Holiday Film Favourites
By Jill Oliver-Fox Wednesday, November 30, 2016 chrismas, holidays, movies, random
Childhood Favourites:
Watching these movies as a child somehow became a tradition that I looked forward to every year and now that I am an adult I feel the season just isn't complete without them
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966):
Now many people are going to ask me how I like the Ron Howard version, I don't, it just doesn't compare to the classic in my eyes.
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983):
This is a cute re-imagining of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but with Mickey, Goofy, Donald and of course Scrooge McDuck. It's cute and lighthearted and only lasts about 26 minutes.
Honorable Mentions: Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty The Snowman and A Christmas Story
Adult Favorites:
These are the films I didn't fall in love with as a child, but rather as an adult. Some weren't around when I was a kid, others were and I just kind of missed out.. They all are good family ones, some with some adult humor in them too.
ELF (2003):
Since ELF only came out when I was already 23, it isn't a childhood favourite of mine, but it is still a favourite none the less.
The adorable story of a human child raised in the north pole who truly believes he is an elf, despite his size and lack of elf talents. When buddy learns in his 30's that he is in fact a human, he does in search of his father in New York City. Of course the cutler shock of the real world mixed with his innocence as well as his dad who is on the naughty list equals laughs all around.
Jon Favreau directs this one and Will Ferrell and James Caan star.
This is once again a kids movie that came out when I was adult. I love the Muppet's, a childhood favourite. While I loved a tv special that aired for many years in the 80's and 90's it no longer play, so this is as close as I can get to it.
It is once again Dickens' Christmas Carol, this time with Kermit and the gang. It also has a pile of early 2000s pop culture references that are both really dated and hilarious in retrospect. An example is their Christmas production at the theatre is Moulin Rouge themed and there's a lot of talk about malls being popular. Still I love it.
Scrooged (1988)
I never seemed to have really watched this one as a child, but it turns out it is a favourite of my husband. We watch it every year now and I must say that darn that Bill Murray is a funny guy,
Basically it a comedy with a bit of slapstick retelling modern version Dickens' Christmas Carol.
Honorable mentions: Christmas Vacation and The Santa Clause
Unorthodox Traditions:
Bad Santa (2003)
Generally the hubby will turn this on at some point Christmas evening once were all full of turkey and maybe a little tipsy.
If you like your humor crude you're probably going to like this one.
Die Hard (1988):
This is the first of 5 movies in the franchise, it features a John, a NYC cop visiting his estranged wife in LA on Christmas Eve. Of course there happens to be a crazy amount of bonds in a safe and a bunch of criminals take over the building. John of course has to save the day.
It features Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman as the mains in it.
Super fun bonus time, I found an authorized colouring book for the movie, me and Melissa from Melissa's Musings are going have a fun night of colouring and watching this movie.
Trading Places (1983):
This one is a great '80's comedy about a Louie, a commodities trader and Billy Ray, a con man have their fortunes switched when Louie's bosses make a bet about what would happen if the one was destitute an the other wealthy. Nothing really goes as planed and a lot of comedy occurs.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy star in this film.
Honorable mentions: Gremlins, Die Hard 2 and Lethal Weapon
That is enough bad movie summaries from me, I hope you liked it. The key thing here is these are my and my family's traditions when it comes to Holiday Films.
What are your Holiday Film Favourites???
