For me, it’s jingle all the way. It’s got everything. A drunk reindeer. A terrorist mailman. Arnold punching a deer. Arnold punching Sinbad. Arnold punching Santa. Arnold in general.
Edit: sure are a lot of die hard fans of Die Hard.
A Christmas Story! It always runs 24/7 on some channel come the holidays. It’s also just one of my favorite movies. Nothing overstays, all the actors are great, the little daydream scenes, I love it all.
Home Alone 2 for me! There is something super cozy about the snowy New York City setting. Especially when I was younger I really appreciated those vibes.
Home alone 2 and gta 4 are the reasons I feel nostalgia whenever I see pictures of NYC. I’m not even from the US and I was a 1 year old the last time I was in New York so I remember nothing
Isn’t it funny how much of an impact film and video games can have on us?
I now reside in the US, but I also have tons of nostalgia from the early 90s American movies even though I wasn’t here at the time.
die hard
I love that Arnold is so famous in Western culture that no one has to say his last name. He is the only Arnold that matters and it will be a great sadness to the hemisphere the day he leaves us.
That show was wonderful though
I don’t think there’s any topping It’s A Wonderful Life, but it almost feels like cheating.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
A 1993 animation film produced by Tim Burton and a great (dark) Christmas film. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
Tim Burton masterpiece
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
OH! Obviously I completely missed that.
I’m upset I had to scroll this far down to find this is my go to movie for Halloween and 🤮mas
sorry I just really fucking hate Christmas
Absolutely in the same boat as you. Used to be home alone (1&2) but the past 5 years or so the first Christmas movie I put on is Die Hard and I can’t imagine that changing anytime in the future.
Home alone is a great choice too. Love those ones. Such great comedy, so many good memories of watching it with my family.
It’s like how Star wars movies are Christmas movies.
Have you seen the Star Wars Christmas special?
Unfortunately.
I don’t mean it like that. I’m not trying to meme or anything. Yeah, meming is why I first started watching it at Christmas, but it’s long stopped being about the meme and and debates about whether it’s a Christmas movie.
I watch it every Christmas now because it has become a genuine tradition for me
Yeah same for me with Star wars. I know I’m not the only one, but it’s just fun.
Not at all.
Die Hard at its heart it is a story of a man trying to bring his family together. His presence in the story is one of traditional family values thrown into a world where they aren’t valued.
Just the fax, ma’am
If you’re the kind of person who counts Die Hard as a Christmas movie, I seriously suggest you watch The Long Kiss Goodnight as a contender. Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson co-starring in a Christmas flavored spy adventure roadtrip.
Here’s a minute and a half to make my point.
I’ve never seen Die Hard and have no interest in seeing it anytime soon. I hope at least one person is offended by that.
Also Christmas Vacation is our tradition
Every time I have tried to watch die hard, I have failed. It just isn’t very good imo
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Honestly it’s one of the few Christmas movies I still really look forward to watching. Not only have I always loved the muppets, but it’s just a really good movie. Micheal Caine is gives it 100% and the story adaptation is really well done. And having Gonzo narrating as Dickens plus Rizzo for breaking tension was pulled off so well.
It’s my pick too. I’ve never seen another rendition I liked any better and it’s actually pretty loyal to the book. Caine’s Scrooge is actually very sympathetic and his character growth is really satisfying. It’s funny and wholesome and nicely grounded in what the holiday means to me personally. I’m an atheist but I love Christmas because of the reminder to share our appreciation and gratitude to the ones we love, and come together to share our good fortune or commiserate over bad. Plus the songs are so catchy.
I have such fond memories of this film. Going to see it at our local small-town cinema when it came out and I was like 8 or 9 years old. Me and my little brother used to get dropped off there every Saturday morning with a couple packets of sweets up our sleeves and just left to watch whatever was on while our parents did mysterious grownup errands.
Anyway I remembered it being great but was worried it was just a nostalgia thing. Saw it again a couple years ago and nope! Still holds up! It’s a genuinely great film and anyone who hasn’t seen it should do so immediately.
Bad Santa. It’s cynical and hilarious and still ends up weirdly heartwarming.
The first time I saw that movie it was actually in the theater on Christmas day. It was me, one elderly couple, and one other guy in the entire theater. The elderly couple got up and left before the title even made it on screen, and I was already laughing. I’ve watched it every single year since.
Shit happens when you party naked.
Die hard. It’s the the only one that comes to mind.
For some reason this made for TV movie called The Night They Saved Christmas with Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_They_Saved_Christmas
idk why. It’s got one of the most annoying kids in it, and it’s the first thing I think of watching every time around.
edit: I just read the plot summary and it sounds fairly insane.
