It's genuinely Die Hard. Calling it a Christmas movie used to be something I said for fun, but somewhere along the line, watching it at Christmas has become an actual tradition that I look forward to
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Absolutely in the same boat as you. Used to be home alone (1&2) but the past 5 years or so the first Christmas movie I put on is Die Hard and I canβt imagine that changing anytime in the future.
Home alone is a great choice too. Love those ones. Such great comedy, so many good memories of watching it with my family.
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Honestly it's one of the few Christmas movies I still really look forward to watching. Not only have I always loved the muppets, but it's just a really good movie. Micheal Caine is gives it 100% and the story adaptation is really well done. And having Gonzo narrating as Dickens plus Rizzo for breaking tension was pulled off so well.
For me it has to be National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, along with other seasonal offerings, Groundhog day, Trading Places, Love Actually, & The Family Stone..
Hogfather. Based on the Terry Pratchett book of the same name. The hogfather (santa) is missing so Death has to fill in.
Since it is well established that Die Hard qualifies, by the same criterion so does Gilliam's Brazil from 1985, and that would be mine, for its gloriously nightmarish dystopia - closely followed by Klaus (2019), which is a far more conventional seasonal tale: an animation with a beautiful style of artwork and a great story.
Klaus was really good, far better than I expected.
A Muppet Family Christmas
It has everything, muppets, sesame street, fraggle rock, songs, jokes, swedish chef. It was my favorite as a kid and still makes me laugh every year.
Home Alone 2 for me! There is something super cozy about the snowy New York City setting. Especially when I was younger I really appreciated those vibes.
Home alone 2 and gta 4 are the reasons I feel nostalgia whenever I see pictures of NYC. I'm not even from the US and I was a 1 year old the last time I was in New York so I remember nothing
Isnβt it funny how much of an impact film and video games can have on us?
I now reside in the US, but I also have tons of nostalgia from the early 90s American movies even though I wasnβt here at the time.
Home Alone. For me, only the first one. The soundtrack is also a legit good Christmas album.
Muppet Christmas Carol. Michael Caine with the straightman performance of the century sharing screentime with Rizzo the rat. Masterpiece from start to finish.
Alien (1979). When the cryogenic sleep pods open at the beginning it reminds me of those dioramas people do of Baby J, the three wise men etc. The alien is like one of the animals, although a little more aggressive.
I don't think there's any topping It's A Wonderful Life, but it almost feels like cheating.
Can't believe I don't see Gremlins anywhere here! The first one is inarguably a Christmas movie.
I love when his mom fires up the blender and when stripe rewires Mrs. Deagle's stair climber.
8/10 Christmas rating.
Ooh that's a good one.
"Shitter was full!"
have you checked our shitters honey?
Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas
Excellent music, a wholesome story, and a Snake that plays Bass.
What's not to love?
I actually really like The Night Before. That ~~Joe~~ Seth Rogan movie. It's the only one I've been rewatching over the last few years.
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Arthur Christmas (no, not THAT Arthur)
It's a computer animated film from Aardman Animations, the studio that makes Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, etc. I watch it at least once a year, and every time I do I laugh hysterically, I cry, and I get wrapped up in the action. And, the story has four main characters with four really good arcs.
scrooged
Classic: A Christmas Carol, the 1951 version with Alastair Sim. Sim's giddy portrayal of Scrooge on Christmas morning is one of my favorite performances of any actor.
Modern: A Christmas Story, and Elf.
die hard
Ever notice how Arnold is always punching random animals, from deer to the camels in Conan the barbarian's tribe to I think a horse in one of the other movies? Wondering if that's a thing he asks for, like in every movie he asks "can I punch an animal in a part of the movie".
But anyways, I know Die Hard sounds clichΓ© and like a dead meme at this point to choose, but aside from Elf, all the Christmas movies are so gimmicky in none of the good ways. In Die Hard, it's not trying too hard, which is exactly why I choose it even though it also makes it exempt from Christmas movie status to a lot of people.
Late 90s Macedonian flick "Goodbye, 20th Century".
Santa scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWqVaI_gfk
an old favorite for me is Prancer from 1989 with Sam Elliott. We taped it off the TV, so the old commercials and tracking lines and distorted audio all play into it. Man I miss that tape.
Happiest Season felt surprisingly new as a family, love tragedy christmas movie and I really like it. It isn't an older movie but since it came out, it is a must watch every christmas season.
Before this, it definitely was The Long Kiss Goodnight (and funny thing, the german title translates to "deadly christmas")
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985 film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Santa_Claus_(1985_film)
- Classic Rankin/Bass's stop motion like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa
- Elves
- Toys
- Flying reindeer
also
- Immortals
- Wood Nymph's
- Evil invisible creatures called the Awgwas
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Has to be Krampus, and Anna and the Apocalypse.
Krampus really scratches that nostalgic itch every year and I don't know why. The broken family dynamics, the environment, the sound and set designs are amazing. And it has a lesson like every good Christmas movie should.
And Anna and the Apocalypse is similar. It is funny, musical, and ultimately an allegory about growing up and leaving everyone behind to forge your own path. A good reminder that you never know when it will be your last Christmas with someone. Or maybe I'm looking into it too much and I just like zombie musicals.
The Mistle-Tones. It's so bad, and I love it so much! It's a family tradition now to get high and watch it every year, and it's my favorite tradition.
Just friends
Also Klaus is good
We swap between two movies each year.
Even years it is A LION IN WINTER, an amazing film with insanely quotable dialogue. (EDIT: Why? On "star power" alone, this movie is outrageously cast.)
Odd years it is A CHRISTMAS STORY, which is equally quotable (perhaps more so). (EDIT: Why? Because so many things in this film ring true to my own childhood - having to have last-minute dinner at a Chinese restaurant because of a disaster, for example, or begging for a b-b-gun...)
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