Christmas movies ?

[stinkybritches]

No love for Lethal Weapon?

[slusher]

Scrooged with Bill Murray 

Christmas ? Vacation 

Four Christmases

[Bugatti Fan]

There have been many takes on Charles DIckens novel A Christmas Carol that I have watched over the years. Some good, some not so good, some just trying to modernise the Scrooge story and some trying disastrously to turn it into comedy that are plain awful! 

Alistair Sym got the character of Scrooge nailed in that old black and white film from the 50's and no actor since has been ab!e to emulate his portrayal of the character since.

Despite its age the vision of Jacob Marley's face appearing on Scrooge's door knocker and his chilling haunting calling of the name Scroooooooooge stays memorable.

[ChrisBcritter]

My friend Matt, a video editor, has edited scenes from pretty much every version of A Christmas Carol into one complete film - it's pretty amazing how well it goes together, even when the main character switches back and forth from Alastair Sim to George C. Scott to Henry Winkler to Michael Caine to Mr. Magoo to Albert Finney to Bill Murray to Scrooge McDuck.

One sort-of-Christmas movie I love is Federico Fellini's Ginger and Fred, starring Giulietta Masina and Marcello Mastroianni, about a couple of old Italian vaudevillians (whose act was imitating Astaire and Rogers) who are reunited to appear on a hilariously tacky TV Christmas special. Very funny and sentimental.

Edited December 12, 2021 by ChrisBcritter

[TonyK]

Henry Winkler in An "American" Christmas Carol is one I really like. It's from 1979 and depicts the old era and I think he does a good job. In fact I have the DVD I thought it was so good.

[Ace-Garageguy]

 

Carol for Another Christmas (1964) - Rod Serling's retelling of A Christmas Carol

 

 

[cobraman]

I don't believe I ever caught that one. Look like Netflix may have it.

[espo]

Last night we watched the Griswald Christmas movie. Still just as corny as ever and you just know what is coming next, but we still had a great laugh all the same. The next movie was Four Christmases, and this is the first time I have seen more than about ten minutes at any one time. This was really funny, and I would recommend to any PG or better audience.  

[deuces wild]

On 12/10/2021 at 9:28 PM, stinkybritches said:

No love for Lethal Weapon?

Or Home Alone 1 and 2????.....

[PowerPlant]

Gremlins, anyone? ?

Edited December 22, 2021 by PowerPlant

[cobraman]

On 12/19/2021 at 6:27 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

 

Carol for Another Christmas (1964) - Rod Serling's retelling of A Christmas Carol

 

 

I just watched this. I recorded it from TMC i think it was. Never heard of it before your post. Interesting take on this story.

[Ctmodeler]

It's a wonderful life .

8 crazy nights 

 

 

 

[Miatatom]

I've watched It's a Wonderful Life every Christmas eve for over 30 years. Started on VHS, went to DVD and will stream it this year. 

[cobraman]

Same here. But 35 years. Each year since I married.

[Ace-Garageguy]

 

How about Santa Claus Conquers The Martians from 1964...brought to you free on glorious YouTube:

 

 

 

[Snake45]

49 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

 

How about Santa Claus Conquers The Martians from 1964...brought to you free on glorious YouTube:

 

 

 

I've seen that one on more than one "Worst Movies of All Time" lists. I vividly remember it being on a double feature with something else in a local theater when I was a kid. I don't remember actually seeing it; I think I might have gone to see the other movie and then didn't stick around for Santa. 

[TonyK]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

brought to you free on glorious YouTube:

Free? They would need to pay me to watch that!

[Rob Hall]

17 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I've seen that one on more than one "Worst Movies of All Time" lists. I vividly remember it being on a double feature with something else in a local theater when I was a kid. I don't remember actually seeing it; I think I might have gone to see the other movie and then didn't stick around for Santa. 

I haven't seen the original, but the MST3K version was hilarious...

[TonyK]

MST3K always makes a bad movie good. I believe I saw this originally back when we had a local Saturday night show that would do 2 "B" movies and an old serial clip from days gone by. Saw a lot of bad movies that I later saw again thanks to MST3K.

[Jon Cole]

December must watches:

Christmas Vacation
Polar Express
Scrooged
The Santa Claus (all 3)
Home alone
Die Hard