Poll: What Movie Makes It Christmas To You

[Andy54Hawken]

While not directly related to Christmas...it does have strong Christmas themes in parts...
3 Godfathers , 1948 with John Wayne.
Andy

 

[titsonritz]

Can't believe you forgot DIE HARD

^^^This right here.

and

"It's a Wonderful Life"

 

[Mikej]

"Trading Places"

Eh, serious Christmas Movies. "Christmas Vacation" The OLD favorites for a 67 year old. Miracle on 34th street. A Christmas Carol. MUST be no newer than 1951 with Alastair Sim. "It's a Wonderful Life".

I hate that they don't show the classic Christmas movies any more. They got no soul.

 

[JRuby]

Scrooged with Bill Murray

 

[Wood Worker]

Trading Places, with Dan and Eddie. Makes it Christmas for me.

 

[Aero Denezol]

Gremlins

 

[Mikej]

Sat down last night after wifey got home from work and watched "Scrooge" -1935. Seymore Hicks played scrooge, he was born in the 1870s sometime. Not all that much into movies that old. I do consider it a work of art though. Just thinking what it took at the time and the people that went to the theaters to see it. Nothing at home but a radio. It must have been pretty exciting.

Turns out there were three versions previous to the one we watched.
If anyone cares...

A Christmas Carol Film Adaptations - Best and Worst Movie Versions.

A look at the various film adaptations of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. We discuss the best and the worst movie versions.

www.dickenslondontours.co.uk

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Interesting take on Rudolph using Yakima Native drill sergeant R. Lee Ermey from full metal Jacket movie.

Not safe for work, contains extreme bad language.

Repeat, NSFW, and not for those sensitive to strong language.

 

[3MTA3]

Interesting take on Rudolph using Yakima Native drill sergeant R. Lee Ermey from full metal Jacket movie.

Not safe for work, contains extreme bad language.

Repeat, NSFW, and not for those sensitive to strong language.

NOW, it's Christmas

 

[Flopsweat]

About time this was compiled.

 

[Mono1]

Every time a Bell Rings, an Angel gets his Wings!

 

[3MTA3]

Every time a Bell Rings, an Angel gets his Wings!

I always like the part where the basketball court opens to drop the dancers into the pool. Even as a kis I wondered how the humidity would affect the boards, but what a cool scene.

 

[WAYNO]

 

[Hayharnel]

- National Lanpoons Christmas Vacation
- Home Alone
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
- Charlie Brown Christmas
- And the Rankin Bass stop motion animations, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus is Coming to Town

 

[eldbillbo]

Violent Night. It was much better than I thought it would be.

 

[JDubDub]

I can't believe no one mentioned Anna and the Apocalypse. The perfect Christmas movie in every way (and who could possibly complain about a musical with zombies?).

 

[Mikej]

And conversely:

 

[Provincial]

I always like the part where the basketball court opens to drop the dancers into the pool. Even as a kis I wondered how the humidity would affect the boards, but what a cool scene.

The real thing! That was filmed at Beverly Hills High School, and the court/pool was actually in use. It was built in 1939, and was still in use in at least 2020.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/swimming-pool-wonderful-life/

 

[Mike_M57]

Nothing says Christmas like

South Park the Spirit of Christmas Jesus vs Santa Claus

Spoiler: NSFW