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Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:00 am
by flopstock
Do you have favorite holiday movie actors? Any that just about put you off the season entirely when you saw them butcher a role?
Jimmy Stewert in It's a Wonderful Life is one of my favorites, Marlo Thomas in the same role, not so much.
I won't tip my hand at this point as to who I think gave us the best Scrooge.
If I don't count the animated versions, I think think I'd have to pick any of the musical versions of the same character.
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:06 am
by the grumps
reg varney , bob grant, stephen lewis HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES
AA grumpy
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:43 am
by flopstock
the grumps;1379323 wrote: reg varney , bob grant, stephen lewis HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES
AA grumpy
best or worst?
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:18 pm
by tabby
My three favorites are:
"Christmas in Connecticut" (the original version with Barbara Stanwyck)
"The Bishop's Wife" (the original version with Cary Grant)
"Babes in Toyland" (Laurel & Hardy)
I can't think of any that I really disliked ... if I don't enjoy a movie, I don't finish watching it and it probably wouldn't stick with me in memory. There are a lot of very sappy movies on tv around this time of year!
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:37 pm
by Snooz
Bad Santa's one of my favorites. I think I'll get a little tipsy and watch it again this year.
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:02 pm
by LarsMac
Reginald Owen's Scrooge is the Standard, for me. Though, George C Scott did a good job in a made-for-TV version in 1984.
Patrick Stewart did a passable job, but he was not really up to the task.
F Murray Abraham was delightful in the Broadway production of the Musical.
I make it a point to watch the 1938 version with Owen every year.
I didn't really care for the most recent Animated Disney thing that came out in 2009.
Apologies to Jim Carey, It just didn't work for me.
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:25 pm
by flopstock
I hate Elf
Hate HATE HATE!
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:26 am
by tabby
lol ... I liked "Elf"!! I even bought the cheerful CD afterwards ...
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:01 am
by YZGI
It's a Wondeful life is by far my favorite. Holiday Inn is my wifes favorite, (I like it better than the sequel "White Christmas".
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:13 am
by flopstock
The daughter saw Christmas Vacation the other day, for the first time. She was laughing out loud.
Best and worst of the Holiday Movies
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:44 pm
by Snooz
flopstock;1379444 wrote: The daughter saw Christmas Vacation the other day, for the first time. She was laughing out loud.
My favorite scene: Christmas Vacation (10/10) Movie CLIP - Squirrel! (1989) HD - YouTube
