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Title: Christmas Movies
Post by: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2018, 09:18:30 AM
Yippeekayae
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 19, 2018, 10:05:14 AM
I am partial to Elf, Scrooged, It's a Wonderful Life and Mickey's Christmas Carol. Oh and Bad Santa.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Grim.Reaper on December 19, 2018, 10:27:29 AM
For me the must watch are Christmas Vacation, Elf, Home Alone, and Christmas Story....they never get old:)

Love Die Hard as well, but don't find it on TV as much as the others.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2018, 10:37:19 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 19, 2018, 10:27:29 AM
For me the must watch are Christmas Vacation, Elf, Home Alone, and Christmas Story....they never get old:)

Love Die Hard as well, but don't find it on TV as much as the others.
I'd take those as my favs...with White Christmas as the Christmas morning one
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: DoctorQuest on December 19, 2018, 11:00:46 AM
The family and I really want to check out the new Netflix move with Kurt Russell titled "The Christmas Chronicles". Looks pretty fun from the trailers.

I like to re-watch the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes episode "The Blue Carbuncle". A great episode to start with and the Christmas theme is a nice touch for the holidays.

I hate to say it but I've never seen "Die Hard". I am sore ashamed.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2018, 11:37:21 AM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on December 19, 2018, 11:00:46 AM
I hate to say it but I've never seen "Die Hard". I am sore ashamed.
:o
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 19, 2018, 12:17:22 PM
Quest!??! Stop right now whatever you're doing and watch this movie--though it is very dated now-days. Hurry while some of the actors are still alive man. Unless.... you're just yankin' our chain about not ever seeing it???  :coolsmiley:  You Dog you.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 19, 2018, 01:22:59 PM
WHAT WHAT WHAT
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Grim.Reaper on December 19, 2018, 01:32:18 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on December 19, 2018, 11:00:46 AM
The family and I really want to check out the new Netflix move with Kurt Russell titled "The Christmas Chronicles". Looks pretty fun from the trailers.

I like to re-watch the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes episode "The Blue Carbuncle". A great episode to start with and the Christmas theme is a nice touch for the holidays.

I hate to say it but I've never seen "Die Hard". I am sore ashamed.

don't waste your time with the netflix movie.....horrible, that's time i will never get back:(
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: DoctorQuest on December 19, 2018, 03:00:07 PM
"Die Hard" is on one of my Sling channels and I am going to DVR it.

Sorry to hear "Christmas Chronicles" didn't make the grade for GR. It has had some mixed reviews from what I've seen. Oh well.....
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 19, 2018, 03:18:31 PM
"Polar Express".  :smitten:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Nefaro on December 19, 2018, 03:39:44 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2018, 09:18:30 AM
Yippeekayae


Picked up the t-shirt not long ago.

Just like this:

(https://image.spreadshirtmedia.com/image-server/v1/compositions/1005236210/views/1,width=300,height=300,appearanceId=231,version=1452690754/now-i-have-a-machine-gun-ho-ho-ho-crewneck-sweatshirt.jpg)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Grim.Reaper on December 19, 2018, 04:14:50 PM
I actually picked this up this year:)

(https://i.imgur.com/J1Li8y1.png)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 19, 2018, 06:09:23 PM
That is awesome.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Staggerwing on December 19, 2018, 06:52:32 PM
(https://www.titlescream.com/user/pages/01.posts/die-hard/diehard_animated.gif)


(https://i.gifer.com/78Wl.gif)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 19, 2018, 07:48:52 PM
I feel sorry for DoctorQuest. He won't get any of these references.  :'(
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JasonPratt on December 19, 2018, 08:39:22 PM
I don't feel sorry for him. He gets to see Die Hard for the first time!  :bd:

I've never seen DH5 myself, just due to bad reviews. But in my opinion they're all good for different reasons through #4 (which should have ended the series). I tend to regard #3 as taking place between 1 and 2.

(And I'm one of those people who like Die Harder the best of all four. And not only because it has by far the best grand finale.)


Come to think of it, isn't DH2 also a Christmas film? WHY YES IT IS!! "Ah, what the hell: it's Christmas!"
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 19, 2018, 09:39:14 PM
Was the Die Hard set in Russia Die Hard 5? That one was stupid fun.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 19, 2018, 10:41:51 PM
Was that the one with Putin without his shirt on? What am I thinking? That was, "Die Hard: Nuclear Nipples".
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 24, 2018, 03:51:08 PM
 :buck2:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 24, 2018, 11:11:21 PM
Don't make me bring up the Star Wars Christmas Special-- again.  :hide:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 28, 2018, 07:50:39 PM
 :buck2: :buck2:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: W8taminute on December 28, 2018, 08:31:54 PM
I can't believe no one has recommended this one:

Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JasonPratt on December 28, 2018, 08:53:19 PM
I can't believe no one has mentioned The Battle of the Bulge!

(Aside from us being Grogs and feeling kind of insulted at its pseudo-historicity while watching it...  :-" )
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 28, 2018, 08:55:59 PM
If you go down that road how about Midnight Clear and Joyeaux Noel?
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JasonPratt on December 28, 2018, 08:57:19 PM
Been meaning to watch that latter one for a while. Love the basic story.  :smitten:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 28, 2018, 09:34:35 PM
Joyeaux Noel is great. It will make you cry.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: W8taminute on December 29, 2018, 11:59:09 AM
Battle of the Bulge is classic and reeks of awesomeness.  As long as viewed with the innocence of a child because I agree we all know it's not exactly historically authentic.  But come on the movie has some great lines in it like, "Boys, too many boys." and "It's like hitting them with tennis balls!"

Joyeaux Noel is indeed a great movie and I agree with Gus, it will make you cry.   :)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 30, 2018, 12:00:50 AM
Meanwhile, if I have to see, "Home Alone" one more time, I'll go give the burglars a hand at killing that kid myself.  :hide:
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 30, 2018, 04:30:21 PM
A lot of things make me cry. I'm emo.

Watched Die Hard 2 with my daughters a few nights ago and they did not like it as much as the original. I remembered it being better but the last time I saw it was probably 20+ years ago.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: bbmike on December 30, 2018, 06:23:28 PM
If I watched Die Hard 2 I'd cry too.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: JasonPratt on December 30, 2018, 07:04:17 PM
I do legitimately shed tears at the end of DH2, at how awesome it is!  :bd: <:-)

I simply have no comprehension of how anyone can think DH2 is a bad film. Or even any worse than the original. It seems better to me in every regard. (Except for the terrible as usual though slightly iconic Michael Kamen music.  :buck2: But at least the series has a consistent musical theme.)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 30, 2018, 09:26:27 PM
Is that the one where the bad guys take over the airport? Can't remember.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 30, 2018, 09:53:51 PM
^Yep. I loved it when I was 16. At 44...meh. The first one holds up better.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 31, 2018, 11:56:18 AM
Agree, more boobies.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: DoctorQuest on December 31, 2018, 12:18:41 PM
I managed to catch DH1 over the holidays. I completely agree it is a Christmas movie and goddamit my feet hurt.
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on December 31, 2018, 01:02:22 PM
^heh
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Sir Slash on December 31, 2018, 11:39:21 PM
Was, "Debbie Does Dallas" a Christmas movie? Seems like I remember somebody coming down a chimney in it.  ::)
Title: Re: Christmas Movies
Post by: Gusington on January 01, 2019, 01:38:01 PM
 :'(