Christmas Movies

_LS_ · December 3, 2015 at 6:50 AM Official Post

What movies do you find yourself returning to at this time of year?

I've got a softspot for the old Bing Crosby movie 'White Christmas.' It's not a good movie by any means. It's saccharine, jingoistic, sexist, and the plot is driven by the most forced 'misunderstanding' contrivance of all time. But, for all that, it's an inoffensive bit of feelgood schlock with some really great song and dance numbers. I enjoy it. I'd even go so far as to recommend it.

What about you?

Lexatom · December 3, 2015 at 4:33 PM

Me and my family have a tradition of watching A Christmas Story every Christmas. You know, the movie where that kid wants the Red Rider BB Gun, but his parents won't let him. That one. I like it.

_LS_ · December 3, 2015 at 8:56 PM Official Post

That movie seems to have a huge following now, I never really got into it myself. I'm pretty sure I've seen the whole thing, but never all the way through in one sitting. Always in bits and chunks.

It's very real.

Lexatom · December 3, 2015 at 9:27 PM

We also do several other different Christmas traditions, but that's for another thread.

**Kaynil** · December 6, 2015 at 8:39 AM Official Post

I used to watch a bunch of movies on Christmas when i was little,m mainly because theyw ere aired on Tv. I don't recall the names.
I think Home Alone was one of them.

_LS_ · December 6, 2015 at 2:16 PM Official Post

Its been years since I watched Home Alone. I think I'll do it this Christmas, just because you mentioned it.

Lexatom · December 6, 2015 at 9:18 PM

Home Alone 1 and 2 are amazing. I don't know what the hell those so called "3 and 4" were.

_LS_ · December 8, 2015 at 5:12 AM Official Post

I downloaded the first two. Watched a few minutes of the first one. John Hughes really was a skilled writer in so many ways. He understood children in a way few adults do. A shame he was taken from us so young.

I think I'm gonna male a day of it with my lady. Pizza, wine, and a 2-part Home Alone marathon.

Claraviolet · December 13, 2015 at 7:03 AM Official Post

We don't celebrate christmas.
So, I don't really watch anything special on that day.Then again, no one can stop me from watching anime though.

Lexatom · January 1, 2016 at 11:57 PM

Quote from Claraviolet

We don't celebrate christmas.
So, I don't really watch anything special on that day.Then again, no one can stop me from watching anime though.

Unless I hack you.

hahahahahaa.

If only I knew how to hack. XD

**Kaynil** · January 4, 2016 at 7:25 AM Official Post

Ended up watching Home Alone, not because I suggested the movie. It just happened to be the one my housemate girl friend and her family chose for their afternoon gathering.
I also heard Gremlins was going to be the latter function that night, hahah.

I might be putting this one on my list for next Christmas, hahah.

Claraviolet · January 7, 2016 at 9:30 AM Official Post

Quote from Lexatom

Unless I hack you.

hahahahahaa.

If only I knew how to hack. XD

*cough
I am a programmer
I know how to protect my little laptop to some extent. So, nope. You can't do that.

Lord_Balkan · June 29, 2016 at 9:13 PM

Black Christmas

Funny enough, made by the same guy who has made another Christmas classic- A Christmas Story. Bob Clark loved Christmas themed movies.

'zilla · July 28, 2016 at 12:36 PM

Ooh, this is actually a big Christmas thing since my childhood. There's a whole bunch of movies, though I never keep to any strict movie schedule. Except for some old Disney shorts that have been running on Christmas day since forever. I feel bummed out if I miss them.

I do try to watch some of these:
Edward Scissorhands
A Nightmare Before Christmas
A Christmas Carol (Disney version)
Home Alone
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
Gremlins

There's also usually a really weird Advent show in Norwegian, one episode per day in December until the 24th. My favorite is about three forest gnomes who fly across the sky to save their leader, but they crash by a farm and have to hide from a vampire. Great comedy.

kingcool52 · April 17, 2019 at 7:42 AM

Home Alone and Elf is a family favourite for the Christmas period for us. Even if we don't watch Elf, Home Alone is a must watch in December because of how great it is. I'm not even sure how many times we've watched it now considering we've loved it since I was quite young.

Claraviolet · August 17, 2020 at 5:36 AM Official Post

I remember home alone movies.

I really love them and they are very interesting especially the fourth movie in that series