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December 20, 2005
KMCC (Kitty’s Modern Christmas Classics)
Top ten holiday movies:
1 Scrooged
2 Trading Places
3 Die Hard
4 The Ref
5 The Nightmare Before Christmas
6 Metropolitan
7 Hannah and Her Sisters
8 Crimes and Misdemeanors
9 Bridget Jones’ Diary
10 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Plus an old favorite: Pocket Full of Miracles – watch for a terrific (and totally cross-eyed) performance by Peter Falk
OK, OK, so most of these are not traditional Christmas movies and I’m probably the only person on the planet who considers Hannah and Her Sisters a holiday classic. What can I say? Major scenes in all these movies take place at holiday time! And what could be funnier than seeing Dan Ackroyd in a dirty Santa suit, stealing a smoked salmon from the Duke's Christmas party, or (normally) suave Colin Firth wearing that ridiculous reindeer sweater, or that moment in Die Hard when Argyle turns on the car radio and we hear Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis"? These movies make me laugh. A lot. And as far as Woody is concerned, the themes of reassessing your life, and realizing the importance of family and friends that runs through Hannah and Crimes make this one of my favorite holiday double features. Call me crazy, but I think Woody makes excellent holiday movies.
Posted by lk at December 20, 2005 05:14 PM
Comments
Thanks for the non-traditional list. It's the kind of list I'd expect from a movie buff like you. Now that I've re-joined Netflix, you've given me some good suggestions for the queue. :)
Posted by: Kelly at December 21, 2005 09:13 PM