Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

Pretzill

It's a Wonderful Life because there's a point in life where anyone can feel low and it's good to be reminded that each one of us, (even those who nominated A Nightmare at Christmas) have something to offer.

Kolido

Xmas vacation for me, I would just have more fun watching that. Other movie is good also but gotta pick one.

tonytiger81

It's a wonderful life - its a better film overall vs the short gags of lampoons

Ted_YNWA

Chevy all the way Lampoons for this one.

quickbeam

It's a Wonderful life in to the Semis!!!!!!!!!!

sKeith

it's a wonderful life, the better xmas film of the two.

quickbeam

Quarter Final, Match 2

Gremlins (1984)

beat:
R1: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
R2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
R3: Miracle on 34th Street (1994)



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Elf (2003)

beat:
R1: The Preacher's Wife (1996)
R2: The Holiday (2006)
R3: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Toto Wolfcastle

Elf. Couldn’t warm to Gremlins but I’ll watch Elf all year round.

Zaph

Gremlins. Who doesn't love a bit of mayhem at Christmas?

pc7

Oh such a hard one, gremlins for nostalgia, loved it as a kid

ArnoldJRimmer

Always going to be a bit tougher to choose come the quarters and these are two classics

I'm gonna go Gremlins as its more entertaining than Elf (which is great), and its one of my picks

elf
Far more christmassy

Necro

Gremlins all the way here.

Far far better movie

tonytiger81

Gremlins is classic. ELf.....not so much.

Ted_YNWA

Elf out of these two.

Never saw the appeal of Gizmo & gang.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Gremlins, because it's got everything; action, comedy, horror, xmas

circadian

Oh tough call, I'd call for Elf. Its Will Farrell in form, packs with laughs and totally on point for Christmas.

Siobh73

Elf, those little gremlin creatures freak me out

quickbeam

Gremlins makes it to the Semis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spook_ie

Gremlins because Gizmo reminds me of a Furby and the trouble I went to get one for my daughter's Christmas/Birthday present in around the 2000s

quickbeam

Quarter Final, Match 3

Home Alone (1990)

beat:
R1: The Family Stone (2005)
R2: Die Hard 2 (1990)
R3: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)



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Bad Santa (2003)

beat:
R1: The Apartment (1960)
R2: Black Christmas (1974)
R3: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

tonytiger81

Spook_ie wrote: »

Gremlins because Gizmo reminds me of a Furby and the trouble I went to get one for my daughter's Christmas/Birthday present in around the 2000s

Was it a real life Jingle All The Way?

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Home Alone, because Joe Pesci in a kids movie is amazing!

Necro

Home Alone.

Christmas Classic.

And Joe Pesci > Billy Bob Thornton

ArnoldJRimmer

I'll go for Bad Santa as I'm more likely to re-watch it than Home Alone

Home alone

Because you filthy animal

honeybear

Home Alone ... loved it when younger

circadian

Gotta be home alone, it has John Candy, it has slapstick, it's got Christmas songs and a smartass Culkin.

tusk

Home Alone. It's a mad success that never should have been. And it's a wonderful movie all round. There's a new show on netflix outlining how this, die hard, ghostbusters, and dirty dancing were made. everyone should watch. It's fascinating.

Spook_ie

Bad Santa, home alo e was good but it's spoilt by the repetitive HA2,HA3 etc.

tonytiger81

Bad Santa cos Bernie Mac was subtly funny and the "you aint gonna sh!t straight for a week" gags

pc7

Home Alone, house scenes were very clever and it’s a hoot seeing them break in, like an old school caper movie

Siobh73

Home Alone, Christmas plus family, something for all age groups

quickbeam

And Home Alone makes it to the Semis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

circadian

Spook_ie wrote: »

Bad Santa, home alo e was good but it's spoilt by the repetitive HA2,HA3 etc.

How can you let the sequels have an effect on your opinion of the first as a standalone?

quickbeam

Quarter Final, Match 4

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

beat:
R1: Holiday Inn (1942)
R2: Trading Places (1983)
R3: Love Actually (2003)



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Die Hard (1988)

beat:
R1: A Christmas Carol (2009)
R2: Arthur Christmas (2011)
R3: Lethal Weapon (1987)

circadian

Die Hard.

"Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."

Pretzill

Home Alone because of Joe Pesci

honeybear

Die Hard because of John/Bruce in a vest!!!

Spook_ie

Willie Wonka, for Xmas sake let diehard die

Willie wonka
Because it knocked 2 of my favs out

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Die Hard, because obviously it's gotta be Die Hard - it's amazing. And Willy Wonka isn't even set at Xmas.

Zaph

Die Hard, because unlike that Wonka bloke, it's an actual Christmas film.

Siobh73

Willie Wonka for me. Could watch it every year

Necro

Die Hard,

Cos it's awesome and Wonka is a creep

Toto Wolfcastle

Die Hard because it’s an actual Christmas film and more family friendly than creepy Willy Wonka.

ArnoldJRimmer

Balls, I nominated both of these and now don;t know which to choose

Lets go Willy Wonka as they don't make films as dark as this for kids anymore

pc7

Die Hard cause Bruce rocks it

tusk

willy wonka because 'come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination'

quickbeam

Die Hard makes it to the Semis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!