & Maureen O'Hara? Its my favorite Xmas film of all time. Gives out such a warm feeling. If anyone loves or likes the film as much as I do, its on True Entertainment or True Movies 1 tomorrow at 07:00am


  • #10
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,519 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I seen that last year on True Movies! It is a lovely film. :)


  • #11
    shelly22
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭shelly22


    Lots of Christmas movies on sky next weekend. Home alone 1 and 2, elf, a christmas carol and lots of others


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  • #12
    peteroregan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 64 ✭✭peteroregan


    Prancer is a really great Christmas movie guys if you can catch it anywhere this year. I never hear many people on about it but it's such a feelgood movie.


  • #13
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,244 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    peteroregan wrote: »
    Prancer is a really great Christmas movie guys if you can catch it anywhere this year. I never hear many people on about it but it's such a feelgood movie.

    OMG have this on DVD! I love this movie! I never hear anyone else talk about it either! I was just talking about it with someone last night actually :)


  • #14
    Alicat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    I've seen it quite a few times :) That little girl must be about 30 now!

    Edit: she's 34! I feel old now :(


  • #15
    SMJSF
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭SMJSF


    I was delighted that True Movies 1 was showing Christmas movies.... but its the same ones over and over and over again!! :(
    I say I know the script of "Annie Claus", "three wise woman" and "secret santa" off by heart at this stage!!!


  • #16
    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    is secret Santa good? debating weather or not to record it and watch it over the next few weeks....


  • #17
    peteroregan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 64 ✭✭peteroregan


    SMJSF wrote: »
    I was delighted that True Movies 1 was showing Christmas movies.... but its the same ones over and over and over again!! :(
    I say I know the script of "Annie Claus", "three wise woman" and "secret santa" off by heart at this stage!!!
    I heard Colm Hayes on 2fm last week saying he watched three wise women and it was the worst movie he's ever seen in his life?
    Is it the one with Amy Huberman?


  • #18
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I searched for Prancer on the Sky box and it's not there but Prancer Returns is on True Christmas on Sunday at 5. It's a sequel that was released in 2001. Hopefully Prancer will be on at some stage because I'm dying to see it now after reading about it here.


  • #19
    Alicat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    Bobblehead Panda wrote: »
    I searched for Prancer on the Sky box and it's not there but Prancer Returns is on True Christmas on Sunday at 5. It's a sequel that was released in 2001. Hopefully Prancer will be on at some stage because I'm dying to see it now after reading about it here.


    *Cough, cough!* :pac:


  • #20
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Alicat wrote: »
    *Cough, cough!* :pac:

    Brilliant! I can use YouTube on the TV so I'll definitely watch that this week. Thanks a million.


  • #21
    SMJSF
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭SMJSF


    peteroregan wrote: »
    I heard Colm Hayes on 2fm last week saying he watched three wise women and it was the worst movie he's ever seen in his life?
    Is it the one with Amy Huberman?

    Yeah that's it.... its an "ok" movie - not really a "Christmas" movie though.. its watchable when nothing else is on!!
    It only caught my attention because it was based/filmed in Ireland and not a sh*te American one!!


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  • #22
    wardy2
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭wardy2


    Sorry made a mistake sky christmas channel is this Friday :)


  • #23
    Alicat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    The Alistair Sim 'Scrooge' (1951) is starting on SonyMovies, sky channel 323, at 3pm. Also on the +1 channel an hour later.

    Well worth a watch!


  • #24
    SpaceCowb0y
    Registered Users Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭SpaceCowb0y


    Nothing says it's Christmas more to me then seeing "Oliver" on the tv, it's become a tradition to watch it every Christmas now for about 16 or 17 years.


  • #25
    psugrue
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭psugrue


    The Polar Express on Channel 5 right now.


  • #26
    alibabba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭alibabba


    SpaceCowb0y wrote: »
    Nothing says it's Christmas more to me then seeing "Oliver" on the tv, it's become a tradition to watch it every Christmas now for about 16 or 17 years.

    What's the Roman Polanski version of Oliver like anyone ?


  • #27
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users Posts: 9,065 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    alibabba wrote: »
    What's the Roman Polanski version of Oliver like anyone ?

    Brilliant but not very Christmassy.


  • #28
    SpaceCowb0y
    Registered Users Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭SpaceCowb0y


    alibabba wrote: »
    What's the Roman Polanski version of Oliver like anyone ?
    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    Brilliant but not very Christmassy.

    ^ This

    darker movie altogether, Ben Kinglsey does a solid performance as Fagin!


  • #29
    delw
    Registered Users Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭delw


    While it's great that Sky are showing christmas movies they really show some muck which are supposed to be christmas movies & the relentless repeat of them is disappointing,bad santa seems like it's on every day :(


  • #30
    SpaceCowb0y
    Registered Users Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭SpaceCowb0y


    I watched "Grumpy Old Men" last night, forgot how funny it was!


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  • #31
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,108 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Christmas isn't Christmas without 'National Lampoons Christmas Vacation' looking forward to putting that one on closer to the time, always gets me in the mood for crimbo that one... Polar express is another one we'll sit down with the kids & watch on Christmas Eve, great movie that one... not a huge fan of Christmas films (most are B movie at best rubbish) but must admit with the kids getting a bit older we'll end up watching loads in the next 5 weeks.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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