This is the only Hughes I still like
― Simon H., Monday, 23 December 2019 20:25 (four years ago) link
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06. MEET ME IN ST. LOUISVincente Minnelli, USA, 1944(414 points, 7 votes)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Monday, 23 December 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
Another movie where most of it has nothing to do with Christmas, but when it does, blows everything else out of the water.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Monday, 23 December 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
Taking a break before running down the top 5 this evening.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Monday, 23 December 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
Adore PT&A but didn't vote for it for the simple reason that, as a Canadian, Thanksgiving has nothing to do with Christmas for me.
Had never seen MMiSL until last year, but its already one of those I can imagine watching every year.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Monday, 23 December 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
am a considerable fan of Martin and Candy but have never seen PT&A cuz Hughes irritates me
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 December 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link
PT&A is pretty much the best Hughes movie, as definitive as his teen movies are, they all have a significant flaw (with 16 Candles, the racism; with Ferris Bueller, refusing to make him the villain; with Breakfast Club, the makeover; with Pretty in Pink, pairing the protagonist with the asshole), whereas this one is all gold.
― Tuomas, Monday, 23 December 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
The Apartment too low
my #1!
― Legacy of Banality (Pillbox), Monday, 23 December 2019 22:48 (four years ago) link
Morbs I can’t really hang with a lot of Hughes either but you might enjoy pt&a, a lot of the humor is pretty pitch black & it’s a pretty great showcase for Candy, he has a lot of perfect little performance moments in it.
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Monday, 23 December 2019 23:53 (four years ago) link
those snowmen in st. louis are so hollywood.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 00:04 (four years ago) link
Despite seeing it several times I remember almost nothing about Meet Me in St. Louis, except that I thought it was surreal and wonderful.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 00:26 (four years ago) link
it's a Halloween movie too!
― Josefa, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
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― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 01:30 (four years ago) link
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05. SCROOGEDRichard Donner, USA, 1988(430 points, 8 votes)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
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04. GREMLINSRichard Donner, USA, 1988(495.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first-place vote)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 02:34 (four years ago) link
i love scrooged so much. Karen Allen is a joy and a wonder. gremlins is good but i have never rly embraced it as a christmas movie
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 02:42 (four years ago) link
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― rb (soda), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 02:52 (four years ago) link
damn, Richard Donner the MVP of this poll
― insecurity bear (sic), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 02:53 (four years ago) link
Wow double-Donnered!
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:03 (four years ago) link
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03. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNERJohn Carpenter, Taiwan, 1915(530 points, 9 votes, 3 first-place votes)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:24 (four years ago) link
Michael O'Donoghue curses you Scrooged fans (and Bill Murray) from biker heaven
Lubitsch's position and his cigar look kind of obscene there
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
so good
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
gonna watch it again tomorrow morning over copious French press coffee cups
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:30 (four years ago) link
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― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:31 (four years ago) link
as former ilxor ghost rider once pointed out, Mr Matuschek's store seems overstaffed
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:34 (four years ago) link
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― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:34 (four years ago) link
i love that oh chichonia song (sp?)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:35 (four years ago) link
My #1. A perfect movie.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:45 (four years ago) link
There are no words to describe what Margaret Sullavan wrings out of that husk in her voice.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link
lol Eric :)
― insecurity bear (sic), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link
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02. FANNY & ALEXANDERIngmar Bergman, Sweden-France-West Germany, 1982(575 points, 10 votes)
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01. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFEFrank Capra, USA, 1946(702 points, 12 votes, 1 first-place vote)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
Endured a colorized version yesterday, almost as easy to tune out as the Fanny parts of the Bergman film.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
I like that all the signage is Hungarian. xxp
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― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 03:58 (four years ago) link
Just finished watching Shop and it really is near perfect. Felix Bressartt gets all the best laugh lines imo.
Was considering putting Bergman at #1, decided on Wonderful Life instead... cant believe I was the only one!
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 04:14 (four years ago) link
HoW Do yOU sPeLL FrANkiNsCenSE?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 04:30 (four years ago) link
Thanks for throwing the party, Eric.
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― insecurity bear (sic), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 05:19 (four years ago) link
Yes thanks Eric & Pillbox for a great poll & rollout! Got me to watch some good xmas stuff I hadn’t seen before
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link
lovely poll and rollout even if many of my faves were robbed (Silent Night Deadly Night!!!)
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 December 2019 13:48 (four years ago) link
sorry can we run this again after I've had a chance to see this
Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law (1984) is, yes, a Christmas movie, and the only one I know that features a shot-up body plunging multiple stories to land and carom around in a mall ice skating rink, leaving a trail of gore in its wake. pic.twitter.com/TTzFnxhwPc— ℑ 𝔇𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔪𝔢 𝔜𝔬𝔲 (@NickPinkerton) December 23, 2019
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 December 2019 14:48 (four years ago) link
The first part of the Tv version of Fanny and Alexander is the most sumptuously 'Christmassy' thing i've ever seen. Weirdly Eyes Wide Shut almost matches it. I wonder if some of that 'fairy lights in every shot' thing Kubes was going for, was in any way indebted to Bergman.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
When I voted for F&A, I was really voting for the opening chapter of the TV version.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
That very first glimpse of Clarence is perfect; one of the all-time great character intro shots
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― piscesx, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
Thanks for putting this together.
1. Comfort and Joy (Bill Forsyth)2. A Christmas Carol (1951)3. It’s a Wonderful Life4. Going My Way5. The Shop Around the Corner6. The Apartment7. The Ice Storm8. Fanny and Alexander9. Hannah and Her Sisters10. Mon Oncle Antoine11. Gremlins
Same as other genre polls--I tried to balance how much I liked a film with how Christmassy it felt to me. I should have nominated and voted for Meet John Doe.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
bold did not place
1. "Peace on Earth" (1939)Meet Me in St. Louis #6It's a Wonderful Life #1The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)Bad Santa (2003) #11
A Christmas Story #8The Shop Around the Corner (1940) #3A Christmas Carol (1951) a.k.a. Scrooge #14Elf #29The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) #14
29th StreetA Very Harold & Kumar 3-D ChristmasKrampus (2015)The GrinchErnest Saves Christmas
Edward Scissorhands #40Fanny and Alexander #2Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence #39Remember the NightMon oncle Antoine #20
Scrooged #5"Pluto's Christmas Tree""Toy Tinkers"3 Godfathers25. 8 Women
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
yeah, Remember the Night, for godssake
i also see a Bob Hope film i haven't watched
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 21:10 (four years ago) link
1. The Shop Around the Corner2. Fanny & Alexander3. It’s a Wonderful Life4. Gremlins5. Meet Me in St. Louis6. Mon Oncle Antoine7. Black Christmas8. A Christmas Story9. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation10. Gift Wrapped11. Die Hard12. Miracle on 34th Street (1945)13. Remember the Night14. Scrooged15. The Bells of St. Mary’s
Thanks, Eric!
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 21:56 (four years ago) link
Yeah great poll, wish i'd had time to vote.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
I saw Scrooged in a theater. I thought Murray's performance was just loud and annoying and the whole movie was like an SNL skit that went on f-o-r-e-v-e-r. And it had the usual Hollywood 30 minutes of "climax" where you knew it was the climax because it was twice as loud and annoying.
I think Comfort and Joy (Clemenza's #1) is a nice little movie with many funny moments. However, it is pretty slight overall and when it reaches for pathos it never gets there. But I didn't cast a ballot, so consider this post as mere sour grapes.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
bold DNP
Black Christmas (1974) Silent Partner (1978) Mon oncle Antoine Eyes Wide Shut Brazil Meet Me in St. Louis Silent Night, Deadly Night The Muppet Christmas Carol Fanny and Alexander Kiss Kiss Bang Bang A Christmas Tale (2008) The Hudsucker Proxy Planes, Trains and Automobiles The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 December 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
The Thin ManTrading PlacesScroogedBig Business (1929)Compliments of the Season (1930)The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)Jack Frost (1934)The Reckless Moment (1949)La Grande Illusion (1937)Bad Santa (2003)La Petite Marchande d'Allumettes (1928)Hell's Heroes (1930)The Night Before Christmas (1933)Holiday (1930)Babes in Toyland (1934)The Curse of the Cat PeopleCarolFar From Heaven (2002)Two Men in ManhattanThe Unholy Three (1925)The Unholy Three (1930)Little Women (1933)Poisoned Ivory (1934)Santa Claus Conquers the MartiansDie Hard
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Wednesday, 25 December 2019 00:15 (four years ago) link