Arnie tops Christmas crocks (Worst Christmas movies!)

Herald Sun ^ | 12/18/06 | staff

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ARNOLD Schwarzenegger's festive film Jingle All The Way has been voted the biggest Christmas turkey.

The laugh-free comedy featured Arnie desperately trying to get his hands on the latest must-have toy for his young son.

It topped a poll of 3,000 film fans by British cinema group www.pearlanddean.com.

Sixties B-movie Santa Conquers The Martians came second - it told the surreal story of Father Christmas being kidnapped and carted off to meet kids on Mars.

Comic actor Tim Allen has two films in the top 10 - Christmas With The Kranks and The Santa Clause.

There were also entries for Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, slushy Richard Attenborough film Miracle On 34th Street, Dudley Moore dud Santa Claus: The Movie and Billy Bob Thornton's bad taste comedy Bad Santa.

Kathryn Jacobs of Pearl & Dean said: "Everybody loves a good family film at Christmas but they can't all be classics like It's A Wonderful Life.

"We think Arnie is a very worthy winner."

Top 10 Worst Christmas Films:

1 Jingle All The Way (1996)

2 Santa Conquers The Martians (1964)

3 Christmas With The Kranks (2004)

4 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1987)

5 Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

6 Miracle on 34th Street (1994)(tied)

6 Home Alone (1990)

8 Bad Santa (2003)

9 The Santa Clause (1994)

10 The Family Man (2000)

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I was VERY relieved to see that the Miracle on 34th Street on this list was a 1994 remake.

[SevenofNine]

I agree not Jingle all the way but Santa Claus conqueror martians OMG even Mystery Science threate 3000 did reset on that

[BossLady]

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a classic MST3000 movie! It's a part of my Christmas Tradition now.....and YES...I think it should be #1 ;)

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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It topped a poll of 3,000 film fans by British cinema group www.pearlanddean.com.

Consider the source. I enjoyed Jingle All the Way, thought it was OK.

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I never saw it. I tend to watch the same classics over and over each year.

[SevenofNine]

Hey you know what that episode is on YOU TUBE how I know I saw it over there ROFL

[atomicpossum]

If they don't include The (Jim Carrey) Grinch, they're idiots.

I'd watch 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' 50 times rather than THAT once. (Hey, my kids are old enough for SCCtM now! Where's that DVD?)

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Was Cary's Grinch as bad as Mike Myers' Cat in the Hat?

[BigSkyVic]

"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a classic MST3000 movie! It's a part of my Christmas Tradition now.....and YES...I think it should be #1 ;)"

You know...I was just about to pull that MST3000 DVD out to watch...its become my classic this time of the year too!

[BossLady]

HAHAHAHAHAH!!! OMG!!! I will have to tell people about that! I have the MST3000 Essentials DVDs. Great set!

I still crack up that Pia Zadora is in 2 of my PFU movie list entries....(you can imagine what PFU means)...between Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and The Lonely Lady....she really knows how to pick them.....

[BossLady]

Light a fire....pop some corn.....sit back and laugh your a$$ off!!!! ;)

[SevenofNine]

Well she was just a kid look at Ann Jillan she was in horrible Twlight Zone episode where she play mute that episode sucks

[digger48]

Awww... c'mon now....."Christmas Vacation"???

A Classic if there ever was one

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My wife watched it the other night. She cracks up even tho she's seen it 10 times.

[digger48]

I did too! couple of nights ago

Ya gotta love Cousin Eddie

[atomicpossum]

Was Cary's Grinch as bad as Mike Myers' Cat in the Hat?

Didn't see 'Cat in the Hat,' largely because 'The Grinch' stunk so bad.

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Is he the one in the broken down RV?

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I saw 10 mins of the Cat in the Hat. About 9 minutes too much.

[digger48]

"If he does lay into ya, it's best to just let him finish"