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OK, from search it looks like there is scattered Christmas movie talk going on in several threads, but we need a proper thread for this.  What ya got?

Me, never really got into It's a Wonderful Life until well into adulthood, was and still am a Miracle on 34th Street guy.

I'm a train nut, so Polar Express is a natural for me.

Big fan of the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol.

A Christmas Story, goes without saying (yeah I just said it), 24 hours on TBS is always on in the background at our house.

And my favorite, mentioned on the old site as well, none other than the gang of Stalag 17.  Play us somethin', Joey.

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Damn, forgot one or my favorites, since you rarely see it on TV anymore, but before "The Waltons" there was a stand-alone TV movie called The Homecoming.  It's really good.  You can find it on youtube.

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Happy Days has a great episode where Fonzi lies about going to family for xmas but Richie spots him eating alone in the garage where he works and talks his Dad into inviting him over. 

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2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Is that a Christmas movie? Always though it was a New Year's Eve movie...

Jamie Lee Curtis disrobes just before Christmas. Merry Christmas one and all, imo

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Unpopular opinion time:

Over the years I probably saw all of Christmas Vacation several times, just broken into pieces as it aired on TV. I finally watched it start to finish a few years ago and decided I’m not a huge fan. It’s lowbrow humor that uses cliche characters in incredibly ridiculous situations, mostly the result of their own stupidity. That brand of humor was common in the 80s but doesn’t really appeal to me today. I think a lot of people like it for nostalgia reasons, which I’ll admit is enough for me to casually leave it on in the background, but not enough for me to make an effort to actually watch it.

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5 minutes ago, wild_turkey said:

Unpopular opinion time:

Over the years I probably saw all of Christmas Vacation several times, just broken into pieces as it aired on TV. I finally watched it start to finish a few years ago and decided I’m not a huge fan. It’s lowbrow humor that uses cliche characters in incredibly ridiculous situations, mostly the result of their own stupidity. That brand of humor was common in the 80s but doesn’t really appeal to me today. I think a lot of people like it for nostalgia reasons, which I’ll admit is enough for me to casually leave it on in the background, but not enough for me to make an effort to actually watch it.

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I consider the first Lethal Weapon a Christmas movie. Like Die Hard, an action flick that takes place during the Christmas season, and actually came out the year before Die Hard.

The two make a fantastic Christmas double-feature. 

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2 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

Unpopular opinion time:

Over the years I probably saw all of Christmas Vacation several times, just broken into pieces as it aired on TV. I finally watched it start to finish a few years ago and decided I’m not a huge fan. It’s lowbrow humor that uses cliche characters in incredibly ridiculous situations, mostly the result of their own stupidity. That brand of humor was common in the 80s but doesn’t really appeal to me today. I think a lot of people like it for nostalgia reasons, which I’ll admit is enough for me to casually leave it on in the background, but not enough for me to make an effort to actually watch it.

And your point is?

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3 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

Unpopular opinion time:

Over the years I probably saw all of Christmas Vacation several times, just broken into pieces as it aired on TV. I finally watched it start to finish a few years ago and decided I’m not a huge fan. It’s lowbrow humor that uses cliche characters in incredibly ridiculous situations, mostly the result of their own stupidity. That brand of humor was common in the 80s but doesn’t really appeal to me today. I think a lot of people like it for nostalgia reasons, which I’ll admit is enough for me to casually leave it on in the background, but not enough for me to make an effort to actually watch it.

boy, I really don’t care for this opinion. 

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7 minutes ago, futureman said:

oh that’s a good one.  has anyone said that one yet?  

I would say that means the film is popular, and well liked by most who recall it...
Or should my personal opinions be answered by another posters' thought that posted before I had a chance, on a discussion board..?

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Christmas Vacation
Holiday Inn
Scrooged
Bad Santa
Christmas Story
Trading Places
Meet Me in St Louis
Family Man

And two "come at me" choices simply because of how bad they are, they're awesome - Jingle All the Way, Deck the HAlls

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Die Hard

A Christmas Story

OG Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Charlie Brown Christmas

Love Actually (agree with GhostOfTomJoad, it's somewhat chick flicky but has redeeming qualities-- the Bill Nighy scenes all by themselves elevate the entire movie)

 

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