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Ok, its holiday time and we are all enjoying our favorite Christmas movies.
So let's name some of our personal favorites, but with a twist.
Name as many as you like, but at least one has to be a classic (say more than 25 yrs old) and one has to be modern (less than 25 yrs).
For me, starting with 3 each
Classics
Its A Wonderful Life
Christmas Carol (the classic Sim version from 1951)
Miracle on 34th Street (the original and best version)
Modern
A Christmas Story
Polar Express
Elf
Classics -
Miracle on 34th Street
It's A Wonderful Life
Christmas In Connecticut - the original with a young Barbara Stanwyck and Sidney Greenstreet among others. Rent this if you can find it. A highly underrated old Christmas Classic.
Modern -
Polar Express
I'm sure I'll think of others...
--Barry
its a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street
ploar express, the griswold family christmas
classic:
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Miracle on 34th Street
new:
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Jack Frost 2
Gremlins
Santa With Muscles
Invasion U.S.A
Old: Miracle on 34th street
A Charlie Brown Chistmas
New
Bad Santa
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story
Classics: Year without a Santa Claus
Modern: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Christmas Story
Trading Places (not a traditional Christmas movie, but it does take place around Christmas and New Year's)
The House without a Christmas Tree
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Noel
"Twas the Night Before Christmas (Rankin Bass)
Susy Snowflake (as short as it is)
Miracle on 34th Street - the original, not colorized.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Nestor
Mr. Willougbee's Christmas Tree
It Happened One Christmas (Remake of it's a Wonderful Life) Marlo Thomas
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
White Christmas
The Homecoming (Walton's)
Classical:
White Christmas (My family watch it religiously every year on Christmas day.)
Modern:
I have no idea, I like the classics I guess and some of those 80's movies everyone is mentioning could be considered classics now a days. :lol:
Christmas Carol, any version is fine with me.
Polar Express. This movie is the best of the new bunch of which most are sappy love stories for women that have Santa's daughter or son or nephew all trying to take over the family business and live a "normal" life. And trying to marry and all that syrupy stuff. Kids don't care, they want to know about Santa.
Classics:
The Bishop's Wife (1946)
Christmas Carol (original versioin)
Miracle on 34th Street (Maureen O'Hara/Natalie Wood)
Recent - less than 25 years:
The Christmas Story (1983)
Mixed Nuts (1994) - Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Rita Wilson, Juliette Lewis, Anthony LaPaglia, Adam Sandler, Rob Reiner, etc. - hysterical movie.
Classic -
Miracle on 34th Street
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Recent -
The Santa Clause
Golden Age:
It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
The Bishop's Wife
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Silver Age:
Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Little Drummer Boy
The Homecoming
Aluminum Age:
A Christmas Story
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Elf
Pee Wee's Christmas Special
Would you believe A Christmas Story is 23 years old?
Classic
White Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Yeah Without a Santa Claus
Charlie Brown Christmas
Modern
Elf
Christmas Vacation
The Santa Clause
Agreed. I would also like to add the first two Home Alone movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by dsnylndmom