Christmas Films

**Janszoon** · 12-05-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

I know it's officially a Thanksgiving film, but I've always seen it as a Christmas film over in the UK.

Those aren't pillows!

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 12-05-2012, 09:25 AM

Okay, so it's kind of a girly movie, but it is really enjoyable and charming and gives me a lot of feels.

**Goofle** · 12-05-2012, 09:28 AM

Heike Makatsch is so dreamy in that film.

Mojo · 12-05-2012, 09:39 AM

I've been forced to watch Love, Actually on Christmas Day twice now. Never again. I can't stand it.

Key · 12-05-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

I know it's officially a Thanksgiving film, but I've always seen it as a Christmas film over in the UK.

Aww man, I love this movie!

Burning Down · 12-05-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I've been forced to watch Love, Actually on Christmas Day twice now. Never again. I can't stand it.

Neither can I. I also CANNOT stand It's A Wonderful Life. My parents force the family to watch it every single year and it's just the most depressing **** ever, not to mention absolutely boring as hell. TCM is probably going to show it like 24/7 now until Christmas is over.

The Batlord · 12-05-2012, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I also CANNOT stand It's A Wonderful Life. My parents force the family to watch it every single year and it's just the most depressing **** ever, not to mention absolutely boring as hell. TCM is probably going to show it like 24/7 now until Christmas is over.

Same here. Of course, I don't really like old movies that much in general. Cheesy acting, goofy speech mannerisms, and just cliched dialogue.

midnight rain · 12-05-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Same here. Of course, I don't really like old movies that much in general. Cheesy acting, goofy speech mannerisms, and just cliched dialogue.

Damn. I guess I'm in the minority with liking it.

I mean it's depressing sure, but only in the ways that How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Christmas Carol are. The resolution is a happy one.

Guybrush · 12-05-2012, 11:46 AM

I have to agree with Exoskeletal regarding Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a great christmasy flick! Like Jans, I also like Scrooged and, while on the subject of Bill Murray, I could throw in Groundhog Day. Of course I know Groundhog Day is not Christmas day, but there's winter going on in it and we don't have anything like a groundhog day so it might as well be in December for all we know.

In Norway, the ultimate nostalgic christmas movie is this old czech movie called Three Wishes for Cinderella.

The government owned TV channel NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) have been showing it every christmas day since 1975 so, even though we don't watch a lot of czech movies, this is a classic here. I guess it was a cheap buy or something. As you can probably guess, it's another take on the Cinderella story.

For similar reasons, the Russian movie Ma-ma, sometimes referred to as Rock 'N Roll Wolf, is also a classic here. It's a musical in which there's a community of animals with good guys and bad guys. The bad guys led by a wolf wants to eat the lamb children of miss sheep. In the end, it's winter time and they skate around on the ice and stuff.

The musical is most famous for this song here :

You can even watch it in theatres on stage here as it's still very much alive and appreciated, but I sometimes wonder if anyone else out there have ever heard of it.

I realize that, based on this post, Norway must really seem like an old Soviet state.

The Batlord · 12-05-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

For similar reasons, the Russian movie Ma-ma, sometimes referred to as Rock 'N Roll Wolf, is also a classic here. It's a musical in which there's a community of animals with good guys and bad guys. The bad guys led by a wolf wants to eat the lamb children of miss sheep. In the end, it's winter time and they skate around on the ice and stuff.

That looks like a good movie to watch while on acid.

12-05-2012, 09:39 AM	#34 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I've been forced to watch Love, Actually on Christmas Day twice now. Never again. I can't stand it. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

12-05-2012, 11:46 AM	#39 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I have to agree with Exoskeletal regarding Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a great christmasy flick! Like Jans, I also like Scrooged and, while on the subject of Bill Murray, I could throw in Groundhog Day. Of course I know Groundhog Day is not Christmas day, but there's winter going on in it and we don't have anything like a groundhog day so it might as well be in December for all we know. In Norway, the ultimate nostalgic christmas movie is this old czech movie called Three Wishes for Cinderella. The government owned TV channel NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) have been showing it every christmas day since 1975 so, even though we don't watch a lot of czech movies, this is a classic here. I guess it was a cheap buy or something. As you can probably guess, it's another take on the Cinderella story. For similar reasons, the Russian movie Ma-ma, sometimes referred to as Rock 'N Roll Wolf, is also a classic here. It's a musical in which there's a community of animals with good guys and bad guys. The bad guys led by a wolf wants to eat the lamb children of miss sheep. In the end, it's winter time and they skate around on the ice and stuff. The musical is most famous for this song here : You can even watch it in theatres on stage here as it's still very much alive and appreciated, but I sometimes wonder if anyone else out there have ever heard of it. I realize that, based on this post, Norway must really seem like an old Soviet state. __________________ Something Completely Different

12-05-2012, 09:25 AM	#32 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Okay, so it's kind of a girly movie, but it is really enjoyable and charming and gives me a lot of feels.