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What is your favorite Christmas Movie? I'm going to suggest one that you may never have heard of or mentioned in all the countless lists of yuletide favorites:
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This is a great movie starring Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov as escaped convicts who end up in the home of a kind but failing business man and his family. This movie has great dialog and acting and has become one my favorite feel-good movies of all time.
I'm going to go with Die Hard.
Hi Steve,Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Machol
Unusual cast for tis genre, almost like using Charles Bronson for a Thanksgiving movie. I'll check it out asap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bt4Ly9_9Qg
Let it snow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sledzinator
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Here are three of my favorites that are also light on saccharine, but with plenty of fun and soul.
Off the beaten path:
The Great Rupert 1950
Early George Pal special effects.Quote:
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=181EI3m6pDo
A Child's Christmas in Wales 1987
A child's perspective of Christmas from a prose poem by Dylan Thomas, with a wonderful narration by Denholm Elliott, and plenty of old country adults for a little texture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BTSQYdBuZY
Somewhat mainstream:
The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992
Michael Caine plays it straight as scrooge (Humphry Bogart was his screen idol in the 50's). Disney+.
Robert