as much as this is for some strange reason hugh at Xmas in the UK & Ireland I think A Christmas Story is big in the US but relatively unknown over here. I'm in Ireland & I'm always amazed at how many people have never heard of this film. Shame really as it is classic & something I've been watching for many years.
Shame on you all, no mention so far of The Christmas Toy
My list:
Christmas Vacation Die Hard Elf The Christmas Toy A Christmas Story Christmas With The Kranks It's A Wonderful Life Santa Claus The Movie
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So far I've watched a ton of Hallmark/LMN made for TV Christmas movies. I've also watched A Christmas Story, Mickey's Christmas Carol and Garfield's Christmas. Still gotta watch Emett Otter.
There was another horror movie that took place during Christmas...I think at a sorority (it wasn't Black Christmas). Anyone remember it?
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If we are talking 80's movies....Christmas Vacation, Gremlins, Die Hard, and Better Off Dead are my favs.
If we are talking any decade....It's a Wonderful Life and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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quote:Originally posted by pettyfan: So far I've watched a ton of Hallmark/LMN made for TV Christmas movies. I've also watched A Christmas Story, Mickey's Christmas Carol and Garfield's Christmas. Still gotta watch Emett Otter.
There was another horror movie that took place during Christmas...I think at a sorority (it wasn't Black Christmas). Anyone remember it?
It’s Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big party while the president of the school is away. A group of boys show up and the fun begins! That is, until mysterious killer starts bumping off couples one by one. The police show up and promise to keep everyone safe, but they prove ineffective against the crazed psycho. Could the killings have anything to do with the girl who was killed in an initiation stunt at the school a few years earlier?
It starred Jennifer Runyon from the movie "The In Crowd", it was her first movie
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Hmm, it may be, Valley. To All a Goodnight is a movie I hadn't thought of in years. I'll have to see if it's available.
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To All A Goodnight seems cool. I think I'll get that next. Thanks you guys!
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No, first time watching it the other night. Unless I have just completely blocked it out of my memory. But, probably the first time. I haven't finished it yet. But, so far, so good. Posts: 10 | From: Memphis, TN | Registered: Dec 2008 | Site Updates: 0
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To All a Goodnight is available on Amazon, VHS format, for about $7, used. I also found one called Don't Open till Christmas, which looked pretty good, about a killer on the loose in London during Christmas time.
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I watched one last night- not an 80's Christmas movie though. It was a new Hallmark movie called the Christmas Choir starring Jason Gedrick. I just wish he'd get a good starring television role and be able to keep it. Does anyone remember "Falcone", based on Donnie Brasco? The series failed, but I thought it was good. I guess this should be put into another thread, ha,ha.
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Christmas Vacation, Fat Albert's Christmas Special, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Elf, Polar Express, Mr. Bean's Christmas, Charlie Brown Christmas, The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, some of the classic Walt Disney, and Christmas Eve On Sesame Street. Many many more to go...I have almost 60 Christmas movies in total, and saving some of my favorites until the end....It's A Wonderful Life, Noel, The Nativity Story, An American Christmas Carol, Alistar Sims' Christmas Carol, One Magic Christmas, A Christmas Story, A Chipmunk Christmas, White Christmas, etc..... (I've been watching since early Novemeber.
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quote:Originally posted by Pittsburghgirl: I watched one last night- not an 80's Christmas movie though. It was a new Hallmark movie called the Christmas Choir starring Jason Gedrick. I just wish he'd get a good starring television role and be able to keep it. Does anyone remember "Falcone", based on Donnie Brasco? The series failed, but I thought it was good. I guess this should be put into another thread, ha,ha.
The Christmas Choir is one of the few Hallmark/LMN movies I haven't watched. Is it good?
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quote:Originally posted by Pittsburghgirl: I watched one last night- not an 80's Christmas movie though. It was a new Hallmark movie called the Christmas Choir starring Jason Gedrick. I just wish he'd get a good starring television role and be able to keep it. Does anyone remember "Falcone", based on Donnie Brasco? The series failed, but I thought it was good. I guess this should be put into another thread, ha,ha.
Hey PBG,
I watched it the same night you did. It was a good movie I thought. Gedrick looks just like he did 20 years ago too.
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pettyfan, it was okay. A little bit too predictable, but then aren't all Hallmark movies like that, ha,ha!
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quote:Originally posted by Mr. Jack Burton: Willy Wonka(its an Irish/British thing)
Funny...I associate Willy Wonka with Christmas time as well, and I'm from the U.S. It's sort of like The Wizard of Oz, and The Sound of Music, which get played a lot during the holidays in the U.S., but are technically not Christmas movies at all.
Some of my 80's Christmas staples:
Mickey's Christmas Carol Die Hard Gremlins Scrooged
Non-80's staples:
Home Alone Reindeer Games Scrooge (with Alastair Sim) The Long Kiss Goodnight A Charlie Brown Christmas
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quote:Originally posted by saturnchick: Reindeer Games
Finally someone else besides me with Reindeer Games!
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I watched One Magic Christmas and An American Christmas Carol. Both great movies.
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I stayed up until 1 AM on Christmas Eve watching It's A Wonderful Life...after helping Santa set up. I hand't got a chance to watch my fav...so I had to do it.
I asked for Emmet Otter for Christmas, but didn't get it...haven't seen it around the stores this year. Good to save some for next year...with 60 + Christmas movies and counting....I'm running out of options...
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I never got around to watching Emmet this year... Posts: 2902 | From: Home Sweet Home | Registered: Jan 2004 | Site Updates: 0
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