Author Topic: Favourite Christmas films (Read 16106 times)

Filler. · « **Reply #160 on:** December 6, 2016, 11:05:14 pm »

Trading Places is my favourite... that and Charlie Brown's Christmas.

Watching Star Wars with my 6 year old this year... I reckon 6 is OK. All looking forward to that hugely. Next year.... some Herzog.

dave 5516 · « **Reply #161 on:** December 7, 2016, 08:39:26 am »

Tangerine from last year is a good Xmas film...

Ray K · « **Reply #162 on:** December 7, 2016, 12:12:39 pm »

Re: Trading Places (a great Christmas movie)

Regulators in the US are bringing in a rule banning illegally obtained government information for trading on commodities. They're calling it the Eddie Murphy Rule. Honestly.

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Yes, regulators appear to be turning to 1980s screwball comedies for inspiration for new rules. It’s hard to imagine CFTC chief Gary Gensler keeping a straight face, while telling Congress about this item in his testimony Wednesday:

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We have recommended banning using misappropriated government information to trade in the commodity markets. In the movie “Trading Places,” starring Eddie Murphy, the Duke brothers intended to profit from trades in frozen concentrated orange juice futures contracts using an illicitly obtained and not yet public Department of Agriculture orange crop report. Characters played by Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd intercept the misappropriated report and trade on it to profit and ruin the Duke brothers. In real life, using such misappropriated government information actually is not illegal under our statute. To protect our markets, we have recommended what we call the “Eddie Murphy” rule to ban insider trading using nonpublic information misappropriated from a government source.

While Gensler’s explanation is a little bit goofy, this is actually a really interesting issue. Under current regulations, the CFTC doesn’t ban trading on inside information. Here’s how the Journal explained it in a 2008 article:

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Unlike most stock markets, insider trading isn’t generally illegal in commodities trading. An oil company can take advantage of inside information about its production outlook when it makes trades. However, if traders intentionally create an artificial price and use it to make money, charges of manipulation may arise.

From the Wall Street Journal.

Merry New Year, Billy Ray. In Jail!

djphal · « **Reply #163 on:** December 7, 2016, 01:12:50 pm »

Quote from: oddball on December 6, 2016, 06:42:51 pm

Me and the daughter too

"Grace? She died 20 years ago"

"Checked our shitters honey"

https://youtu.be/h_yQhALyAx0

bryanod · « **Reply #164 on:** December 7, 2016, 04:32:10 pm »

Watched Scrooged and Christmas Vacation over last few days. Good start

Oddball · « **Reply #165 on:** December 7, 2016, 10:27:09 pm »

Quote from: djphal on December 7, 2016, 01:12:50 pm

https://youtu.be/h_yQhALyAx0

Its a bit nipply out hahahahah what did I say nipple?

Buck Pete · « **Reply #166 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:17:16 pm »

Quote from: Titi Camara on December 5, 2016, 11:11:02 am

Going to watch A Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D on the 14th at Cineworld, genuinely can't wait!

Saw this post a few weeks ago and put it on my list to watch.

Day off work today so just watched it. Really enjoyable film and a genius story from Burton.

Not sure why I've never seen this over the last 23 years but glad I've see it now. Cheers Titi

Chakan · « **Reply #167 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:18:14 pm »

Gonna watch Die Hard soon.

Buck Pete · « **Reply #168 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:21:41 pm »

Quote from: Chakan on December 19, 2016, 02:18:14 pm

Gonna watch Die Hard soon.

Thought you'd typed gonna die soon

Bugger

Chakan · « **Reply #169 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:26:49 pm »

Quote from: Buck Pete on December 19, 2016, 02:21:41 pm

Thought you'd typed gonna die soon

Bugger

I live to spite you.

RideTheWalrus · « **Reply #170 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:31:13 pm »

Best christmas movies are the ones which aren't really christmas movies, but are just tied to the holidays, or take place over it.

The Mummy, Lord of the Rings, Die Hard, Love Actually, Eyes Wide Shut

Krampus is a fun movie.

Rysoph76 · « **Reply #171 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:36:44 pm »

They have been listed already but my favourites are Trading Places and Die Hard. Trading Places is just such a brilliant film, the casting, the characters and the story itself are just fantastic

BER · « **Reply #172 on:** December 19, 2016, 02:56:43 pm »

Christmas Vacation. One of the best comedies ever, Christmas or otherwise. Chevy Chase at his very best.

Titi Camara · « **Reply #173 on:** December 19, 2016, 03:01:54 pm »

Probs get a spot of hate for this but....

I watched Scrooged on Friday night after a few ciders. It's the first time I've watched it in years....probably at least a couple of decades.....it really didn't align itself with my fond memories. The movie is very much of it's time but as such feels like it's from another planet rather than era a few years back. Genuinely not good and not one I think I'll ever watch again!

A Muppets Christmas Carol is a far superior version of this tale of Christmas spirit.

smithng · « **Reply #174 on:** December 19, 2016, 03:07:23 pm »

Not a film I know, but I'll be watching Blackadder's Christmas Carol ...

""So: one way, it's glory everlasting; the other, it's wearing Baldrick's posing pouch!"

Rysoph76 · « **Reply #175 on:** December 19, 2016, 03:19:51 pm »

As you have raised a non-film, just wanted to point out that this year is the 20th anniversary of the Father Ted Christmas Special where they have to escape from the Lingerie Department which is one of my favourite tv moments. Always worth a watch

Dubred · « **Reply #176 on:** December 19, 2016, 04:26:04 pm »

Santa Clause The Movie was on tv yesterday

Used to bloody love that film when I was a kid

djphal · « **Reply #177 on:** December 19, 2016, 05:00:57 pm »

Quote from: Dubred on December 19, 2016, 04:26:04 pm

Santa Clause The Movie was on tv yesterday

Used to bloody love that film when I was a kid

Introduced it to the kids, they wanted it on again today!

LiverLuke · « **Reply #178 on:** December 19, 2016, 06:54:09 pm »

as a kid i loved jingle all the way

CrasherKid79 · « **Reply #179 on:** December 19, 2016, 07:05:38 pm »

Quote from: BER on December 19, 2016, 02:56:43 pm

Christmas Vacation. One of the best comedies ever, Christmas or otherwise. Chevy Chase at his very best.

Those shiny white slip ons are awesome !!

redk84 · « **Reply #180 on:** December 20, 2016, 04:24:02 pm »

Home Alone
Scrooged
Nightmare before Christmas
Elf
Die Hard
Return of the Jedi
Gremlins 2

is what I associate with christmas

zabadoh · « **Reply #181 on:** December 24, 2016, 05:27:41 pm »

Jingle All The Way with Schwarzenegger. The fucking epitome of modern overcommercialized XMas.

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Thush · « **Reply #182 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:06:09 pm »

Die Hard
Trading Places
Scrooged

Trada · « **Reply #183 on:** December 25, 2016, 01:14:45 am »

God I forgot how depressing the film Its a wonderful life is until you get to the good uplifting part.

McrRed · « **Reply #184 on:** December 25, 2016, 08:19:46 am »

Die Hard. Watch it every Xmas.

sideshowme · « **Reply #185 on:** December 25, 2016, 05:44:29 pm »

i know these things go down well on here...

McrRed · « **Reply #186 on:** December 25, 2016, 06:42:58 pm »

Quote from: sideshowme on December 25, 2016, 05:44:29 pm

i know these things go down well on here...

Well die hard was the first one so I'm happy

BER · « **Reply #187 on:** December 26, 2016, 02:03:47 am »

Krampus is going on the list. Best horror comedy Christmas film since Gremlins.

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #188 on:** December 7, 2022, 01:20:56 pm »

Catch Me If You Can (yes, I think it counts as a Christmas movie)

Ycuzz · « **Reply #189 on:** December 7, 2022, 01:44:23 pm »

There is a few that usually gets a showing..

Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
3 nuts for Cinderella (Czech film from 1973. It's turned into a weird Norwegian thingie, we all _have_ to see it o_O)
Love Actually

Some honorable mentions
Rock'n Roll Wolf (Ma Ma), (Soviet, French, Rumanian and who knows who else co-production from 1976. Another, yep, weird Norwegian thingie)
The Holiday, (Mrs Yc' choice)

And, of course;

Die Hard

El Lobo · « **Reply #190 on:** December 7, 2022, 02:26:25 pm »

Our list is usually:

Home Alone 1&2
Christmas Chronicles
The Santa Clause (all three but with interest waning very quickly after the second!)
Love Actually
Nightmare Before Xmas
Elf
Scrooged
Polar Express
Christmas Carol (Disney)
The Grinch (Carrey)

and then I'll watch Bad Santa on my own because the missus thinks its crude (duh)

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #191 on:** December 7, 2022, 03:08:46 pm »

5) Trading Places
4) Bridget Jones' Diary (yes it is)
3) Blackadder Christmas Carol
2) Nightmare Before Christmas
1) Muppet Christmas Carol

rob1966 · « **Reply #192 on:** December 7, 2022, 03:17:11 pm »

Quote from: #1 Barry Manilow Fan. Y? Cuzz It's Xmas For All The Children on December 7, 2022, 01:44:23 pm

There is a few that usually gets a showing..

Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
3 nuts for Cinderella (Czech film from 1973. It's turned into a weird Norwegian thingie, we all _have_ to see it o_O)
Love Actually

Some honorable mentions
Rock'n Roll Wolf (Ma Ma), (Soviet, French, Rumanian and who knows who else co-production from 1976. Another, yep, weird Norwegian thingie)
The Holiday, (Mrs Yc' choice)

And, of course;

Die Hard

You fucking had to didn't you

rob1966 · « **Reply #193 on:** December 7, 2022, 03:26:33 pm »

Scrooge
Scrooged
Home Alone
Gremlins
Bad Santa
Its A Wonderful Life.

Ravishing Rick Dude · « **Reply #194 on:** December 7, 2022, 03:31:15 pm »

Home Alone it's like a tradition.

Probably going to watch Harry Potter will my lads too.

Nobby Reserve · « **Reply #195 on:** December 7, 2022, 04:20:20 pm »

Quote from: Ravishing Rick Rude on December 7, 2022, 03:31:15 pm

Home Alone it's like a tradition.

We always watch A Muppet Christmas Carol on Xmas Eve. Think the four of us now know every line, and singalong with the songs.

Qston · « **Reply #196 on:** December 7, 2022, 04:57:54 pm »

Quote from: robbed1966kidsbikesoffsanta on December 7, 2022, 03:26:33 pm

Scrooge
Scrooged
Home Alone
Gremlins
Bad Santa
Its A Wonderful Life.

Is the right answer

liverbloke · « **Reply #197 on:** December 7, 2022, 05:16:28 pm »

anyone mentioned the 1974 cult classic black christmas yet?

oh gets me all warm and snuggly every time

Sheer Magnetism · « **Reply #198 on:** December 7, 2022, 05:33:32 pm »

Interesting how things go in and out of fashion. Elf had really emerged as a big film in the last few years but this year it feels like everyone's obsessed with Muppets Christmas Carol. Scrooged seems like it's fallen a little out of favour in comparison.

sheepfest · « **Reply #199 on:** December 7, 2022, 05:49:59 pm »

Christmas with the Kranks
National Lampoon's Christmas
Gremlins
Santa Claus: The Movie