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Had no idea about that history I meant it largely as a tongue in cheek comment.Either way it's a boring, over acted movie with a message that's just eh.
The life is a gift and family is the most important thing in life is an "eh" message?
Let me put it another way, the message is obviously a good one but it is just so earnest and focused on it. I get why people like the movie but for me I want a Christmas movie to be ultimately fun while pushing the "Christmas spirit" message. So I probably should have said the message delivery mechanism was eh as opposed to the message. Basically, I hate sap and overwrought movies.....there is enough of that in the real world, don't need it in my entertainment as well.
I mean, it's from the 1940s. Most moves back then suffered from over-acting and schlocky messages.No idea why it's communist though...
Worst is easily It's A Wonderful Life, it is pure communist schlock and a bad story to boot powered only by warm feelings people have had transferred to them by Boomers
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
If Die Hard is a Christmas movie then I'm voting for Trading Places as the best. Part of it does take place over Christmas.
Not a Christmas Movie. Market is closed on Christmas.
We basically watch one Christmas movie a night during the month of December each year. So we get through quite a few of them. Here is my breakdown:My favorites: Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, Trading Places, Muppet Christmas Carol, Elf, The Over-rated Classics, but still worth watching once a year: Its a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Holiday Affair, Christmas Story, the animated Grinch, Peanuts ChristmasI don't care for, but I humor my wife: Love Actually, Family Stone, The Holiday, The Santa ClauseGuilty Pleasures because they are so bad: Christmas Prince, any other terrible Hallmark movie
[...]Worst: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version). [...]
The "everything Jim Carrey is in is trash" rule is in play here.
Blasphemy!
I'm guessing you haven't seen the whole movie. I can understand why one might feel this way having watched the edited version that has made its rounds in the public domain for decades, but I can guarantee you that you'd change your mind if you saw the Director's Cut which includes the lost ending...https://www.youtube.com/v/vw89o0afb2A
I've seen that many times and it is funny, but truthfully, that is one of the things I really don't like about the original. Nothing bad happens to Mr. Potter, who stole many thousands of dollars. He never gets his well-deserved comeuppance.
Capitalist banker makes bad investments and leads to ruin of his company, which cause harm to the entire town, gets bailed out by the middle class.Hmm...
Ah so glad to see the folks who are so clever that say Die Hard is Christmas Movie. 🙄 But for reals, Elf, Home Alone, and I actually really enjoyed the new animated Grinch with Benedict Cumberbatch. The Jim Carey version is gutter trash, and the original is a gold standard.Depending on age, Bad Santa, XMas Vacation are always a good watch. And put me in the camp, The Christmas Story has run its course and don’t even bother watching when it’s on repeat.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
The original grinch and peanuts Christmas are all time favorites. Never enjoyed the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer from the 60s. Don't know if it's the animation or what but it didn't do it for me.