Greatest Christmas movie?

[Rube E. Tewesday]

The other night, I asked my son "So, is A Christmas Story the greatest Christmas movie ever?". He said, no, Home Alone is, although he saw A Christmas Story as a close second.

I dunno, I don't think an adult can ever get into Home Alone as much as a kid, for whom it's a great fantasy movie. I think most everybody can relate to A Christmas Story -- so much of it rings true, whether or not you ever wanted a Daisy Red Ryder carbine.

So, what's your candidate? (Movies only, please, not TV specials like "A Charlie Brown Christmas".)

[What Exit?]

The classic Miaracle on 34th Street
Die Hard
It's a Wonderful Life

I am not a fan of Home Alone or A Christmas Story oddly enough.

BTW: TCM is running a special this month about Christmas movies.

[Sarahfeena]

I like A Christmas Story best, I think. I love that the setting was a couple generations back, and yet everyone can still relate to it...cause the kid experience really doesn't change that much.

[Orual]

Die Hard doesn't count as a Christmas movie to me, even though it takes place at Christmas.

My favorite is probably Scrooged, or one of the many lovely versions of A Christmas Carol.

[What Exit?]

Die Hard doesn't count as a Christmas movie to me, even though it takes place at Christmas.

My favorite is probably Scrooged, or one of the many lovely versions of A Christmas Carol.

Fair enough on Die Hard, I just love that movie though. Scrooged is very good.

[Zuul]

Scrooged is fantastic. I'm also a fan of A Christmas Story.

I don't think I've ever watched the entirety of It's a Wonderful Life. I've seen the very beginning and the end and probably all the pieces in between on their own, but not the whole thing at once.

Another adaptation of A Christmas Carol that I love is the Muppets version.

[Oliveloaf]

It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story. Call it a tie.

[RabbitMage]

I came here for A Christmas Story.

[The Original An Gadaí]

I only saw A Christmas Story as an adult. I think probably The Muppets Christmas Carol or Scrooged is my favourite. Probably Scrooged, it was a clever update on the classic story. I used to love that some of the British channels would show ghost/horror movies on late on Christmas Eve.

[Elendil's Heir]

It's a Wonderful Life, which I discovered in college and still love. What a great, great movie! A clever, funny script that is bittersweet and uplifting by turns, Jimmy Stewart at perhaps his most masterful, and an entirely delectable Donna Reed.

[What Exit?]

It's a Wonderful Life, which I discovered in college and still love. What a great, great movie! A clever, funny script that is bittersweet and uplifting by turns, Jimmy Stewart at perhaps his most masterful, and an entirely delectable Donna Reed.

And lets not forget the most perfect villain ever in Mr. Potter play by the great Lionel Barrymore

[Orual]

I love Jimmy Stewart a lot, but for some reason I've never really internalized It's a Wonderful Life. I wonder if it's because I've seen too many sitcom parodies and the like.

[OneCentStamp]

Die Hard.

[Oliveloaf]

Sadly, I think It's a Wonderful Life suffers from having become a holiday cliche or sorts. A shame, because it is actually a great movie. For most of the Eighties, you couldn't turn on a television in December without stumbling onto the movie.

[Elendil's Heir]

I haven't seen it in several years, so I'm probably ripe for a return to it. It never went stale for me.

[Cluricaun]

I had never really watched It's A Wonderful life either until this year actually, and it's terrifying the parallels that can be drawn between the issues faced during the Great Depression and the kinds of issues that we face today. It's just a little too poignant these days to become some sort of traditional comfort for me, although I envy those who got to grow up in a time where that movie was a delightful anachronism. I'm just sad that there are likely a lot more George's out there these days who won't find a Clarence in time.

But enough of my weepy bullshit, Die Hard is the only real answer to this question.

[OneCentStamp]

I love Jimmy Stewart a lot, but for some reason I've never really internalized It's a Wonderful Life. I wonder if it's because I've seen too many sitcom parodies and the like.

The best to me is Beavis and Butt-head's Holiday Special, where the TV is going in the background (as it usually is), and all you hear is a quavery, Jimmy-Stewart-esque voice saying, "Look, Mary, everybody gave me money so I wouldn't kill myself!" It's just a three second throwaway gag, and I don't think you can even see the TV screen, but it made me laugh.

[Elendil's Heir]

You'll like this: http://www.hulu.com/watch/4267/satur...fe-lost-ending

[What Exit?]

You'll like this: http://www.hulu.com/watch/4267/satur...fe-lost-ending

Man I forgot about that skit, a classic from one of their best shows. The ep also had Shatner epic rant about the fanboys needing to get a life.