Favourite Christmas Film

by Stella Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:38 pm

With that time of year sprinting towards us, and with seeing ELF on the TV listings, I was wondering what your favourite Christmas film is.

I suppose it can be a bit vague, as any film which is set at Christmas, could be considered one.

Anyway, mine, in no particular order, are:

ELF
Die Hard
Trading Places
Home Alone
Jack Frost
Scrooged

by XR Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:47 pm

Die Hard is #1.

But then there's Home Alone too, Jingle All the Way (I know...) and also the santa clause

by MIG Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:48 pm

Home Alone
Die Hard
Polar Express
Snowman

by The Womble Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:53 pm

Christmas Vacation
Home Alone 2
Scrooged
Muppets Christmas Carol

by Rowley Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:15 pm

It's a Wonderful Life for me, tears to a glass eye stuff that.

by hornbloweroafc Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:32 pm

Home Alone
Elf

by **superflyweight** Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:40 pm

Rowley wrote:It's a Wonderful Life for me, tears to a glass eye stuff that.

Great film and utterly re-watchable, but if I'm being honest, I prefer Home Alone. Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and Gremlins are my other favourites.

by Hulking_up Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:57 pm

1. Elf
2. Surviving Christmas
3. Home Alone
4. Bad Santa
5. Scrooged

by Guest Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:19 pm

Wizard of Oz
The Great Escape
The King and I
Goldfinger
The Terminator

All films that some **** has decided we MUST have on at Xmas.

by jimmyinthewell68 Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:21 pm

grinch dont know why people dont like it . scrooge Favourite Christmas Film 3602195817

the musical with Albert Finney which i think is the best one

by **hampo17** Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:58 pm

Die Hard
Muppets Christmas Carol
Bad Santa
Elf
Home Alone

by Guest Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:41 pm

Die Hard
Elf
The Polar Express
Nativity - Mr Poppy cracks me up
Arthur Christmas

by NickisBHAFC Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:18 pm

Elf
The Santa Clause
Christmas With the Kranks
Home Alone

by Guest Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:50 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:Elf
The Santa Clause
Christmas With the Kranks
Home Alone

forgot that one.

I wouldn't rank it with my favourites but I must admit I still laugh everytime I watch the scene after Tim Allen has had the botox injections

by Marky Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:23 pm

Plenty of Die Hard mentions, but what about Die Hard 2? That was also a Christmas film and a great film!

Other than Die Hard 1 and 2, Elf, Home Alone, Nightmare before Christmas and Bad Santa.

by JDizzle Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:15 pm

Anyone who says they didn't enjoy Love Actually is a liar.

Bar that, Elf and Die Hard are my favourites.

by **Galted** Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:22 pm

National Lampoon's Chrismas Vacation for me, nobody falls off a roof like Clark Griswold.

by Rowley Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:34 pm

Is Die Hard really a Christmas film. I would consider it a film set at Christmas rather than a Christmas film.

by Stella Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:36 pm

Rowley wrote:Is Die Hard really a Christmas film. I would consider it a film set at Christmas rather than a Christmas film.

The reason he gets to clamber through air ducting is because of a xmas party, so I would say it is a Christmas film.

by jimmyinthewell68 Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:47 pm

with the mention of die hard as a Christmas film you also could include gremlins

by **Galted** Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:53 pm

and Full Metal Jacket, they all sing happy birthday to Jesus in one scene

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:22 pm

Saw Alistair Sim in Scrooge when I was a kid.........Amazing job..

He was downright intimidating as Scrooge and then transformed himself brilliantly.........Hugely moving film and the definitive Christmas carol........

Saw Sim also in GREEN FOR DANGER a wonderful murder mystery......Highly recommend it...

Wonderful wonderful actor who deserves more credit than he seems to get.

by **rIck_dAgless** Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:36 pm

Used to love the film "Water Babies" when i was younger

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:41 pm

James Mason another terrific actor who doesn't get his just desserts.......

Probably because he wasn't gay or a luvvie.........

You only knight those types you Brits........

by jimmyinthewell68 Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:06 pm

love James masons voice .talking of Christmas carols .
top scrooges
alastair sims
Albert Finney
bill murray
Michael caine
Jim carey

bottom scrooges

Kelsey grammer
Patrick Stewart
George c Scott

by compelling and rich Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:57 pm

scrooged and Muppet Christmas carol are my two favourite versions

other have already been said like home alone and elf

one that's not necessarily a Christmas film but is always on at Christmas so reminds me of Christmas is coolrunnings, its a classic

by The Fourth Lion Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:53 am

JDizzle wrote:Anyone who says they didn't enjoy Love Actually is a liar.

Bar that, Elf and Die Hard are my favourites.

The Me'm Sahib insists on watching Love Actually at some time during the Christmas season every year. I wouldn't watch it, myself, but she insists so I sit there and go along with it. Honest. Wink

Polar Express is a Christmas classic, as is Home Alone. Of course, I can now sit and watch them with the grandchildren and pretend that they're the reason I'm watching.

Trading Places with Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy is an enjoyable watch, as is The Nightmare Before Christmas, just for it's sheer originality.

Hans Christian Anderson, starring Danny Kaye, is great for the songs and where would we be without dear old White Christmas itself, somewhere in the schedules.

Agree with Trussman that Alistair Sim was the best Ebenezer, although Bill Murray made a good fist of the role in his own inimitable way in Scrooged.

Other movies that I like, to get me into the Yuletide mood include:

Holiday Affair (Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh)
Holiday Inn (Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Songs by Irving Berlin. Sheer magic)
Santa Claus (Dudley Moore, John Lithgow)
Beyond Tomorrow (Harry Carey, C Aubrey Smith)

by 6oldenbhoy Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:03 am

Rocky 4.

by Sir. badgerhands Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:50 pm

Love Scrooged.

Have vowed to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" this year. Every year I record it and end up deleting it in January, which would obviously be the worst month to watch a Christmas movie.

by Hulking_up Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:41 am

Forgot to mention Hook.

by RanjitPatel Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:43 pm

Ernest saves Christmas was good when I was a kid. Was probably an awful film so il have to have another ganders.

by littleswannygirl Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:50 pm

I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.

by The Fourth Lion Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:21 am

littleswannygirl wrote:I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.

Recommend Home Alone, but only the first film. The sequel was pretty same-ish and there is only so much enjoyment you can derive from seeing Joe Pesci getting a brick in his face.

by Guest Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:07 am

The Fourth Lion wrote:
littleswannygirl wrote:I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.
Recommend Home Alone, but only the first film. The sequel was pretty same-ish and there is only so much enjoyment you can derive from seeing Joe Pesci getting a brick in his face.

But I woukd not rule out anybody watching Lost in New York, even if it was only for the Tim Curry scenes. Absolutely brilliant

by dyrewolfe Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:10 pm

A Nightmare Before Christmas...perfect Xmas Eve viewing. Wink

Jingle All The Way is another one I find strangely appealing, for some reason, as well as The Grinch, which someone already mentioned.

Other than that, there aren't many Christmas films (i.e. ones specifically about Christmas, rather than just set around that time of year) that I really care to watch. I generally find them far too corny, cliched/predictable or just sickeningly cutesy.

by Stella Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:17 pm

The Fourth Lion wrote:
littleswannygirl wrote:I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.
Recommend Home Alone, but only the first film. The sequel was pretty same-ish and there is only so much enjoyment you can derive from seeing Joe Pesci getting a brick in his face.

Home Alone 2 wasn't that bad, but you knew what was coming. I didn't bother with the third film.

by Ent Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:33 pm

Nightmare before Christmas is my number one.

Few others, a Christmas story, muppets Christmas carol.

Don't class films set at Christmas as Christmas films, die hard clearly isn't a Christmas film!!!

by Dass Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:45 pm

If Die Hard is included then so must Batman Returns Smile

If we are just counting movies that are based around Christmas (like the two mentioned in the previous sentence) then I'd have to say the best of the lot would have to be Stalag 17.

by Hulking_up Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:57 pm

Stella wrote:
The Fourth Lion wrote:
littleswannygirl wrote:I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.
Recommend Home Alone, but only the first film. The sequel was pretty same-ish and there is only so much enjoyment you can derive from seeing Joe Pesci getting a brick in his face.
Home Alone 2 wasn't that bad, but you knew what was coming. I didn't bother with the third film.

So i guess you won't be watching the 4th one on Sky movies this Friday then?

by Stella Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:57 pm

Hulking_up wrote:
Stella wrote:
The Fourth Lion wrote:
littleswannygirl wrote:I've never seen Die Hard, or Home Alone.

It's A Wonderful Life and The Snowman for me.

Love The Muppet Christmas Carol and Gremlins too.
Recommend Home Alone, but only the first film. The sequel was pretty same-ish and there is only so much enjoyment you can derive from seeing Joe Pesci getting a brick in his face.
Home Alone 2 wasn't that bad, but you knew what was coming. I didn't bother with the third film.
So i guess you won't be watching the 4th one on Sky movies this Friday then?

Er, no :-)

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