Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > DVD Discussions > DVD Talk
Reload this Page >

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

DVD Talk Talk about DVDs and Movies on DVD including Covers and Cases

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Old 10-08-17, 10:24 PM
  #1  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Thread Starter
 
The Monkees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,009
Received 16 Likes on 9 Posts
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)



2016 Winner: mijorico (177)
2015 Winner: The Big Dave (288)
2014 Winner: Gobear (159)
2013 Winner: Cardsfan111 (289)
2012 Winner: Trevor (277)
2011 Winner: dfmaverick (276)
2010 Winner: HyperWeather (182)
2009 Winner: Trevor (287)
2008 Winner: Dimension X (250)
2007 Winner: Trevor (509)
2006 Winner: RobCA (128)
2005 Winner: FantasticVSDoom (35)



OFFICIAL RULES

-Movies, TV shows/specials, Short Films & Cartoons Count

-The movie or TV show DOES NOT need to be holiday oriented. It could simply take place during the holiday season (i.e. Batman Returns, Gremlins, Die Hard, etc.)

-Although the movie doesn't have to take place during the holiday season, a MAJORITY of the film HAS to take place during the holiday season. No movies with just one scene during the holiday season. If you're not sure, ASK!

-Any holiday from Thanksgiving through New Years Day may count

-A film can only be viewed once, UNLESS you watch it and then watched it again with a commentary

-There is no global goal, shoot for a personal goal. Whatever you want your goal to be go for it. For returning participants maybe your goal should be to beat a previous year's goal.

-Again, like past years there will be a THREE Wild Card option to include movies or TV shows you might watch during the holiday season that is not holiday oriented. My family used to watch Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory every Christmas. So anything is allowed, up to 3.

-Specials such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Years Rockin' Eve, etc. can count, but you MUST watch the entire special in order to count it.

-PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE number your lists! If you do not number your list it will not count towards the challenge

-It doesn't matter how you see the film, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, Laserdisc, Theatrical release, it can be counted. Just have fun.

-The challenge will begin at midnight on Saturday November 18, 2017 and will end at dawn on Tuesday January 2, 2018






CHECKLIST

Spoiler:
--- Watch a Thanksgiving movie:
--- Watch a Thanksgiving TV episode:
--- Watch a Thanksgiving special:
--- Watch something animated about Thanksgiving:

--- Watch a Christmas movie:
--- Watch a Christmas TV episode:
--- Watch a Christmas special:
--- Watch something animated about Christmas:
--- Watch some version of A Christmas Carol:

--- Watch a New Year's movie.
--- Watch a New Year's TV episode.
--- Watch a New Year's special:
--- Watch something animated about New Year's:

--- Watch something Charlie Brown:
--- Watch something Garfield:
--- Watch an Oscar Winner:
--- Watch "It's a Wonderful Life", "A Christmas Story", National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" OR some version of "Miracle on 34th Street"

--- 1920s:
--- 1930s:
--- 1940s:
--- 1950s:
--- 1960s:
--- 1970s:
--- 1980s:
--- 1990s:
--- 2000s:
--- 2010s:
--- Watch a Film From the Year You Were Born:

--- Watch the MST3K version of a film/show.
--- Watch a film/show and its remake:
--- Watch a film/show based on or turned into a video game. -
--- Watch a film/show based on a novel:
--- Watch a silent film.
--- Watch a film/show with commentary.
--- Watch a film/show that takes place in space.
--- Watch a film/show that takes place on or under the sea.

Watch a film/show for each rating:
--- G:
--- PG:
--- PG-13:
--- R:
--- Unrated:


PLEASE KEEP THE DISCUSSION TO THIS THREAD

Enjoy the Horror Movie Challenge and I Look Forward to All Participants!

Last edited by The Monkees; 11-12-17 at 06:18 PM.
Old 10-08-17, 10:24 PM
  #2  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Thread Starter
 
The Monkees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,009
Received 16 Likes on 9 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I was SO close to winning last year :'(
Old 10-08-17, 10:32 PM
  #3  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Bluelitespecial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 10,520
Received 406 Likes on 294 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I got to 108 last year. I have tried to do something different each year in what I have watched. I'll start thinking about this challenge once the horror challenge is done. Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas starts October 28th.

Last edited by Bluelitespecial; 10-09-17 at 10:16 AM.
Old 10-08-17, 10:38 PM
  #4  
Moderator
 
TheBigDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Florida
Posts: 12,419
Received 503 Likes on 364 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I've been looking forward to this for weeks. I can't wait to start watching Christmas flicks.
Old 10-08-17, 11:12 PM
  #5  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 8,384
Received 162 Likes on 120 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Wow. Hard to believe it is time to start thinking about the Holiday Challenge. I'm glad to see it starts almost a week before Thanksgiving.
Old 10-09-17, 08:14 PM
  #6  
Senior Member
 
Indy24LA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 897
Received 53 Likes on 31 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

It cannot be getting to that time of the year. It still feels like July here.
Old 10-09-17, 08:40 PM
  #7  
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
 
Trevor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: spiritually, Minnesota
Posts: 36,866
Received 670 Likes on 448 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by Indy24LA
It cannot be getting to that time of the year. It still feels like July here.
Christmas in July, perfect!
Old 10-10-17, 02:51 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 392
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

This brings me back to the forum every year haha.

Can't wait for it to start again, love this time of the year in general from October to December.
Old 10-10-17, 11:20 PM
  #9  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Thread Starter
 
The Monkees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,009
Received 16 Likes on 9 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by Corey31
This brings me back to the forum every year haha.
Me too. Take a look at my post history, it's pretty much this challenge, the horror movie challenge and from time to time the TV on DVD challenge.
Old 10-10-17, 11:27 PM
  #10  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Cardsfan111's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 18,479
Likes: 0
Received 366 Likes on 231 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

It's true that many of the challenges almost seem like a reunion of sorts. Welcome back to the 2 of you!

True story: I just set aside a half dozen Christmas DVDs that I found in storage today. That's way more preparation than I've ever made in October.
Old 10-10-17, 11:47 PM
  #11  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Bluelitespecial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 10,520
Received 406 Likes on 294 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I remember suggesting the start of the three wild card rule so I could include watching The Lord of The Rings Trilogy. I haven't been able to watch it for a couple of years due to work, but I hope I can watch them this year. They mean a lot to me watching them during the Christmas season as they came out on my winter breaks in college.
Old 10-11-17, 08:23 AM
  #12  
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
 
Trevor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: spiritually, Minnesota
Posts: 36,866
Received 670 Likes on 448 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Reminiscing through some of our old threads, I found this:
Just had a bizarre coincidence right now. I'm watching a Christmas episode of Alice, Mel's Christmas Carol. The special guest star is the great Jack Gilford, who I've always loved.

As he makes his first appearance, I click on the link to read about him and see how long ago he died. And just as Mel says to his character, "you died 17 years ago", I see on IMDB that Jack Gilford died exactly 17 years ago.

It was the exact same second.
Freaky timing.
Old 10-13-17, 11:13 PM
  #13  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
LJG765's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,939
Received 74 Likes on 60 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Seems to be way too early to think of this, but looking at the calendar, we're almost halfway through October! Time flies sometimes...

I have been thinking ahead on this challenge myself. It's one of my favorites and I'm usually refreshed and ready to start watching movies for the challenges again too.

I've been trying to decide if I want to reorganize my movie collection and take all my winter holiday movies, condense them and move them to the front of the collection so they are all in one spot rather than alphabetically throughout my shelves. I have a ton of Hallmark type movies that are really bare bones releases, so want to utilize multi-disc cases to free up a bit of space that way as well. I think it'd make it easier to grab when I'm in the mood for a Christmas/Holiday movie but not sure what I want to watch.
Old 10-13-17, 11:47 PM
  #14  
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
 
Trevor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: spiritually, Minnesota
Posts: 36,866
Received 670 Likes on 448 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

My collection and movie watching is almost entirely geared towards nine or so specific "genres"; holiday, horror, MST3K, Disney, Criterion, Comic Book, Adult Swim, Muppets, and Python. So all of these are stored separately.
Old 10-13-17, 11:52 PM
  #15  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
LJG765's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,939
Received 74 Likes on 60 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by Trevor
My collection and movie watching is almost entirely geared towards nine or so specific "genres"; holiday, horror, MST3K, Disney, Criterion, Comic Book, Adult Swim, Muppets, and Python. So all of these are stored separately.
I have TV and Disney/Pixar separated out. Muppets are all together, but under M. Same with my Bond movies, under J. I have debated putting all the Marvel ones together, but still in my main collection. I just started to realize that I have enough of a holiday collection, that it might be easier to find if I put them all together. I like my cheesy feel good Christmas movies!
Old 10-27-17, 04:30 PM
  #16  
Senior Member
 
jholmes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Posts: 808
Received 232 Likes on 161 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I'm looking forward to this. I love Christmas movies almost as much as horror movies. (ok, not really, but they run a distance second.)
Old 11-05-17, 06:05 AM
  #17  
Moderator
 
TheBigDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Florida
Posts: 12,419
Received 503 Likes on 364 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Anyone else starting early?

I've been watching the Hallmark Channel 24/7 for the past week.
Old 11-05-17, 11:08 AM
  #18  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Bluelitespecial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 10,520
Received 406 Likes on 294 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I’m already watching my hallmark dvds, and already watched Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I’m looking for some of the newer hallmark movies at Walmart, but haven't seen any yet. I’m guess more movies will be out starting this week.

Last edited by Bluelitespecial; 11-05-17 at 01:07 PM.
Old 11-05-17, 11:44 AM
  #19  
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
 
Trevor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: spiritually, Minnesota
Posts: 36,866
Received 670 Likes on 448 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Looking forward to revisiting Pieces of April as we get closer to Thanksgiving.
Old 11-05-17, 12:30 PM
  #20  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 8,384
Received 162 Likes on 120 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I've been tempted to start early, but haven't watched anything yet.
Old 11-05-17, 12:56 PM
  #21  
Moderator
 
TheBigDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Florida
Posts: 12,419
Received 503 Likes on 364 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by Trevor
Looking forward to revisiting Pieces of April as we get closer to Thanksgiving.
I watched that movie for the first time last year, and I really enjoyed it. I think it'll become an annual Thanksgiving tradition for me.
Old 11-05-17, 01:16 PM
  #22  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
davidh777's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Home of 2013 NFL champion Seahawks
Posts: 52,458
Received 987 Likes on 818 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by shadokitty
I've been tempted to start early, but haven't watched anything yet.
I'll probably do like bluelitespecial and watch some Hallmark comedies to still get credit for the November challenge.
Old 11-05-17, 01:30 PM
  #23  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Bluelitespecial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 10,520
Received 406 Likes on 294 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

This popped up on my youtube playlist I thought it would be fun to post here. What would be the real injuries from all the traps from Home Alone 1 & 2? Basically the paint cans would kill Harry and Marv, same with throwing the bricks in part 2.


Last edited by Bluelitespecial; 11-06-17 at 12:03 AM.
Old 11-05-17, 10:05 PM
  #24  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Thread Starter
 
The Monkees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,009
Received 16 Likes on 9 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
This popped on my youtube playlist I thought it would be fun to post here. What would be the real injuries from all the traps from Home Alone 1 & 2? Basically the paint cans would kill Harry and Marv, same with throwing the bricks in part 2.


Interesting videos, but I was very disappointed they only cover a few of the injuries in part 2.
Old 11-05-17, 11:27 PM
  #25  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Bluelitespecial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 10,520
Received 406 Likes on 294 Posts
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 13th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/18-1/1)

I highly recommend the new movie Better Watch Out, there's a gag in it played out involving paint can trap from Home Alone and what would really happen if you got hit in the face with it.

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.