Reply #30 posted 11/28/16 1:34pm
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damosuzuki said:
there was a showing of the apartment (introduced by kids in the hall's kevin mcdonald) at out local art-house cinema last week, but i missed it because i took too long getting new cross-country skis. I have never seen it. harrumph.
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i really love in bruges, & that would probably be my choice. i even saw it based on your rating here, not that i'm trying to pad your ego or anything!
[Edited 11/27/16 20:45pm]
Hah, I'd recommend In Bruges to everyone. Everyone except RodeoSchro.
The Apartment is a good New Year's Eve movie if you dread going out that night (like I do).
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Reply #31 posted 11/28/16 1:43pm
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To me, a film is a Christmas movie if it's set entirely during the holidays. So I would consider Die Hard a Christmas movie, but not Goodfellas which takes place all year round. But if watching Beach Blanket Bingo during the holidays is an annual tradition for you then whatever floats your boat. |
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Reply #32 posted 11/28/16 2:36pm
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A Christmas Carol the 1951 Alastair Sim version is my favorite but I watch the others numerous times during December
Including:
Scrooge 1935, starring Seymore Hicks
A Christmas Carol 1938,starring Reginald Owens
A Christmas Carol 1984 starring George C.Scott
A Christmas Carol 1999,starring Patrick Stewart.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (my Mom is nearly 80 and still loves this one)
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Miracle on 34th Street the 1947 version and the 1994 version
I think with A Christmas Carol I enjoy watching each actor giving their own interpretation of Ebenezer Scrooge. |
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Reply #33 posted 11/28/16 2:55pm
RodeoSchro |
1. Die Hard (honestly, did you REALLY expect me to have another favorite Christmas movie?)
2. A Christmas Story
3. Home Alone
I have never watched "It's a Wonderful Life" all the way through. I've seen the ending of it several times and it never did anything for me. I guess I should watch the whole thing, and I will...unless "Die Hard" is on! |
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Reply #34 posted 11/28/16 2:57pm
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sexton said:
damosuzuki said:
there was a showing of the apartment (introduced by kids in the hall's kevin mcdonald) at out local art-house cinema last week, but i missed it because i took too long getting new cross-country skis. I have never seen it. harrumph.
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i really love in bruges, & that would probably be my choice. i even saw it based on your rating here, not that i'm trying to pad your ego or anything!
[Edited 11/27/16 20:45pm]
Hah, I'd recommend In Bruges to everyone. Everyone except RodeoSchro.
The Apartment is a good New Year's Eve movie if you dread going out that night (like I do).
Ha! I've seen it. It's OK. However, it is my son's favorite movie of all time. So at least SOMEone in my family has tastes similar to yours, LOL.
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Reply #35 posted 11/28/16 3:30pm
damosuzuki |
thekidsgirl said:
damosuzuki said:
there was a showing of the apartment (introduced by kids in the hall's kevin mcdonald) at out local art-house cinema last week, but i missed it because i took too long getting new cross-country skis. I have never seen it. harrumph.
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i really love in bruges, & that would probably be my choice. i even saw it based on your rating here, not that i'm trying to pad your ego or anything!
[Edited 11/27/16 20:45pm]
The Apartment is one of my favorites anytime of the year. You have to see it. 
 it's streaming on tubi-tv. i'll watch it tonight!
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Reply #36 posted 11/29/16 1:46am
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sexton said:
I watch Christmas movies more often than any other kind because I know if I don't watch them during the holiday season then I have to wait a whole year before I can enjoy them again. If you look through past movie rating threads, I think I reviewed my top two Christmas movies the last three years in a row. I hate watching Christmas movies when it isn't Christmas. Bleh.
Do you listen to X-mas songs year-round or around the Holiday season? |
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Reply #37 posted 11/29/16 10:58am
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Chancellor said:
sexton said:
I watch Christmas movies more often than any other kind because I know if I don't watch them during the holiday season then I have to wait a whole year before I can enjoy them again. If you look through past movie rating threads, I think I reviewed my top two Christmas movies the last three years in a row. I hate watching Christmas movies when it isn't Christmas. Bleh.
Do you listen to X-mas songs year-round or around the Holiday season?
It's the same with my Christmas albums. I retire them on January 1st never to be heard again until December after I put up my Christmas tree.
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Reply #39 posted 12/01/16 2:53pm
damosuzuki |
damosuzuki said:
thekidsgirl said:
The Apartment is one of my favorites anytime of the year. You have to see it.
it's streaming on tubi-tv. i'll watch it tonight!
i did watch it monday night, and i thought it was truly great. |
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Reply #42 posted 12/01/16 7:46pm
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 |
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Reply #43 posted 12/01/16 7:54pm
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Love this movie. 
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 |
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Reply #44 posted 12/02/16 9:57am
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kpowers said:
Ahhhhhhhhh. Those two tug at ones heart strings.  |
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Reply #46 posted 12/05/16 7:33am
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damosuzuki said:
damosuzuki said:
it's streaming on tubi-tv. i'll watch it tonight!
i did watch it monday night, and i thought it was truly great.
Matthew Weiner has said The Apartment is one of the movies that inspired Mad Men.
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Reply #47 posted 12/05/16 9:32am
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Queen Latifa still hasn't come out. All you others say Hell Yea!!  |
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Reply #48 posted 12/05/16 10:52am
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damosuzuki said:
damosuzuki said:
thekidsgirl said:
The Apartment is one of my favorites anytime of the year. You have to see it.
it's streaming on tubi-tv. i'll watch it tonight!
i did watch it monday night, and i thought it was truly great. I was waiting to hear what you thought, but I knew you'd enjoy it  If you will, so will I |
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Reply #49 posted 12/05/16 10:56am
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purplethunder3121 said:
Love this movie.
Watched this weekend. Enjoyed it a lot more than when I saw it in theatres. Maybe it'll make my holiday movie list.
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Reply #50 posted 12/05/16 9:57pm
TD3
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2freaky4church1 said:
Queen Latifa still hasn't come out.
why should she have to? |
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Reply #51 posted 12/06/16 3:10am
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Mumio said:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation-it's a tradition for the family to watch this every year.
We do that too.
Nobody seems to have mentioned Trading Places yet - that's another classic with a Christmas setting.
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"" ~ Isaac Asimov |
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Reply #52 posted 12/06/16 5:56am
purplethunder3
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Lianachan said:
Mumio said:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation-it's a tradition for the family to watch this every year.
We do that too.
Nobody seems to have mentioned Trading Places yet - that's another classic with a Christmas setting.
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Reply #53 posted 12/06/16 6:05am
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Lianachan said:
Mumio said:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation-it's a tradition for the family to watch this every year.
We do that too.
Nobody seems to have mentioned Trading Places yet - that's another classic with a Christmas setting.
I love Trading Places but I was only allowed name 3 movies so I didn't mention it. But that's another favourite of mine. |
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Reply #54 posted 12/06/16 8:23am
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Some other really good Christmas movies from France:
A Christmas Tale (2008) -- Like Family Stone but far more somber.
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005) -- About a cease fire on the front lines of World War I over the Christmas holidays. Inspiring, bittersweet and at times heartbreaking. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Reply #56 posted 12/06/16 1:39pm
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namepeace said:
Some other really good Christmas movies from France:
A Christmas Tale (2008) -- Like Family Stone but far more somber.
#1 on my list posted earlier. I watch it every year, usually on Christmas Eve. For me it's not Christmas without seeing this movie.
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Reply #57 posted 12/06/16 3:03pm
namepeace |
2freaky4church1 said:
Remember the Toy?
I do my best to forget.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Reply #58 posted 12/06/16 4:52pm
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Everyone should watch this. Chances are it's better than your favorite xmas movie.
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Reply #59 posted 12/08/16 1:23pm
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Genesia said:
1. Remember the Night - Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, with Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway
2. The Bishop's Wife - Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. (TCM isn't showing it this year - how does such a thing happen?)
3. It's a Wonderful Life - James Stewart, Donna Reed - with an amazing supporting cast. Plus, Frank Capra directed.
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