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Some of these are really great Christmas movies. It’s a Wnderful Life, for example, is in a class by itself. We watch it every Christmas. But some of these movies, despite being good movies, have nothing to do with Christmas. The Godfather, for example. Go is a great movie that happens to take place at Christmas, but that’s really very incidental to the movie. I was surprised that you didn’t include The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. |
MCQ–yes–these are movies I like. I don’t like THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS or any claymation specials and lots of other specifically Christmas movies. But I welcome people pitching their favorites. This is my list, I’d be happy to hear others. My preamble noted that many of the movies are, indeed, tangentially related to Christmas–I have a big tent philosophy. I also noted that not all of them are feel-good movies. Please don’t use this list to try to gain your testimony of Christmas. |
“Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho.” How can you possibly omit Die Hard? |
ESO, I guess what I’m asking is, how is the Godfather related to Christmas, even tangentially? And why don’t you like the Grinch? I can see having objections to the Jim Carrey version, but the Dr. Seuss animated feature with Boris Karloff is just pure genius. Not knocking you, just trying to understand some of your choices here. If I didn’t make it clear with my first comment, I absolutely love some of these, including White Christmas, About a Boy, The Hudsucker Proxy, It’s a Wonderful Life, Go, A Christmas Story, Love Actually. One that should definitely be included is Just Friends. One of the funniest Christmas (as in, it’s set at Christmas time) movies evar! The trailer is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKSPJdpyWo |
Slate did a thing today on overlooked Christmas movies: http://www.slate.com/id/2179936/ |
Yeah, how is the Godfather related to Christmas? I love that movie though! One movie I always loved was Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase. And I hate A Christmas Story…I hope no once takes it personally. |
Only a true grinch would disrespect the animated Grinch. |
I totally am a grinch–no argument there. What can I say? I’ll tell you a secret: I don’t even love Dr. Seuss books. I understand people not loving A Christmas Story. It’s inclusion on this list is due almost entirely to my affection for the book. I haven’t seen any Die Hards. Sorry. OK–I haven’t seen The Godfather in a long time, but my memory of it was that at least some of it is set at Christmas. No? I feel like there was Christmas shopping, maybe some Christmas lights or decorations? That setting is enough for me to put it on the list. |
The Godfather fits if you think of Christmas as a holiday you can’t refuse. |
Die Hard (the original) is a classic. And very Christmas-y. |
You’re right. There was a Christmas scene in The Godfather: Polk’s Hobby Shop at Fifth Avenue and 31st Street was used for Tom’s Christmas shopping scene where Sollozzo kidnaps him |
You definitely need to check out Die Hard and Die Hard 2 as Christmas movies–slightly more than tangentially. |
“I’ll tell you a secret: I don’t even love Dr. Seuss books.” So, how often do you talk to Osama bin Laden? |
Osama actually loves the good Dr.–he uses Oh the Places You’ll Go to cap off all the terrorist training sessions. I must admit that very little could persuade me to watch a Die Hard, no matter how Christmasy. I may really be missing out, but it is just not my kind of movie. I’ll put The Santa Claus and Miracle on 34th Street in that category, too. Christmasy: yes; enticing: no. |
Nice list. I loved About a Boy–very sweet movie. I thing everyone shoudl re-watch The Godfather–once anyway. I did a few months ago. The Godfather is a great movie, I’d forgotten. I’ve been watching those Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies lately. I have an appetite for schmaltzy. They’re not real but they’re wholesome and I need all the wholesome I can get. I’m going to clean my room to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I’ll let you know. |
My current favorite is The Holiday. It really appeals to my sometimes desire to just run away. Kate Winslet and Jack Black are great, with a wonderful performance by Eli Wallach. Nothing really deep in it, but it’s a movie that always makes me smile. |
FWIW Die Hard is a great movie, not just a great action movie. Four Christmases and Better off Dead are my favorite Christmas movies. I watch both of them every year. |
Not his biggest fan but Hugh Grant seems to be in quite a few of these. My wife loves him (I thought he was good in Mickey Blue Eyes) so she said I’ve to recommend the ones that he’s in. About a Boy, Bridget Jones and Love Actually. |
I love your inclusion of ‘Meet Me In St. Louis’…a real classic….where Judy Garland met director Vincent Minelli—thus Liza. Best Christmas movie I think is ‘Its a Wonderful Life’. Jimmy Stewart is magnificent, and Donna Reed, an American classic herself, was never more beautiful. Sorry you didn’t include ‘Home For the Holidays’, with another American treasure, Anne Bancroft…great performances by Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. and Charles Durning. No I am not suggesting it because of the gay character (who is actually obnoxious), although a gay character might be a deal breaker for some. |
I just haven’t seen that one–I’ll put it on my list of movies to watch. |
Home for the Holidays is a really funny movie. I recommend it too. |
[...] ESO, commenting on her own post “At the Movies” at Mormon Mentality (on Dr. Seuss): Osama actually loves the good Dr.–he uses Oh the Places You’ll Go to cap off all the terrorist training sessions. [...] |
