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Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

quickbeam · 2019-12-07 20:54:56

Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide The rules: * 64 films in the competition, 32 first round matches. * Pick one of film and decide which you prefer. Give a reason. Films where no reason are given won't be counted. All valid votes will be thanked by me to confirm that they are accepted. * First to 6 votes goes through…

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#702 10-12-2019 4:31pm

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Lethal Weapon, to help make up for you heathens voting out Die Hard 2.

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#703 10-12-2019 4:31pm

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I love Leathal Weapon, but for Christmas movie it's gotta be jingle all the way.

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#704 10-12-2019 4:31pm

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Lethal weapon wins for me by just a hair, jingle all the ways is a classic too, just not as high caliber as LW though.

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#705 10-12-2019 4:36pm

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That was quick! I'm too late to vote for Lethal Weapon - looks like it's through anyway!

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#706 10-12-2019 4:40pm

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Lethal Weapon through to Round 3.

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#707 10-12-2019 4:40pm

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Round 2, Match 15

Black Christmas (1974)

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Bad Santa (2003)

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#708 10-12-2019 4:41pm

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Never seen Black Christmas but Bad Santa is brilliant

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#709 10-12-2019 4:42pm

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Bad Santa, because it's gotta be in the mix in the next round, and deserves the spot more.

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#710 10-12-2019 4:43pm

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Bad Santa out of these two anyways, though I think it's quite overrated

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#711 10-12-2019 4:44pm

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Bad Santa because I think it's the better movie and I don't think slasher movies have a place at Christmastime.

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#712 10-12-2019 4:45pm

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Bad Santa here...threw the whole xmas movie genre on its head

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#713 10-12-2019 4:45pm

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quickbeam wrote: »

Round 2, Match 15

Black Christmas (1974)

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Bad Santa (2003)

Bad Santa because it is slightly amusing and I have not seen the other!

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#714 10-12-2019 4:45pm

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Bad Santa, the perfect antidote to horribly saccharin family Christmas films.

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#715 10-12-2019 4:48pm

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bad santa, is good fun film.

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#716 10-12-2019 4:48pm

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Bad Santa through to the next round.

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Bad santa, just for ying and yang purposes as without bad there good me no good

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#718 10-12-2019 4:49pm

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Round 2, Match 16

Gremlins (1984)

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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#719 10-12-2019 4:50pm

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Gremlins as it's my only hope of taking out die hard

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#720 10-12-2019 4:50pm

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Gremlins as its an extremely fun Christmas film. The scene in the bar is fantastic

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#721 10-12-2019 4:50pm

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Gremlins because I love it and it was one of my nominations.

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#722 10-12-2019 4:50pm

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Gremlins.

We already have a 34th street in the next round and it's the better one.

Also Gremlins is awesome, and I nominated it.

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#723 10-12-2019 4:51pm

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Gremlins, because the better Miracle on 34th St is already in the next round

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#724 10-12-2019 4:52pm

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Gremlins because it always reminds me not to feed the kids after midnight

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#725 10-12-2019 4:52pm

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I'll go Gremlins too, I prefer the later Miracle...

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#726 10-12-2019 4:52pm

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I have not seen either so will not vote! It has already been decided anyway!

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#727 10-12-2019 4:54pm

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miracle on 34th for being a christmas movie

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#728 10-12-2019 4:55pm

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Gremlins, loved that movie especially Gizmo

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#729 10-12-2019 4:55pm

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Greating sporting moment being voted for here

Very tight match between the late late toy show and Brexit currently

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#730 10-12-2019 4:56pm

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Green&Red wrote: »

miracle on 34th for being a christmas movie

Seriously, have you even seen Gremlins? It is 100% a Christmas movie! I will fight you!!! :rolleyes:

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#731 10-12-2019 4:59pm

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People of boardsitania, play this one too! https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058022144/4/#post111985440

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#732 10-12-2019 5:00pm

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Gremlins straight in to Round 3.

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#733 10-12-2019 5:02pm

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Films in to Round 3:

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Gremlins (1984)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Elf (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
Bad Santa (2003)

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#734 10-12-2019 5:03pm

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Rikand wrote:

People of boardsitania, play this one too!

quickbeam wrote:

It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Gremlins (1984) Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) Lethal Weapon (1987) Die Hard (1988) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Home Alone (1990) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) The Santa Clause (1994) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Elf (2003) Love Actually (2003) Bad Santa (2003)

What knocked out The Grinch???

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#735 10-12-2019 5:03pm

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I still have 3 ponies left in the race

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#736 10-12-2019 5:03pm

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S.G.M. wrote: »

What knocked out The Grinch???

Nightmare Before Christmas :rolleyes:

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#737 10-12-2019 5:03pm

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Has Uncle Buck come up yet?

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OK now **** is getting serious.

Neccers you stay out of my way this round you hear :pac:

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#739 10-12-2019 5:04pm

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circadian wrote: »

Has Uncle Buck come up yet?

Not a Christmas Film

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#740 10-12-2019 5:04pm

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Necro wrote:

Nightmare Before Christmas

Ah what a joke.

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#741 10-12-2019 5:05pm

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quickbeam wrote: »

Films in to Round 3:

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Gremlins (1984)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Elf (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
Bad Santa (2003)

Pretty telling from the original list and this one that there's been pretty much nothing new in this genre worth chatting about in the last 16 years!

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#742 10-12-2019 5:05pm

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Rikand wrote: »

I still have 3 ponies left in the race

I still got 4 strong, after losing Hook in the last round.

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#743 10-12-2019 5:05pm

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S.G.M. wrote: »

What knocked out The Grinch???

Don't mind Necro. It was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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#744 10-12-2019 5:05pm

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whatawaster wrote: »

Not a Christmas Film

Thanksgiving?

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#745 10-12-2019 5:06pm

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4 here too. Lost Jingle All the Way to you crazies

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#746 10-12-2019 5:06pm

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quickbeam wrote:

Don't mind Necro. It was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

That's even worse imo ðŸ˜‚

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#747 10-12-2019 5:06pm

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4 in the race, still haven;t calmed down about Scrooged being knocked out by the most tedious franchise of the last 20 years

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#748 10-12-2019 5:06pm

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quickbeam wrote: »

Don't mind Necro. It was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Err... I think you need to check your spreadsheet again :P

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#749 10-12-2019 5:09pm

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irishejit wrote: »

Pretty telling from the original list and this one that there's been pretty much nothing new in this genre worth chatting about in the last 16 years!

They broke the mold with Love Actually tbf

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#750 10-12-2019 5:09pm

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Necro wrote: »

Err... I think you need to check your spreadsheet again :P

Wanna fight about it?

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#751 10-12-2019 5:09pm

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Necro wrote: »

Err... I think you need to check your spreadsheet again :P

Nah he's right, The Grinch lost to National Lampoon, it was How The Grinch Stole Christmas (the Jim Carrey one) that Nightmare Before Christmas knocked out.

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