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Author Topic: What's You're Favorite Top 5 XMAS Movies? Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-22-2008 03:51 PM                  Mine (In no particular order) are: Bad Santa (2003) A Christmas Story (1983) A Christmas Carol (1938) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (Bah! Humbug!)  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-22-2008 05:19 PM                     A Christmas Story (1983) Bad Santa (2003) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Die Hard technically isn't a Christmas movie, but it is set during Christmas. Home Alone is another decent one set during Christmas. Planes, Trains & Automobiles is probably my favorite movie involving Thanksgiving.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-22-2008 05:46 PM                     Planes,Trains and Automobiles For Christmas...it's gotta be 'A Christmas Story'. and 'It's A Wonderful Life'.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-22-2008 05:52 PM                       Phil, I'm right along with ya on some of those. My list also has to include one TV movie: Scrooge (Alistair Sim) (1951) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) A Christmas Story (1983) Truman Capote's Trilogy (segment: A Christmas Memory) (1969) The Homecoming (The Waltons pilot) (1971) Sorry, "The Magic Christmas Tree" is NOT in my top five!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-22-2008 11:38 PM                        I've seen plenty of Christmas movies over the years but I've never seen "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th Street" I'm ashamed/amazed to say. My top favorite Christmas movies in no particular order are: The Polar Express A Christmas Story National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation I thought (and still think) "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was overrated, and I haven't seen "Bad Santa." "Home Alone" was good only for the crowds it generated - it got annoying when it started vomiting sequels, and the nail was put in its coffin when Macaulay Culkin became the Britney Spears of his generation. Another traditional must-view is the TV special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."  |  IP: Logged Benny Walters Film Handler Posts: 41 From: Columbus, OH USA Registered: Jul 2008 posted 11-23-2008 09:51 PM                     My favorites: It's a Wonderful Life (which I am screening a copy of tonight) Bad Santa Gremlins National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Christmas Story  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 11-24-2008 11:13 AM                        The Bells of St. Mary's Going My Way White Christmas Scrooged The Santa Clause What can I say? I'm a Bing Crosby fan when it comes to Christmas movies. The other two are just plain fun even if they aren't examples of cinematic genius.  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 11-24-2008 02:56 PM                  A Christmas Story Monty Python's Life of Brian Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation It's a Wonderful Life and for every dad who's ever needed that elusive gift... Jingle All The Way  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 11-24-2008 04:33 PM                     A Christmas Story. Lampoon's Christmas ("the shitters full") Vacation. Bad Santa.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-24-2008 08:33 PM                     1. Christmas Vacation 2. A Christmas Story 3. It's a Wonderful Life 4. Elf 5. Polar Express No offense to the fans of this movie, but I am still dumbfounded at how many people liked Bad Santa. I must have been missing something or my sense of humor has went way off of the map. My wife and I heard so many great things about this movie and we went to see it at the theater. Everyone was laughing their heads off but I didn't find a single thing about it funny. In fact, we left after the first 45-60 minutes and went to watch something else. I rarely walk out of a movie unless I think it is really bad. I guess as I have gotten older my time has become too valuable to waste it watching something I don't like. Was I seriously missing something or does it get much better later in the film?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-24-2008 08:42 PM                     In this order.... Its A Wonderful Life Christmas Story Polar Express (Not the Imax version!) Bad Santa (I'd like to see an Imax Version of this!) Christmas Vacation Josh... How is it that a black midget playing one of Santa's Elfs is not hilarious in and of itself??????? Aw Tim... The Magic Christmas Tree is an absolute classic!  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-24-2008 08:59 PM                       Well, it's just way down my list. Right down there with "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" and the K. Gordon Murray imports.  |  IP: Logged Fred Georges Master Film Handler Posts: 257 From: Lombard, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2000 posted 11-25-2008 08:57 AM                     1) Christmas Vacation 2) Gremlins 3) Holiday Inn 4) Donovans Reef 5) DIE HARD  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 11-25-2008 10:26 AM                  Forgot "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't"!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 11-25-2008 11:36 AM                     quote: Joshua Waaland Everyone was laughing their heads off but I didn't find a single thing about it funny. quote: Joshua Waaland Was I seriously missing something or does it get much better later in the film? I think the former answers the latter. And my faves are (in no particular order) Christmas Vacation Bad Santa Christmas Story Though why no love for Reindeer Games?  |  IP: Logged

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