Movie Thread

[eddy]

[eddy]

So there's that then.

At least I directed it towards those people and not you.

[NTP66]

[eddy]

I think Gremlins is more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard (not that I'm arguing Die Hard's Christmas credentials).

Too bad Iron Man 3 didn't squeeze a tiny bit more Christmas into it.

I'm surprised we haven't hit a period where we start getting backlash for people who watch die hard at Christmas, it seems like that's a thing people should be doing by now. Maybe all their anger is tied up in last jedi?

[eddy]

I think it's completely appropriate to refer to frozen people as those people.

[Dickie Dunn]

You ever seen Die Hard 4 or 5?

#NotMyJohnMcClane

[NTP66]

I think it's completely appropriate to refer to frozen people as those people.

I 100% agree with you.

[eddy]

You ever seen Die Hard 4 or 5?

#NotMyJohnMcClane

It's normal to switch over to the last boy scout after die hard 3 and pretend that's the next one.

[Miami Vice]

Here is my latest tally on movies in my Christmas Movie Plex/Kodi library:

A&E Biography: Santa Claus
Bad Santa
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas
The Bells of St Marys
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Bing Crosby's White Christmas All Star USO Show
The Bishops Wife
Buttons and Rusty and the Christmas Tree Train
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
A Carol for Another Christmas (this is super weird - watch it if TCM re-airs it)
Casper's Haunted Christmas
Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Carol (2009 2D/3D)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A Christmas Story
Christmas Through the Decades (History Channel)
Christmas Unwrapped (History Channel)
A Cosmic Christmas
Elf
Elves
A Family Circus Christmas
A Flintstone Christmas
Fred Claus
Frosty Returns
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
A Garfield Christmas
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas
Happy Holidays from Bing and Frank
The Best of Andy Williams: Christmas Shows
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Holiday Affair
Holiday Inn
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
How the Grinch Store Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Store Christmas (2000)
The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (I de-colorzied it)
It's A Wonderful Life
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Jack Frost
Jingle All the Way
Krampus
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Muppet Family Christmas (my favorite)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas (2D/3D)
A Pentatonix Christmas
Pittsburgh Dad's Guide to Christmas
The Polar Express (2D/3D)
Remember the Night
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Santa Claus
Santa Claus vs the Martians
Santa Claus is Comin to Town
The Santa Clause
Scrooged
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
A Snow White Christmas
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Stingiest Man in Town
TCM Night at the Movies - Merry Christmas!
Twas the Night Before Christmas
White Christmas
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
The Yule Log

[dodint]

No 'The Year Without a Santa Clause'?

Sad.

[DigitalGypsy66]

That’s impressive!

I had forgotten about Sicario, and finally got around to watching it yesterday (it’s on Amazon Prime btw). Very well done, but Emily Blunt’s character was a bit whiny and Girl Scout-ish for my taste.

I also watched the Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard WWII spy movie Allied. It was well made and entertaining, but predictable. More Marion Cotillard in all things please.

[grunthy]

Here is my latest tally on movies in my Christmas Movie Plex/Kodi library:

A&E Biography: Santa Claus
Bad Santa
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas
The Bells of St Marys
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Bing Crosby's White Christmas All Star USO Show
The Bishops Wife
Buttons and Rusty and the Christmas Tree Train
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
A Carol for Another Christmas (this is super weird - watch it if TCM re-airs it)
Casper's Haunted Christmas
Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Carol (2009 2D/3D)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A Christmas Story
Christmas Through the Decades (History Channel)
Christmas Unwrapped (History Channel)
A Cosmic Christmas
Elf
Elves
A Family Circus Christmas
A Flintstone Christmas
Fred Claus
Frosty Returns
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
A Garfield Christmas
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas
Happy Holidays from Bing and Frank
The Best of Andy Williams: Christmas Shows
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Holiday Affair
Holiday Inn
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
How the Grinch Store Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Store Christmas (2000)
The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (I de-colorzied it)
It's A Wonderful Life
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Jack Frost
Jingle All the Way
Krampus
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Muppet Family Christmas (my favorite)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas (2D/3D)
A Pentatonix Christmas
Pittsburgh Dad's Guide to Christmas
The Polar Express (2D/3D)
Remember the Night
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Santa Claus
Santa Claus vs the Martians
Santa Claus is Comin to Town
The Santa Clause
Scrooged
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
A Snow White Christmas
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Stingiest Man in Town
TCM Night at the Movies - Merry Christmas!
Twas the Night Before Christmas
White Christmas
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
The Yule Log

How the Grinch Store Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Store Christmas (2000)

Some cheap knockoffs...?

[Miami Vice]

A lot of them I copied off my VHS tapes, complete with 1987 era commercials. thats where the nostalgia really hits.

[eddy]

Seek out 'It Happened on 5th Avenue' (1947) for your list.

[Miami Vice]

Those were the ones sponsored by the retail association. They never picked up as much traction on tv. You had to send away for them with mall food court receipts.

[Miami Vice]

Seek out 'It Happened on 5th Avenue' (1947) for your list.

Thats scheduled to record off TCM on Sunday at 10am!

[shmenguin]

Here is my latest tally on movies in my Christmas Movie Plex/Kodi library:

A&E Biography: Santa Claus
Bad Santa
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas
The Bells of St Marys
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Bing Crosby's White Christmas All Star USO Show
The Bishops Wife
Buttons and Rusty and the Christmas Tree Train
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
A Carol for Another Christmas (this is super weird - watch it if TCM re-airs it)
Casper's Haunted Christmas
Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Carol (2009 2D/3D)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A Christmas Story
Christmas Through the Decades (History Channel)
Christmas Unwrapped (History Channel)
A Cosmic Christmas
Elf
Elves
A Family Circus Christmas
A Flintstone Christmas
Fred Claus
Frosty Returns
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
A Garfield Christmas
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas
Happy Holidays from Bing and Frank
The Best of Andy Williams: Christmas Shows
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Holiday Affair
Holiday Inn
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
How the Grinch Store Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Store Christmas (2000)
The I Love Lucy Christmas Special (I de-colorzied it)
It's A Wonderful Life
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Jack Frost
Jingle All the Way
Krampus
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Muppet Family Christmas (my favorite)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas (2D/3D)
A Pentatonix Christmas
Pittsburgh Dad's Guide to Christmas
The Polar Express (2D/3D)
Remember the Night
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Santa Claus
Santa Claus vs the Martians
Santa Claus is Comin to Town
The Santa Clause
Scrooged
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
A Snow White Christmas
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Stingiest Man in Town
TCM Night at the Movies - Merry Christmas!
Twas the Night Before Christmas
White Christmas
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
The Yule Log

How the Grinch Store Christmas (1966)
How the Grinch Store Christmas (2000)

Some cheap knockoffs...?

Japanese versions. Lots of anime.

[shmenguin]

big ass list of movies

so you're still in the "collect everything because hard drives are cheap and why not" game? since kids, i got away from this. i realized there's no chance i'll watch movies i don't explicitly want to watch, and it will be this way for another 10-15 years. it's liberating, but i do miss geeking out over my library

[Miami Vice]

Carol for Another Christmas is just strange all the way around. It was the first of several made for tv movies sponsored by the United Nations for the purpose of making Americans think it wasn't worthless (this was made in 1964, not 2017).

At that time you wouldn't typically find Hollywood stars doing television, but all these famous actors waived their usual salaries to appear in it - director Joe Mankewicz, Sterling Hayden, Robert Shaw, Peter Sellers. It was the story of a Christmas Carol, but instead of being a ruthless lender Sterling Hayden is a father still grieving his son's WW2 death and arguing about how we should have no part of the UN. Three ghosts visit to show him all the good the UN was doing in the world, and he wakes up no longer an isolationist.

[Miami Vice]

big ass list of movies

so you're still in the "collect everything because hard drives are cheap and why not" game? since kids, i got away from this. i realized there's no chance i'll watch movies i don't explicitly want to watch, and it will be this way for another 10-15 years. it's liberating, but i do miss geeking out over my library

I just added another 4TB. I'm up to 20TB + 4TB parity drive on the unRAID

I do enjoy setting up all the artwork, writing my own synopsis and ratings, and creating the CinemaVision pre-show. I guess it's just my weird hobby.

[dodint]

big ass list of movies

so you're still in the "collect everything because hard drives are cheap and why not" game? since kids, i got away from this. i realized there's no chance i'll watch movies i don't explicitly want to watch, and it will be this way for another 10-15 years. it's liberating, but i do miss geeking out over my library

I've seen both sides of this with books. I kept every book I could get my hands on up until I started moving in the military every few years. There came a day where I said enough and pared my collection down to stuff I actually read. Threw out a a lot of old Algebra textbooks.

[shafnutz05]

Die Hard 4 wasn't terrible. Die Hard 5, on the other hand...

[Viva la Ben]

I picked up the 5 movie diehard bundle on sale in iTunes earlier this week for $14.99. I only saw the first two.

[Dickie Dunn]

Die Hard 4 is watchable but definitely removes John McClane from what reality existed in Die Hard and With A Vengeance. Die Harder and what 5 is called don't exist.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Muppets Family Christmas is the favorite of Kenny the kangaroo.