The Lists: In Contention's Top 10 Perennial Must-Watch Christmas Movies
Getting into the holiday spirit
In Contention's Top 10 Perennial Must-Watch Christmas Movies
As a break from the normal list-making shenanigans, In Contention offers up a list of my top 10 must-watch Christmas movies. Some that made the cut include "A Christmas Story," "Die Hard" and "Gremlins." It's not necessarily a "best" list, just a "must" list. Click through to see where your favorites may have ranked and feel free to join the discussion at In Contention.
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December 20, 2011 at 3:45PM EST Reply to CommentLove Actually is my fav here
Stormshadow4life Then Scrooged, then Christmas Story. I also love Family Man (not on your list)
December 20, 2011 at 3:46PM ESTjrossini2001
December 20, 2011 at 3:53PM EST Reply to CommentExcellent work...I tend to forget about Die Hard and Gremlins as X-Mas movies.
Nate
December 20, 2011 at 4:02PM EST Reply to CommentThis is easily the best Top Ten Holiday Film list I've seen this season. And you're 100% right...Scrooged really is an overlooked classic.
"The bitch hit me with a toaster."
Jack M.
December 20, 2011 at 5:06PM EST Reply to CommentTwo others that many either don't like (or don't want to lump in as Xmas movies) are Lethal Weapon and The Ref.
Monty Jack The Ref is awesome. It needs to be on Blu-Ray tomorrow (the DVD isn't even anamorphic).
December 21, 2011 at 11:08PM ESTkrantus
December 20, 2011 at 9:30PM EST Reply to CommentHow did Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang not make it on this list?
Kristopher Tapley I dunno. I love the movie. It just never became a must-see for me this time of year.
December 21, 2011 at 3:58AM ESTlazygarfield
December 21, 2011 at 3:36AM EST Reply to CommentI love "Love, Actually." It's gooey, yes, but I just indulge the naive romantic in me whenever I think of it. Liam Neeson is superb in the film, and his storyline's my favorite of the bunch...partly because it's one of the few "chase to the airport" climaxes I can tolerate (I actually adore that sequence).
A fun game to play while watching the film is to spot all the famous faces you've seen from other, more famous properties. I keep finding someone new on each watch. Or atleast, someone I counted last time around but forgot in the meanwhile.
Mulderism
December 21, 2011 at 3:40AM EST Reply to CommentFor me SE7EN and Magnolia.
Monty Jack
December 21, 2011 at 6:37PM EST Reply to CommentScrooged is a HORRIBLE movie. I watched it again for the first time since the 80's a few weeks ago, and it does NOT hold up. Crass, crude and cold, heartless to the core.
troopermsu
December 27, 2011 at 8:03PM EST Reply to Comment'Home Alone' is one of the most overrated movies in the history of cinema. Sorry.