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My wife and I have, this week, watched a couple of Christmas films to get us in the mood, so to speak. Being a couple of old'uns both films were of a similar vintage to ourselves.

The first,
- It's A Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart from 1946 and the second,
- Scrooge played by Alistair Sim from 1951.

Each terrific in their own way with some fabulous acting but not to everyone's taste of course. Not necessarily our favourites either (I've lined up the Muppets Christmas Carol for later in the week).

Loads of films to select from, but I thought it would fun for you lot to have a say and tell us what films are your festive favourites and which ones you traditionally watch every year.

Happy Christmas and a jolly good 2023 to you all.
POG

Edited by Palace Old Geezer (20 Dec 2022 12.55pm)

 


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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

My wife and I have, this week, watched a couple of Christmas films to get us in the mood, so to speak. Being a couple of old'uns both films were of a similar vintage to ourselves.

The first,
- It's A Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart from 1946 and the second,
- Scrooge played by Alistair Sim from 1951.

Each terrific in their own way with some fabulous acting but not to everyone's taste of course. Not necessarily our favourites either (I've lined up the Muppets Christmas Carol for later in the week).

Loads of films to select from, but I thought it would fun for you lot to have a say and tell us what films are your festive favourites and which ones you traditionally watch every year.

Happy Christmas and a jolly good 2023 to you all.
POG

Edited by Palace Old Geezer (20 Dec 2022 12.55pm)

Excellent choice of Christmas movies.

Regarding the Muppets, I've recently watched four of them:

The Muppets take Manhattan (1984)
The Muppets (2011)
Muppets: Most Wanted (2014)
Muppets: Haunted Mansion (2021)

The two middle ones were really good movies but most Muppet movies have a great list of famous cameos to look out for.

Sorry that it's not that Christmasey but I really liked this clip from the 2014 effort.


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Die Hard II does not get anywhere near encapturing the hell of an Airport at Christmas, or even on a normal day at the moment. They should use Ryanair in the remake but it would probably be too traumatic for the cinema audience.

 


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Bad Santa……mainly because mrs monkey hates it, because she loves all the woolie nice Christmas films

 


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Originally posted by ASCPFC

Die Hard II does not get anywhere near encapturing the hell of an Airport at Christmas, or even on a normal day at the moment. They should use Ryanair in the remake but it would probably be too traumatic for the cinema audience.

Ryanair: Die Hard For Leg Room.

Ryanair II: Pay Extra For Sh1t.

 


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Bridge on the River Kwai never a Christmas passes without it being on the TV.

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Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Ryanair: Die Hard For Leg Room.

Ryanair II: Pay Extra For Sh1t.

Where Bruce Willis is a disgruntled passenger trying to deal with Ryanair's 'customer service'. He'd be better off talking to international terrorists in all fairness. Ryanair bosses probably do live in a hollowed out volcano, however.

 


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Originally posted by Painter

Bridge on the River Kwai never a Christmas passes without it being on the TV.

Edited by Painter (20 Dec 2022 1.41pm)

Good one - I always get riled up about the Japs and their treatment of prisoners. I still demand a proper apology. I'm consistent like that.

 


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Originally posted by monkey

Bad Santa……mainly because mrs monkey hates it, because she loves all the woolie nice Christmas films

I believe there's a 2 and I think I've seen it

 


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Originally posted by ASCPFC

Die Hard II does not get anywhere near encapturing the hell of an Airport at Christmas, or even on a normal day at the moment. They should use Ryanair in the remake but it would probably be too traumatic for the cinema audience.

Your wife would have to pay extra to take her handbag into the cinema.

A fanfare would sound every time a new scene started on time.

Each screening could be cancelled at a moments notice.

 

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It's a wonderful life

The Grinch - Ron Howard version

Miracle on 34th St both versions but if I could choose I would put Sir Dickie as Santa in the 1940's version.

A Christmas Carol. Tough call which version but Sir Patrick Stewart in the TV movie just edges out Alistair Sim.

 


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Originally posted by monkey

Bad Santa……mainly because mrs monkey hates it, because she loves all the woolie nice Christmas films

And because Thurman Merman is the only tolerable child in the history of Hollywood.

 

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