Holiday Movie Hot Takes

[Angie]

I don't think many people are on the board, but - what are your "hot takes" on holiday movies?

- The little boy who grows up to play Jojen Reed and the skeezy guy in Queen's Gambit is the best story line in Love Actually. Second best is Bill Nighy's story.
- The old man next door could maybe make a better movie than the McAllisters in Home Alone.
- George Bailey was right to yell at the old man in It's a Wonderful Life.
- Scrooged is, and always will be, the best Christmas movie of all time.

 

[Macloney]

Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

 

[Macloney]

Ho Ho Ho.

 

[CyCrazy]

The original Scrooge and a White Christmas then Christmass Vacation, the rest can pound sand.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Arthur Christmas is tragically underrated.

 

[Clonehomer]

Muppets Christmas Carol is the best version

 

[Rabbuk]

Muppets Christmas Carol is the best version

This

 

[Clonehomer]

The parents from Home Alone should have had their kids taken away by Child Protective Services.

 

[Angie]

The parents from Home Alone should have had their kids taken away by Child Protective Services.

They'd just lawyer up and get out of it!

 

[Angie]

Santa should have resolved the situation in Rudolph way before it got to the point of egregious bullying. Not exactly running a tight ship there.

 

[Angie]

Zooey Deschanel has far more elfin features than Will Ferrell, and should have been the elf in the eponymous movie. But parts for women are not as good.

 

[Rural]

“How ‘bout those Bears?”

 

[BryceC]

The new Grinch is the best Grinch.

 

[Cydkar]

Zooey Deschanel has far more elfin features than Will Ferrell, and should have been the elf in the eponymous movie. But parts for women are not as good.

I actually prefer woman parts

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

 

[Angie]

Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

Correct - and The Nightmare Before Christmas (while great), is not.

 

[Angie]

The original Scrooge and a White Christmas then Christmass Vacation, the rest can pound sand.

I cannot believe you don't like Bad Santa.

 

[BoxsterCy]

The original Scrooge and a White Christmas then Christmass Vacation, the rest can pound sand.

Alastair Sim, still the best Scrooge ever.

Edit: The George C. Scott TV one ain't bad either.

 

[CyCrazy]

I cannot believe you don't like Bad Santa.

Oh I do I had a brain fart. You know me well

 

[FDWxMan]

Santa should have resolved the situation in Rudolph way before it got to the point of egregious bullying. Not exactly running a tight ship there.

Santa should have resolved it?

The fat man SANCTIONED it! Told Donner he should be ashamed. Santa was the bully-in-chief. TV don't lie.

This is what happens when we gloss over the ugly parts of history.