Die Hard is a pile of shite. Dunno what all the hype is around it  :laugh:

#5551 December 04, 2025, 12:42:38 AM Last Edit: December 04, 2025, 12:44:17 AM by Ollkiller
Die Hard obviously got shown once at Christmas and everyone went Die Hard is fucking class at Christmas time.
It's a Grade A, ten out of ten, banger of a film. Gonna watch it again at Christmas too.  :abbath:

The Jewel In The Nile and Romancing The Stone were two that I always watched at Christmas as a kid.
Batman Returns, Trading Places and thr Indiana Jones films are some I still watch around then.
Black Xmas is also really good. The first time I saw that the phone calls freaked me out.

I like a bit of Oliver with Ollie Reed
Tunes are pretty good too  8)

Willy Wonka too

Always the ones growing up, & growing old  :abbath:

I always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.

Quote from: Maggot Colony on December 04, 2025, 10:23:00 AMI always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.

Definitely feels Christmassy, just watched it a few nights ago. I appreciate Steve Martin more and more as I get older, his physical comedy is spectacular. He may well be the best of that legendary generation of comedy actors who were prominent in the 80s. I do have a soft spot for Chevy Chase though...

Quote from: Maggot Colony on December 04, 2025, 10:23:00 AMI always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.


If ya haven't already, you should check out the Steve Martin & John Candy documentaries as they're excellent.

Ya, I always had it as an Xmas movie. Spectacular movie either way.

Quote from: open face surgery on December 04, 2025, 05:36:38 PMYa, I always had it as an Xmas movie. Spectacular movie either way.

Aye. Its fucking brilliant.

Quote from: Sworntothecans on December 04, 2025, 05:28:23 PM
Quote from: Maggot Colony on December 04, 2025, 10:23:00 AMI always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.


If ya haven't already, you should check out the Steve Martin & John Candy documentaries as they're excellent.
Quote from: Sworntothecans on December 04, 2025, 05:28:23 PM
Quote from: Maggot Colony on December 04, 2025, 10:23:00 AMI always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.


If ya haven't already, you should check out the Steve Martin & John Candy documentaries as they're excellent.

Watched the Candy one. Was good. Must check out the Steve Martin one.

Quote from: Sworntothecans on December 04, 2025, 05:28:23 PM
Quote from: Maggot Colony on December 04, 2025, 10:23:00 AMI always watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles this time of year. It's technically a Thanksgiving movie, but it feels Christmassy.


If ya haven't already, you should check out the Steve Martin & John Candy documentaries as they're excellent.

Yeah, I've seen both documentaries. It was interesting to see Steve Martin's standup career covered - I only knew him as an actor, never realised how big he was as a standup comedian.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is another one I'll stick on over the holidays. Randy Quaid is great in it.


Two absolute shockers for me, Frankenstein and Troll, made the mistake of thinking Troll was a sequel to Trollhunter, turns out it's just a lame walkthrough of every Hollywood action cliche imaginable. Back to the books after this for a while, feels like my brain has died.
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What we your thoughts on Frankenstein? I found it very disappointing.

Withnail & I. One I watch every few years, never tire of it.

Withnail and I is a classic . Frankenstein was insufferable.
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