Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

Declan A Walsh

Round 1, Match 7:
At last, two films I have seen in the same match!

Although I'm more familiar with the first, I preferred the second, because the premise is very funny.

I like both of these. But definitely has to be the santa Claus. A lovely film and as Toto said, it's aged well!

c.p.w.g.w

The Santa Claus...Its much better than Christmas with the Kranks

quickbeam

And that puts The Santa Clause in to the second round.

quickbeam

Round 1, Match 8

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/

In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.

Stars: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi



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Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037059/

In the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor

irishejit

Yeah The Santa Clause, just better in every way...aged well and one you can watch as an adult with the kids without pulling your hair out

aaaaaaaaah not seen either of those

Necro

Rare Exports actually sounds interesting so I'll vote for that.

Havent seen either though:/

Kolido

I vote Meet me in st Louis

Basically as it's one of my picks and I love it. Never heard of that other muck

tusk

The Santa Clause may very well be one of the best Christmas movies ever. a vote there for me please.

Declan A Walsh

tusk wrote: »

The Santa Clause may very well be one of the best Christmas movies ever. a vote there for me please.

It has already gone through to the next round!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Meet Me In St. Louis, because clang clang clang went the trolley, and I'm a fan of musicals.

meet me in st louis

because i never heard of the other one!

RebelButtMunch

Rare Exports please

Yester

Meet me in St. Louis for Judy singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

tusk

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

It has already gone through to the next round!

Thanks. Thread is moving too fast for me haha

Kolido

tusk wrote: »

Thanks. Thread is moving too fast for me haha

This aint no Walrus

ArnoldJRimmer

Have not seen either, but Meet me in St Louis as Judy Garland looks so weird in that photo

Declan A Walsh

Yester wrote: »

Meet me in St. Louis for Judy singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

I have never seen Meet Me in St. Louis in its entirety - only bits of it -, but it gets my vote for that rendition of the song, even though I don't really like those kind of musicals! I don't know the other film at all.

Tell me how

Me in St Louis.

Because the screenshot for the other one gives me chills for some reason.

quickbeam

Meet Me In St. Louis through to the next round.

quickbeam

Tell me how wrote: »

Me in St Louis.

Because the screenshot for the other one gives me chills for some reason.

Indeed :P. And yet Santa Clause must appear totally normal to Rimmer :

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

Have not seen either, but Meet me in St Louis as Judy Garland looks so weird in that photo

quickbeam

Round 1, Match 9

Nativity! (2009)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242447/

An uptight but secretly heartbroken primary school teacher's little white lie about Hollywood coming to see his class' nativity play grows like wildfire in his rag-tag school low on self-esteem.

Stars: Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins



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Lethal Weapon (1987)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093409/

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Lethal Weapon, because its lots of fun and action packed, and I've actually seen it.

Toto Wolfcastle

Oooh Lethal Weapon! Watched it for the first time recently (I know!) and it's so much fun. Obviously I'm not on board with the whole Mel Gibson thing but I really enjoyed the movie.

Necro

Abstain. I don't like Nativity at all, and while I like Lethal Weapon I don't see it as a Christmas movie.

Tell me how

Cannot vote here.
Haven't seen Nativity and Lethal Weapon doesn't strike me as Christmas fare.

I'm sure everyone is glad to see someone posting about not voting.

Yester

Lethal Weapon because it mentions the worlds worst Christmas dinner and is therefore a Christmas movie.

nativity
because I like Martin Freeman, and Lethal Weapon is not a christmas movie!!

Declan A Walsh

Lethal Weapon because it is a bit of fun. Also (as per usual!), I did not see the other film.

irishejit

Lethal Weapon!!! The height of poor old Mel's power before he lost the plot

banie01

Lethal Weapon!

Because I'm too old for this shít and shoulder dislocation is always fun

quickbeam

Lethal Weapon in to the next round.

quickbeam

Round 1, Match 10

Holiday Inn (1942)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034862/

At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.

Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds



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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/

A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.

Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, because it's got great music, and blew my mind as a kid, although I question its validity as a Christmas Movie - is Christmas even mentioned in it anywhere?

ArnoldJRimmer

Willy Wonka as I watch it every year without fail over Christmas. An absolute classic (and one of my choices)

whatawaster

Willie Wonka, all day every day. Superb adaptation, great songs, Wilder is wonderful

Yester

Willy Wonka because Gene Wilder is fantastic in it and also because Grandpa Joe is still universally hated.

Tell me how

Willy Wonka.

Because of the memories.

RebelButtMunch

Willy Wonka!

dominatinMC

Willy Wonka, timeless!

quickbeam

Willy Wonka marches in to the next round.

Necro

Willy Wonka despite the creepy overtures of a recluse inviting kids to a candy factory.

Declan A Walsh

Round 1, Match 10

My vote goes to Willie Wonka etc. because it is a bit of an iconic movie with some gentle, but off-the-wall, humour! I have never seen The Holiday Inn in full, but I am fed up of that clip!

Edit: I see it's already through!

quickbeam

Round 1, Match 11

Scrooged (1988)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096061/

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe



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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037595/

A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet

whatawaster

Scrooged, because Bill Murray

Necro

God I hate Scrooged.

HATE IT.

So therefore by default I vote for Christmas in Connecticut

dominatinMC

Scrooged

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Scrooged because Bill Murray is awesome and I never even heard of the other one.

Krombopulos Michael

Scrooged because Bill Murray is a legend in this and was very funny.