Discuss It's a Wonderful Life
Discuss → Movies → It's a Wonderful Life → General
What Christmas movies do you like?
posted by catmydogsSTAFFMOD on December 16, 2019 at 7:49 PM
Around this time, I like to watch Holiday Inn, While You Were Sleeping, and Groundhog Day. Also an obscure Aussie film called Miracle Down Under.
Never cared for White Christmas, which I feel is a poor film.
Reply by genplant29
on December 21, 2019 at 12:02 PM
Another very good one, that I forgot all about till just now, is 2016's animated Stick Man. I thoroughly enjoy it.
Reply by jorgito2001
on December 26, 2019 at 11:44 AM
My list is quite short, but usually dips into real life:
Polar Express - Became a quick favorite of mine. Just a dip into the magic of Christmas and the sadness of all of us growing up and forgetting that magic..but maybe not ALL of us. My favorite Holiday movie.
A Christmas Story - As a kid I know EVERYTHING about REALLY wanting that one gift, the special one...this definitely dips into that.
Christmas Vacation - Hilarious and how it is when family is visiting and how crazy things can get (although more exaggerrated..lol)
Scrooge - Albert Finney version...grew up watching this version EVERY year thanks to my mom. Love the songs and truly captured the eerie and darkness of the ghosts and happiness of Scrooge's redemption at the end! A True Happy end.
Krampus - plenty of great Christmas horror movies, but this one brought the Krampus legend to the masses without getting overly gory (film is PG-13) and still keeping the spirit of the holiday!
Reply by genplant29
on December 29, 2019 at 1:37 AM
@wonder, I'm gonna have to as it's now the beginning of Dec. 29th and I still (during the last month) have watched only 1984's A Christmas Carol, of everything that's Christmas/holiday-relevant in my DVDs collection - yet I do remain determined that at least a couple more faves will get watched between now and the end of New Year's Day (or, in a stretch, by end of the weekend that follows it).
Reply by wonder2wonder
on December 29, 2019 at 1:46 AM
I've watched some "Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies". Next will be a favourite, the musical "Scrooge (1970)".
Reply by bratface
on December 29, 2019 at 2:26 AM
I just received (yesterday) the DVD of Home Alone 1 & 2. Today I binged Firefly (14 episodes including the 2-hour pilot), so I'll probably watch them tomorrow. It's also been really weird the last couple of days with NO Christmas movies at all, I think I'm going through a bit of withdrawal?
Reply by znexyish
on December 29, 2019 at 2:54 AM
Don't forget Serenity
Reply by genplant29
on December 29, 2019 at 3:16 AM
Every single day, for weeks, I've fully intended to watch a movie or two (or three), though each day either I wound up watching whatever programming of interest was scheduled on t.v. (which included various good holiday specials, Christmastime documentaries, travelogues, and baking shows that I watched), or I wound up too sidetracked by other things to ever get around to watching any t.v. at all.
Reply by bratface
on December 29, 2019 at 4:07 AM
It isn't included with the series on Hulu. Maybe it's in the movie section as a separate entry? I'll check tomorrow.
I checked & it's only available through the 'Starz' addon. I have seen it way back when (just like the series) & I could get it from the library.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on December 30, 2019 at 3:07 AM
Die Hard
Bad Santa
What can I say? I'm not a very sentimental fella....
Reply by Froberg
on December 30, 2019 at 4:27 AM
This. :D
Reply by wonder2wonder
on December 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
That's one I watch every year too.
Reply by genplant29
on December 30, 2019 at 4:45 PM
@wonder, I was disappointed that PBS Kids (which is where I watched Stick Man a few times during the last 2 or 3 years) didn't air it this holiday season. I daily checked listings, though it never turned up on the schedule.
Reply by DonGable
on December 22, 2020 at 4:08 PM
I'd like to thank all of you, ladies & gentlemen, for the recommendations and also mentioning of motion pictures I have not seen in many years. Whilst the Christmas mood fully eluded me this year I have watched "The Bishop's Wife" and was surprised how good it was. By recommendation of a friend I saw "It's a Wonderful Life" whilst it dragged on a bit too much for me, the ending was really, really good.
And yes, "Die Hard" is absolutely a Christmas movie! Merry Christmas to all of you, and a happy New Year. Take care! :)
Reply by barrymost
on December 23, 2020 at 12:49 PM
Yes, The Bishop's Wife is so good, and I really need to give it a rewatch, as it's been a couple of years for me. It's a Wonderful Life will always reign supreme, at least in my opinion, as the pinnacle of classic Christmas movies.
Earlier this week I finally gave White Christmas a watch, but I have to be honest and say that it was a bit of a disappointment for me, as it felt rather tedious and the plot too thin. Also Danny Kaye is usually better. I just don't really get why it's held up all these years.
Reply by AusFem
on December 28, 2020 at 4:58 AM
My absolute favourite Scrooge with Alistair Sim