If only clemenceau had accepted the Turkish proposal to codify its Christmas movie status in the 1919 Paris agreement, could have prevented a lot of violence smh
That’s what made the late 80s/early 90s cool. Nothing had to make sense, it just had to sound cool to 7 year old kids, and executives coked out of their gourds - combining to make the unlikeliest demographic.
In Monday's USA Today, they list "Die Hard" as an "essential Christmas movie," while describing the shoot out at a christmas tree lot. Yep nothing says Yuletide cheer like watching blood spattered gun battles on TV. I'm very old so my ideas are out of date but I enjoy the quieter classics like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and even "Magoo's Christmas Carol" (which is surprisingly faithful to Dicken's actual story).
I like feeling up and happy and in a good mood, though - so I guess I'm an outlier, a holdover from another age.
Yes that's another good one. I am also a relic from the previous century! I was around when "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "The Grinch who Stole Christmas" first premiered on network television.
Ah, you were just a bit before my time. I'm a Gen Xer and grew up watching A Christmas Story when it first aired on tv, which I think is another great example of a happy holiday movie. I can't believe I mentioned The Muppet Christmas Carol before it, hah. Yeah, I liked A Christmas Story when I was a kid, but I love it now that I'm older and get the more adult references. My wife and I keep it in the regular Christmas viewing rotation along with A Charlie Brown Christmas, which in my opinion are perfect when you want to feel the ol' winter warm & fuzzies. They're so comforting in a way.
I was lot bit before your time. I remember working as a projectionist for the University of Utah (a part time gig) and showing "A Christmas Story" for one of my film classes - the first time I ever saw it, and I really enjoyed it. I think anything can really be considered a Christmas movie if it is something you watch each year and enjoy. I still am amazed by the quality of the music in "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol," a movie I rewatch every year, and just recently got to purchase the sheet music (which only came out a few years ago).
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