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Author Topic: What's You're Favorite Top 5 XMAS Movies? Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 11-25-2008 11:56 AM                     quote: Tim Reed and the K. Gordon Murray imports. Not to pick nits, but I think it was K. Gordon Murray. I'm old enough not only to remember seeing most of them when they were first released, but also projecting them when I started working a booth. I also remember getting a print of "Santa Claus" on which the the leaders had been 'spliced' back on with "Merry Christmas" scotch tape with little Santas and snowmen on it. Weirdly appropriate for the season! My all time favorite Chrismas movie is "A Christmas Carol" with Alistar Sim (1951) (I think it was re-named "Scrooge" on some TV releases) Others, in no particular order are: Christmas Story Nightmare Before Christmas Miricale On 34th St (original version) It's Good Life I recently ran a print of "THE MAGIC BOX" about film pioneer William Freise-Green which was filmed the same year and by the same studio that produced " A Christmas Carol". Many of the same sets and costumes, and even some of the same supporting cast members appear in both films, which are set in approximately the same historical time period. (give or take a decade )  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-25-2008 04:46 PM                     Thanks for posting that poster, Tim! "Santa Claus" has to be one of the weirdest Christmas movies ever. If I first saw that as a child, I would have been very confused by its mythology, and "Scratch" is just TOO fabulous! The MST3K version is a holiday staple here. And in addition to many already mentioned, it isn't Christmas to me without: A Holiday Affair On Her Majesty's Secret Service  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-25-2008 07:51 PM                       Hillary, I saw the trailer of that movie in the theatre when I was a kid... and knew I DIDN'T want to see it. It shows Santa being shot with an arrow! Horror of horrors!  |  IP: Logged Sally Ann Burgess Expert Film Handler Posts: 120 From: Queenstown, New Zealand Registered: Apr 2008 posted 11-26-2008 05:25 AM                     How could anyone forget the Muppet's Christmas Carol? That would be in my Top 5, as well as Scrooged, Bad Santa, It's A Wonderful Life... Sorry I couldn't actually think of a fifth one...  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-26-2008 04:42 PM                     1. Die Hard 2. Sydney 3. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 4. Batman Returns 5. Reindeer Games Also, these don't quite make my list, but I'm surprised no one's mentioned THE THIN MAN or BRAZIL.  |  IP: Logged Julie Lucero Film Handler Posts: 37 From: Valencia, California, USA Registered: Sep 2008 posted 11-26-2008 05:29 PM                     1) A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) 2) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) 3) MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) 4) EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) 5) THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 11-26-2008 07:27 PM                     quote: Mike Schindler 5. Reindeer Games Man I was kidding. I didn't expect anyone to say that one. I absolutely hated that movie. quote: Sally Ann Burgess How could anyone forget the Muppet's Christmas Carol? I concur. Good movie.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-27-2008 12:50 AM                     quote: Chris Slycord Man I was kidding. I didn't expect anyone to say that one. I absolutely hated that movie. Have you seen the director's cut? Way better than MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 11-27-2008 12:59 AM                     No I only saw it in theaters. If it's a huge improvement are you saying the director's cut doesn't have Affleck? I'll add it to my netflix queue to see how much less it sucks than the theatrical version  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-27-2008 01:28 AM                     It's actually really interesting because it's one of those movies where it feels like scenes were re-cut almost from scratch instead of just being extended. Kind of like ALMOST FAMOUS. But yeah, I could never figure out why people don't like that movie. I thought it was really funny. Great performances, great photography, etc. It's actually one of my favorite Frankenheimer movies.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 11-29-2008 10:22 AM                        Many of these films are showing in theatres during the next month. (Sadly not Die Hard, though. ) I'm hoping to catch It's a Wonderful Life in a couple of weeks. I've acually never seen it. (gasp!) Find Screenings of Xmas Movies Cheers, Jonesy  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-30-2008 01:07 AM                     Somehow, I neglected to put EYES WIDE SHUT on my list! That should be #2, behind DIE HARD.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-07-2008 03:29 PM                        I always watch HOME ALONE every year at this time and regard it as one of my favorite Christmas movies. Another jewel is a wonderful Academy Award winning short Don Siegel Christmas movie Warner Brothers released in 1945 titled A STAR IN THE NIGHT" starring J. Carrol Naish and Donald Woods about the retelling of the Holy Nativity story in a modern American south west setting. Another one I enjoy is the Christmas episode from the first season of the WEST WING television series. Other movies I like to watch include-- It's A WONDERFUL LIFE HOLIDAY INN THE BELLS OF ST MARY GOING MY WAY WHITE CHRISTMAS -Claude  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-07-2008 10:18 PM                        We are showing "The Polar Express" for a matinee next week and got the film in time to pre-screen it this week. That's a movie that just kills on the big screen. Print was in excellent shape - I replaced one splice (made with opaque tape) and that was it.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-08-2008 01:47 AM                     1) ELF (a must watch around Christmas time for me and my family) 2) Die Hard (1 and 2 both take place during Christmas and are both great) 3) Grinch (The Animated version, not Jim Carrey) 4) Charlie Brown Christmas 5) Bad Santa (Another must around Christmas for the family and myself)  |  IP: Logged

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