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Ranked: 30 Movies You Can Claim Are Christmas Movies Instead of Developing a Personality (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] Neato@kbin.social 37 points 2 years ago (5 children)

People say Die Hard is Christmas movie because people are so fucking tired of the same rehashed Christmas movies that get played in repeat every year. I like Elf but I've seen it enough.

Same with Christmas music. I'm tired of this boomer era shit starting in October.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jingle All the Way is a better Christmas action movie that's actually about Christmas.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So my husband also loves this movie. I try every year to like it, but I simply cannot. I wonder if it's one of those that you find and love as a kid or else it's hard to get into, haha.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I watched this again a few years ago, and Sinbad has some of the worst delivery of all time, even among people who flexed into an "acting" career. That's to go among with Arnie's "unique" delivery of predictable dialogues and bad puns.

Phil Hartman was hilarious, or course.

It's a terrible movie.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Sinbad's performance is saved by the homemade explosive device scene. Other than that, he's a hack haha

[–] DrMango@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's a terrible movie, but us Minnesotans overlook that for the unbridled joy of pointing at the screen and saying "I've been there!" or "Nancy knows the family that used to live in that house." (she doesn't)

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Honestly Phil Hartman being in it is one of the best parts for me. He was a treasure. RIP

[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Muppet Christmas Carole never gets old.

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fuck christmas I do my best to ignore it until some annoying person comes along and invites you to some Christmas markets or whatever.

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You sound miserable. I hope you find some happiness, somewhere.

May the gloom and funk you are currently experiencing fade away!

[–] some_guy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for weighing on a list of Christmas movies, jackass.