And unless I'm forgetting some obvious examples, those two 50-year-old entries might comprise the entire corpus of worthwhile feature-length made-for-TV xmas movies.
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
Probably true.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
Someone paste in the whole Lifetime and Hallmark oeuvres.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
AKA cinematic xanax
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
Edward Scissorhands
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
I keep trying to think of movies to add to the nomination list and it seems we've already covered most of the important ones, and there aren't even 100 nominations yet.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
So, yeah, if you have specific Hallmark channel favorites, have at it
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 13:54 (four years ago) link
Norte: The End of History
― devvvine, Thursday, 7 November 2019 14:02 (four years ago) link
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
Santa Claus (1959)Santa Claus Conquers the MartiansThe Santa ClauseMiracle on 34th Street (1994)Tokyo GodfathersSanta Buddies
How about some Oscar winners?
Cavalcade (1933) starts and ends on New Year'sBen-Hur (1959)The Godfather Part IIGreen Book
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:47 (four years ago) link
okay, a couple of corny ones i enjoyed:
The Holiday Calendar (the two leads are very cute)Last Holiday (queen latifah!)
― lxy, Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
Haven't seen them but know that they're appreciate in some quarters:
Jingle All the WayHome for the Holidays
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake CountyBlood Freak
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
I'm glad that Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever and The Godfather Part II are in the same genre.
― jmm, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
Krisha
― Chris L, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
xpost I don't know that I'd call 'films where Robert DeNiro portrays a younger iteration of the titular protagonist' a genre per se.
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
you got me, i looked it up
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
I thought of the first Godfather--Michael and Kay walking along the street after seeing The Bells of St. Mary's--but it seemed like a stretch.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
they buy presents also, but let's indeed cut the crap
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/11-best-incidental-christmas-movies-article-1.2905317
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
(they're walking past RCMH w/ Bells on the marquee -- I don't know if it's clear theyve just seen it)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
Boogie NightsRadio Days
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
TV movies are TV specials imo
nobody should nominate anything that they don't endorse let alone haven't seen. all noms should be accompanied by at least 100 words making their case
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
oh: A Christmas Carol (19996 starring Patrick Stewart, the TNT movie
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:13 (four years ago) link
lol 1999
yeah the holidays in Godfather 2 are probably too incident to merit inclusion. i rescind the nomination.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
Aw, I was looking forward to seeing just how high that landed on clemenza's ballot.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:57 AM (fifty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
well, I've seen Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
as long as all the questions left from Grumpy Cat’s Best Christmas Ever were resolved
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
Look, I know it isn't feature length but because it was a direct-to-video release it technically isn't a TV special, either, so I think it's only fair that this be included among the nominees for any poll of filmed holiday entertainment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6grWQ55VAI
Basically, I'm predisposed to foist this upon people at any and every opportunity because your life isn't complete until you've seen it (although you're likely to wish that your life was complete after you have seen it).
― I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link
Prometheus
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
3 Godfathers
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
That's the biggest reason I didn't nominate it--if I had, I wasn't going to vote for it anyway.
I think there's a stronger, albeit still iffy, argument for nominating Goodfellas. The post-heist bar scene is among the film's best, and there are three classic Christmas songs on the soundtrack (Ronettes, Darlene Love, Drifters). But I'll leave nomination up to someone else--I'd probably pass on voting for that too.
― clemenza, Friday, 8 November 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
another christmas scene in a non-christmas movie (that i'm not nominating)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnuqDV8usBM
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 8 November 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1749530/why-lethal-weapon-is-a-better-christmas-movie-than-die-hard
https://img.cinemablend.com/filter:scale/quill/f/f/2/7/9/0/ff27909c410bf9ab60baaae28a06704040d1fe7e.jpg
― piscesx, Saturday, 9 November 2019 00:07 (four years ago) link
Tales From the Crypt (1972) or just the Joan Collins segment "And All Through the House" if you prefer.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Saturday, 9 November 2019 01:25 (four years ago) link
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― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Saturday, 9 November 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
I really loved Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, a Hallmark movie from 1958, I saw it on TV as a child and I think it formed me in some ways, but I haven't seen it since
― Dan S, Saturday, 9 November 2019 02:16 (four years ago) link
if that's eligible I nominate it
― Dan S, Saturday, 9 November 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
Big Business (1929)La petite marchande d'allumettes (1928)King of Kings (1927 and 1961)The Unholy Three (1925 and 1930)
3 Godfathers― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:23 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― wasdnuos (abanana), Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:23 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
See also Hell's Heroes (1930).
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Saturday, 9 November 2019 04:24 (four years ago) link
29th Street
― wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 10 November 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
I hereby nominate all of these
I refuse to believe that these are all different movies pic.twitter.com/OBU5EscJkj— Henry (@realHenryB) November 12, 2019
(not really nominating them, pollrunners)
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
W H A T !!! pic.twitter.com/WowBSUkNm6— trevb (@trrvvb) November 11, 2019
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, 12 November 2019 23:37 (four years ago) link
Amazing.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 14:32 (four years ago) link
First, Hallmark Channel deprives the gays of Golden Girls for four months of the year, and then they force a poor Canadian studio to reshoot an entire movie to remove the gay couple in it. (Kidding, no idea if this was Hallmark-related, but it felt right.)
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
The Thin Man has the best Christmas morning scene
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 15:26 (four years ago) link
And that would be correct. But I thought you weren't participating in this poll?
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
i am commenting
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
I have already secured image making services so I expect more than commentary
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:12 (four years ago) link
I watched It Happened On Fifth Avenue (1947). Rich and poor people switch roles in a New York mansion at Christmastime. Has its moments but could be better -- I'm not nominating it. Best part is Victor Moore as a homeless drunk who likes to cosplay as a rich man. For people who like innuendo in code-era Hollywood films, there's a scene where a woman is describing where she met her boyfriend that is taken to mean where her baby was conceived -- "and (Victor Moore) was there too!". Made into two Bollywood movies; the 70s one is on youtube and looks wild.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
Compliments of the Season (1930)The Christmas Party (1931)A Bill of Divorcement (1932)The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)Little Women (1933, and other versions I can't be bothered to look up)The Night Before Christmas (1933)Babes in Toyland (1934)Jack Frost (1934)La Grande Illusion (1937)Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)Serendipity (2001)Unaccompanied Minors (2006)Far From Heaven (2002)Christmas Holiday (1944)The Reckless Moment (1949)Making Christmas Crackers (1910)
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 23:54 (four years ago) link