A timely appreciation of Silent Partner-as-Christmas-Movie from Eric Allen Hatch:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/silent-partner-32229671
― Simon H., Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
Muppet CC is fine but not especially classic imo
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
the stagehand miming stapling antlers onto the mouse? makes me crack up every time
xp re scrooged
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:51 (four years ago) link
https://i.etsystatic.com/11083747/r/il/917dcf/2012544896/il_794xN.2012544896_fggb.jpg
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
Up to a dozen ballots! Keep 'em coming!
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 22:34 (four years ago) link
i'm in. shop on the corner tatted on my belly
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 12 December 2019 01:19 (four years ago) link
the limited number of films on the nominations list definitely made it easier for me to decide on choices for my ballot
― Dan S, Thursday, 12 December 2019 01:45 (four years ago) link
deceptively hard poll bc there are a lot of movies on the nom list that I like a lot that I didnt vote for bc theyre not christmasy enough imo
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Thursday, 12 December 2019 02:43 (four years ago) link
I was trying to decide between 'Christmas films' and 'films that have scenes at Christmas' too, ended up mostly with the latter, because more of them were my favorites
― Dan S, Thursday, 12 December 2019 02:47 (four years ago) link
^ yeah, I could have squeezed in a few bonus viewings over the next fortnight of more formally christmassy flicks, but my ballot got tilted like this
― insecurity bear (sic), Thursday, 12 December 2019 02:50 (four years ago) link
I self-imposed a rule that demanded a certain level Christmasy-ness for me to include it on my ballot, but as I’m sure we will end up discussing during the rollout, these levels will likely seem very arbitrarily determined.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Thursday, 12 December 2019 02:51 (four years ago) link
voted (I think the mail went through)
― WmC, Thursday, 12 December 2019 03:08 (four years ago) link
I decided that the two equally important factors were "how much do I like this" and "how Christmassy is it"
― Simon H., Thursday, 12 December 2019 03:09 (four years ago) link
if including all-time great films that are only incidentally Christmas-oriented it's hard not choose them
― Dan S, Thursday, 12 December 2019 03:44 (four years ago) link
Santa Claus brings everyone an extra day to get ballots in!
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 December 2019 03:45 (four years ago) link
If I don't like the results, can I exchange them for something else?
― clemenza, Thursday, 12 December 2019 04:31 (four years ago) link
you can always yankee swap them with the metal poll
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 12 December 2019 05:10 (four years ago) link
Christmas blows and so does every Christmas movie except for Home Alone
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 12 December 2019 05:11 (four years ago) link
Anyway fuck you for calling this a holiday poll, obviously everyone is voting for Christmas movies, when The Prince of Egypt is the best holiday movie
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 12 December 2019 05:13 (four years ago) link
l'chaim
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 12 December 2019 05:16 (four years ago) link
watched home alone 2 last night for the first time since I was a kid and wow that does not hold up
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Thursday, 12 December 2019 11:52 (four years ago) link
Had the same experience last year tbh. Only exception is "Christmas Star" > "Somewhere in My Memory" fuiud
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 December 2019 13:54 (four years ago) link
yeah the john williams score for still crushes, very christmasy
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Thursday, 12 December 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
We've got 16 ballots total. Don't delay, get your votes for The Family Stone in right away!
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 December 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever or gtfo
― Legacy of Banality (Pillbox), Thursday, 12 December 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
i saw the Mexican Santa Claus movie projected last weekend and boy the MST bots were missed
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 December 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
Zero new ballots since my last request, btw, so extending one final day. If I don't get to 20, the countdown will be a top 3.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Friday, 13 December 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
I knew this was a haven for grinches, but this is ridiculous.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Friday, 13 December 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/b6pZFjO.jpg
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Saturday, 14 December 2019 15:40 (four years ago) link
Not going to finalize the results til Monday due to Christmas shopping overload.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Saturday, 14 December 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
OK, I guess 16 ballots is all we've got. Poll closed.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Sunday, 15 December 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
16 is not bad!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 16 December 2019 01:17 (four years ago) link
How many ballots were submitted for the Best Director poll?
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Monday, 16 December 2019 01:28 (four years ago) link
35
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Monday, 16 December 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link
there are more good directors in the world than good Thanksgiving movies in America
― insecurity bear (sic), Monday, 16 December 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
wonder if Elia Kazan wd garner more respect as a Die Hard film
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:19 (four years ago) link
Sure. Marlon Brando playing Hans.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:24 (four years ago) link
Rollout of the top 40 starts Thursday ... I think you'll be surprised how much higher Silent Night, Deadly Night ranks than The Shop Around the Corner.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
well we knew you voted
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 16:59 (four years ago) link
this has inspired me to line up a viewing of the original black christmas sometime before the new year
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 17:17 (four years ago) link
https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/f-0100002828
In that spirit, AFI Silver is going to host a free screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation this Sunday, as part of its Holiday Classics series. Is anyone else interested in this?
― Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 20:26 (four years ago) link
among the 'video nasties' VHS box art of the 1980s, Silent Night, Deadly Night stands tall.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a6/9c/fb/a69cfb7b3932dab379dc717a371b9012.jpg
as a movie, not so much.
― Legacy of Banality (Pillbox), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
I know if you've been sleeping:
Happy POLLidays! (Happy POLLidays!) It's the ILX Holiday Movies Poll Results Thread
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 19 December 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
you know what I should have seen and then nominated in time for this poll? Night of the Comet!!!
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 02:43 (three years ago) link