Christmas Films

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Penfold has a thread about the greatest christmas songs so why not a similar one a bout peoples favourite Christmas films.

These are films based around or set during Christmas as opposed to those generally shown at Christmas so Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the likes of Oliver are not Christmas Films but films shown at Christmas.

My five are ( in no particular order) -
Scrooged
Nightmare Before Christmas
Its a Wonderful Life
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Die Hard

 

[poohcarrot]

Gremlins!

 

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OOh forgot that one.

 

[DaveC]

I was gonna say Die Hard and Gremlins, they're my favourites!

I'll throw in Bad Santa then and Elf

 

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someone liked elf

 

[Beautiful Dirt]

The Muppet Christmas Carol
It's a Wonderful Life
Beauty & the Beast; Belle's Enchanted Christmas (Shut-up I like it!)
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Snow Queen

I love loads of Christmas films but those are the ones I make a point of watching every year. I also like Home Alone 1&2 and Miracle on 34th Street. Speaking of which, I always go to my mum's for Christmas and she lives next door to a little primary school. I always put a 'WE BELIEVE' sign up in the window and the little 'uns going past love it

 

[Antiq]

Nightmare Before Christmas, definitely
Muppet's Scrooge etc.
Robbie The Reindeer
Mickey's Christmas Carol

 

[DaveC]

someone liked elf

Love Will Ferrell. Mainly like it for the smaller scenes. + Zooey Dashenel

 

[Beautiful Dirt]

someone liked elf

Love Will Ferrell. Mainly like it for the smaller scenes. + Zooey Dashenel

Her older sister is prettier

 

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Liked Will Ferrell in Stranger than fiction but he can annoy me in other films.

A few films seem to be popping up a lot.

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Nightmare Before Christmas is my favourite Christmas movie

 

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Might have to re watch Bad Santa now Dave has put it into my head.
Only saw it once but have it at home.

Nightmare Before Christmas is proving very popular.

Whats this .....

 

[chris.ph]

wot about films we all enjoy at christmas like- zulu, escape to victory and the wizard of oz

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Scrooged (adore Bill Murray)
Miracle on 34th Street in B&W
Christmas Vacation (National Lampoon/Chevy Chase)
Home Alone (what can I say - I love Joe Pesci too )
Jingle All the Way - ain't it the truth! (Schwarzenegger)

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

wot about films we all enjoy at christmas like- zulu, escape to victory and the wizard of oz

Exactly - Die Hard 1's hardly a Xmas movie aside from the fact that it happens at an Xmas party

I liked Elf too - it's so silly

 

[michelanCello]

One more Christmas Caron version, and I'll run away screaming

OK, my list:

Love actually
Home alone (they play it here every year... all three episodes )
The holiday
Noel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the 1971 version...)

 

[Dotsie]

Every year at about this time I start watching my Christmas films. So far I've watched:

Scrooged
Miracle on 34th Street (the Richard Attenborough one - he's more Santa-ey. Definitely NOT the 70's version, which is dreadful)
The Santa Clause 1 & 2

I've still got to get through:

It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th St (B&W)
Santa Clause 3
several versions of A Christmas Carol
Love Actually

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I was gonna say Die Hard and Gremlins, they're my favourites!

I'll throw in Bad Santa then and Elf

I love the bit in Gremlins where they are all engrossed watching a Disney film in the cinema then the film sticks it's so funny when one of them gets caught up in the projector.

 

[DaveC]

someone liked elf

Love Will Ferrell. Mainly like it for the smaller scenes. + Zooey Dashenel

Her older sister is prettier

I disagree Emily can be hot, i have every season of Bones but Zooey is way better.

 

[pip]

One more Christmas Caron version, and I'll run away screaming

OK, my list:

Love actually
Home alone (they play it here every year... all three episodes )
The holiday
Noel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the 1971 version...)

Willy Wom=nka is one of my favourite films but most definitely not a christmas one.
Thought about lov eactually for my list as well.