...has to be my favorite Christmas movie ever. A new 2-disc special edition is being released. I've avoided buying the old disc in the past, as it's not even widescreen. This one has commentary and other extras, apparently.
In my opinion, may be Melinda Dillon's finest role ever. How can satirical comedy so gentle be so damn funny?
I really can't watch it anymore. I don't see it as a movie. I just see it as 100 meticously thought scenes of nostaglia thought out to be the most nostlagic a scene can be and then put together because it had the same idea: christmas as a kid. Its not that I don't think its good, its just I watched it every year and its identity is so nostalgia I can't watch it anymore. Last year was the first year of not touching this movie. I just think I need a ten year break of not even thinking about this movie so I can revisit it and find it new again.
Favorite christmas movie? Die Hard.
~rougerum
I agree that it's been on TV too much and has worn out its welcome. Also, I agree on Dillon. She does a lot of funny, true work as the secondary or tertiary person in scenes and is just pitch-perfect.
She is underappreciated and underused as an actress.
On the other hand, having Close Encounters, Magnolia and A Christmas Story as the top three things on your resume ain't bad.
Melinda Dillion was in Magnolia? Shit! I didn't know that. Now that I think about it, I'm guessing she was Jimmy Gator's wife. I liked her in the movie, but then I saw Slap Shot and her tits and the innocence I associated with her as a childhood figure of memory was gone.
~rougerum
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetMelinda Dillion was in Magnolia?
Can we establish a kangaroo court for statements like this?? For heaven's sakes, we have to have some standards around here! :wink:
I always watch The Ref on Christmas, but sooner or latter I turn on TBS and see whats going on in A Christmas Story. Seems like no matter what I always turn it around the same part, all through out the 24 hours they show it.
Keep Well,
Dan
Hello folks!!! National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
A fucking staple of yultide cheer over here.
Desecrated with a non-widescreen dvd. They should have an online poll about this rather than the original starwars stuff. We need Christmas Vacation on dvd proper.
"Is your house on fire, Clark?"
"No, Aunt Bethany, those are just the Christmas lights"
Quote from: SoNowThenDesecrated with a non-widescreen dvd. They should have an online poll about this rather than the original starwars stuff. We need Christmas Vacation on dvd proper.
*stuffs SoNowThen's stocking*
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Release Date October 7th:
*Theatrical trailer(s)
*Feature-Length audio commentary with Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, Johnny Galecki, Miriam Flynn, Director Jermemiah Chechik and Producer Matty Simmons
*Widescreen anamorphic format
Oh yeah oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
*dances the shuffle around room*
8)
These two and The Grinch (animated version) are my three favorite perennial classics. Although I'm expecting Elf to join their ranks.
"that there, is an RV..."
me and my folks watch that every christmas....while gettin' drunk.
Quote from: aclockworkjj"that there, is an RV..."
me and my folks watch that every christmas....while gettin' drunk.
I could never, ever get drunk with my family. *shudder*
Christmas Vacation is okay, I guess. I really, really hate Chevy Chase, though, especially after reading
Live from New York. What an asshole, and not so blessed in the talent department, either!
I still say
A Christmas Story is THE Christmas movie. I don't watch movies on TV, so I wouldn't know about the overexposure ruining it. I would also say it very, very assuredly balances itself between nostalgia and anti-nostalgia... there's just enough irreverence to keep it from being saccharine. It's very
Simpsons-esque to me- cartoonish, satirical, but with referents to the "real" world.
I'll always watch
It's A Wonderful Life, too, regardless of how hackneyed.
I also like the Claymation
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. According to my friend Allison, the high-pitched elf who wants to be a dentist is the Token Gay Elf.
Quote from: godardianI also like the Claymation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Ever seen the 'other'
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer claymations on MadTV? I wish they would play those every year. Those are great.
"The ho...ho...horror"
Quote from: godardianI also like the Claymation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. According to my friend Allison, the high-pitched elf who wants to be a dentist is the Token Gay Elf.
Too funny!
"Token Gay Elf" would be a
great name for a band, by the way. :lol:
Quote from: Find Your MagaliQuote from: godardianI also like the Claymation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. According to my friend Allison, the high-pitched elf who wants to be a dentist is the Token Gay Elf.
Too funny!
"Token Gay Elf" would be a great name for a band, by the way. :lol:
Better than "Hoobastank," at least. Whenever I hear of that band, I actually get depressed over their awful name. :-) I have a GREAT band name for when I have a band, but it's under top-secret confidential wraps. Hint: It has something to do with filmmaking.