Hello and Happy Friday!
Some will say it’s too early. But Michael Bublé is almost entirely defrosted, people are starting to decorate their homes, and I even heard a Christmas song the other day. So in preparation for the season, tell us:
What’s the best Christmas movie, in your opinion?
Imo, The Santa Clause (1994) 
Haven’t watched many christmas movies, not usually my jam. Die Hard is the joke answer here, of course.
In all seriousness, Home Alone still holds up today. I had my wisdom teeth removed the other week (NOT fun) and they were playing it on one of the TVs in the room, and it was great. Didn’t pay much attention to it because my eyes were glued to the ceiling the whole time, where there was some TF2 B-roll gameplay. (I’d asked them if I could go and use youtube to put on something I want to see since I’ll be here for a while anyways.)
ok not to derail or anything but i’m getting deja vu from this post. every so often i’ll have a really mundane dream of me doing an action for a few seconds and then days later i’ll do that exact action and double take. another time i remember is back in middle school during a specific moment when i was putting my stuff in my backpack.
dunno if it’s precognition or insanity, but either way i dreamt of reading this post after i posted it. it’s the weirdest thing
And also the correct answer.
Reminds me of something! Some months back I dreamt of an old Irish friend I hadn’t spoken to in years, hadn’t seen them post anything on social media, etc. and I dreamt they had a new partner and were moving to a city in England to be with them.
I decided to reach out the next day and tell 'em about my dream, and lo and behold, they tell me they haven’t told anybody yet - but they’ve met somebody new, and are moving to England! Even weirder, is that the city they’re moving to is the next closest city to the one in my dream!
I did a quick google and apparently this phenomenon is called deja reve (Fr*nch for “already dreamed”), which sounds about right. The fact that it happens with enough regularity to not just be a one-off thing, and to a LOT of people I talk to, really raises some philosophical questions that I’m not sure can be answered with the technology we have available.
Also, I’m jealous of your way cooler deja reve experience. Wild to just reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in years and tell them stalker-level info about what they’re up to. How come all of my dreams are just a few seconds of meaningless trite? Ain’t fair, that is.
Anyway, another good Christmas film that I happened to watch last year with some family was The Long Kiss Goodnight. Had Samuel L. Jackson in it as well as lots of exploding vehicles (and a hot lady too I guess). I only remembered the title because I googled the general premise of “that christmas movie about an amnesiac assassin” and got it lol
If you want an even more stretched answer, there’s a youtuber out there called icesnort who makes a bunch of YTPs of Snow Miser’s introduction from The Year Without A Santa Claus every December. It’s a whole time capsule of the biggest memes of the year (and a bunch of in-jokes, the Smiser Cinematic Universe is extensive beyond belief) and I love seeing it every time.
This will make for an interesting post next Friday, I’ll ask people what their weirdest Deja Reve experiences are!
Better than my idea of “What would your introductory announcement be if you were a new FS CM” lol
I’ll keep that one in mind 
Since Die Hard and Home Alone was already taken I’m thinking about either Trading Places (1983) or Lethal Weapon (1987) or Ghostbusters 2 (1989).
Ok, my vote is on Ghostbusters 2.
(Even if Home Alone is well established 25 year long tradition).
Imma Home Alone 2 Fan… I just love whenever Marv screams such a good actor… and yes Die Hard is Christmas movie… think the 2nd one too.
Came across a movie randomly on TV. Never even heard of it before. “Green Book” 2018.
Based in 1960s time of prejudice in N. America.
An Italian guy loses his job with Xmas around corner. He is racist but takes job as a driver for African-American for musicial tour and means being away from his wife and kids for 2 months, possibly missing Xmas day because he needs the money.
Really explores the relationship changes and very heart warming.
It is a comedy with some light violent scenes, takes you on a literal ride of lessons along the way, rights and wrongs. Not recommended family viewing still though.
I mean it isn’t much about Xmas start to finish at all. But it is a very Xmas ending for sure.
I saw this recently after also having never heard of it! Truly an excellent watch!
Home Alone or Die Hard for sure.
The guy is literally given a Mogwai as a Christmas Present. You are all sleeping on this banger of a Christmas Movie.
they’re carol singing in the snow. Definitely Christmas Movie.
and a final fight scene in a toy store… I tried adding Gremlins to the Christmas movie rotation… no go with family =( …would make a funny tide game
The Hogfather is one of my favourite Christmas movies. It’s based on the Terry Ptratchett novel by the same name. It can be summarized as Death saves Christmas, but there’s a lot more to it.
This scene always gets me.
I just rewatched Gremlins its so a Christmas movie so much… they even attack Santa
and the love interests has a terrible Christmas story about her father…
Most already mentioned, but the first few Harry Potter films being on at Christmas is always cool (it reminds me to watch them on DVD :^] ).
