workingcinderellaman Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking about a list of the top 20 Christmas movies of all time done by AMC. I thought there were some bad placements on the list but I guess it's all a matter of opinion. I was a little bit shocked that the Alistair Simms Christmas Carol wasn't even on the list but "Bad Santa" made it. This is the list from AMC: #1 It's a Wonderful Life #2 Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (puppet animation) #3 A Charlie Brown Christmas (animation) #4 Christmas Vacation #5 Home Alone #6 Elf #7 Frosty the Snowman (animation) #8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated) #9 Miracle on 34th Street #10 A Christmas Story #11 White Christmas #12 A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott, 1984) #13 The Santa Clause #14 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey) #15 Holiday Inn #16 Scrooged #17 The Muppet Christmas Carol #18 Christmas in Connecticut #19 The Nightmare Before Christmas #20 Bad Santa Another movie I think should have been on the list was "Jack Frost" with Michael Keaton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 6 / 4 / 1 / 5 / 10 Those are my top 5. #1 It's a Wonderful Life#4 Christmas Vacation#5 Home Alone#6 Elf#10 A Christmas Story #8 - Animated Grinch is right in there too One not included that we watch every year: The Year Without a Santa Claus... the one with the Miser Brothers. Just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here is the AMC list that can be voted on: http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/christmas-movies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here are my ratings for these top 20... #1 It's a Wonderful LifeAbsolute Classic. Watch this every year. 5/5 #2 Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (puppet animation)I like it, but the kids never got into it. I force them to watch it once in a while, 3/5 #3 A Charlie Brown Christmas (animation)A good one, but has parts that drag on. 4/5 #4 Christmas VacationSpectacular from top to bottom, a great twist on the Christmas movie. 5/5 #5 Home AloneAn all time favorite. An every year must 5/5 #6 ElfThe top 3 for me are so close, Elf, Vacation and Wonderful Life can all be #1 at any time 5/5 #7 Frosty the Snowman (animation)One of my least favorite 2/5 #8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)Love it 4.5/5 #9 Miracle on 34th StreetVery good, try and see this if we can but it's not a "must" 4/5 #10 A Christmas StoryYou see this every year whether you want to or not. 4/5 #11 White ChristmasAlmost too old for me, but it's still holds up well. 3.5/5 #12 A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott, 1984)Decent, #2 of the Christmas Carols for me... I like Alastair's better though. 4/5 #13 The Santa ClauseAn underrated movie, I like 1 and 2 a lot, Even 3 is better than some on the list here. 4/5 #14 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey) Booo, this movie didn't need a live version. 1/5 #15 Holiday InnClassic, but dated. 3/5 #16 ScroogedFine take on the Christmas Carol story. 4/5 #17 The Muppet Christmas CarolPretty good, Mickey's is better. 3/5 #18 Christmas in ConnecticutNever saw it N/A #19 The Nightmare Before ChristmasOk, but not my cup of tea 2/5 #20 Bad SantaCouldn't watch this for very long - hated the concept 0/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 http://danieldokter.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/christmas-14.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc0ODg5NjYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDU5MzY0MQ@@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 A Christmas Story is definitely my favorite. It's a Wonderful Life is nice, and I'm sure I liked some of those Peanuts/Rudolph/Frosty/Grinch things when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 My favorites : Christmas VacationWhite ChristmasCharlie BrownChristmas in ConnecticutRudolphElfSurviving Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Christmas Vacation is the best Christmas classic hands down. Then there's: A Christmas StoryFrosty the SnowmanHarry Potter marathon (it counts!)LotR marathon (this too!) Then the claymations:Santa Claus is Coming to TownYear Without A Santa ClausRudolph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Die Hard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 How are the Rudolph and Charlie Brown specials movies? Charlie Brown is a half hour! Anyhow... In Order...1. Miracle On 34th Street (ORIGINAL VERSION!)2. Its A Wonderful Life3. A Christmas Carol (Alistar Sim version is the best!)4. Christmas Vacation5. Elf6. Home Alone7. Fred Claus8. Scrooged9. The Polar Express10. Christmas With The Kranks11. Jingle All The Way Short TV specials don't count as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Christmas With The Kranks :lol: I never heard of that one, but it sounds funny. Something like the Whiners on the old SNL skit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 1) Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 2) A Charlie Brown Christmas3) A Christmas Carol4) How The Grinch Stole Christmas beyond that it doesn't really matter ;) I should watch Scrooged, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here's one for the whole family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-_eSWbI2A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 One of my favorite classic Christmas movies is The Bishops Wife, with Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. I also like The Bells of St. Mary's and White Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 1st two Die HardsA Xmas StoryThe RefScroogedHome AloneLethal WeaponTrading PlacesBad SantaChristmas Vacation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Elf Gremlins Scrooged Muppet Christmas Carol Nightmare Before Christmas The Grinch Edited December 22, 2014 by Segue Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiltonBanana Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 My favorite film is arguably a Christmas film. http://cdn.filmschoolrejects.com/images/HolidayBrazil.pngBrazil, Terry Gilliam (1985) And as mentioned before, Die Hard is a great choice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 And all the Harry Potter movies. They count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Die Hard http://i.imgur.com/RE19L85.gif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Die Hard http://i.imgur.com/RE19L85.gif If loving Die Hard is a neckbeard offense then I'll tip away m'lady. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Die Hard http://i.imgur.com/RE19L85.gif If loving Die Hard is a neckbeard offense then I'll tip away m'lady. Not a huge fan of the meme, but today I saw a thread with this gif and the title was "Die Hard is my favorite Christmas movie"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Die Hard http://i.imgur.com/RE19L85.gif If loving Die Hard is a neckbeard offense then I'll tip away m'lady. Not a huge fan of the meme, but today I saw a thread with this gif and the title was "Die Hard is my favorite Christmas movie"... Funny, I was about to make a remark about the notable absence of Die Hard on AMC's list of the best Christmas movies. That film history teacher I had last year's gonna be pissed to see it not on the list. And I'm absolutely serious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Christmas Vacation is the best Christmas classic hands down. Then there's: A Christmas StoryFrosty the SnowmanHarry Potter marathon (it counts!)LotR marathon (this too!) Then the claymations:Santa Claus is Coming to TownYear Without A Santa ClausRudolph Fixing my list and adding some others I forgot about. ElfGrinch (the classic one) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Here's one for the whole family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-_eSWbI2A Great movie. The sequel is good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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