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8:26a, 12/7/22
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Christmas Vacation and Home Alone and your mom also climax on the Eve.
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In reply to StinkyPinky • 8:28a, 12/7/22
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Bonzer103 said:
No Trading Places?


Actually yeah, we've been watching that the last couple of years. Can't believe I forgot to list it earlier.
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In reply to Hincemm • 9:44a, 12/7/22
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Hincemm said:
am i allowed to consider "Hook" a Christmas movie?


Not sure why you would.
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 9:52a, 12/7/22
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And yet there's been no convincing argument for why it IS a Christmas movie.

I'm listening.
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In reply to 62strat • 10:26a, 12/7/22
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62strat said:
RightWingConspirator said:
Things like Christmas Vacation or Elf are enjoyable the first few times, but I can't watch them anymore.
the beauty is finding /hearing something new every time.
I've se Xmas Vacay say 20 times.

Last week we watch it, and the part where Clark brings his boss a present and Boss says 'put it over there with the others'.
I noticed for the first time that Clark's present and all the others on the table are all the exact, but unique, shape.

That's why you watch movies like this multiple times.



This is absolutely what I do.

I've seen Elf dozens of times, but I never noticed this until we watched it Thanksgiving night.

When talking about the best book idea that Miles Finch has, Miles (twice) and Walter (once) start talking about what the cover is supposed to look like, and every time they are interrupted. Miles is interrupted by Buddy both times in the clip below (Miles had just started talking about the cover at the very beginning of the clip, and then again around 0:27).

Then, in the second clip at around 0:12, Walter is about to start describing the cover, but is interrupted by Michael.




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10:35a, 12/7/22
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George Washington ===> It's a Wonderful Life
The OG. The GOAT. Washington is America, and It's a Wonderful Life is Christmas

Thomas Jefferson ===> Christmas Vacation
TJ was all about ideas, and he also doubled the size of the US. Christmas Vacation doubled the size of our holiday catalog by giving the world the idea of the funny and irreverent Christmas movie.

Theodore Roosevelt ===> Die Hard
Teddy was the Rough Rider. He stormed San Juan Hill damn near by himself. He may have chased Pancho Villa. He once got shot and finished a campaign speech. And he did it all while laughing in the face of the enemy. Yippie Ki Yay, Mr. Falcon. Imagine what Teddy could have done with a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho.

Abraham Lincoln ===> A Christmas Story
The Great Emancipator's steady, reassuring presence was a guidepost for a nation in turmoil. He's the symbol of consistent perseverance. In the turmoil of your Christmas Day, the steady, reassuring presence of A Christmas Story on marathon repeat will be give you the ability to center yourself and persevere.
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In reply to StinkyPinky • 10:54a, 12/7/22
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Bonzer103 said:
No Trading Places?
Great movie!
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 10:55a, 12/7/22
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
And yet there's been no convincing argument for why it IS a Christmas movie.

I'm listening.
Cool schtick. There's been plenty already on this thread. Not sure we need to keep arguing about it.
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 11:11a, 12/7/22
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You've got that backwards. The schtick was the hard push for it to suddenly be considered a Christmas movie, which started a few years ago.

Some, like myself, pushed back.
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 11:13a, 12/7/22
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Chipotlemonger said:
Brian Earl Spilner said:
And yet there's been no convincing argument for why it IS a Christmas movie.

I'm listening.
Cool schtick. There's been plenty already on this thread. Not sure we need to keep arguing about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang)
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In reply to Chipotlemonger • 11:16a, 12/7/22
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Chipotlemonger said:
maroon barchetta said:
Can we agree that Die Hard is the best Christmas Eve movie?

"It is NOT a Christmas Eve movie you're just retreading someone else's dumb idea" - BES here in a minute
I'm not the one who brought the debate over here.
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In reply to TXAG 05 • 4:16p, 12/7/22
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TXAG 05 said:
Hincemm said:
am i allowed to consider "Hook" a Christmas movie?


Not sure why you would.
The non Neverland portion of the film was set at Christmas time. I wouldn't consider it a Christmas movie any more than, say, Batman Returns, however. There are plenty of movies like this (Iron Man 3, Lethal Weapon, etc), but of them, I really only think of Die Hard as a Christmas movie. No idea why, but it works for the wife and I.
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4:23p, 12/7/22
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It's A Wonderful Life
The Family Man (basically a Wonderful Life remake)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Mt. Rushmore must include a Rankin Bass Christmas special, and Rudolph is the best one)
Miracle on 34th Street (original uncut version in B&W)

Die Hard and the MST3K version of Jack Frost almost made the cut.
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4:34p, 12/7/22
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It's a Wonderful Life
Home Alone
Die Hard
Christmas Vacation

Watched Christmas Vacation and Home Alone already this month, time to watch Its a Wonderful Life and Die Hard!
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5:20p, 12/7/22
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Four Christmases
Christmas Vacation
Family Stone
A Christmas Story
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 5:24p, 12/7/22
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Mathguy64 said:
Die Hard
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
Bad Santa


I'm sorry. Bad Santa is the most amazing Christmas movie ever. It needs an oscar for best picture at Christmas.
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In reply to NPH- • 5:59p, 12/7/22
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It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls to his death from the Nakatomi Plaza Tower.

Prove to me I'm wrong.
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In reply to Lathspell • 6:16p, 12/7/22
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DallasTeleAg said:
It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls to his death from the Nakatomi Plaza Tower.

Prove to me I'm wrong.


At midnight, on December 25th, it's Christmas. I proved you wrong.
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1:03p, 12/8/22
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Is this a shopped pic?

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In reply to TyHolden • 1:34p, 12/8/22
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TyHolden said:
Is this a shopped pic?

Photoshopped? Have you not seen xmas vacation?
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In reply to TyHolden • 1:47p, 12/8/22
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People who don't know every frame of Christmas Vacation. You people sicken me.
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In reply to TyHolden • 1:47p, 12/8/22
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TyHolden said:
Is this a shopped pic?

Not sure if serious...

That's the Mele Kalikimaka scene. How do you not know this? You must be female, because this scene definitely was memorable for me while growing up.

Side boob... oh yeah...
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1:58p, 12/8/22
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I mean I put this on par with fast times phoebe cates scene.

Then you have cousin eddie on the diving board with flippers and speedo over his swim trunks lol.

Did this guy know that christie brinkley is naked in the first vacation?
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In reply to Lathspell • 2:01p, 12/8/22
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DallasTeleAg said:
TyHolden said:
Is this a shopped pic?

Not sure if serious...

That's the Mele Kalikimaka scene. How do you not know this? You must be female, because this scene definitely was memorable for me while growing up.

Side boob... oh yeah...
I've watched it 100 times. Just the other night. I don't remember any boob sideage. I'll check later tonight.
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In reply to TyHolden • 2:03p, 12/8/22
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You have either not watched it 100 times, watched an edited tv version 100 times, or simply don't remember things very well. As in you might be in the early stages of Alzheimer's.
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2:06p, 12/8/22
Yeah, stop watching the TV version.

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In reply to 62strat • 2:34p, 12/8/22
62strat said:
I mean I put this on par with fast times phoebe cates scene.

Then you have cousin eddie on the diving board with flippers and speedo over his swim trunks lol.

Did this guy know that christie brinkley is naked in the first vacation?


Slow down there. The Christmas Vacation scene isn't in the same galaxy.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 3:18p, 12/8/22
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For preteen me, it was better. I was not allowed to watch Fast Times... I did get to watch this.
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In reply to Lathspell • 3:48p, 12/8/22
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Preteen me saw his first or second pair of boobs in the original Vacation. (The other being Titanic.)
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5:08p, 12/8/22
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Die Hard's soundtrack includes winter wonderland, Christmas in Hollis, let it snow, jingle bells and ode to joy.
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In reply to Sponge • 11:22p, 12/8/22
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Sponge said:
Die Hard's soundtrack includes winter wonderland, Christmas in Hollis, let it snow, jingle bells and ode to joy.
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In reply to ElephantRider • 11:59p, 12/8/22
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ElephantRider said:
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
The Family Stone
I forgot this. It's a top 3 for me. I can watch it whenever. I don't agree with everything but it's a well-done movie. One of my top 10 all-time overall.
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6:13a, 12/9/22
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Love Actually
Elf
Christmas Vacation
White Christmas
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In reply to AgBQ-00 • 7:16a, 12/9/22
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AgBQ-00 said:
Christmas Story
Home Alone
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation


Same
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11:11a, 12/9/22
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I utililized OpenAI to get as close to an objective answer as we could. Possibly the most advanced AI out there for this.

Here was its answer.

Quote:
Die Hard is a classic action film that takes place on Christmas Eve, but it is not considered a Christmas movie by many people. The film focuses on the character John McClane and his efforts to save his wife and others who have been taken hostage by a group of criminals. While the setting of the film is Christmas, the main focus of the story is not on the holiday itself, but rather on the action and suspense of the plot. Some people may consider Die Hard to be a Christmas movie because of its setting, but it is ultimately up to individual interpretation.


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