An Extended Christmas- What Now?

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GM:

Thanks for the suggestion; never saw the movie but after reading the online reviews it seems more appropriate for modern times than the era it was filmed.

Any one else have movie suggestions? 

Besides Die Hard I would add Gremlins. Since your ruling out Christmas as a main point I will leave out a few others. Where Christmas is part of the setting, but still incidental I would suggest Battleground, and the opening act of Empire of the Sun. 

i would say 2/3 of the hallmark cable tv channel movies fit this

Most have a thing involving a couple and one of the couple is a ###-hole and a third party comes into the scene  all they do is through a xmas  tree into the movie and call it a xmas movie  when they are not more than love tri-angle movies

Hallmark movies... About the same speed as Lifetime movies...

stikpusher

...............I would add Gremlins. .............I would suggest Battleground, and the opening act of Empire of the Sun. 

I gotta admit I don't take much time for movies; haven't seen those movies since the first run theater showings. Fortunately, I recently picked up Gremlins on DVD for $1 at the local half Price Books. Will check into Empire of the Sun and definitely gotta view Battleground again if for no other reason than to see Dennis the Menace's dad in an army uniform vs. the navy uniform in Dive Bomber.....

stikpusher

Hallmark movies... About the same speed as Lifetime movies...

 

James Garner in The Long Summer of George Adams (1981).

Tojo72

Bad Santa

 

That's another I never heard of............

will check on it. 

Would the Battle of the Bulge count.

"Midnight Clear", released 1992.

Bish

Would the Battle of the Bulge count.

 

I suppose if Battleground qualifies, then Battle of the Bulge ought to fit in as well.

I don't need to actually watch it, though, as I have seen it often enough over the years to remember most of the scenes and lines. The comment: "You have a nice cellar" being one of my favorites and the image of Telly Savalis surviving unscathed after his tank turret was ripped away by a shell being the most cartoonish.

I can only guess what veterans of that battle thought as they viewed the movie in theaters.

templar1099

"Midnight Clear", released 1992.

Another movie I never heard of .....

Thanks, I shall check it out. From the review I see on-line, the movie seems like a darker twist on the "It's a Wonderful Life" ............which is another movie I had forgotten about.....

Thanks for the reminder 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

Bish

Would the Battle of the Bulge count.

 

 

 

 

I suppose if Battleground qualifies, then Battle of the Bulge ought to fit in as well.

I don't need to actually watch it, though, as I have seen it often enough over the years to remember most of the scenes and lines. The comment: "You have a nice cellar" being one of my favorites and the image of Telly Savalis surviving unscathed after his tank turret was ripped away by a shell being the most cartoonish.

I can only guess what veterans of that battle thought as they viewed the movie in theaters.

 

Ye, and amongst other thoughts would have been where is the bloody snow and trees.

A Wonderful Life it's not.

Sprue-ce Goose

 

templar1099

"Midnight Clear", released 1992.

 

 

 

Another movie I never heard of .....

Thanks, I shall check it out. From the review I see on-line, the movie seems like a darker twist on the "It's a Wonderful Life" ............which is another movie I had forgotten about.....

Thanks for the reminder 

 

templar1099

A Wonderful Life it's not.

 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

templar1099

"Midnight Clear", released 1992.

 

 

 

Another movie I never heard of .....

Thanks, I shall check it out. From the review I see on-line, the movie seems like a darker twist on the "It's a Wonderful Life" ............which is another movie I had forgotten about.....

Thanks for the reminder 

 

 

 

 

 

" A Wonderful Life it's not." 

Sounds like before watching the movie, I should get " in the mood " with a few liters of cheap wine.................

Bish

 

 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

Bish

Would the Battle of the Bulge count.

 

 

 

 

I suppose if Battleground qualifies, then Battle of the Bulge ought to fit in as well.

I don't need to actually watch it, though, as I have seen it often enough over the years to remember most of the scenes and lines. The comment: "You have a nice cellar" being one of my favorites and the image of Telly Savalis surviving unscathed after his tank turret was ripped away by a shell being the most cartoonish.

I can only guess what veterans of that battle thought as they viewed the movie in theaters.

 

 

 

 

Ye, and amongst other thoughts would have been where is the bloody snow and trees.

 

"Cor Blimey!"

"Stalag 17"

"It's a Wonderful Life"

"Three Days of the Condor" (it's around Christmas time; in the very last scene, we hear a brass band playing, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. An excellent WWII movie, based on a true story.

the Baron

"Stalag 17"

"It's a Wonderful Life"

"Three Days of the Condor" (it's around Christmas time; in the very last scene, we hear a brass band playing, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")

 

Saw Stalag 17 a month ago on Chicago tv, too! 

.........."I'm ready for my close up, Mr. Demille...." 

Once a spy, always a spy, I guess.  

And Three Days of the Condor....was so amazed at seeing the Twin Towers in NYC standing that I forgot about the ending.

Oddly, I do not recall seeing "It's a Wonderful Life" listed on Chicago tv this year; Gotta be a first ! 

the doog

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. An excellent WWII movie, based on a true story.

 

Doog, thanks for that suggestion !

From on-line info, it starred WWII vet Mickey Rooney, too. 

Well, you blokes would not believe how the act of frantically clearing a deep pile of rapidly freezing snow plow slush ( blocking my driveway ) helped me think about movies.

My mind turned to P-40s , how to fly a B-17 and not being taught how to load and shoot an army anti aircraft gun.

The movie : " 1941 "  

After Dr. Strangelove, it seems Slim Pickins was constantly getting himself in a jam. 

I especially enjoyed listening to Christopher Lee's sarcastic remarks to his Imperial Japanese Navy hosts.

I had completely forgotten about 1941! That's a good one for a non Christmas christmastime movie. Another one to add- Das Boot, set in Fall/Winter 1941, and even a holiday gathering scene in the later half of the film. 

And of course if you can find it, The Crossing, an A&E film about Washington's crossing the Delaware river and the Battle of Trenton at Christmas 1776. Or Joyeax Noel, a WWI film about a Christmastime truce in the trenches.

Stik:

I saw Das Boot during it's US theatrical release at the Chicago Biograph theater ( no women in red at the showing that time.... )  Still remember the gasp from the audience as everyone read the intro listing how many U-Boat crews died during the war.

I will definitely look for the A&E film : "The Crossing" .

Thanks for the suggestions. 

Against my better judgement, I'll mention "Lethal Weapon" (if you can stand Mel Gibson and Danny Glover).  The holiday fight scene is pretty good (Gary Busey).

And "Behind Enemy Lines", about a pilot (Owen Wilson) shot down over Bosnia on Christmas Day.  Admiral Gene Hackman to the rescue!

Yeah, freakin'  Ho, Ho, Ho!

Gary

GAF

Thanks very much for the suggestions.

I recently picked up a copy of "Behind Enemy Lines" for $1 at the local Half Price Books but did not know the movie was set during Christmas, so I am ready to go on that movie.

As for  "Lethal Weapon"............if I can borrow from the local library, I will skip to the fight scene; never had interest in the movie- must have been the Mel Gibson "Curly Howard" impression in the advertisements at the time it was in theaters.

as a side note:

local tv station added another to the list by broadcasting : Cast a Giant Shadow" .

Movie opens in NYC during Christmas season