What makes a good Christmas movie to you?

[dBoyFresh*212]

snow bunnies

 

[the next guy]

It has to have the kids being happy in the end.

It has to be long, none of that 90 minute Lifetime crap.

 

[MartyMcFly]

It has to have the kids being happy in the end.

It has to be long, none of that 90 minute Lifetime crap.

Oh so two hours or bust right?

 

[the next guy]

Oh so two hours or bust right?

For sure, Christmas is such a wide ranging genre and theme you can make a good movie if you try. Miracle on 34th street (both versions) is an example.

 

[bangbreh]

If it ain't humorous it may as well be on the Hallmark channel

 

[StraxStrax]

Christamas barely has anything to do with religion. lol

But it hardly makes any sense to have a Christmas movie that doesn't center on Christmas imo.
I get @StraxStrax 's point...but they wouldn't have been rushing around in Home Alone if they weren't trying
to be somewhere for Christmas. And in Jingle All The Way none of that woulda happened if Arns wasn't trying
to get li'l dude the toy for Christmas.

They we're rushing because their alarm clock didn't go off tho

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Die Hard could be about the christmas spirit also breh..at its core, it's about a man trying to put his family back together and atone for the sins he's made. Isn't that what Christmas is about? Family and forgiveness?



It's probably the movie I've seen the most in my life. I watch the marathon every year and the movie just makes me happy

word
all he trying to do is see his family for Christmas and try and work things out with holly its the whole reason why went out there
then this eastern euro ass hole takes her hostage and ruin everyones christmas like a fukking grench

 

[StraxStrax]

To the Elf lovers. I can't get passed the movie looks like it was made for $39

 

[MikelArteta]

if it comes on every year and i can watch it
like i do home alone /home alone 2 and never get bored

 

[Taadow]

They we're rushing because their alarm clock didn't go off tho

...and why were all those people together in that house for the night?

 

[MartyMcFly]

...and why were all those people together in that house for the night?

And they're going on vacation. I get what he's saying though..the idea of leaving a kid at home by himself could be anything, doesn't have to be Christmas but Christmas is in the DNA of that movie

 

[Taadow]

And they're going on vacation. I get what he's saying though..the idea of leaving a kid at home by himself could be anything, doesn't have to be Christmas but Christmas is in the DNA of that movie

I get what he's saying as well...but nobody stays in the house with all those relatives like that unless it's the holidays.

 

[MartyMcFly]

I get what he's saying as well...but nobody stays in the house with all those relatives like that unless it's the holidays.

Also true. Christmas is the event that gets the ball rolling. They wouldn't all be gathered for President's Day making a trip to Florida

 

[NobodyReally]

I think my thing is, I find sentiment even in what would appear to be the most cynical movies. I'd say Lethal Weapon could be a cynical movie (and yes it's still a christmas movie in my eyes) but I find a lot of emotion and sentiment in it. Same with Die Hard and Gremlins

Great point.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Great point.

Go add to the list breh!