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Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:09
by Mike Oxsaw
Recommend 5 movies to Binge watch (back to back) at some point over the Christmas period.
For me, in no particular order:
- It's a Wonderful Life (pure nostalgia from when life seemed so much simpler),
- The Shop Around the Corner (see above),
- Miracle on 34th Street (See above),
- Trading Places (enjoy this one at any time of the year, really),
- Die Hard (the first one).
Probably loads more, but those are the first 5 that spring to mind.
You?
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 02 Dec 2024, 08:32
by John Coffey
Steady wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 13:58
Oliver! 1968 version with Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed & Jack Wild, absolute classic
Absolutely correct. Superb
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 20:22
by Grumpster
Scrooge the musical with Albert Finney is different class
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 19:01
by Far Cough UKunt
Foe me, the best version, is David Lean's 1948 version starring Robert Newton as Bill Sikes and Alec Guiness as Fagin, not forgetting a brilliant performance by Bill Sikes dog, Bullseye.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 18:15
by Manuel
Steady wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 13:58
Oliver! 1968 version with Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed & Jack Wild, absolute classic
The 2005 version is the best one.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 13:58
by Steady
Oliver! 1968 version with Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed & Jack Wild, absolute classic
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 13:51
by goose
Going to see Gremlins at the fancy cinema in St Albans.
However, “trading places” is THE Christmas film.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 13:49
by zico
Apart from those already mentioned I have to say the Santa Clause Trilogy was decent fun as was The Christmas Chronicles. For some reason I always watch Where Eagles Dare at Christmas, must be all the snow, and The Poseidon Adventure (original) at New Year. My top watch though, even though it's set at Thanksgiving is Planes, Trains and Automobiles so that along with Die Hard, Scrooged and Christmas Vacation would be my top four.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 11:31
by Mad Ferret
Elf
Klaus
Ernest Saves Christmas
Home Alone 1 & 2
Die Hard 1 & 2
Gremlins
Love Actually
Jingle All The Way
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 11:28
by RBshorty
Die Hard. (It's not a Christmas Movie. Its THE Christmas Movie)
Trading Places.(Quart-Of-Blood Technique.)
Scrooged. (Prime Bill Murray.)
Casablanca. (Dialogue Tarantino would kill for.)
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 11:24
by Mr Anon
Manuel wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 04:42
One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 04:23
The Hogfather
The Hateful 8
Muppets Christmas Carol
The Snowman
About A Boy
I love About a Boy, but never thought of it as a Christmas film, but yea it does have a Christmas theme.
you didn't pull Die Hard up for the same reason
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 11:11
by Mad Dog
Die hard
trading places
Christmas vacation
Elf
Die hard
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 05:55
by Trilby55
A Christmas Carol , the Jim Carey one .
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 05:29
by chevy chase
Christmas Vacation
Trading Places
Die Hard 2
Home Alone
Reindeer Games
basically the 1st 5 I could think of in no particular order.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:42
by Manuel
One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 04:23
The Hogfather
The Hateful 8
Muppets Christmas Carol
The Snowman
About A Boy
I love About a Boy, but never thought of it as a Christmas film, but yea it does have a Christmas theme.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:39
by Manuel
Sydney_Iron wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 04:33
None of these are Christmas movies but always seemed to be on the TV at that time (pre internet) so for me they are Christmassy
Wouldn't be Christmas without the Wizard of Oz? Not that i would really want to watch it again but remember it was always on as a kid.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was also a staple for many years, so thats 2
Got to have an OF&H special as well, The Jolly Boys Outing would be my pick.
Home alone, the original the other versions are shit!
Guns of Navarone, absolute classic.
Home Alone 2 Lost in New York was great too. It was 3 and 4 that were shit.
The Great Escape.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:33
by Sydney_Iron
None of these are Christmas movies but always seemed to be on the TV at that time (pre internet) so for me they are Christmassy
Wouldn't be Christmas without the Wizard of Oz? Not that i would really want to watch it again but remember it was always on as a kid.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was also a staple for many years, so thats 2
Got to have an OF&H special as well, The Jolly Boys Outing would be my pick.
Home alone, the original the other versions are shit!
Guns of Navarone, absolute classic.
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:23
by One Sunny Day
The Hogfather
The Hateful 8
Muppets Christmas Carol
The Snowman
About A Boy
Re: Christmas Movie Fest.
Posted: 01 Dec 2024, 04:16
by Manuel
Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑01 Dec 2024, 04:09
Recommend 5 movies to Binge watch (back to back) at some point over the Christmas period.
For me, in no particular order:
- It's a Wonderful Life (pure nostalgia from when life seemed so much simpler),
- The Shop Around the Corner (see above),
- Miracle on 34th Street (See above),
- Trading Places (enjoy this one at any time of the year, really),
- Die Hard (the first one).
Probably loads more, but those are the first 5 that spring to mind.
You?
Not sure why but around 10 years ago I started to take an interest to watch Christmas films, prior to that never had much interest, I've pretty much seen all of them now. To add to your list.
Bad Santa 1 and 2
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Polar Express
You missed the best Christmas film there is...Scrooge: A Christmas carol.
