#Christmas Film

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was attending a funeral and to commemorate the deceased, we watched an animated Christmas film where it appeared that the animators had never once seen a child before. The film got really intensely into elf politics in the end.

[jackietaylorsghost]

THE HOLIDAY (2006) Dir. Nancy Meyers

[lokiprincess]

12 Days of Christmas Gifs - Day 8

“A true selfless act always sparks another.”

Klaus (2019)

[carlytayjepsen]

sweet dreams of holly and ribbon, mistakes are forgiven, and everything is icy and blue......

[gifsfromtheattic]

This was such a lovely scene.

The Holdovers (2023), Alexander Payne.

[nine-frames]

"Oh. Bleeding hearts of the world UNITE."

How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000.

Dir. Ron Howard | Writ. Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman | DOP Don Peterman

[formulalfc]

watching the holiday and i forgot how unbelivabley hot jude law is

[schlock-luster-video]

Remembering Mexican character actor and Santa Claus star Jose Elias Moreno on the anniversary of his death.

R.I.P. (1910 - 1969)

[jasonsutekh]

A Christmas Carol (2009)

The usual tale of Scrooge being visited by three ghosts in the night to dissuade him from his cruel and greedy ways.

As far as animation goes, it was up to the usual Disney standards before they’d gotten into the habit of wantonly disregarding their CGI employees. A good deal of the dialogue sounded very close to the source material which was good as a lot of iconic lines get lost in most popularised adaptations due to colloquial differences.

There were a few voices that weren’t quite clear enough to be effective, mainly the Ghost of Christmas Past, either because the accent was too thick, the effects distorted too much, or a mixture of both. Some of the more comedic aspects of performance take a little from the drama without adding too much from the comedy, which may have worked if it were live action but not so much in animation.

A few parts were enjoyably macabre, especially the decay of the Ghost of Christmas Present and his acolytes. It was also nice that they kept the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come as a spectral shadow entity but added in other unusual details like the horses. The different types of travel the ghosts offer also gave the aesthetic and action some variety.

After Scrooge takes the pennies from Marley’s eyes, it was half expected that there would be a remark about him being left to roam the Earth due to having nothing to pay the ferryman, as was the superstition. Although carrying the basic aspects of the story, it could have gone a little deeper into character, development, and motivation.

4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-

-Bob Cratchit narrates the film, whereas the role would originally have had Charles Dickens as creator/narrator.

-When Scrooge wakes from his visitations, he laughs and mentions he’s heard that laugh before. It was previously used by the voice actor Jim Carrey as the Grinch in similar circumstances.

-There’s a portrait of the original novel writer, Dickens, in the Cratchit house.

[starbug]

[thelightfantastik]

Probably a very niche fanart here but JanexJester in a modern Love Hard AU

[toruandmidori]

“Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho”

Welcome to the ugly Christmas sweater party pal! 

Inspired by that iconic moment in Die Hard - new movie themed holiday sweaters are available to buy online!

Great gifts for film fans this Christmas!

SHOP

[ahoyvampire]

[lserver362reviews]

Watched this while & after decorating my mom's Christmas tree because my coworker texted that he and his wife were watching it and so I asked my step-dad if he liked it, as I was wondering what movie to put on. He said he'd seen it probably one hundred times. My mom absolutely cackled at this movie, which she probably hadn't seen in ten years. We rented it from the video store back when it first came out, and my family arrangement looked different. Holidays are usually kinda rough with my family, and this year is different in its struggles, but I've been really looking forward to Christmas coming. I associate this movie with my step-mom and her daughter, my best friend from high school turned step-sister (the first time we hung out out of school was me going to her mom's to watch this-I brought a cylindrical tin of gummy life savers), so it dawned on me that what was familiar for me felt uncharted at my mom's tonight. I still always associate the line, "smiling's my favorite" with a childhood friend of mine. I also saw this movie for what it is: beautiful nuerodivergent christmastime escapism. That is just what was needed tonight as we were all feeling quite sensitive. When Santa arrived in Central Park, my mom audibly said, "wow, look at that." I'm thankful to be here and I'm thankful for this stupid little flick. & I mourn the time lost.

[boardchairman-blog]

**Shots of the Movie**

Deck the Halls (2006)

Director: John Whitesell Cinematographer: Mark Irwin

[pitch-and-moan]

A Miracle on 34th Street

An AI-penned remake of the Christmas classic, but because the AI is operating without certain parameters, and without any actors, the film just ends up being a shot of an unnamed, unseen driver finding an unmetered parking spot along 34th Street.