Baumer's 50 Best Christmas movies of all time

[grey ghost]

4 minutes ago, Christmas Baumer said:

I'm going to have to Google those four, grey ghost. I have never heard of them.

 

Sorry, I don't have an obscure, hipster list. 

[druv10]

I love Christmas as well. some of my favorites are Home Alone, A Christmas Carol, Gremlins, How Grinch stole Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone 2 and The Santa Claus.

[baumer]

Just now, 75live said:

I have a whole dvd set of Christmas movies I go through, some of my favorites are National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life, the classics like Charlie Brown, Rudolph, etc.  I also like a little known one of Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas.  I have others too  

 

Emmet Otters.....never heard if it.

[filmlover]

I'm pretty sure Krampus visited all of us on November 8 this year so there's really no reason to watch the movie. lmao.

Edited December 1, 2016 by filmlover

[baumer]

All of this Christmas movie talk has now made me want to put aside my plans for the day and just come home with a glass of eggnog play some Christmas carols put the fire on the TV, light a candle and start doing the list lol.

[grey ghost]

3 minutes ago, filmlover said:

 

She's a teenager, lol.

 

That's old enough for Krampus, right? 

[filmlover]

Just now, grey ghost said:

 

She's a teenager, lol.

 

That's old enough for Krampus, right? 

Yes, thank goodness. I can't fathom letting a small child watch it.

 

I recently watched it on Cinemax.

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

Elf is the Christmas movie of choice in our household.

[75Live]

1 minute ago, Christmas Baumer said:

 

Emmet Otters.....never heard if it.

 

it's a Jim Henson film.  Hard to describe, but the characters are puppets, but they aren't the muppets.  It's based on a book/stoy and was released in 1979 on HBO.  It's a nice family and old fashioned home style type show.  I think it's pretty decent without giving spoilers away  

[RandomCat]

10 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

 

My top 4, in no order:

 

Gremlins

Die Hard

A Christmas Story

It's A Wonderful Life

 

I agree, except that one. Gods, I hate that movie.

[filmlover]

Just now, RandomJC said:

 

I agree, except that one. Gods, I hate that movie.

[baumer]

Just now, RandomJC said:

 

I agree, except that one. Gods, I hate that movie.

 

Hmmm.....i think our friendship is over. 

[75Live]

Yeah A Christmas Story is awesome.  Go shoot your eye out Random  

[RandomCat]

Just now, Christmas Baumer said:

 

Hmmm.....i think our friendship is over. 

 

We had a friendship? and now it's over.

I just don't like a Christmas Story, it just doesn't work for me.

[baumer]

It's okay. Even though I absolutely adore A Christmas Story,shockingly I can understand why it does not appeal to some people.

[TalismanRing]

I too am a Christmas loony - so many favorites (from conventional to warped)

 

It's A Wonderful Life

The Miracle on 34th St

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Carol (1951 then 1938 and the Finney one. It's hard to screw up)

The Apartment

The Bishop's Wife

Arthur Christmas

Meet Me In St. Louis

A Pocket Full of Miracles

We're No Angels

Babes In Toyland

The Shop Around the Corner

Remember the Night

Christmas In Connecticut

The Dead

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Nat'l Lampoon Christmas

The Man Who Came To Dinner

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

The Ref

The Matador

Die Hard

Trading Places

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Iron Man 3

Edward Scissorhands

Gremlins

Brazil

 

TV

The Little Drummer Boy

The Grinch Who Stole X-Mas

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

The Year Without A Santa Clause

Rudolph The Red nose Reindeer

Frosty The Snowman

Charlie Brown's Christmas

Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol

The Waltons The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

A Child's Christmas in Wales

A Christmas Memory

 

Filmed stage work:

The Nutcracker (Baryshnikov)

Tru (Robert Morse)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2016 by TalismanRing

[druv10]

8 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I'm pretty sure Krampus visited all of us on November 8 this year so there's really no reason to watch the movie. lmao.

Don't remind me of that horrible day.

[75Live]

Yeah I finally plan seeing Krampus soon as it's on cable so I can watch it to see if it's good or not  

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, 75live said:

Yeah A Christmas Story is awesome.  Go shoot your eye out Random  

Or go dress like a deranged Easter Bunny.

[Eric Duncan]

7 minutes ago, 75live said:

 

it's a Jim Henson film.  Hard to describe, but the characters are puppets, but they aren't the muppets.  It's based on a book/stoy and was released in 1979 on HBO.  It's a nice family and old fashioned home style type show.  I think it's pretty decent without giving spoilers away  

 

Fun fact: Emmet Otter was the influence for the name of Emmitt Otterton in Zootopia. @cannastop@Jason