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Christmas Movies!

  • 02-11-2014 12:13am
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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: 27,641 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, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,322 ✭✭✭✭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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭wardy2


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


  • #23
    Alicat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 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: 207 ✭✭psugrue


    The Polar Express on Channel 5 right now.


  • #26
    alibabba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭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, Registered Users 2 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, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,475 ✭✭✭✭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




  • #32
    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    I'm going to watch Elf tonight, its such a good Christmas movie


  • #33
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    xXxkorixXx wrote: »
    I'm going to watch Elf tonight, its such a good Christmas movie

    I love that movie. We must organise a boards watch along some night. Where we watch the same christmas movie at the same time and post our thoughts as we go along :)


  • #34
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    What side is Elf on?


  • #35
    xmasking
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭xmasking


    Christmas isn't christmas without The Grinch


  • #36
    kitten_k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,184 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Sitting here with my tree light up watching my favourite movie - Mary Poppins. Bliss!


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  • #37
    SaveOurLyric
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭SaveOurLyric


    BostonB wrote: »
    What side is Elf on?

    Respect.


  • #38
    xmasking
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭xmasking


    Bad Santa is also pretty funny


  • #39
    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    Loughc wrote: »
    I love that movie. We must organise a boards watch along some night. Where we watch the same christmas movie at the same time and post our thoughts as we go along :)

    That's a brilliant idea! When will we organise it?


  • #40
    Alicat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    Did you all see this? :)


  • #41
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Alicat wrote: »
    Did you all see this? :)

    Great idea! I'd imagine it'd be very cold outside at 8 though!!


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  • #42
    Alicat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    Wrap up warm, enjoy the free hot drinks and let the Christmas Cheer do the rest :D


  • #43
    xmasking
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭xmasking


    Ah, Buddy!


  • #44
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    xmasking wrote: »
    Ah, Buddy!


    Yes....?

    MOD NOTE: xmasking; You may need to add more detail to your posts, currently they are too short and not contributing to the thread other than increasing your post count. If you keep posting short replies going forward they will be deleted without warning.


  • #45
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Aimeee


    There's a few on Netflix too it anyone interested. Watched one the other night called Angels Sing. Harry Connick junior, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofersen, Finnoula Flanagan etc. Christmassy enough, can't decide if I liked it or not! Am not getting the Xmas spirit much yet though.
    Others on Netflix Snow globe (bad) and Fitzgerald Family Christmas. (New York Irish, cold weather, normal family hardships etc). All cheesy enough.
    My favourite Xmas movies are Its a Wonderful Life and The Family Stone, I love Diane Keaton, also stars a young Rachel MacAdams.
    Another decent/funny movie is Four Christmases with Vince Vaughan & Reese Witherspoon, though I've never seen this on TV?


  • #46
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    I'm still waiting to see my favourite Christmas movie.....Die Hard 1 :D


  • #47
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Aimeee wrote: »
    Another decent/funny movie is Four Christmases with Vince Vaughan & Reese Witherspoon, though I've never seen this on TV?

    It's part of RTÉs Movies lineup this Christmas :)

    The Family Stone is a favourite of mine too :)


  • #48
    Aimeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Aimeee


    Die Hard 1 is the best of the Die Hard movies imo. Actually I haven't seen it for a long time, putting it on the list to watch one of these nights. Thanks for reminding me!

    Thanks for Four Christmases info LoughC will keep my eyes peeled for it.


  • #49
    applesock
    Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭applesock


    I love four Christmases. Christmas in handcuffs on netflicks is a good enough movie Melissa Joan hart in it. Well it's abit rubbish but I enjoyed. I got Arthur Christmas on dvd in tesco for 5e.


  • #50
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,641 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    BDJW wrote: »
    I'm still waiting to see my favourite Christmas movie.....Die Hard 1 :D
    Aimeee wrote: »
    Die Hard 1 is the best of the Die Hard movies imo. Actually I haven't seen it for a long time, putting it on the list to watch one of these nights.
    If you want to see it on the big screen, it's being shown in The Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield on the 12th, 17th and 20th of this month. There's usually a great atmosphere. :)


  • #51
    alibabba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭alibabba


    http://m.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1202/664177-rte-tv-unveils-its-christmas-and-new-year-highligh/


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