Posted on 12/16/2005 12:31:40 PM PST by End Times Sentinel
Since there clearly haven't been enough vanities around here today, I figured I weigh in with one:
What are your three favorite Christmas Movies of all time?
Me, I'm going with:
3. A Christmas Carol (staring Patrick Stewart, 1999)
2. A Very Brady Christmas (yes I'm serious)
1. It's A Wonderful Life (one of the finest films of all time)
Alright FReepers, time to opine...
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"
LOL. I was wondering how many posts it would take for that one to show up.
That diatribe was priceless...depending on what channel I am watching the movie on(on the regular channels, the diatribe is cleaned up, on cable channels, its left intact, which is the really funny version)...of course, on DVD, it is the more 'colorful' diatribe that we hear...but you are right, its a classic...
And it showed, that Uncle Eddie, in spite of being a regular lazy, know-nothing, do-nothing type of guy, only tried to give poor Clark Griswold what he wanted for Christmas...
And lets not forget 'Snot' the dog...my hubby loves that dog, he cracks up when he sees that dog...
Yipee kyay....my friend...(made for TV version)
My absolute favorite!
I also love March of The Wooden Soldiers with Laurel & Hardy.
I will show my age but I miss the Christmas specials with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and the King Family!
Eddie: Naw, I'm doing just fine, Clark.
"FRAGILE"..............it's from Italy!
"If you get basic cable, it's on tonight at eight."
Thanks for the tip. If hubby and I are good at the Christmas party (that's tonight for my office), I'll probably see it. If we are bad, I'll have to watch my VHS tape!
For something new, check out the Brit film "Millions". Not a traditional Christmas movie, but it is set during the Christmas holiday and the message is certainly about being and acting like a Christian. Very charming.
"The only film version of "A Christmas Carol" to win an Oscar."
That's interesting. I wonder if you can ever see it nowadays.
1. White Christmas
2. Bag Santa
3. Nightmare Before Christmas
I'm sentimental but dark.
Oops - 2. Bad Santa
In no particular order
Scrooge (Albert Finney musical)
A Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
Ernest Saves Christmas
Honorable mentions:
Die Hard (1 & 2)
Lethal Weapon
Moonlighting episode "Twas the Episode Before Christmas"
Die Hard. The first one.
Better late than never:
One Magic Christmas
The Bells of St. Mary's
Scrooged
Poor 'brain dead' Eddie...everything just whizzes right over his head...its that plate in his head, you know...
I like when they go snowboarding and Clark polishes that big silvery round disc, with cooking oil, and WHIZ, hes on the freeway...
I also like the dinner scene, where the turkey explodes because its so dried out(Eddies wife is a bad cook), and the green jello has cat crap on it...but Eddie is enjoying all the food, cat crap and all...
I've got both of my favorites on VHS but there is something much more special about catching it when it's on TV instead. Kind of like a surprise present.
While You Were Sleeping
Its a Wonderful Life
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1. Christmas Vacation
Clark: Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?
Eddie: Naw, I'm doing just fine, Clark.
2. Badder Santa
Kid: Your beard's not real.
Willie: It was real, but I got sick and all the hair fell out.
Kid: How come?
Willie: I loved a woman who wasn't clean.
Kid: Mrs. Claus?
Willie: Actually it was her sister.
3. White Christmas
4. Die Hard
Hans Gruber: You an American?
John McClane: Only if New Jersey counts.
5. Gremlins
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