Christmas Movies & TV Specials (Page 2 of 2)

Actually I was about to make a lot of the same points you just did.

My dad absolutely LOVES A Christmas Story, but it's basically about his childhood so he connected with it on that level, and then he grew up with it as well. So we watch it every year.

I enjoy it, it's a cute little movie about Christmas time and winter from the eyes of a kid, and obviously there's a lot in there that I think every kid can identify with, that one thing you really really want for Christmas but your parents say no, freezing your tongue to a pole etc. But it doesn't hit me the same way that it does my dad, just because it's not about me. Although the narration I think is probably the high point of it, or biggest selling point at least. It's got this very unique little vibe to it that you don't see very often. A lot of the narration feels very Douglas Adamsian to me for some reason. When i think of ACS, I usually tend to think about the narration first.

So yes, it's partly generational, partly individual taste, also, I have an inkling that it wouldn't work nearly so well for someone who didn't grow up somewhere where winter=snow and cold. There are so many jokes and just facts of life in ACS centered around winter life that if you didn't grow up with that, you couldn't relate/understand.

To the main question of the thread:

-As I just said, we always watch A Christmas Story, more for my dads benefit than mine (like I said, I enjoy it but it's not really required Christmas viewing EVERY year for me.
-National Lampoons Christmas - Absolutely a classic
-Muppet Christmas Carol (This is pretty much the biggest one for me, every year without fail, I love this movie)
-Sometimes the Grinch, varies between the cartoon and Jim Carey, although i mean honestly I've seen both of them so many times I don't really need to watch them again
-And I don't seek this one out usually, but if it's on tv I definitely won't turn it off; Mickey's Christmas Carol

Last edited by BigDamnArtist (2013-12-22 08:31:32)

@fireproof78 - Doesn't sound pretentious at all, sounds more like a great way to spend Christmas to me!

@BDA - I agree, the narration was one of the high points for me. Although, I'm not familiar with the guy who did it and thought it was Adam West for a little while.

@PorridgeGun - Ho Ho Ho Selecta, yes!

I love Simon Birch, heart strings successfully tugged.

I re-watched Christmas With The Kranks last night and it came up short for me. It kinda seemed like it was trying to be like Home Alone(in spirit) and fell flat. It's based on John Grishams's Skipping Christmas, which is a great book- very funny. Don't let the film dissuade you from the book, it's one of Grisham's best IMO.

Jean Shepherd, who wrote the book the movie is based on.   In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash