O/T:- Best Christmas film

[ncfcog]

Christmas films are generally sh!t.

Krampus isn’t bad though.

Yeah, Krampus is good and there are a couple of Scandanavian versions of that as well which are quite good, I think that's where it originated from?

[crazyfists]

I'm going to give Krampus a go tomorrow.

[Robertomac]

Deck the Halls is a favourite that my daughter and I love to watch. Also love Jingle All The Way with Arnie.

There's a version of A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart I really like and also love Trading Places, although it's not strictly a Christmas film.

[Mark_Ross]

Scrooge (starring Albert Finney). Guess what? First time I ever saw it (I was 8) at the Futurist on Valley Rd - yes indeed! a wonderful art deco palace.

Sound of Music. It's not about Christmas, but it was always on TV at Christmas, and Rodgers music is "bwilliant".

[BigFatPie]

Yeah, Krampus is good and there are a couple of Scandanavian versions of that as well which are quite good, I think that's where it originated from?

Haven’t seen those other films but I think it’s a German/Austrian tradition.

Personally I think the idea of Santa’s evil brother coming to scare naughty kids is a good and one we should adopt.

[bouncingoffthewalls]

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Isn't that the cinema that was in Sherwood?

For me Natinal Lampoons is the best Christmas film but also love Home Alone 1 & 2.

One some people might not have seen is Arthur Christmas which is a brilliant film.

[KCNotts]

Home Alone all day long.

For anybody born in the 80's, this film is a slice of nostalgia. It does things to me. Even the sound track makes me as giddy as a kipper.

Re Elf, anything with Will Ferrell makes me want to gouge my eyes out. Just don't find that sort of humour funny. Same with Jim Carey. Not for me.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

It's a wonderful life and Elf ,
Films that were always on at Christmas and use to love were
Those magnificent men in their flying machine and the Great Escape, not a hint of Christmas about them but they still remind me of Christmas.

[SwalePie]

Isn't that the cinema that was in Sherwood?

For me Natinal Lampoons is the best Christmas film but also love Home Alone 1 & 2.

One some people might not have seen is Arthur Christmas which is a brilliant film.

Having looked at it again you could be right! It was later a Kwik Save if I remember rightly too. I'll double check.

EDIT: Yep, you're spot on...this is The Futurist. The one in Sherwood I posted in error was The Metropole

[ncfcog]

Haven’t seen those other films but I think it’s a German/Austrian tradition.

Personally I think the idea of Santa’s evil brother coming to scare naughty kids is a good and one we should adopt.

You're right, I just looked it up and Krampus is a common tale in most Central and Eastern European countries, I think one of the foreign Krampus films we watched was Swedish which is probably why I thought that. Either way it is a great concept as you suggest.