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The Best and Worst Christmas Movies?

Posted on 12/07/2012 4:42:03 PM PST by MNDude

What is your favorite Christmas movie and which do you hate the most?


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: christmasmovies
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To: dfwgator
Does “Die Hard” count?

How can you beat the charming Chistmas line: "Now I have a machine gun. HO-HO-HO."

101 posted on 12/07/2012 6:31:49 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
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To: jimfree
Sim's version of Scrooge is the gold standard.

Other dis-honorable mentions: The Star Wars Christmas special.

I can "tolerate" the Mr. Magoo cartoon.

I hate the animatronic special with Buddy Hackett. Awful.

102 posted on 12/07/2012 6:33:50 PM PST by boop ("I need another Cutty Sark"-LBJ)
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To: MNDude

My favorites are all oldies:
The Shop Around the Corner (Jimmy Stewart)
Miracle on 34th Street - original
Christmas in Connecticut (Barbara
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (Don Defore and Gale Storm)

The last film has somehow escaped the notice of most folks, and I cannot understand why. Two years ago I purchased a Holiday movie package from Amazon with 4 old B&W movies and three of them were Shop, Connecticut and Fifth Avenue. The fourth was an old version of Christmas Carol. Everyone I have shown the Fifth Avenue picture to has marvelled at how good it is!

As for other favorites, The Christmas Story is vastly overrated, IMHO, but is still not the worst.

And, maybe I am a Scrooge, but I do not care much for A Christmas Carol. Perhaps it has been told too many times with different versions, cultures, etc.


103 posted on 12/07/2012 6:40:29 PM PST by Gumdrop
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To: MNDude

A friend said her favorite Christmas movie was “Love Actually.” I finally sat down and watched it. It was dreadful, so that’s my nominee.


104 posted on 12/07/2012 6:43:42 PM PST by Hootowl
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To: Persevero
Also, “Elf” is wonderful. I don’t know how Will Ferrell pulled that out of his usual horrible choices, but Elf was really funny, clean, and although devoid of any Christian message about the reason for the season, quite sweet.

James Caan looks as pained in that film as I feel when watching it. You can almost hear him thinking: "Just keep thinking about the money..."

And any film that casts Ed Asner as Santa... well, that is sufficient cause to condemn it.

105 posted on 12/07/2012 6:47:44 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: MNDude; PJ-Comix
I have three favorite Christmas movies:

The Bishop's Wife (1947): With Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young. My favorite. I try to watch it every year.

A Christmas Story (1983): Based on Jean Shepherd's stories. The funniest Christmas movie.

A Christmas Carol (1938): The version with Reginald Owen as Scrooge.

As far as bad Christmas movies, I generally avoid movies I think will be bad, so I don't have any to mention, really.

106 posted on 12/07/2012 6:50:03 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
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To: Hootowl

I agree. stupid movie. but it’s all free spirit, love, peace, perfect Dem movie. That’s why we lost the election, have the country thinks like the idiots in that film.


107 posted on 12/07/2012 6:50:29 PM PST by 2rightsleftcoast
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To: MNDude
WORST:
Star Wars Holiday Special (A 1978 Made for TV movie, featuring many endearing scenes; including Chewbacca, his wife and son celebrating Christmas and a singing Bea Arthur)
108 posted on 12/07/2012 6:57:57 PM PST by Brandonmark (OWCM is The new American Minority!)
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To: Brandonmark

Did Bea Arthur sing a duet with Chewbacca? How could you tell?


109 posted on 12/07/2012 6:59:04 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: MNDude

Best: Christmas Vacation/It’s a Wonderful Life
Worst: Love Actually


110 posted on 12/07/2012 7:04:23 PM PST by fellowpatriot
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To: MNDude

I am surprised so many picked “Christmas Vacation”. It was better than “European Vacation”, but not even close to the original “Vacation”.

Also am surprised so many did not like “A Christmas Story”. I think it is a true classic with quite a bit of subtle messages.


111 posted on 12/07/2012 7:11:24 PM PST by yarddog (One shot one miss.)
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To: Calliecat
White Christmas with Bing and Danny and the sisters, sisters! Agree, it's my favorite Christmas Movie. Love the singing!! Worst: Anything with Chevy Chase, Jim Carrey, Harold and Kumar, Billy Bob Thorton. AND, anything put out by Hallmark. Too sappy...
112 posted on 12/07/2012 7:24:04 PM PST by Bon of Babble (Instant Human....Add Coffee)
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To: fatnotlazy

I’ll watch Elf for Zooey.


113 posted on 12/07/2012 7:25:21 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Tucker39
that girl with legs clear up to her butt.

Vera-Ellen. She was reputed to have the "smallest waist in Hollywood".

114 posted on 12/07/2012 7:26:12 PM PST by Alaska Wolf (Carry a Gun, It's a Lighter Burden Than Regret)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

NOTAFINGA!


115 posted on 12/07/2012 7:26:20 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Does “Die Hard” count?

Most awesome Christmas movie ever!

116 posted on 12/07/2012 7:28:43 PM PST by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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To: MNDude; PJ-Comix
I have three favorite Christmas movies. . . .

Four! Make that four favorite Christmas movies. I forgot "White Christmas," which would be fourth (after "The Bishop's Wife," "A Christmas Story," and "A Christmas Carol").

117 posted on 12/07/2012 7:29:31 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
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To: Alaska Wolf
Vera-Ellen. She was reputed to have the "smallest waist in Hollywood".

My aunt told me Vera-Ellen suffered from anorexia...not well known about, back then.

White Christmas is my all time fave...love the singing, but really love all of the amazing dancing by Vera and Danny Kaye :)

118 posted on 12/07/2012 7:34:22 PM PST by Jane Long (Philippians 2:11)
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To: MNDude; PJ-Comix
I have three favorite Christmas movies. . . .

Five! Add "Miracle on 34th Street" to the list, in fifth place.

(I should have read the other comments first.)

119 posted on 12/07/2012 7:37:29 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
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To: MNDude

One of my favorites not yet mentioned: Capra’s “Meet John Doe”


120 posted on 12/07/2012 7:41:44 PM PST by ancientart
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