My brother religiously watches the original Die Hard every Christmas - it's his favourite "xmas film" and i think I may watch it on BluRay this year at some point.
Most years, i will watch Gremlins, which, although somewhat dark, is one of my top xmas films. This year i've decided to watch a couple of others which i havent watched for years instead:
- Scrooged - the christmas carol tale, but with Bill Murray :)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096061/
i am saving this one until 1/2 days before xmas :D
- John Carpenter's The Thing - technically not a christmas story, but it's a classic and has lots of snow!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/
Just watched this and it's as fantastic as ever, a really good sci-fi thriller, and one of Carpenter's finest.
what will everyone else be watching this year, and what are your favourite xmas films?
Die Hard - Hey, it plays at christmas ;D (avoid 2 though :-\)
And I second Scrooged! You can almost see nipples \o/ ;)
Muppets Christmas Carol and Elf are on my list. ;D
I always watched jason and the argonauts, it was on every christmas eve when i was a kid, Xmas doesn't seem the same if I dont watch it, the climatic skeleton fight on the cliffs was always fantastic! lol
A good alternative was clash of the titans, with the Medusa battle.....had me glued to the seat as a child.
Any classic Ray Harryhausen - Special Effects movie! always satisfied my fat appetite at Xmas!
For me, I usually watch National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, Dumb & Dumber and various other comedies with the family.
Plus any new xmas films kicking around on sky. I like to watch films that make me laugh or feel good at this time of year.
I'm not much for movies, really.
Home Alone 2 is pretty fun to watch, though. No problem catching it, as it seems to air all the time around Christmas here.
The Polar Express
Have Yourself A Goofy Little Christmas