Let the Xmas film season begin

[Pin-seeker]

Deck the halls

 

[Tashyboy]

Love actually, it is not Christmas until I have seen the Christmas octopus.

 

[Orikoru]

Elf and Die Hard are the best. They're all you need.

 

[backwoodsman]

I'm sure its just me, but I really dont get the "fan-dom" for Die Hard? A fairly ordinary "action" film, not improved by having Bruce Willis in it.

It's got to be White Christmas - cheesiness and sentimentality in equal measure, coupled with some good dancing.

 

[Jensen]

Home Alone and Disney animated “A Christmas Carol” with Jim Carey.

 

[Orikoru]

I'm sure its just me, but I really dont get the "fan-dom" for Die Hard? A fairly ordinary "action" film, not improved by having Bruce Willis in it.

It's not an ordinary action film, it's the quintessential action film. On IMDB it's rated 8.2 so obviously most people don't share your view. There can't be many out and out action films rated higher than that. And the mild Christmas connection just gives people an excuse to watch it each year.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Carry On Up The Khyber

No connection with Xmas, but some channel or other always seems to show it. Always makes me laugh when I'm full of the Xmas spirit.

Ben-Hur, Spartacus and Great Escape - These three were a permanent feature of Xmas for a few decades. Don't seem to feature much these last few years.

 

[Tashyboy]

Fortunately Ave found a radio times from 1996 so I know what Christmas films are on this year ?

 

[Robster59]

My missus has started watching some of the Christmas films already, some of them are truly dire, and are so sickly sweet you can see the syrup leaking out of the bottom of the telly. There are some good ones out there but I think my favourite is A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim. Still the best film of the story. Also, the original "Miracle on 34th Street" with Edmund Gwen. Old films but still great ones.
In the modern era, I like Bill Murray's Scrooged, Trading Places, Arthur Christmas and A Nightmare Before Christmas are all good watches.

 

[backwoodsman]

It's not an ordinary action film, it's the quintessential action film. On IMDB it's rated 8.2 so obviously most people don't share your view. There can't be many out and out action films rated higher than that. And the mild Christmas connection just gives people an excuse to watch it each year.

I think the 8.2 rating says more about the viewers than it does about the film ...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Muppets Christmas Carol, wonderful ?

 

[williamalex1]

HO HO HO ! , It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas .
A Merry Christmas , to almost everyone

 

[Orikoru]

I think the 8.2 rating says more about the viewers than it does about the film ...

What, 900,000 of them?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I think the 8.2 rating says more about the viewers than it does about the film ...

Die Hard? Have never watched it…maybe I will one day, but don’t feel my life has been bereft or has a hole without it tbh.

 

[Piece]

National Lampoon‘s Christmas Vacation is on in this household ?

 

[HowlingGale]

Watched Home Alone last week and Home Alone 2 last night with the kids. Two really funny films.

 

[The Autumn Wind]

The Christmas holidays aren’t complete for me without collapsing on the sofa with a full belly, watching Where Eagles Dare for the billionth time.
#Broadswordcallingdannyboy

 

[arnieboy]

The Christmas holidays aren’t complete for me without collapsing on the sofa with a full belly, watching Where Eagles Dare for the billionth time.
#Broadswordcallingdannyboy

My favourite film of all time.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Boxing Day, ITV3, 8:15 to 10pm.

Sorted!

 

[HowlingGale]

Bad Santa 2. Not a patch on the first one but still a laugh.