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myLot reputation of 92/100. ORyansBelt2012 (2111) 5 years ago

Mine used to be It's a Wonderful Life, but since I've been alone it makes me too sad to watch.
My new favorite is Christmas Vacation.
I've watched this movie dozens of times and it never fails to disappoint.
We've seen this movie so much (my brother and I), that we like to mimic the lines as it goes.
Some favorites:
Don't throw me down Clark.
That there's an ARRRRR VEEEE... a recreational vehicle.
You surprised to see me Clark?
Eddie, I could wake up tomorrow with my tongue stapled to the carpet and not be more surprised.
Sh*tter's full!
With my old plate everytime they turned on the microwave I'd p*ss myself and forget my name for three days.
yes sir.
A holiday classic.
What's your favorite movie for the holidays?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 83/100. xleslieanne (585)   ranked 3,794 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

my favorite christmas movie would have to be a christmas story. it's definitely a classic. we would watch it almost every year in at least one of my classes in school from 6th grade all the way up until i graduated high school. it's just a great movie all around. i love when tbs plays the 24hour marathon of it on christmas day too.

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2. myLot reputation of 85/100. oneandonemakesix (23975)   5 years ago

We watched the black an white classic of Miracle on 34th street on Thanksgiving day.

But I think one of my favorite holiday movies is
Christmas with the Kranks

It is a humorous comedy and very close to the book, and the things that are different made the movie better.

But I'm not into a lot of the animated anymore.

But if you want me to pick a favorite animated...Peanuts Christmas....by far.

Mooch


myLot reputation of 78/100. ladyluna (2495)  5 years ago

I'm going to have to second this one ORyansBelt:

"Christmas with the Kranks"

We just saw it for the first time, and it is hilarious!!! It's also very touching and heart-warming. So, I put it right up there with all the great Christmas Classics.

Good call, Oneandone!!!

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. sarahruthbeth22 (15801)   ranked 1 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

Squirrel! I love Nation Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.I see it every year, I know what is to happen and I still laugh.do you have it on DVD or video? I do. Classic.

I have two favorite Christmas movies.The first one isn't really a Christmas movie, it is Miracle Of The Bells. It is played around Christmastime but it is more of a film about hope. And my second is A Christmas Carol, the 1938 version.A classic.

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. sigma77 (4282)   5 years ago

Yeah, I like Christmas Vacation too. There are many of this type of movie I have never seen.

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. raychill (3485)   ranked 47 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

It just isn't Christmas without A Christmas Story. So that's my all time favorite. But some other ones are Scrooged, Elf, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's a Wonderful life (though technically the movie only takes place at christmas time, it's really NOT a christmas movie), and all those christmas classics like Rudolph and Frosty and the year without a santa claus.


myLot reputation of 92/100. ORyansBelt2012 (2111)  5 years ago

I don't know where you live, but here in the states, especially in the Southeast, TBS will run a Christmas Story marathon. 24 hours of nonstop, back-to-back Christmas Story. By the time you are done you have seen it front and back, side to side and you are convinced Ralphie in the pink rabbit suit is Satan personified about to climb out of your TV set.


myLot reputation of 97/100. raychill (3485)   ranked 47 out of 10,796 in watching movies  5 years ago

I live in Maryland. I watch the TBS Marathon every single year and when I go to sleep I put the DVD on repeat.

Turner actually owns the rights to A Christmas Story and has aired it every year around thanksgiving in the late 80's and 90's. However, TNT started airing the 24 marathon every Christmas Eve in 1997 and when TNT went drama and TBS was "very funny" TBS Started playing it. So it'll be 10 years this year that we've seen the 24 hour marathon.

No matter how many times I watch it in a row I will never tire of a Christmas story and it really wouldn't be christmas without it.


myLot reputation of 94/100. dfn12968 (5532)  5 years ago

I realize this is sacralige, but I have only seen it once and was bored...didn't even finish it. I think I should try it again. I seem to be the only person on the planet who didn't like this movie.


myLot reputation of 92/100. ORyansBelt2012 (2111)  5 years ago

I read the book, and the movie is basically a compilation of essays by author and radio personality Jean Shephard.
I think the guy who directed this movie (Clark is his last name) just died recently. A car accident I think.
This is also my Dad's favorite Christmas movie and a couple of years ago I got him a smaller replica of the leg lamp.


myLot reputation of 97/100. raychill (3485)   ranked 47 out of 10,796 in watching movies  5 years ago

A Christmas Story is an Icon and a Classic and totally retro now, which I think is weird.

There used to be a time when hardly anyone had ever even heard of A Christmas Story.

It is pretty sad you don't like it D, give it a chance!

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. eclecticsteve (174)   ranked 549 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

I guess my favorite Christmas movie again is It's a Wonderful Life. It had fallen off the top pot because there was a period where it played about 30 times between Thansgiving and Christmas, but the last couple of years, it hasn't been on much (even during non-Christmas seasons)so I enjoy it when it is on. Other than that, it would be almost all the variations of a Christmas Carol out there. Both stories are sad until the end, which there is a happy joyful ending, which people help those who are either less fortunate or in trouble. Other than that, and I don't know whether this qualifies as a Christmas movie, or a Halloween movie, but I really enjoy Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas.

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. sumofalltears (2673)   ranked 1,834 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

Funny you should mention that movie, I just watched it yesterday. I love the classic Miracle on 34th St and the newer Christmas with the Kranks. That movie has some real funny spots in it and is probably the last movie you will see Tom Poston in.

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8. myLot reputation of 93/100. worldwise1 (6189)   ranked 2 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

That movie is also one of my favorites, ORyans, but it doesn't top my list. That honor would go to Home Alone(original). That movie has some of everything in it. I thought it was amazing that such a little boy could manage so well on his own. And, the way he outsmarted those burglars was nothing short of genius. Even the kindly old neighbor who frightened him so much in the beginning rallied to his defense in the end. That movie is one of the best!

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9. myLot reputation of 97/100. ravinskye (7733)   ranked 774 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

I think it was called The santa clause. It started out with an old couple delivering toys to a villiage. then on the way home they get caught in a snow storm on their sleigh. when they wake up they are getting surrounded by elves. so the guy becomes santa clause. there was a little red headed girl who befriends a homeless boy too. I love christmas vacation! I agree, I could watch it over and over.

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10. myLot reputation of 90/100. CoffeeAnyone (1943)   ranked 2,089 out of 10,796 in watching movies   5 years ago

My personal christmas tradition is to watch White Christmas every year. Well I think I have missed a few years here and there. I have watched this movie sense I was a little girl I am now 48. I prefer not to bore my family with it as I know they really don't like it; so one night during the christmas week I stay up late, curly up on the couch with my nice warm quilt and a cup of tea. All the lights of except a few christmas ones and watch this lovely little movie. It is my special treat that I savor for a moment of peace and quite in that busy christmas week.


myLot reputation of 87/100. Modestah (7912)  5 years ago

beautiful, and it is also a favorite around here! I can't believe I forgot to mention it.

I am the odd one here I guess, I really can not tolerate "A Christmas Story"
it frustrates me terrible.

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