Hikari
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Sure there are crappy christmas films that come out every year polluting television with their crappy christmas movie formulas.
Luckily for us there are good Christmas films out there. So why not share with others the films you believe are not to be missed and why?
Dr. Seuss's how the grinch stole Christmas
I know some of you may be purists when it comes to this, but the live action film is not to be missed. It's one of those movies with a thousand jokes and details you only pick up from watching it 20 or more times. It also doesn't get old like "A Christmas Story" There's only so much of adults telling a kid he'll shoot his eye out before you want to hang yourself. Not so much much with this film. Jim carrey did a great job playing jim carrey playing the grinch. It just works and there's charm practically leaking from it. Did I mention Anthony Hopkins is narrating? Anthony fucking Hopkins.
Scrooged
What's more fun than the redemption of a misguided tight fisted jerk? I'll tell you what. That jerk being taught a lesson. What's even better than that? The jerk is played by Bill Murray in his prime and has the living shit scared out of him. Comedy, Redemption, Romance...it's all there and done with style. What more could you want?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Forget that this was done by Tim Burton in his prime. The animation team and writers did a fantastic job. They did this whole film from a single idea. Tim said hey I want to make a stop motion christmas film. His team says okay. They ask for a script but he has nothing but a poem. Danny Elfman, Henry Selick, and Caroline Thompson pull the entire thing together from a poem and a few character design sketches. The end result is stunning animation and a wonderful musical. Watch it. Right now. You know you want to.
Luckily for us there are good Christmas films out there. So why not share with others the films you believe are not to be missed and why?
Dr. Seuss's how the grinch stole Christmas
I know some of you may be purists when it comes to this, but the live action film is not to be missed. It's one of those movies with a thousand jokes and details you only pick up from watching it 20 or more times. It also doesn't get old like "A Christmas Story" There's only so much of adults telling a kid he'll shoot his eye out before you want to hang yourself. Not so much much with this film. Jim carrey did a great job playing jim carrey playing the grinch. It just works and there's charm practically leaking from it. Did I mention Anthony Hopkins is narrating? Anthony fucking Hopkins.
Scrooged
What's more fun than the redemption of a misguided tight fisted jerk? I'll tell you what. That jerk being taught a lesson. What's even better than that? The jerk is played by Bill Murray in his prime and has the living shit scared out of him. Comedy, Redemption, Romance...it's all there and done with style. What more could you want?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Forget that this was done by Tim Burton in his prime. The animation team and writers did a fantastic job. They did this whole film from a single idea. Tim said hey I want to make a stop motion christmas film. His team says okay. They ask for a script but he has nothing but a poem. Danny Elfman, Henry Selick, and Caroline Thompson pull the entire thing together from a poem and a few character design sketches. The end result is stunning animation and a wonderful musical. Watch it. Right now. You know you want to.
