What is the greatest Christmas movie?

[SocialDemocrat61]

None of the others compare. 😉

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	Die Hard
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[edbermac]

1. That's a good one.

Lots of cheery and mirthful gunplay.

But if one prefers another type of stimulation…

[betsuni]

50. Didn't understand that movie. Christmas lights, all women except wives naked prostitutes, guys in Halloween costumes.

What was the point.

[thebigidea]

2. I'd take Christmas Story over Die Hard. Shep is SLIGHTLY more hypnotic than Rickman.

[DFW]

3. Gremlins. n/t

[Jedi Guy]

4. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, hands down.

The Jim Carrey version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a close second, though.

Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie, anyway. The fact that it's set during the Christmas season is totally irrelevant to the plot. Set it during Easter or the Fourth of July and absolutely nothing changes.

[SocialDemocrat61]

18. The screenwriter disagrees

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2022/12/10/die-hard-christmas-movie/3541670677910/

[Jedi Guy]

45. Christmas is utterly inconsequential to the plot of the film.

It could take place on Labor Day or Valentine's Day and precisely nothing about the plot changes. It's the same exact movie with, at best, slightly different decorations in the background shots. Its message, if it can be said to have a message apart from "thieves bad", has zero to do with Christmas.

Ergo, not a Christmas movie regardless of what the writer says. I don't consider Gremlins a Christmas movie either, for the same reasons. Both are movies that happen to take place during the Christmas season and that's about it.

Just my opinion. That and $2.50 will buy you a coffee. 😁

[SocialDemocrat61]

46. No company has a Labor Day party.

The original novel was set during Christmas and was the main element that was retained for the movie. Plus the films themes are about family, redemption, forgiveness and reconciliation. That sounds very Christmas to me. There’s a reason his wife’s name is Holly.

https://gazette.com/premium/7-reasons-why-die-hard-is-a-christmas-movie/article_f2aec69b-6715-5c46-9c96-68c3df078156.html#:~:text=The%20results%20of%20the%20poll,that%20is%20a%20ridiculous%20statement.

[Jedi Guy]

47. All of those elements work just fine without it being Christmas.

So once again, inconsequential to the plot of the film. And I don't regard the wife's name as of consequence, either. As for the party, meh. Could've been a party to celebrate the opening of Nakatomi Plaza and, once again, nothing changes but the background decor.

We shall, it appears, have to agree to disagree on this one.

[SocialDemocrat61]

48. You could say the same of

It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone. Are those not Christmas movies either?

[SarcasticSatyr]

5. My vote would be for It's A Wonderful Life . . . .

JMHO

[Cosmocat]

13. Ditto

I like a lot of the others, but this one hits home for me.

[Johonny]

39. Nah, its a conservative allegory for a fake world

SNL nailed the the real liberal ending.

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[Raine]

52. Yes! 👍 nt

[Dulcinea]

54. Mine too.

No matter how many times I see it, I always sniffle at the end. "No man is a failure who has friends."

[Shermann]

64. I finally watched that yesterday

I hadn't seen so much as a single scene and didn't know the first thing about it. All in all, I really enjoyed it. I loved the way the story followed George over several decades with a focus on Christmastime. It really established the characters in a slow burn plot. There were corny elements, but it has aged relatively well. The sugary sweet ending was a bit much, but it was apropos to wrap things up in a bow. It is a bit derivative of "A Christmas Carol" but adds enough to the story to get a pass.

[mdmc]

67. I just watched it yesterday as well

Merry Christmas!

[Shermann]

69. Poor Mary was almost an old maid!

Fortunately, George saved her from that fate.

Nowadays MAGA would use the term "childless cat lady" instead. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

[dem4decades]

6. I'll take A Christmas Story, Elf, Christmas Vacation, Wonderful Life over that DieHard,

Not a Bruce Willis fan

[Auggie]

7. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

[leftyladyfrommo]

15. That's my favorite, too. nt

[Vegan4life]

8. The Lion in Winter

Kate Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins. Perfection.

[The Third Doctor]

27. Watched it yesterday .

[AZSkiffyGeek]

29. "What shall we hang? The holly, or each other?"

I love that movie so much...

[PJMcK]

9. Merry Fucking Christmas

It's a porn movie.

[hatrack]

10. It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls out of the window!

[woodsprite]

11. Did you see the Hans Gruber "Advent calendar"

He falls one floor a day until Christmas.

[SocialDemocrat61]

17. Exactly!

[Blue Full Moon]

12. It's a Christmas movie in way of The Kite Runner is a children's book.

[Sympthsical]

35. Brutal

I shouldn't have laughed as hard as I did at that this early in the morning.

[GoneOffShore]

14. A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim -

Die Hard is just an action movie.

[ratchiweenie]

16. My favorite too. I watch it every year. Such great acting.

[LSparkle]

33. Alastair Sim in Christmas Carol is an annual tradition in our house

And must play Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas album, along with Stan Freberg’s Green Christmas ...

[Ligyron]

36. Gets my vote too

Merry Christmas DU!

[electric_blue68]

65. Did my yearly watch!

[mnhtnbb]

19. Love Actually

[SocialDemocrat61]

34. Alan Rickman's 2nd Christmas movie

Just not his best 😉

[GoneOffShore]

41. Love Bill Nighy as Billy Mack is marvelous

The movie does give off a slightly creepy stalker vibe at times, but is still fun.

[ITAL]

20. It's a Wonderful Life

Not only the best Christmas movie, perhaps my all time favorite of any genre.

[Mike 03]

21. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

But there are some classics I haven't seen, so the pool of films I'm selecting from is narrow.

[GoCubsGo]

22. Krampus.

[Mike 03]

23. If Die Hard is a Christmas movie (I'm not arguing it isn't), why isn't

Lethal Weapon accepted as a great Christmas movie? It also takes place during Christmas and even opens with "Jingle Bell Rock" and a scene involving some Christmas lights IIRC.

[ms liberty]

25. It is. See my list below!

[jmowreader]

66. I consider it one too

It has even more Christmas elements than Die Hard…but since Die Hard is a better movie, Lethal Weapon kinda gets lost in the shuffle.

[ms liberty]

24. No, it's The Ref, Love Actually, and Lethal Weapon. In that order.

[4th]

26. Gremlins

[WalkerinSC]

28. The Sound of Music

The best movie for any holiday.

[Srkdqltr]

30. Red One. Pui my husband to s!eep half way through.

[Polly Hennessey]

31. White Christmas 🎄

[Nanjeanne]

32. Remember The Night with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. Or Christmas in Connecticut with

Barbara Stanwyck. Anything with Stanwyck!

Or Family Stone.

[usonian]

37. Night of the Meek, with Art Carney, Twilight Zone.

Heart-Warming!

Written by Rod Serling.

[Jerry2144]

38. Lord of the Rings

It has Elves, snow, and a Golden Ring. What more do you need for an Xmas movie?

[La Coliniere]

40. Room for One More, it's on TCM tonight at 10pm.

From 1952. Cary Grant and Betsy Drake are parents who have their own kids, but are talked into taking in a couple troubled foster children. It’s charming, predictable and yes, schmaltzy. Reminds me very much of my childhood because my natural parents also took in foster kids. My parents weren’t Cary Grant or Betsy Drake, but they were very kind folks with very big hearts. And solid Democrats throughout their lives. Merry Christmas y’all!

[bif]

42. "A Child's Christmas In Wales" Narrated by the great Denholm Elliott

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[Coventina]

43. Muppet Christmas Carol. Michael Caine is the greatest Scrooge ever!!!

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[sakabatou]

56. This

[maveric]

44. The Ref

[JoseBalow]

49. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

(3:12)

[Skittles]

51. the ONLY one I like is BAD SANTA

yes INDEED

[Morbius]

53. I won't claim it's the best, but...

I think everyone should see Rare Exports. It's a Finnish horror comedy from 2010 about what happens when men drill into the tomb of the real Santa Claus. I watched it once, years ago, and the memories still make me smile.

[TommieMommy]

55. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 👍😁

[ArnoldLayne]

57. The Feast of the Seven Fishes

[Emile]

58. Christmas Story

[krawhitham]

59. The Princess Bride

[Polybius]

60. I think this is the first time I ever seen "Pass" win a DU poll

Merry Christmas!

[Attilatheblond]

61. The Bishop's Wife, original version

Have fun, do something you haven't done in years.
Meet up with an old friend again.
Give up a little vanity for a greater good.
Listen to kids singing.
Do a favor or two for those who work hard.
Count blessings and voice appreciation.
And remember that one small, empty stocking: the angle's sermon left for the bishop to give, well, no matter what one's faith, those words matter.

[Texasgal]

62. Love Actually N/T

[SocialDemocrat61]

63. Alan Rickman's other Christmas movie

☺️

[edhopper]

68. Rare Exports