Christmas Films

[GA!]

I need your help. Yes, YOU!

To get into the Christmas spirit, I am having a unique advent calender this year. Instead of cardboard doors and chocolate, it will be a hat and the names of 24 films. I will draw out a film each day from December 1st until the 24th and watch said film.

So I need, with your help, to compile a list of 24 Christmas films. The only film on my list so far is 'Santa with Muscles', because it took such an effort to obtain it I can't skip that. Even though it's apparently one of the worst films ever made...

Get recommending...

[K]

The Christmas Shoes

[stokeriño]

It's a Wonderful Life

The Snowman and/or Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs (if you fancy a kiddy day)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947 version)

The Muppets Christmas Carol

Die Hard

[Gazz]

Santa with muscles

[Baddar]

Home Alone.

[Rich]

Jingle all the way.

Scrooged

White Christmas

Die Hard 2

[Baddar]

Ugh, ITV have had the rights to Jingle All The Way since 1998 and will keep them until 2015.

I assume they have them anyway. They show it every fucking year.

[stokeriño]

Much like the BBC shows Under Siege every other month, or so I gather.

[Baddar]

And wandering completely off topic before somebody else kindly brings us back on, ITV 2 is showing Wimbledon AGAIN tonight. That's on all the time too. I like Kirsten Dunst though, I suppose.

[C-MIL]

Do they show A Christmas Story to a rather obscene degree on UK TV? If not, it might be worth putting in the hat there.

[Dr. Rated-R]

Christmas Evil (aka You Better Watch Out) is an excellent, utter mindfuck of an experience, with possibly the best ending in cinema history. I love it so.

Also, Hogan in Santa With Muscles has nothing on Bill Goldberg's wonderful performance in Santa's Slay. An unsung cinema classic, my friend.

Edited November 27, 2009 by The Rated-R Superstar

[badotori]

Off the top of my head:

The fan-dabi-dozi Escape - not particularly Christmassy in subject, but the damn film is always on over the Christmas period.

Bad Santa - bit lewder than most, but Billy Bob Thornton makes it worth a look.

Can't believe "A Christmas Carol" (the one with Patrick Stewart) hasn't been mentioned yet - of course, the Muppets version is exactly the same, but Stewart is just downright stellar in it.

The Grinch - Bit hit-and-miss, but Jim Carrey just pulls it over the finish line.

And, of course, there's It's a Wonderful Life - the quintessential Christmas movie about suicide. Trust me, it's genuinely better than it sounds.

EDIT: Alas, the word filter rears it's ugly, yet fucking funny, head.

Edited November 27, 2009 by badotori

[Baddar]

Oh, "Bad Santa" is a fun one if you like Billy Bob Thornton.

And there's "Black Christmas" too to add a bit of horror to the mix. I say horror, it's not exactly scary, but does include Lacey Chabert, so all is good.

EDIT: Damn you, badotori. And lol, The fan-dabi-dozi Escape.

Edited November 27, 2009 by Baddar

[C-MIL]

I'm not sure of the actual title, but the National Lampoon Griswald Family Christmas movie too...

[Dr. Rated-R]

Oh, "Bad Santa" is a fun one if you like Billy Bob Thornton.

And there's "Black Christmas" too to add a bit of horror to the mix. I say horror, it's not exactly scary, but does include Lacey Chabert, so all is good.

EDIT: Damn you, badotori.

Actually, there are at least one thousand different Christmas-related horror flicks. The original Black Christmas is good, but there is certainly something to be said for the ones that really take the Christmas motif and absolutely run with it.

I do something similar to what GA is wanting to do, every year. As I'm a big horror fan, I've ran across an insane amount of Christmas-themed horror films that are sometimes part of my own Christmas Countdown. Christmas Evil, Santa's Slay, all five Silent Night, Deadly Night flicks, Jack Frost 1-2, To All A Good Night, Don't Open 'Till Christmas, Silent Night Bloody Night, Santa Claws, Elves. Those are just a few I can think of off hand, haha.

Of those flicks, I already recommended Christmas Evil and Santa's Slay. Jack Frost and Silent Night, Deadly Night 1 are also REALLY fun watches. But, I tend to enjoy Kitsch.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Every year while I was a kid they'd show one of the original Star Wars trilogy on Christmas Eve. It was brilliant - roundd to my nan and grandad's with the cousins and an early evening of Star Wars. Beautiful.

Also About A Boy, Love Actually, Home Alone 1 and 2, Great Escape, Sound of Music, Jingle all the Way, Miracle on 34th(?!) Street, Scrooged, Christmas Carol (muppets)....

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.

Even if it's just the MST3K version.

Actually, especially if it's just the MST3K version.

[GA!]

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.

Even if it's just the MST3K version.

Actually, especially if it's just the MST3K version.

I've never seen the MST3K version... The normal film is legendary though.

[ZJ Penn]

- The Magic Pudding.

- That Adam Sandler cartoon.

- Miracle on 34th Street (the Attenborough version)

- The Santa Clause trilogy (1 through to Escape Clause)

- Muppets Christmas Carol

[Blue Rosler]

Elf.