Poll: Favorite Christmas Movie

GOG · Dec 7, 2019

Dang! How could I forget about White Christmas.

leadcounsel · Dec 7, 2019

Yeah, Vera is on my Christmas wish list every year...

3MTA3 · Dec 7, 2019

Debbie Does Dallas, oops, wrong thread, sign me up for White Christmas...

Scrammer · Dec 7, 2019

I remember taking a roommate from Taiwan to see A Christmas Story and forgetting about the Chinese restaurant scene. I could have crawled under my seat. When I looked over he's laughing. He was a martial arts and explosives instructor in the army in Taiwan. His nickname with the other Chinese students on campus was the Movie Star.
I was never told the reason for his nickname.
I was an older student on campus and talked a roommate into going on campus see a free presentation of a A Miracle on 34nd. Street the 1947 version. This was 1978 or 1979. Being 10 years older than most students I was amazed at how many had never seen the movie. These kids were cheering and laughing at the end of the movie.
When he made It's a wonderful life Jimmy Stewart was suffering from PTSD his WW2 service.

RVTECH · Dec 7, 2019

Call me late to tha party but I have NEVER seen ' A Christmas Story' until I managed to set through it last year one afternoon.

I fail to see the appeal, reason or plot ot it.

leadcounsel · Dec 7, 2019

RVTECH said:
Call me late to tha party but I have NEVER seen ' A Christmas Story' until I managed to set through it last year one afternoon.

I fail to see the appeal, reason or plot ot it.

Are you joking?!?!?!?

It's hilarious, and probably what most boys who lusted after a BB gun went thru? It's a BRILLIANTLY told and acted film in every respect. How can anyone (especially men, who like guns) not like it?

RVTECH · Dec 7, 2019

Are you joking?!?!?!?

No I am not joking....

I never wanted a BB gun and was shooting, hunting and involved in the outdoors long before this movie came about.

I simply fail to see the hilarity of this movie so many espouse.

3MTA3 · Dec 7, 2019

RVTECH said:
Call me late to tha party but I have NEVER seen ' A Christmas Story' until I managed to set through it last year one afternoon.

I fail to see the appeal, reason or plot ot it.

I hated it and didn't get through the first half hour the first time I saw it. Strangely every time it was on when visiting friends and family it seemed to get better. Eventually I got it and now think it's a hoot.

Certaindeaf · Dec 7, 2019

Rare Exports,

Followed by Caligula.

RVTECH · Dec 7, 2019

Eventually I got it and now think it's a hoot.

I suffer from a mental incapacity as having a genius IQ (# 154).

Therefore because of this I tend to overlook a lot of what are 'normal' interpretations of humor, plot and 'substance' in movies as I am always looking 'into' the story for alternative realities, reasons and a specific plot.

This is one of the reasons I tend to really like 'psychological' scripted movies as they appeal to my naturally 'introspective' nature of looking 'into' things as opposed to the superficial 'surface' of a lot of movies.

Certaindeaf · Dec 7, 2019

RVTECH said:
I suffer from a mental incapacity as having a genius IQ (# 154).

Therefore because of this I tend to overlook a lot of what are 'normal' interpretations of humor, plot and 'substance' in movies as I am always looking 'into' the story for alternative realities, reasons and a specific plot.

This is one of the reasons I tend to really like 'psychological' scripted movies as they appeal to my naturally 'introspective' nature of looking 'into' things as opposed to the superficial 'surface' of a lot of movies.

tldr

lol

RVTECH · Dec 7, 2019

tldr

Three sentences were too long to read?

Member 34319 · Dec 8, 2019

Man @RVTECH I like your posts throughout, but your killing it here! Lol.

A Christmas Story is just a classic tale of a typical American family on Christmas.

No need to like it man, just don't nuke it in front of others that do.

Phather · Dec 8, 2019

Krampus. The scene in the opening credits perfectly captures my feelings about how consumerist Christmas has become.

And I always watch It's a Wonderful Life on Christmas day.

User 1234 · Dec 8, 2019

RVTECH said:
No I am not joking....

I never wanted a BB gun and was shooting, hunting and involved in the outdoors long before this movie came about.

I simply fail to see the hilarity of this movie so many espouse.

I don't think it has any hilarity, just subtle humor and interesting tales of Americana (even though most of it was filmed in Canada). Like a moving Norman Rockwell painting.

Kruel J · Dec 9, 2019

Reno said:
Man @RVTECH I like your posts throughout, but your killing it here! Lol.

A Christmas Story is just a classic tale of a typical American family on Christmas.

No need to like it man, just don't nuke it in front of others that do.

A Christmas Story is barely funny the first time, and a complete waste of two hours each subsequent year.

Member 34319 · Dec 9, 2019

Kruel J said:
A Christmas Story is barely funny the first time, and a complete waste of two hours each subsequent year.

Two grinches in the mix.

Kruel J · Dec 9, 2019

Reno said:
Two grinches in the mix.

Bah humbug.

Kruel J · Dec 9, 2019

Reno said:
Man @RVTECH
No need to like it man, just don't nuke it in front of others that do.

Hmmm, so now we are supposed to worry about others feelings when stating our opinions? Yeah....no.

@RVTECH I'm with you dude. A Christmas Story blows.

bbbass · Dec 9, 2019

RVTECH said:
Call me late to tha party but I have NEVER seen ' A Christmas Story' until I managed to set through it last year one afternoon.

I fail to see the appeal, reason or plot ot it.

RVTECH said:
I suffer from a mental incapacity as having a genius IQ (# 154).

Therefore because of this I tend to overlook a lot of what are 'normal' interpretations of humor, plot and 'substance' in movies as I am always looking 'into' the story for alternative realities, reasons and a specific plot.

This is one of the reasons I tend to really like 'psychological' scripted movies as they appeal to my naturally 'introspective' nature of looking 'into' things as opposed to the superficial 'surface' of a lot of movies.

Christmas story was soooooo much like my life in growing up in the 1950s. All the way down to the kid in the snowsuit, and thinking the parents would regret washing my mouth out with soap. Americana. Not hilarious to be sure, but damn cute!!

My former bozz was a high IQ type... he always annoyed me by overanalyzing movies... wanted to discuss it with me, but he couldn't just enjoy a movie, he was always thinking about what it means, or how they coulda done it better, etc... What a pain in the keister!!!