Christmas Blu-rays!

[StrayButler91]

It's going to be a wonderful high-def December for me; I'm in the midst of stockpiling Xmas BDs, as I'm all too eager to get into the Christmas spirit.

Too early? Maybe. But to me, when Uni's over for the year (and actually over for good in a week), there's nothing happening until Christmas. I have literally nothing happening between Uni ending and Christmas, so my focus just shifts from one to the next

Anyway, I recently ordered these from Amazon UK & US:
Home Alone 1 & 2
A Christmas Carol (1951)
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Scrooged
White Christmas
The Santa Clause
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

Plus I've pre-ordered The Muppet Christmas Carol, a release I'm anticipating greatly...and salivating over. Also eying Miracle on 34th Street, but it's too pricey right now.

And in recent months I've purchased these from JB:
Bad Santa
Love Actually
Gremlins
A Christmas Carol (2009) 3D
Elf

Of course I already own my favourites: Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life, A Nightmare Before Christmas (3D), and the Die Hard films.

[gettodamoofies]

Don't have too many myself, but generally mine take on some sort of non-standard approach. :0

Die Hard 1 & 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express

I'm sure I have a few more, those are just the ones I can recall at the moment. Die Hard usually gets a spin though.

I also like checking out some Christmas episodes of TV shows. The West Wing (one of my favourite series) has some of the best Christmas episodes in my opinion. "In Excelsis Deo", "Noel" and "Holy Night" are all incredible pieces of television.

[MacEachaidh]

Very fond myself of some Christmas-related films, but have no patience for a lot of them, to be honest. Too many are either giving out messages which I find a bit dubious (no, I'm not religious), or simply drip with ick, both of which stop me enjoying them. But that's just personal choice, of course.

One that I'd recommend that isn't on your list yet, SB: A Christmas Story.

It's very sweet, and very funny. It's based on Jean Shepherd's autobiographical novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" about his childhood, stars Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin, and was made by Bob Clark, who was also responsible for the famous slasher flick Black Christmas, the famous teen sex flick Porky's, and one of the best Jack the Ripper flicks, Murder by Decree.

[StrayButler91]

That reminds me, Alex. It's not out on Blu-ray, but I always have to watch Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean every Christmas Eve. Love it.

And Mac? I've never been crazy about A Christmas Story, but I plan to give it a re-watch this year, and may end up buying the Blu-ray.

[Villiam Hayes]

Gremlins,A Christmas Carol(3D),Home Alone,Santa Claus
The Movie and The Wizard of Oz will all get a spin in December.

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by StrayButler91

And Mac? I've never been crazy about A Christmas Story, but I plan to give it a re-watch this year, and may end up buying the Blu-ray.

Fair enough, SB. I mentioned it because so few people seem to know about it, but if you've seen it already, that's cool.

My next favourite is probably Alastair Sim's A Christmas Carol. I confess I've never seen the George C. Scott version, though he's one of my favourite US actors — is it any good? I recently saw the Reginald Owen version, and quite enjoyed that. And another that hasn't been mentioned yet is The Man Who Came to Dinner, with Monty Woolley.

[StrayButler91]

The 1984 Christmas Carol with George C. Scott is my favourite adaptation of the story. I do enjoy the Alistair Sim version, but the 1984 retelling surpasses it in my books. Better dialogue, better pacing, and Scott's portrayal of Scrooge is 100% spot-on. Definitely check it out sometime close to Christmas. And I'll add The Man Who Came to Dinner to my to-watch list for this festive season

[MacEachaidh]

Thanks, SB, I'll check it out.

[80sfanboy]

My pick of 10 this year will be

The Grinch
Santa Claus
Silent Night Deadly Night
Bad Santa
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Love Actually
Dia Hard
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Scrooged

[hdgfs]

What about Prometheus? Thats a christmas movie
I really don't get the Christmas spirit until I've watched Christmas Vacation.

[gunner99]

Currently own:

The Grinch
Fred Claus
Die Hard 1 & 2
Home Alone
Love Actually
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Elf
Christmas Carol (2009 Jim Carrey)
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (This is our family favourite).

Will probably buy Scrooged this year also.

[Templar]

Originally Posted by hdgfs

I really don't get the Christmas spirit until I've watched Christmas Vacation.

+1 I watch this, along with the Christmas episode of a 90s English comedy called Drop The Dead Donkey

[kdo]

I have a handful of great Christmas Classics on Blu-ray (like "It's a Wonderful Life," 1951's "Scrooge," "Gremlins," and "Santa Claus: The Movie" ) but none even come close to exemplifying the true essence and nature of the Christmas Holiday spirit like "Rocky IV" ... Does anyone not agree with me that this is the best Christmas message in history, taking into account that "Rocky" has absorbed so many of Drago's 2200 PSI punches , that he shouldn't even have a head left on his shoulders, let alone be monologging great anti nuclear-war messages ...

"IF I CAN CHANGE AND YOU CAN CHANGE...EVERYBODY CAN CHAAAAANGE!!! I JUST WANNA SAY ONE THING TO MY KID WHO SHOULD BE HOME SLEEPIN'...MERRY CHRISTMAS KID!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Rocky IV speech - YouTube

[Cevolution]

I don't usually bother with watching Christmas themed movies around the Christmas season. Besides others that have already been mentioned, I also enjoy Christmas With The Kranks and Jingle All The Way.

[StrayButler91]

Originally Posted by kdo

I have a handful of great Christmas Classics on Blu-ray (like "It's a Wonderful Life," 1951's "Scrooge," "Gremlins," and "Santa Claus: The Movie" ) but none even come close to exemplifying the true essence and nature of the Christmas Holiday spirit like "Rocky IV" ... Does anyone not agree with me that this is the best Christmas message in history, taking into account that "Rocky" has absorbed so many of Drago's 2200 PSI punches , that he shouldn't even have a head left on his shoulders, let alone be monologging great anti nuclear-war messages ...

"IF I CAN CHANGE AND YOU CAN CHANGE...ANYBODY CAN CHAAAAANGE!!! I JUST WANNA SAY ONE THING TO MY KID WHO SHOULD BE HOME SLEEPIN'...MERRY CHRISTMAS KID!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Rocky IV speech - YouTube

/thread

A cigar to that man give!

[beechy]

Holiday flavored films are a massive thing in my house as is Christmas and I drive every one nuts with how into the spirit I get and I have a large list of films I like to watch in the lead up to Xmas

Santa Clause 1,2,3
Christmas Vacation
Jingle All The Way
Home Alone 1,2
The Grinch
Four Holidays
Fred Clause (personal fav)
Elf (personal fav)
Scrooged
A Christmas Carol (animation)
Santa Claus (Dudley Moore)

Xmas with the kranks
Surviving Xmas

And new to my list this year

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas 3D
Arthur Christmas

Might of forgotten a few but it all starts in nov for us

[Mattyo]

I would like to see the Dreamworks Holidays blu-ray & the Kung Fu Panda Xmas blu-rays be released here in Australia....

[beechy]

Originally Posted by Mattyo

I would like to see the Dreamworks Holidays blu-ray & the Kung Fu Panda Xmas blu-rays be released here in Australia....

Are they getting a release ? I see muppets Christmas is in
The coming weeks

[Verbal Kint]

My favourites are:

Scrooged (Bill Murray)
Gremlins
Die Hard
Bad Santa

[Mattyo]

It doesn't look like the Dreamworks Holiday blu-ray nor the Kung Fu Panda blu-ray are getting a release here anytime soon. So I've ordered them fro Amazon US. They're region free. I have The Muppets Christmas Carol on dvd and it's a classic which gets a run every Christmas in my home!