Tekel Towers » Coming up to that time of year....

Hamiltonarab · 11/11/2014 12:42 pm

.....so what are your favourite Christmas holiday films? There are a few that are straight off Christmas films, but there are also ones I watch and associate with Christmas holidays but aren't Christmas films, ie war films like The Great Escape.

Have quite a few favourites - Home Alone, National Lampoons Christmas Vaction, Muppets Christmas Carol, The Time Machine (HG Wells), LA Confidential, The Others, Catch Me if You Can, The Cruel Sea to name just a few.

Usually get a good pile lined up and see if anything decent is actually on the tv, which is rare.

lifesanocean · 11/11/2014 3:34 pm

Trading Places, Die Hard, Home Alone all ace Christmas films.

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Tek · 11/11/2014 6:46 pm

Last year i watched 'It's A Wonderful Life' for the first time.

I wasn't dissapointed.

A truly great and inspiring film.

huntedbyafreak · 11/11/2014 6:50 pm

Die Hard.

european_bob · 11/11/2014 10:53 pm

A Child's Christmases in Wales, Trading Places, Only Fools and Horses, About a Boy, Ghostbusters II.

Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas - their version of 'It's a Wonderful Life' is commendable.

Sieb22 · 12/11/2014 9:10 am

This...

..and this.

motherwellarab · 12/11/2014 10:15 am

TEK wrote:
Last year i watched 'It's A Wonderful Life' for the first time.

I wasn't dissapointed.

A truly great and inspiring film.

tek are u for real? terrible film

motherwellarab · 12/11/2014 10:15 am

die hard

Tek · 12/11/2014 10:37 am

motherwellarab wrote:
TEK wrote:
Last year i watched 'It's A Wonderful Life' for the first time.

I wasn't dissapointed.

A truly great and inspiring film.
tek are u for real? terrible film

I wouldn't expect someone fae the emotionless wasteground that is Craigneuk to 'get it'.

Infact i would be dissapointed if you did.

Hamiltonarab · 12/11/2014 12:23 pm

TEK wrote:
Last year i watched 'It's A Wonderful Life' for the first time.

I wasn't dissapointed.

A truly great and inspiring film.

Really like that one, gets an airing at least once a year. Actually bought the colour version, but it's better in black and white. Jimmy Stewart makes it.

Hamiltonarab · 12/11/2014 12:25 pm

european_bob wrote:
A Child's Christmases in Wales, Trading Places, Only Fools and Horses, About a Boy, Ghostbusters II.

Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas - their version of 'It's a Wonderful Life' is commendable.

I don't think I have seen the Christmas one by Beavis and Butthead, will need to see it. When did it come out?

Hamiltonarab · 12/11/2014 12:55 pm

Another one is the BFI's Ghost Stories for Christmas. Really good on the couple of days leading up to and after Christmas day. Mostly made up of MR James stories, some really good ones in there. All quite light, just suit the mood. A couple are a bit weird and some filmed in the 70's were trying a bit too hard perhaps.

baldyeagle · 12/11/2014 1:25 pm

Ehm a total BAH HUMBUG.

Hate Xmas - hate the cauld weather that goes wi it.

Commercial shyte!

Roll on Easter (hate that as well but yi ken winters at an end! )

motherwellarab · 12/11/2014 2:05 pm

TEK wrote:
motherwellarab wrote:
TEK wrote:
Last year i watched 'It's A Wonderful Life' for the first time.

I wasn't dissapointed.

A truly great and inspiring film.
tek are u for real? terrible film

I wouldn't expect someone fae the emotionless wasteground that is Craigneuk to 'get it'.

Infact i would be dissapointed if you did.

craigneuk is far superior to ek mr tek

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Tek · 12/11/2014 3:43 pm

motherwellarab wrote:
craigneuk is far superior to ek mr tek

When it comes to producing underage-pregnancies?

Marginal.But aye,Craigneuk probably wins that one.

Tek · 12/11/2014 3:45 pm

Hamiltonarab wrote:
Another one is the BFI's Ghost Stories for Christmas. Really good on the couple of days leading up to and after Christmas day. Mostly made up of MR James stories, some really good ones in there. All quite light, just suit the mood. A couple are a bit weird and some filmed in the 70's were trying a bit too hard perhaps.

Will need tae look out for that Hammy.

Quite partial to a wee ghost story at xmas time for some reason.

There used to be a 'Christmas Ghost story' aired on bbc2 on Christmas Eve each year.

Anyone mind eh that?

Hamiltonarab · 12/11/2014 5:42 pm

TEK wrote:
Hamiltonarab wrote:
Another one is the BFI's Ghost Stories for Christmas. Really good on the couple of days leading up to and after Christmas day. Mostly made up of MR James stories, some really good ones in there. All quite light, just suit the mood. A couple are a bit weird and some filmed in the 70's were trying a bit too hard perhaps.

Will need tae look out for that Hammy.

Quite partial to a wee ghost story at xmas time for some reason.

There used to be a 'Christmas Ghost story' aired on bbc2 on Christmas Eve each year.

Anyone mind eh that?

This is that collection TEK. From the 70's onward to the reproduced ones from the 2000's. The cover I posted is of the first issue, they re-issued it again with a few added extras the following year. All on Amazon, definitely worth it if you remember these christmas eve stories being on tv and fancy seeing them again.

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european_bob · 12/11/2014 6:17 pm

Hamiltonarab wrote:
european_bob wrote:
A Child's Christmases in Wales, Trading Places, Only Fools and Horses, About a Boy, Ghostbusters II.

Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas - their version of 'It's a Wonderful Life' is commendable.
I don't think I have seen the Christmas one by Beavis and Butthead, will need to see it. When did it come out?

1995

Tek · 12/11/2014 7:59 pm

@Hammy

D'oh.

I might get that affy Santa.

Tek · 23/11/2014 3:25 pm

'It's A Wonderful Life' away to start on Film4+1 at 3.50pm.

motherwellarab · 23/11/2014 5:36 pm

TEK wrote:
'It's A Wonderful Life' away to start on Film4+1 at 3.50pm.

you love that film tek

Tek · 23/11/2014 5:38 pm

motherwellarab wrote:
TEK wrote:
'It's A Wonderful Life' away to start on Film4+1 at 3.50pm.
you love that film tek

I do yes.

Big softy.

huntedbyafreak · 23/11/2014 5:52 pm

Watching it.

Great film

Tek · 23/11/2014 5:55 pm

huntedbyafreak wrote:
Watching it.

Great film

Good lad.

Jimmy Stewart = Legend (and good Scottish heritage).

huntedbyafreak · 23/11/2014 8:07 pm

Good way to spend a cold November afternoon.

Like the Sunday Christmas films as it means I'm closer to another holiday