Films You only see on telly around christmas

Mike 1972

Channel 4 still seem to think that showing the Life of Brian around Christmas (or Easter) ensures that their reputation as an edgy/controversial broadcaster remains intact

Theyve been wrong on both counts since about 1992 which was around the last time something on Channel 4 had the Daily Mail foaming at the mouth.

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

And dont forget blazing saddles...:D

One can watch Blazing saddles for the thousandth time and its still funny though.

vampire of kilmainham

ya dont have to watch them just get a load of DVDS and watch what you want i usually get pissed on xmas day so i dont have to go through the same ol crap ye get every year after a bottle or two of whiskey things just go out of focus and i just drift into a lovley sleep for the evening and i go into a fantasy world and when i wake it's normally all over yay

Lady von Purple

Michael Collins is always on at Christmas?

Jeez, as festive films go... Not the most jolly!

Dudess

Lady von Purple wrote: »

Michael Collins is always on at Christmas?

Jeez, as festive films go... Not the most jolly!

And The Field - and its French equivalent Jean De Florette. Two of the gloomiest films ever...

Abi

Dudess wrote: »

And The Field - and its French equivalent Jean De Florette. Two of the gloomiest films ever...

Watched The Field about two weeks ago, always loved it. Was part of my LC years. Dark yes, but I enjoyed it (:

Mint Sauce

The only film I want to see this xmas is 'Its a Wonderful Life', only problem is, any of the channels that show it, always seem to put it on at a rediculus time of day, ie, 6 in the morning.

:mad:

dark crystal

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without The Wizard of Oz.

They also always seem to show a Harry Potter film every Christmas day for the last few years.

brimal

Mrs. Doubtfire

It is on TV every year without fail

plastic glass

cant believe nobody mentioned Dr.Zhivago yet. First movie I look for when the guide comes out. Fantastic film.

missbelle

KittyKat wrote: »

Love Actually

Love this movie
Is Sister Act usually on around this time? Heard "I will follow him" playing on Ray foley's show earlier, felt like belting out a few lines of it only I was in the office

fryup

paulosham wrote: »

I think you mean Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is piece of sh1t.

Willy Wanker and the Spunk Factory is even better:p

44leto

Its a wonderful life
Scrooge in all it's manifestations, seen the latest disney version a few days ago and it was muck.

Dudess

Abi wrote: »

Dudess wrote: »

And The Field - and its French equivalent Jean De Florette. Two of the gloomiest films ever...

Watched The Field about two weeks ago, always loved it. Was part of my LC years. Dark yes, but I enjoyed it (:

Oh yep, great show. Not very... festive though. :pac:

But actually It's A Wonderful Life, super Christmassy feelgood movie, has lots of really dark moments. It's lubblee though...

Abi

irish-stew wrote: »

The only film I want to see this xmas is 'Its a Wonderful Life', only problem is, any of the channels that show it, always seem to put it on at a rediculus time of day, ie, 6 in the morning.

:mad:

You need to sky + the shit out of that

Dudess wrote: »

Oh yep, great show. Not very... festive though. :pac:

No, I don't suppose it is :pac:

Dotrel

fryup wrote: »

Willy Wanker and the Spunk Factory is even better:p

His white chocolate bars are both potent and plentiful.

MidnightQueen

missbelle wrote: »

Love this movie

Thought i was the only one. Its one to watch over and over around xmas.

charlietheminxx

Die Hard is the best

I actually love Christmas movies though, I hate deciding between them

emeraldstar

Gone with the Wind - all four hours of it
Spartacus - all four hours of it [Edit: maybe I'm thinking of Ben-Hur. Never could tell them apart.]

My Fair Lady used to always be on during the week between Christmas and New Year, but it hasn't been for the past two years. This upsets me.

I also feel like Father of the Bride always tends to be shown around about New Year's Eve.

podgemonster

Every Christmas they play that movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode! I think it was called, 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.'"

foxyboxer

There will be at least one showing of a Roger Moore Bond movie.
It's the law.

foxyboxer

I get nostalgic for the time when the christmas TV guide was in the News of The World in early December and detailed the schedule over christmas and the new year. We methodically and enthusiastically highlighted the movies we wanted to watch.

"Yes! Raiders of the Lost Ark on Christmas Eve!"
"Die Haaaaaaaaaaaaaard!!!"
"Aliens on New Years Day!!!"

Good Times. *sniff*
Even though you have them on DVD, it's still better on the telly.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/christmas/movies.html
Last year's list from RTE:

Christmas with the Kranks
Surviving Christmas
Walk the Line
How to Marry a Millionaire
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
The Wizard of Oz
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Oliver Twist
Breakfast on Pluto
Joyeux Noel
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Calamity Jane
Casablanca
Singin’ In The Rain
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Da Vinci Code
Goal
Garage
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Moby Dick
House of Flying Daggers
Ben - Hur
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cleopatra
Ryans Daughter
Give My Regards to Broadway
March of the Penguins
Transamerica
The Break Up
Around the World in 80 Days

ejmaztec

plastic glass wrote: »

cant believe nobody mentioned Dr.Zhivago yet. First movie I look for when the guide comes out. Fantastic film.

Some people look at me a bit strange if I'm in a railway station, shouting "Strelnikov!" when the train comes in.:o

OakeyDokey

Titanic is usually on every year.

fishy fishy

Mr.Success wrote: »

Ever notice how there are some well known films that only seem to show around christmas.
Michael Collins, Chitty chitty bang bang, titanic, Die Hard... Just to name a few

die hard seems to be on once a month
titanic about three times int he last six months
and michael collins a couple of times already this year.

do you only have one channel?

emeraldstar

fishy fishy wrote: »

titanic about three times int he last six months

On Film4 alone!

foxyboxer

KittyKat wrote: »

Thought i was the only one. Its one to watch over and over around xmas.

Nothing beats watching Love Actually with all the relatives at Christmas when the Martin Freeman porn actor stand-in scene comes on.

*cringe*

Mike 1972

irish-stew wrote: »

The only film I want to see this xmas is 'Its a Wonderful Life', only problem is, any of the channels that show it, always seem to put it on at a rediculus time of day, ie, 6 in the morning.

Ask santa for a video recorder.

Problem solved.

Dotrel

Brendog wrote: »

The Birth of a Nation

followed by White Christmas.

kfallon

Escape to Victory
Star Wars
Indiana Jones

Every year without fail when I was younger

Wattle

Uncle Buck with John Candy is usually in there somewhere. I like that film.

missbelle

KittyKat wrote: »

Thought i was the only one. Its one to watch over and over around xmas.

What a feel good movie!! I love the montage at the end, Colin Firth is adorable trying to learn Portugese, was it?
I love Martine McCutcheon in it too - speaking of which I read today that she is being urged to keep putting weight on so a reality tv show can follow her losing weight for her wedding next year....seriously!? Hope she doesn't do it!!