We watched 8-Bit Christmas on HBO. I'd seen the trailer and had high hopes that this late 80s-era comedy about a group of kids trying to secure a Nintendo would be a lot of fun. It was but it just didn't land the nostalgia like, say, Stranger Things. It was also pretty transparent about trying to be the 80s Christmas Story in its approach and character similarities --- unfortunately, the writing was not as good, the narration not as engaging, and the characters not as fun.
Don't get me wrong, it had it's moments but had really hoped for more.
I know it’s become in modern classic, but I never watch it. It does nothing for me. Doesn’t seem “Christmassy” at all. Give me the original Miracle on 34th Steet and It’s a Wonderful Life. Throw in the White Christmas, and other classics of like manner, and I’m very happy.
The best XMAS movie is ELF. Hands down.
I agree with this almost completely, but will add a second hot take: It's a Wonderful Life was a good movie, that I watched once and don't feel especially compelled to watch again.
I've tried to start that show several times and never end up making it through the first episode (nothing especially wrong, just doesn't grab me). Good luck, and report back!
I love it. My wife hates it. Subject of much dispute in our home. I am trying to get my kids on my side. I am "that guy" who likes quoting random movies (in case you haven't noticed) and A Christmas Story is the gift that keeps on giving, like the Jelly of the Month Club.
I am also a Jew who is obsessed with all things Christmas related, so that might help explain some of it.
See, I'm (not Jewish, but) likewise obsessed with all things Christmas. Well, almost all things...I can't stand that one movie. Have never liked it and really have no intention to ever watch it again. It's got this sleazy, creepy vibe that to me is entirely at odds with the season.
Both my parents grew up in the Midwest, and A Christmas Story pretty much encapsulates my family's history as passed down to me by my parents. The bullies, the swearing, the snow suit, the neighbors, the obsession with turkey, the mother who pulls certain family strings, the quest for the forbidden present. Heck, I even grew up listening to reel-to-reel tapes of my father's old radio programs. I can't NOT love it.
Nobody else in my immediate family understands how great it is. If it's not part of your history, you just don't realize how funny it actually is. My siblings and I laugh uproariously. Most of the "sleazy creepy" vibe you may be getting is actually humor. And really funny humor at that (at least for us).
I don't see how folks are saying that ACS doesn't feel Christmassy.
It's setting is the weeks leading up to Christmas, has Santa and elves, lots of lights, snow, and is constantly talking about the one present that the kid is dying to wake up to ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. The whole movie is entirely centered around December 25th and the impending disappointment.
I'd love to hear more of an explanation about what's missing from the Christmas based movie that even has the word Christmas in its title.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."