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Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
1990 | Comedy, Family
A Christmas staple and wonderful heart warming family movie, although not so much for Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as Kevin and his downright inventive traps punish the would be burglars relentlessly. A timeless classic "you filthy animal"
  
Jingle All the Way (1997)
Jingle All the Way (1997)
1997 | Comedy, Family
Mid 90s family friendly Christmas action comedy with Arnie Schwarzenegger as a workaholic dad who keeps breaking promises to his kid (a young Jake Lloyd. Yes, that Jake Lloyd who would later play kid Anakin Skywalker, who grows up to become Darth Vader) and ends up hunting all over town on Christmas Eve for this seasons must-have Christmas present: a turbo-man action doll.

Amusing enough, but not one of Arnie's better kid-friendly offerings IMO.
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Carry-On (2024) in Movies

Dec 29, 2024 (Updated Dec 29, 2024)  
Carry-On (2024)
Carry-On (2024)
2024 | Action, Thriller
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
First, and most importantly for us Brits/Irish: this has nothing to do with the Sid James/Kenneth Williams "Carry On" films of 60s/70s/80s.

Instead, it's Carry-on.

As in luggage.

This is Christmas set - although I'm not sure I'd call it a Christmas movie (discuss) - set in an airport, and follows a young security guard after he is blackmailed into letting a suspicious package through security on Christmas Eve.

This steadily ratchets up the tension, as he struggles to stop said package from boarding a plane and to keep his colleagues (including his fiance) in the dark over just what is going on ...
  
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
1993 | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Stop Motion at its Best
Jack Skelington has become dispondant with his Halloween life. He feels bored, unfulfilled, and does not love the day like he used to.
While pondering his identity crisis, we stumbles out of Halloween Town and into Christmas Town!
Becoming obsessed with this new Holliday, he convinces the town to run Christmas, and takes father Christmas hostage/ for a forced holiday, in order to put their spooky twist on the day.
With a host of creepy but lovable characters, they learn the true spirit of Christmas.
Sounds cheesy? Well, surprisingly not. It is often debated as to weather this is a Christmas or Halloween film. Considering the lessons learnt, I would say it is an Xmas film, but a bit of a spooky one.
The songs are catchy (And I recommend the 2 disc soundtrack with the cover versions), the visuals are spectacular! All done with stop motion, it is a credit to this school of animation. Stunning and fun, it's a great watch, and one of my all time favourite.
  
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
1989 | Comedy
Who doesn't get fed up with the relatives sometimes?
In my top 3 Christmas movies of all time.

This time, the vacation comes to the Griswolds as the relatives come by for a helping of holiday cheer as Clark decides to makes his home a Christmas light spectacle while waiting for his Christmas bonus.

I think it resonates because we have all had those trying times with the family or the one relative you wish you could tell off or not have to sit next to.

The witty banter among the family as well as Chevy Chase's impeccable dry wit makes the film a venerable holiday classic for sure.

  
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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) Dec 4, 2018

I will watch this movie any time of year LOL, but particularly on Christmas Eve while I'm wrapping presents.

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AT (1676 KP) Dec 4, 2018

This is such a classic comedy!!