Christmas is just four weeks away so it's time to break out the holiday movies. For those of you not quite ready for Santa Claus and the ghost of Christmas past, I have made a list of twelve films that will get you thinking about Christmas without overwhelming you with holiday cheer.
Long before the ghouls and goblins of The Nightmare Before Christmas took over the holiday there was Gremlins. Cute but highly mischievous creatures that wrecked havoc on the Christmas holiday. Remember don't feed them after midnight!
At The Movie House rating *** stars
Everyone is familiar with director Bob Clark's holiday film, A Christmas Story, but how many know he also produced and directed this 1974 Canadian slasher film. Four years before Halloween, this film featured a serial killer stalking a college campus and murdering sorority girls. The film has become a cult classic on home video.
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Clint Eastwood directed this adaptation of the bestselling book. The film starred Kevin Spacey and John Cusack.
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Bruce Willis took Hollywood by storm when he starred in the 1988 blockbuster Die Hard. Terrorist take over an office tower on Christmas Eve and it's up to NYPD officer John McClain to stop them.
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In 1992 John McClain was back. Another Christmas and more terrorists, this time taking over an entire airport.
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Will Smith is forced to fight secret enemies within our own government when he becomes an Enemy Of The State. Gene Hackman starred in this crisp techno-thriller.
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It's Christmas in 1183 AD and the King and Queen of England argue about which of their sons will ascend to the throne and become the next King of England. O'Toole and Hepburn are a marvel to watch.
Multiple Oscar winner.
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Rene Zellweger stars as the wildly funny Bridget Jones and Hugh Grant and Colin Firth are the suitors fighting for her attention in this hilarious British romantic comedy.
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Hugh Grant is back in this adaptation of Nick Hornby's bestselling book About A Boy. I highly recommend you give up 4 units of time for this very smart, charming comedy.
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Hugh Grant returns again, re-teaming with Colin Firth and an all star cast for the very funny and "ultimate" romantic comedy.
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The Ref is the complete opposite of those charming, sentimental British comedies. Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis are an eternally arguing married couple and Denis Leary is a kidnapper who comes between them, in this biting black comedy. Watch it for the over the top performances by Spacey and Davis.
At the Movie House rating ** stars
Raising Arizona is the second film by the Coen Bros. It stars Holly Hunter and Nicolas Cage as a pair of hapless baby nappers. It has all the trademarks of the Coen's great films and has become a cult classic on home video.
At The movie House rating *** 1/2 stars.
2 comments:
My favorite Christmas program is Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. Nothing, not even rudolph, takes me back like that one. Put it on TV and sudenly its 1963. It actually had a very good music score to boot
Couldn't agree more. Mr. Magoo will be appearing on a future list of all time best Christmas movies.
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