OT: Watcha watchin'?

[raynman]

Nightmare Before Christmas

Is this a Christmas film or nah?

The title is before Christmas so I’d say no

 

[Lempo]

The title is before Christmas so I’d say no

Nightmare Before Christmas. The allusion to Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge story is obvious, and as a derivative work it's genre-assigned by the original, similar to Spaceballs being a scifi film. So, a Christmas film.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Miracle on 34th street with Natalie Wood is the greatest xmas movie ever. It's a Wonderful Life is a close 2nd. Die Hard is not a xmas movie, neither is Home Alone. Come at me

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[AhosDatsyukian]

Ok, I can see the argument for Die Hard not being a Christmas movie, but Home Alone?

The movie where the kid is left at home while his parents went on a Christmas vacation? With the robbers that robbed empty homes (because the owners are gone for Christmas)? And the kid uses (among other things) Christmas ornaments to combat said robbers? And he asks a Santa impersonator to bring his family back home for Christmas? And literally every song in the movie is a Christmas carol?

How is that not a Christmas movie?

Because the movie would be the exact same if the family had left for any vacation whether it was Thanksgiving, summer break, whatever. Main plot and themes of the movie are just the funny aspects of a kid left home alone defending his house with funny kid tricks. Great movie and I do enjoy watching it when it’s on TV this time of year I just don’t consider it a Christmas movie. I think Home Alone 2 is more of a Christmas movie, has more specific Christmas themes in the plot.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Because the movie would be the exact same if the family had left for any vacation whether it was Thanksgiving, summer break, whatever. Main plot and themes of the movie are just the funny aspects of a kid left home alone defending his house with funny kid tricks. Great movie and I do enjoy watching it when it’s on TV this time of year I just don’t consider it a Christmas movie. I think Home Alone 2 is more of a Christmas movie, has more specific Christmas themes in the plot.

And Miracle on 34th Street would be the same movie if you switched out Santa for the Easter Bunny.

And It's a Wonderful Life has literally nothing to do with Christmas. You could make the same movie in the middle of summer with a GoFundMe campaign for the idiot George Bailey who handed his drunk uncle the assets of his entire business in cash.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

And Miracle on 34th Street would be the same movie if you switched out Santa for the Easter Bunny.

And It's a Wonderful Life has literally nothing to do with Christmas. You could make the same movie in the middle of summer with a GoFundMe campaign for the idiot George Bailey who handed his drunk uncle the assets of his entire business in cash.

Wrong. Christmas spirit and all. Take your smut opinion elsewhere.

 

[HisIceness]

Speaking of It's A Wonderful Life, just saw it in color for the first time. Amazing.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather


It's not a Christmas movie, it's a Hogswatch movie.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Wrong. Christmas spirit and all. Take your smut opinion elsewhere.

The only good thing about It's a Wonderful Life is the ending.

 

[MinJaBen]

Die Hard 2 with my boy on Xmas eve.

 

[bleedgreen]

Die Hard 2 with my boy on Xmas eve.

We’ve been watching it at work, discussing the CO locations it was filmed in.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Watched it as well today.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Warms my heart.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Raylan returns! I will be tuning in.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I watched a Polanski movie, "The Ghost Writer," for the first time the other day. It was great. Had the feel of a classic Hitchcock movie. Highly recommended.

 

[hockeynjune]

Raylan returns! I will be tuning in.

Made my day ty for posting.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

So just watching "Reacher" on amazon prime. I've read all the Reacher books and was very disappointed that they chose 5'7" Tom Cruise for the role in the movie. Good to see they have an actor that reflects the book in the amazon prime series.

 

[Bub]

Been catching up on "The Expanse" lately, and just started "Counterpart" last night, both on Prime.

 

[LakeLivin]

Just re-watched the season one finale of Resident Alien and have the first two episodes of season 2 recorded and ready to go. Love this show, it's one of the few that had me literally laughing out loud at some point most episodes. I hope that season two lives up to the first one.

 

[raynman]

Been catching up on "The Expanse" lately, and just started "Counterpart" last night, both on Prime.

Love The Expanse. Haven’t started the newest season just because I’ll be sad when it’s over as it’s the last season. Also kinda wanna get a new/better tv to watch it on.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Raylan returns! I will be tuning in.

Oooh, thanks for posting this. I'll definitely be tuning in.

 

[Bub]

Love The Expanse. Haven’t started the newest season just because I’ll be sad when it’s over as it’s the last season. Also kinda wanna get a new/better tv to watch it on.

I've been watching it on my 17" laptop screen, with earbuds, and it's surprisingly very good and intimate this way. I guess having the screen about a foot from your face will do that!

And yeah, I'm not looking forward to the end. I'm trying to take my time, not binge it. Still in the middle of season 2.

 

[raynman]

I've been watching it on my 17" laptop screen, with earbuds, and it's surprisingly very good and intimate this way. I guess having the screen about a foot from your face will do that!

And yeah, I'm not looking forward to the end. I'm trying to take my time, not binge it. Still in the middle of season 2.

That’s a good way to watch it. Watch for the Adam Savage (MythBusters) cameo at the end of season 2. He’s the reason I got into the show, he’s a huge fan.

 

[MinJaBen]

Fam and I started watching “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+. It’s a pretty funny “who done it “.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

"Murderville" on Netflix is fun.