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[RJMacready73]

My no.1 pick is Diehard, stuck on Diehard2 for family movie night last sat and whilst the kids enjoyed the 1st one, the 2nd bored them to tears and I gotta say whilst it's a great sequel it does lag and is nowhere near as good as the first

 

[NeverYouMind]

It's A Wonderful Life is my pick. It is the fascinating life story of a man down on his luck one Christmas Eve. Perfect mix of tragedy and comedy.

 

[BlackTron]

Came for Jingle All the Way, left satisfied.

There are many vying for #2, but #1 is easy.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Eyes Wide Shut & Elf

Nice to see you Kev Kev

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Requiem for a Dream

Eraserhead has some charm as well.

 

[AJUMP23]

It's A Wonderful Life is my pick. It is the fascinating life story of a man down on his luck one Christmas Eve. Perfect mix of tragedy and comedy.

Still this. Redemption and the worth of human life is a great story.

 

[8bitpill]

Right up there with Die Hard for me for Xmas season warmth. Just as quotable too.

"God hates me, that's what it is."
"Hate him back, it works for me."

Came here to post this as well.

 

[RSLAEV]

Ever since the restored edit was made available online this has been my go-to christmas watch

 

[XXL]

No order

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Eyes Wide Shut

yes

best photography of Christmas lights

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I watched this with the kids earlier this week (it’s on Prime) and we all loved it! It’s not exactly a masterpiece but it was hilarious and fun from beginning to end. It’s PG-13 mainly just for some swearing.

Also has masculine heroes, no girlbosses, no heavy handed messaging, no modern audiences shit, no gay romance that’s obviously just there to increase ESG score (in fact no romance at all), barely any child characters.

I really miss these kinds of b-tier fun movies.

 

[IDKFA]

What is a Christmas movie?

Is Die Hard really a Christmas movie because the terrorist attack happens at Christmas time? Is that all it takes for a film to be a Christmas movie?

Die Hard doesn't feature or mention Christmas on the poster. It is labelled as an Action film and not a Christmas film. It was also released in Christmas in July 1988, which isn't the Christmas movie season.

 

[RaduN]

Batman Returns

 

[Chuck Berry]

What is a Christmas movie?

Is Die Hard really a Christmas movie because the terrorist attack happens at Christmas time? Is that all it takes for a film to be a Christmas movie?

Die Hard doesn't feature or mention Christmas on the poster. It is labelled as an Action film and not a Christmas film. It was also released in Christmas in July 1988, which isn't the Christmas movie season.

To me, if it takes place during Christmas time, then it's a Christmas movie. Doesn't matter what season or month it gets released in.

 

[IDKFA]

To me, if it takes place during Christmas time, then it's a Christmas movie. Doesn't matter what season or month it gets released in.

Interesting. That would then put films like Batman Returns into the Christmas film category

For me, the film needs to be set around traditional Christmas themes for it to be a Christmas film. Something like Elf, or Home Alone for example.

 

[Robot Carnival]

Die Hard
Bad Santa
Tokyo Godfather

 

[XXL]

Interesting. That would then put films like Batman Returns into the Christmas film category

For me, the film needs to be set around traditional Christmas themes for it to be a Christmas film. Something like Elf, or Home Alone for example.

Batman Returns is 100% a Christmas movie. It literally has scenes (and themes) that are Christmas focused.

 

[CastorSoze]

Sure all those Hallmark and other Christmas movies just happen to take place at Christmas. Just so happens the female executive visits her home town to shut down a factory and meets a single father around Christmas time instead of July.
And Die Hard integrates Christmas "Ho Ho Ho!", etc. Plus it's under the Christmas section of Disney+. That's Miracle on 34th St. levels of proof.

Of films not already mentioned, Netflix have 2 of my more recent favourites in Klaus (already mentioned) and Christmas Chronicles. Kurt Russell as Santa.

One thing that annoys me about some America set movies featuring Santa and so one of my least favourite parts about Miracle on 34th St is when they save Santa on Christmas Eve, in time for him to deliver presents. Even though by that time, it's Christmas Day in the majority of the world. So kids in places Australia woke up to no gifts because Santa was locked up in America.

 

[Rockondevil]

Batman Returns for a movie set at Christmas.

For a Christmas movie it's probably either The Grinch or Jingle All The Way. At least off the top of my head.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Ever since the restored edit was made available online this has been my go-to christmas watch

Oh? I love the unedited version. Where can I find it?

On the subject my favorite is Scrooged.

 

[GigaBowser]

Watched A Christmas Story for the first time yesterday and loved it.

you harv won the thread

thread over

 

[Esca]

Christmas vacation
A Christmas story
Bad Santa
Home alone

These are the top ones for me

 

[Highway Star]

Trading Places

 

[SpiceRacz]

It’s A Wonderful Life and White Christmas.

 

[Shifty1897]

Watched A Christmas Story for the first time yesterday and loved it.

A Christmas Story was always the most "relatable" Christmas movie for me as a kid so it's still my favorite this day.

 

[computergeek]

Christmas Vacation. “Merry Christmas! Shitter was full!” - never gets old.

 

[Davesky]

Hook
Muppet Christmas Carol
It's a Wonderful Life
Home Alone
Edward Scissorhands
Die Hard

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Edward Scissorhands

Almost forgot this one, we watch it nearly every year.

I think of that film and Nightmare Before Christmas as the 2 cross-holiday films, since Scissorhands also has a heavy gothic halloween side to it. But Nightmare is more fun to watch in October, looking forward to Christmas, and Scissorhands is a great transition, around Thanksgiving.

 

[Vyse]

This!

 

[FunkMiller]

Die Hard is a movie set at Christmas. It's not a Christmas movie.

 

[samuelgregory]

I could change my mind depending on what mood I'm in, but I'm gonna go with the first Home Alone.

When I was kid, I would watch this movie even when it wasn't Christmas time. The music really takes me back to being a kid, and brings back a lot of good memories. I remember genuinely laughing till my stomach hurt at Marv and Harry's ridiculous antics. The scene where Marv screams at the spider on his face used to make me cackle laugh . The paint buckets, the blow torch scene, and so many more legit funny scenes.

There is a nice, heart warming story to go with it as well. I also just loved the idea of setting up traps for people who may or may not try to rob my house while my parents were away. I used to think about traps I would set up lol. And I have to include the fact that the basement scene where he was scared of the washer (or was it a heater...?) used to scare the shit out of me. I would fast forward through that part every time lol Blown-in insulation pricing guide.

Something about Home Alone always puts me in the Christmas spirit. I even loved Home Alone 2! Man, there are so many more good ones. Bad Santa is my favorite depending on the day, the old school claymations ones are classic, A Christmas Story is still good and funny even after watching it a bazillion times. There is just something about Christmas movies that put me in a feel good kind of mood.

I love Christmas movies. What's your favorite?

Yesterday I watched Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) for the first time. I like these movies for the old "technology". SCCM will never be a favorite, but what's not to like about: a world that has achieved interplanetary travel using: knife switches, airlocks with door knobs, crazy space helmets, and campy dialogue, makeup and costumes.?

 

[darth.shrimp]

 

[Gameboy415]

My top 3:

 

[V1LÆM]

i'm not a big fan of christmas movies. i got a muppet movie for christmas as a kid and i hated it. i love Jim Carrey but hate The Grinch (and anything by Dr Suess). If it's on TV i'll watch it only because it has Jim Carrey. He's the only good thing about it and I'll watch anything he's in.

the only movie i really enjoyed as a kid was Home Alone. Last Christmas i quite liked but I only watched it because of Emilia Clarke <3

if i were to go watch a christmas movie right now I'd probably watch Last Christmas again.

also they aren't really christmas movies but I watch all the Harry Potter movies at christmas time. there aren't many christmas scenes in it but Hogwarts and christmas time is something I've always want to experience. It's so comforting for me. Even the books I love to read at christmas time.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

i love Jim Carrey but hate The Grinch (and anything by Dr Suess)

The original Grinch cartoon is lovely.

But I despise that atrocity of a film starring Jim Carrey. It's not his fault; he's great in some films (Eternal Sunshine, etc) but the director Ron Howard is an idiot. One of the worst directed adaptions I've ever seen, trash like all the other man's films. Opie should have stuck to acting and never tried to sit behind the camera.

 

[V1LÆM]

The original Grinch cartoon is lovely.

But I despise that atrocity of a film starring Jim Carrey. It's not his fault; he's great in some films (Eternal Sunshine, etc) but the director Ron Howard is an idiot. One of the worst directed adaptions I've ever seen, trash like all the other man's films. Opie should have stuck to acting and never tried to sit behind the camera.

i just don't like any dr suess. his style just creeps me out. i only watched it because of Jim

eternal sunshine is amazing. i love his more serious stuff but every movie i've seen with him in i love. he's one of my favorite actors ever!

 

[The Fartist]

 

[Kacho]

Christmas Vacation will always be my favorite.