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The Lesser-Known Christmas Movies
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AdamNightmare
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Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas.
That is NOT a lesser-known Christmas movie! I watch it yearly! A better example would be Die Hard 2.
Astrokid248
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I've had arguments with people about whether Die Hard actually counts as a Christmas movie before. I think it does, but for some people Christmas movies must have Santa or they don't count. (Then again, I argue that Lord of the Rings is perfect for Christmas.)
I'm with you on this, Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie in my book. There's Christmas music, "Ho-Ho-Ho" is said, and somebody wears a Santa hat. It counts.
MooCriket
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Thanks for the tip. Never heard of it sadly before your post. Just looked it up, sounds like a great movie to watch with my wife:thumbsup
TheDoctor
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TheDoctor
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That's not a Christmas movie, is it? I thought it took place around the 4th of July...
I only watched it once. I thought I might like it (being quite a Michael Moore detractor and being a fan of both Leslie Nielson and Kelsey Grammar), but it ended up being almost as bad as a Michael Moore film.
It is a great movie... You will enjoy it this holiday season.
For the record... It was the inspiration for the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan film YOU'VE GOT MAIL. Her shop in the film was called The Little Shop Around the Corner. They exchange emails through the whole film, while in the Jimmy Stewart film, it revolves around letters placed in the mailbox.
But definitely check it out!!
TheDoctor
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It is a great movie... You will enjoy it this holiday season.
For the record... It was the inspiration for the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan film YOU'VE GOT MAIL. Her shop in the film was called The Little Shop Around the Corner. They exchange emails through the whole film, while in the Jimmy Stewart film, it revolves around letters placed in the mailbox.
But definitely check it out!!
Seconded! I loved BOTH movies!
I thought they should have added a scene in "You've Got Mail" where Tom Hanks is writing an e-mail to Meg Ryan using his Newton Message Pad (and wireless modem) - after they were introduced to each other as rivals, but before Hanks knew Ryan was the one he was corresponding with.
pennausamike
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Speaking of movies in this class,
we like the movie "They Call Me Mrs. Miracle"
with Jewel Staite from Firefly.
Typical schmaltzy Christmas flick with some interesting characters and a happy ending.
Also, the old Claymation Christmas special.
The first time I saw it, the walrus and penguin ballet made me laugh so hard
I had tears in my eyes!
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TheLibrarian
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Batman Returns, have always like to watch that one around christmas
Dave Ward
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Thumbs up to Trading Places, Die Hard, and Blackadder.:thumbsup
Here's a really abstract one. The League of Gentlemen's christmas special DVD has an extra that I watch every year. Mark Gatiss of Doctor Who fame does a fireside reading to camera of one of the stories in the main christmas special. It's freaking hilarious and also really christmassy in it's own way.
Also, I know I'm deviating away from movies, but three words - Box of Delights.
Here's a really abstract one. The League of Gentlemen's christmas special DVD has an extra that I watch every year. Mark Gatiss of Doctor Who fame does a fireside reading to camera of one of the stories in the main christmas special. It's freaking hilarious and also really christmassy in it's own way.
Also, I know I'm deviating away from movies, but three words - Box of Delights.
fuzzylover
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Putting a vote in for The Night They Saved Christmas from 1984, with Art Cartney as Santa, June Lockhart as Mrs. Claus, and Jaclyn Smith and Paul Le Mat.
Not many of my friends recall it, and it's definitely 'dated' I suppose, but I always enjoyed it.
The plot:
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.
Not many of my friends recall it, and it's definitely 'dated' I suppose, but I always enjoyed it.
The plot:
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.
