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11-02-02, 11:20 AM

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favorite christmas movie

now that halloween is behind us and thanksgiving is a mere bump in the road toward christmas what are your top 3 favorite xmas films?

mine are...

christmas story
nat'l lamp. christmas vacation
scrooged/nightmare before xmas (tie)

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11-02-02, 12:15 PM

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Scrooged
Home Alone
Muppet Christmas Carol / The Santa Clause (tie)

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11-02-02, 12:27 PM

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Christmas Story
Home Alone

and I know I'll get flamed for this but:
I'll Be Home For Christmas

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11-02-02, 12:45 PM

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"The Ref"

I want it on DVD, but I guess the studio hasn't seen fit to put it on DVD yet.

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11-02-02, 12:55 PM

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and I know I'll get flamed for this but:
I'll Be Home For Christmas

If you're referring to the Jonathan Taylor Thomas one, I didn't think that was too bad. I bought it blindly, and while it wasn't as good as I hoped, but I still enjoy it quite a bit.

But most people will flame you for it.

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11-02-02, 01:02 PM

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If I had to choose just one it is "A Christmas Story"

But these are my other favorites:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
It's A Wonderful Life
Home Alone
Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
Trapped In Paradise
Scrooged

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11-02-02, 01:04 PM

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If you're referring to the Jonathan Taylor Thomas one, I didn't think that was too bad. I bought it blindly, and while it wasn't as good as I hoped, but I still enjoy it quite a bit.

It was the exact oppisite for me. I saw about half of it on the Disney Channel. I was expecting the movie to be really bad but instead I got an enjoyable movie that I could just watch at anytime.

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11-02-02, 01:40 PM

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Christmas Vacation
Go
A Christmas Story

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11-02-02, 02:36 PM

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Christmas Story
Home Alone
Christmas Vacation/Go it wouldn't have been a tie but I have seen Lampoons way to many times.

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11-02-02, 02:46 PM

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Home Alone (1990)

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11-02-02, 03:28 PM

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A Christmas Story and The Ref.

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11-02-02, 04:24 PM

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Die Hard

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11-02-02, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Robert
Die Hard

...and A Christmas Story

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11-02-02, 06:28 PM

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Home Alone

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11-02-02, 06:34 PM

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Easy... A Christmas Story.... no competition.

after that.... err maybe Caligula

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11-02-02, 07:19 PM

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A CHRISTMAS STORY
& CHRISTMAS VACATION

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11-02-02, 07:54 PM

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I'm gonna have to third Die Hard

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11-02-02, 08:14 PM

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A Christmas Story.

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11-02-02, 08:22 PM

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Christmas Vacation....tho I wouldn't have thought of Die Hard, so a vote for it, too.....

can I put in a "honorable mention" for the Charlie Brown Christmas special?

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11-02-02, 08:30 PM

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Scrooged
Christmas Vacation

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11-02-02, 08:56 PM

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Christmas Vacation
Nightmare before Christmas
Christmas Story

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11-03-02, 01:53 AM

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It's a Wonderful Life

Nothing else beats this movie, pulls tears out every time.

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11-03-02, 02:08 AM

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My list of must-view favorites, in order of preference:

It's a Wonderful Life (so far above any other contender, comparison is pointless)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Scrooge (1970, starring Albert Finney)
The Lemon Drop Kid
Scrooged

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11-03-02, 09:47 AM

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i'm ashamed to say it but i have never seen 'it's a wonderful life' all the way through. i've usually only caught bits and pieces when my mom would watch it (it's her fav. and she watches it every xmas). definitely need to see this one this year!

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