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Post by Rosie on Dec 18, 2018 21:09:43 GMT 10
I'm somewhat of a festive fiend. I think I watched my first Christmas film some time in September, and I've been going strong since (my niece has been watching Father Christmas since April, so it clearly runs in the family).
I've also got a couple of festive traditions I really like, and one of those is watching Gremlins every Christmas with my sister's partner. I think we've been doing it for seven years or so now.
I'm going to wimp out of picking a favourite Christmas film, but there are some I really enjoy watching with specific people, like The Holiday, or Family Stone. And I have been enjoying Netflix stepping up their Christmas game.
So! Do you have a favourite Christmas film, or any film-related traditions for this time of year?
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Post by devilinthedetails on Dec 18, 2018 22:40:02 GMT 10
Nice festive topic. I always like to watch It's a Wonderful Life because it always really resonates with me as a poignant reminder of how much our individual lives matter and impact each other even if we can't always see that impact so that is very uplifting to me.
Home Alone and Home Alone 2 are some of my favorites to watch when I'm in a more comedic mood. Elf also deserves a mention here.
A Christmas Carol is also a classic Christmas movie that I enjoy. Stooge's transformation always works for me, and I find it impossible not to love Tiny Tim.
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Post by Lisa on Dec 19, 2018 3:24:17 GMT 10
I know you're not as much a fan, Rosie, but my Christmas film tradition is Die Hard. The soundtrack alone, with its snippets of carols mixed in with the action music, gets me every time.
I also love two films which aren't specifically about Christmas/holiday spirit, but have Christmas scenes that have made them appear on Christmas film lists, and those are Little Women (1994) and Meet Me in St. Louis.
And then my family usually watches the 1990s film Mixed Nuts every couple of years.
Honestly, as long as the story is ultimately about family (whether the one you were born with or the one you create), I'm on board for a Christmas flick.
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Post by westernsunset on Dec 19, 2018 7:26:21 GMT 10
Like devilinthedetails, I love Elf, I watch it every Christmas, and I have a soft spot in my heart for the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
But my all time favorite is The Sound Of Music. My siblings and I watch it every year, shouting out the same jokes.
And I agree Rosie, when Christmas comes, I go all in! I got myself a little Christmas tree this year, which was exciting, it's the first time I've had the space in my apartment to really have one. I've been blasting Christmas music too (since before Thanksgiving, I couldn't help myself!)
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Post by devilinthedetails on Dec 19, 2018 8:55:10 GMT 10
Oh, I forgot about the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, but that is always a great one to watch!
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Post by Rosie on Dec 19, 2018 22:35:29 GMT 10
I know you're not as much a fan, Rosie, but my Christmas film tradition is Die Hard. The soundtrack alone, with its snippets of carols mixed in with the action music, gets me every time. I also love two films which aren't specifically about Christmas/holiday spirit, but have Christmas scenes that have made them appear on Christmas film lists, and those are Little Women (1994) and Meet Me in St. Louis. And then my family usually watches the 1990s film Mixed Nuts every couple of years. Honestly, as long as the story is ultimately about family (whether the one you were born with or the one you create), I'm on board for a Christmas flick. Um, just because I'm not as die hard a Die Hard fan as you doesn't mean I'm not a die hard Die Hard fan!! Have you seen the new trailer? Agreed re: your last point. We like watching things like Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, which is not strictly a Christmas film, but which has the same sort of family/magic vibe that I enjoy in Christmas films.
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Post by Lisa on Dec 20, 2018 1:04:33 GMT 10
Lol, YES! ^__^
Interestingly enough, while I adore Christmas-themed movies, I actually usually dislike Christmas-themed episodes of television shows. *Especially* when it features the magical-snow-has-appeared-after-warm-weather trope. (Which, of course, I love in White Christmas. I'm so ornery.)
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Post by Kypriotha on Dec 21, 2018 11:45:11 GMT 10
I'm becoming a lot more crotchety about the commercialisation of Christmas as I get older and this year I almost lost sight of the actual good things about it, like family and friends, so I'm very glad to have things like parties with friends and holidays with family to remind me of the important parts of this time of year. As well as our annual Christmas party, my friends and I do Advent Movies - a Christmas movie for the four Mondays before Christmas (not including Christmas Eve this year). This year we did: A Bad Moms Christmas (Bad Moms 2) - which was funny and still had some heartwarming moments (though not as many as the first film, which I highly recommend) and was excellent to watch in a group since we all like to talk about the film and mock the characters. The Nightmare Before Christmas - I was not a fan. Arthur Christmas - a lovely animated film from Aardman with a stellar British cast (Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy, James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie to name a few). It had a lovely message and story and none of the characters were actively horrible or bad (except Peter. Ugh, Peter!) and my friends and I got super invested in it and had a great time watching it. Highly recommend! Muppet Christmas Carol - this one is one of the group's original Advent films and it's a good one, although I admit I didn't pay as much attention this year, because I was reading Wishing Tree fic for some of it... Don't worry Rosie and Lisa, we watched Die Hard last year! My favourite Christmas movie is probably Love Actually, which is another of the group's original staples, and I actually really missed that we didn't watch it this year. I'll either have to watch it myself at some point or insist we watch it next year (although I also want to propose Peter Pan Goes Wrong for next year!).
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