Film The Christmas Movie Thread

[Klopper76]

I watched the Santa Clause tonight with my other half and it got me thinking about Christmas movies.

My favourite is Muppet Christmas Carol butI always end up watching Love Actually every single year (maybe because I’m a Brit).

I’m sure there’s been threads on this before but thought I’d start a new one. What’re your favourites? Do you have one you watch every year or one your family insists on watching?

Most importantly of all...is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Home Alone 1 and 2 are the best but everyone knows that already.

Gremlins is great. While I suppose it's not 100% a Christmas film in that it's about Christmas, it's set at Christmas and is definitely much more of a Christmas film that Die Hard (which I suppose technically qualifies) because of all the snow and general vibes.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Scrooged is my favourite.

Can't stand Love Actually.

 

[Sweet Square]

Brazil, 12 Monkeys and Children Of Men if you want some dystopia on the 25th.

 

[esmufc07]

Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favourites.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

My favourites are Muppets Christmas Carol, Santa Clause 1-3 and the Grinch, jim Carey is just hilarious.

And yes Die Hard is a Christmas movie and possibly the best one.

 

[Smores]

We watch muppets christmas carol whilst the decorations go up as a ritual. Santa Claus, Grinch, Jingle all the way usually as filler then Love actually, Krampus, wonderful life during Christmas week.

Love actually is far from a great movie but it warms my bitter heart and is the one that makes it feel like Christmas for me.

 

[harshad]

Die Hard

 

[harshad]

I watched the Santa Clause tonight with my other half and it got me thinking about Christmas movies.

My favourite is Muppet Christmas Carol butI always end up watching Love Actually every single year (maybe because I’m a Brit).

I’m sure there’s been threads on this before but thought I’d start a new one. What’re your favourites? Do you have one you watch every year or one your family insists on watching?

Most importantly of all...is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Yes

 

[VP89]

I plan to re-watch The Negotiator. It's not a Christmas themed movie, but a still feels a great watch for the evening

 

[TheReligion]

I watched the Santa Clause tonight with my other half and it got me thinking about Christmas movies.

My favourite is Muppet Christmas Carol butI always end up watching Love Actually every single year (maybe because I’m a Brit).

I’m sure there’s been threads on this before but thought I’d start a new one. What’re your favourites? Do you have one you watch every year or one your family insists on watching?

Most importantly of all...is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Great thread mate. Just where I need to be right about now!

Yes I'll be watching Elf this evening. Got it downloaded ready to go on the Sky Box. Die Hard is a Christmas movie but I'd place it in the alternate bracket.

 

[TheReligion]

Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favourites.

You look like Jack Skellington

 

[TheReligion]

Scrooged is my favourite.

Can't stand Love Actually.

Scrooged is a great shout!

Planes, Trains & Automobiles?

 

[Woodzy]

Die Hard

Not a Christmas film. Get out.

 

[Volumiza]

Brazil, 12 Monkeys and Children Of Men if you want some dystopia on the 25th.

Merry Christmas

 

[Volumiza]

Planes, Trains & Automobiles?

Technically a thanksgiving film but easily my favourite festive film. The heart in this film is massive and you have to be a real flinty hearted, dark souled misery guts to not be moved in the final scene.

Not a Christmas film. Get out.

What on earth are you blathering about??? It is 100% a Christmas movie, you get out!

 

[Volumiza]

I actually love the Muppets Christmas Carol. Also A Charlie Brown Christmas. Loved that as a boy and we watch this as a family every year. Massive heart in this and the music to it is insanely good in its own right.

 

[Woodzy]

Technically a thanksgiving film but easily my favourite festive film. The heart in this film is massive and you have to be a real flinty hearted, dark souled misery guts to not be moved in the final scene.



What on earth are you blathering about??? It is 100% a Christmas movie, you get out!

It’s a film set at Christmas time. There’s a difference.

 

[Volumiza]

It’s a film set at Christmas time.

So is literally every other Christmas film.

There’s a difference.

Ho ho ho MF!

 

[Tom Van Persie]

My favourites

Home Alone 1&2
The Santa Clause
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Thanksgiving movie but set around the festive period so watch every year around Christmas time)
Die Hard
Jingle all the way

 

[TheReligion]

My favourites

Home Alone 1&2
The Santa Clause
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Thanksgiving movie but set around the festive period so watch every year around Christmas time)
Die Hard
Jingle all the way

Why does this always get such terrible reviews

 

[JB7]

So is literally every other Christmas film.

Yes and they tend to be based around Santa or Christmassy stuff rather than just being a bloody shoot em up. Never in a million years is it a Christmas film.

 

[Volumiza]

Yes and they tend to be based around Santa or Christmassy stuff rather than just being a bloody shoot em up. Never in a million years is it a Christmas film.

It just depicts a different side to Christmas and instils in us the very Christmassy message of 'Be thankful for what you have, things could be a lot worse'.

 

[JB7]

It just depicts a different side to Christmas and instils in us the very Christmassy message of 'Be thankful for what you have, things could be a lot worse'.

For me a Christmas film has to only work as a film if it's set at Christmas. Die Hard could easily work at any time of year and as such I wouldn't class it as a Christmas film (same goes for Home Alone quite frankly but probably best not to open that can of worms), it's like how Sky tries to shoehorn one of the old Batman films in as a Christmas film nowadays because there's a bloody tree in it.

That and Bruce Willis himself literally saying it's not a Christmas film.

 

[Volumiza]

That and Bruce Willis himself literally saying it's not a Christmas film.

What does he know ?

Well, I will choose to continue enjoying Die hard as a Christmas film and offer you the equal right to disagree ...

Even if you are wrong! JK

 

[GledTheRed]

Scrooged is a great shout!

Planes, Trains & Automobiles?

YES!

 

[Rado_N]

Die Hard is 100% a Christmas movie and anyone saying otherwise is wrong.

 

[LuisNaniencia]

I always make the kids watch Castaway with me. It's only got Christmas in it at the start and not really a Christmas movie at all, but I like that it's ours.

I hope that whenever it's on throughout their lives, it gives them that little reminder of home.

 

[SuperiorXI]

Not a Christmas film. Get out.

Surely a bannable offence? Perm ban as well.

 

[Tiber]

Watching The Santa Clause and the non-animated Grinch tonight.

The Santa Clause Is my favourite christmas movie

 

[Kazi]

Does Frozen count?

 

[Deery]

Scrooged has to be the best Christmas movie, don’t see it on this year however..

 

[Deery]

Does Frozen count?

We meet Elsa and Anna in Disney Land got photos with the kids and all in a wee private space, because they were so well dressed up.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Not sure if it counts as a Christmas movie, but i always watch the animated adaptation of Raymond Briggs's 'Father Christmas' on Christmas morning.

 

[Woodzy]

Surely a bannable offence? Perm ban as well.

It's like claiming Jurassic Park is a Christmas film if it happened to be set on Christmas Eve.

Muppet Christmas Carol... now that's a Christmas film.

 

[Volumiza]

Muppet Christmas Carol... now that's a Christmas film.

I actually think this is one of the best versions of Christmas Carol. Something about it just works so well!

 

[SuperiorXI]

It's like claiming Jurassic Park is a Christmas film if it happened to be set on Christmas Eve.

Muppet Christmas Carol... now that's a Christmas film.

John McClane sends a terrorist down a lift with a "ho ho ho" sign on him

That's one of the greatest Christmas moments of all time

 

[Salt Bailly]

John McClane sends a terrorist down a lift with a "ho ho ho" sign on him

That's one of the greatest Christmas moments of all time

He's separated from his wife for Christmas and has to overcome a number of obstacles and bad guys in order to be reunited with her at the end. It's essentially Home Alone for grown ups.

 

[CallyRed]

Favourites

Elf
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Miracle on 34th Street
Bad Santa

Quite a varied bunch

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Disney’s Christmas Carol with Scrooge McDuck

Love Actually, cause “Brit” and Swedish family loves it.

Die Hard.

Elf

Home Alone 1 & 2.

Miracle on 34th Street.

Anyone watched this jingle jangle with Forest Whittaker yet ? We’re gonna do that today as well as Love Actually. (We celebrate today you know).

Oh, and obviously as we’re in Sweden and these nutters plan their entire xmas around Donald Duck (Kalle Anka) at 3pm, that too of course.