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Login/Join to ParticipateHoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
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Location: Staines, United Kingdom
It's at this time of year lets face it we all end up watching Christmas television! And the Christmas movies are often the same ones each year, so for me, a certain film is a tradition at Christmas, just like watching the Coca Cola advert "Holidays are coming", so for me Christmas is not complete without Gremlins being on, and I'm strictly talking about the first film.
I understand obviously it's a comedy/horror and who would think thats very Christmas-y, the total look of the film seems all about Christmas to me, I dont know if it's on this Christmas, I so hope it is. For the movie illiterate Gremlins.
Anyone else have any opinions on this film being an excellent Christmas movie?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
I remember watching this as a small child..and seeing the gremlin go around in the blender. It gave me nightmares..
But now its one of my favourite scenes
master of disaster
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Location: New York, USA
clearly, the ultimate x-mas movie is "a christmas story"
I think they run that for 24 straight hrs
yup. I was just flippin the channel, and the announcer said "and now, 24 ours of a christmas story"
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Depends wich gremlins? Number one is good, number two meanwhile sooooo much better, number two is great.
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Location: Farnham Ahoy, United Kingdom
Gremlins rock!! Cant believe Rold Dhal (probably spelt incorrectly) wrote it!
That film used to scare the pants off me when i was younger. But I always wanted Gismo as a pet!!
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Even if it's not technically speaking a Christmas movie like Gremlins is, Christmas for me is not complete without ...uhm...The Sound of Music. Sorry, but it's tradition.
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Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
I spent my Christmas Eve in the hospital with my girlfriend recovering from her C section, playing monopoly (and winning at that
)Gremlins is a great movie, but maybe not so much so themed for the holidays?
And Brit Joe is right, the second one is much better :P
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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
NO way the first one is so good! its original!!
And how can you not say its not festive! its set at christmas! and the gremlins sing christmas carols!
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Liquid Cow
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Location: High Wycombe, England
The Great Escape is the film that makes christmas for me.
In fact, I watched it twice this year
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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zulu for me...
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HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
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Location: Staines, United Kingdom
thats even weirder than mine, thank you
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Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
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Sweet talented nutter
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Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia
I use to love that film.
that shrewd and knavish sprite
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
It's not Christmas until you watch "The Ref."
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The original Home Alone is great for Crimbo. It has snow and mild peril! what more do you want? National Lampoon?
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Location: Nuneaton
Gremlins is right up there
and of course all the daft offshoots like critters and the munchies Some men see things and say why....
I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
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Location: Manchester
Gremlins Rocks! I always wanted Gismo to be my pet!
Other Xmas films - great escape and flight of the navigator. Oh, and four weddings or something British is always cool too
ah wah wah wah a wah wah
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Cant say i have watched gremlins at chistmas, but it is a brilliant film !
I watched Gone with the Wind(went for a walk after an hour of it and missed the whole of the civil war
) and Harvey(about an imaginary rabbit gentlman)And of course the snow man
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personal vote: ren & stimpy's christmas special!! i watch it at least once a day from Thanksgiving to New Years
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Ohh or of Course Scrooged
Always a fave of mine.
Some men see things and say why....
I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
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i like die hard two.it's got snow, vauge references to xmass, guns and explosions
what more could you ask for???
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
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Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
I will add
SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE!
That is the ultimate xmas movie, no contest!!!
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Location: Nuneaton
Now are we talking Santa Claus or The Santa Claus (with tim allen) ?
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I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
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Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
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Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
first things first, the tim allen movie is spelt clause not claus
secondly, i said specifically said Santa Claus: The movie...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
for me it's always films about greek mths, jason and te argonauts etc, tho old ones with stop motion monsters, i was so annoyed when i didn't see any this christmas. them and any muppets film (tho i spose muppet christmas carol is most christmassy)
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Max, two words....
Get Sky!
Always use "so's your face" and "only on Tuesdays" in as many conversations possible
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
MUPPETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Location: Falmouth, Cornwall
My vote goes to "It's A Wonderful Life"
and I'm a film student so you should RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!
That or Audition, nothing says "it's the holiday season" like 'kirikirikirikiri' and severed limbs.
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Location: oxford, england, uk
oooh oh oh oh ohhh! has anyone seen Gremlins 2? The lady gremlin with the lipstick has to be the most scarey thing ever to be invented.
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i love gremlins and wanted a gismo pet
But... over christmas id have to say the ultimate movie is the short extra on the Madagascar dvd : "The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Mission"
everyone should see it!!!!!!!!! lego men can wheelie too!
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,666 posts
Location: Preston, United Kingdom
lol yeah thats a fuinny bit, its a transexual gremlin, a regular gremlin drank a bottle of liquid with the female symble on it it found in the lab and turned out like that...I think its been years since I watched it.
I like the spider bit, pretty ambitious for a puppet.
Chief adviser to the Pharaoh, in one very snazzy mutli-coloured coat
'Time goes by so slowly for those who wait...' - Whatever Happend To Baby Madonna?
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
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Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
Written by: cass2279
i love gremlins and wanted a gismo pet :
Get a furby! they're cool, and a mogwai-like!
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