Just finished Merry Little Batman, it was decently fun

A is A said:

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Must watch for us is Four Christmases

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"Flip the tube"

A non-typical Christmas movie I enjoy is "We're No Angels" (1955) starring Bogart, Aldo Ray, and Peter Ustinov.

Ustinov usually plays some sort of live-by-his-wits type and he does here, too, but Bogie and Ray play against their tough guy image in a comedy that is a slow burn but which I have always found a funny and satisfying Christmas miracle.

The premise is that the three "angels" are cons on Devil's Island who have escaped the prison but not the island and who ingratiate themselves with a sweet family (led by Leo G. Carroll, perhaps best known as the federal agent who works with Cary Grant in North by Northwest) in order to kill and rob them.

The movie is quirky and needs to be taken with a ton of salt, but the lines are clever and well-delivered, as the three eventually set about doing God's work and bringing some peace to the lives of their adopted family.

As Bogie puts it,

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We came here to rob them and that's what we're gonna do - beat their heads in, gouge their eyes out, cut their throats. Soon as we wash the dishes.

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My must watches:
Elf
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story
Christmas Story Christmas.
Joyeux Noel
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Muppets Christmas Carol.


And this commercial:

No love for Why Him?







I would argue that this is the millennials Christmas Vacation.

This part always made me laugh.

New one this year, The Shepard on Disney+., a Christmas ghost story by Frederick Forsyth

Well done but probably not everyone's cup of tea but this one has a bit of nostalgia for me. In my early teens if I read anything that wasn't SciFi or Fantasy it would be Forsyth/Jack Higgins thrillers. I also loved building model aircraft. Santa was on the ball one Christmas and in my stocking was the novella and simple small scale models of the two aircraft featured in it (de Havilland Vampire and de Havilland Mosquito),

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MoreCushing4thePushing said:

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We watched 8-Bit Christmas on Max last year, and it was hilarious. Very relatable if you grew up in the 80's and 90's.

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That looks almost worth it to subscribe to Max for a month the so I could watch it.

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Just checked - it's on Prime. Christmas just came early for wcb. Thanks a million. Can't remember the last time I looked forward to watching something this much.

For me, it was the Atari 2600. However, I never got one. My parents waited a few years and got me the ColecoVision instead. I was one happy kid!

G.I.Bro said:

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Just finished Merry Little Batman, it was decently fun

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Need to check this out, odd that it's on Prime instead of Max though.

Bad Moms Christmas

Watching Christmas Vacation. Have seen it hundreds of times, and never noticed Eddie's son is wearing a Las Vegas shirt. Kind of a cool Easter Egg considering they live in Vegas in the next movie.

JABQ04 said:

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My must watches:
Elf
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story
Christmas Story Christmas.
Joyeux Noel
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Muppets Christmas Carol.


And this commercial:

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Speaking of commercials:

Ervin Burrell said:

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Only two I feel obligated to watch every Christmas season are Christmas Vacation and Bad Santa.

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****ing LOVE Bad Santa

I want a Bad Santa 3 like nothing else. Please BBT, please!!!

One I havent seen mentioned we actually like is Surviving Christmas with Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandofini and Catherine Ohara.

TCTTS said:

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A bit abstract, but for me these are my favorite movies that either take place around Christmas, "feel" like Christmas, or remind me of Christmas time…

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Watched LA Confidential for the 20th time last night. Fantastic movie with a stellar cast.

Just watched Fatman for the first time. Good one with a vibe similar to Violent Night.

My non-Christmas Christmas/ cozy watches:

Titanic
Lord of the Rings
Edward Scissorhands
Eyes Wide Shut

Yeah, surprisingly good

Diner

I don't care that it's a story about a bunch of Jewish guys in Baltimore. It's not Christmas until Kevin Bacon takes the place of the stolen baby Jesus in the manger.

It's free on the TBS app.

TyHolden said:

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every year...

The Family Stone
The Green Book
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Office Party
It's a Wonderful LIfe
Polar Express
The Family Man
Scrooged
Groundhog Day
maybe HP1

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The Family Stone is one of our favorites and I don't know anyone else that watches it

MoreCushing4thePushing said:

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We watched 8-Bit Christmas on Max last year, and it was hilarious. Very relatable if you grew up in the 80's and 90's.

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Saw that one last year. Thought it was pretty terrible, and I grew up as an 80's gamer kid.

TCTTS said:

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Watched Christmas Vacation a couple nights ago and am now on a Christmas flight home to Dallas with Juliette Lewis.

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please tell me you were wearing a stupid tie with Santa Clauses on it

Watching Violent Night for first time. It's great...Santa with a Die Hard feel!

Underrated: Surviving Christmas

Shocked the rating is as low as it is. With all the crap hallmark ones out there that "rate" higher

Quick little flick with a good cast and some funny moments.

A Christmas Story
It's A Wonderful Life
A Christmas Carol - the 1938, 1951, and 1999 versions, as well as the Disney animation.
Christmas Vacation
Elf
Office Christmas Party
Polar Express
Die Hard
Love Actually
The Family Stone

Not movies, but also watch:
Rudolph
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Prep and Landing
Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper
Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
The Vicar of Dibley Christmas episodes

This thread has reminded me to watch A Muppet Christmas Carol after seeing it so many years ago.
Will also be watching 8-Bit Christmas and Klaus later today.

Gremlins is a Christmas movie

Already did my annual watch of my top 5

Scrooged
A Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
Die Hard
Grinch - Jim Carrey version

and I will catch Elf and Love Actually if they are on or I complete the top 5 early