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What is your favorite Christmas movie?

Asked at Walgreens, 3421 W. 6th St. on December 26, 2007

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“‘The Christmas Story.’ It reminds me of certain events that happened during my childhood in our family.”

— Beth Cordova, insurance agent, Lawrence

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“‘Christmas with the Kranks.’ It’s about a family going through the Chevy Chase-type of situation where nothing seems to go right. Everyone needs to laugh on Christmas.”

— Gary Jones, city worker, Lawrence

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“‘Elf.’ It’s so funny, and Will Ferrell is amazing in it.”

— Mackenzie Owens, Southwest Junior High School freshman, Lawrence

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“‘The Santa Clause’ with Tim Allen. I watched it a lot when I was younger, so it’s one of those movies that’s stuck with me, I guess, not for any particular reason.”

— Alec Stremel, Kansas University freshman, Lawrence

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conocybe_lactea 5 years, 4 months ago

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. It starred David Bowie but wasn't actually set in Lawrence.

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dminear60 5 years, 4 months ago

A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart White Christmas with Bing Crosby

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tyger_lily 5 years, 4 months ago

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation!

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Crossfire 5 years, 4 months ago

The Nightmare Before Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrB9I... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJ...

Bad Santa w/Billy Bob might be #2

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ohjayhawk 5 years, 4 months ago

"A Christmas Story" - hands down... "You'll shoot your eye out kid. HO HO HO"

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trinity 5 years, 4 months ago

sigh oh yes, a christmas story. i love ralphie! and omg that whacked out mom, and the dad-priceless!!! "electric sex gleaming in the window"....classic, lmaoooo.

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preebo 5 years, 4 months ago

Tyger_Lily nailed it with Christmas Vacation. A close second would be Scrooged with Bill Murray. "I'm aliiiiivvvve and soooo are yooouuu!"

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Pywacket 5 years, 4 months ago

Sgt~ I agree. Actually, it would have been much better if they'd just gone with animation or live action instead of that creepy hybrid motion-capture technology, which (IMO) has less to do with advancing the art of film than with showing off for the sake of "look what I can do."

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OnlyTheOne 5 years, 4 months ago

A Christmas Story "Oh, Fu..............."

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Haiku_Cuckoo 5 years, 4 months ago

Here's the house from "A Christmas Story". Some guy bought it on Ebay a couple years ago for $99k and restored it to the way it looked in the film:

http://achristmasstoryhouse.com/

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radiohawk 5 years, 4 months ago

The Chuck Jones/Boris Karloff version of "The Grinch", followed closely by "Bad Santa".

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trinity 5 years, 4 months ago

nearly forgot-i'm a sucker for "it's a wonderful life", too.

and to segue in to the tv genre-a charlie brown christmas. best. show. ever!

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Ceallach 5 years, 4 months ago

A Christmas Carol Scrooged Its a Wonderful Life

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D_Puddy 5 years, 4 months ago

Home Alone. Kind of surprised no one has mentioned it yet.

"Keep the change ya filthy animal!"

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conservativepunker 5 years, 4 months ago

A Christmas Carol 1951 Renown Studios Starring Alastair Sim. The George C. Scott and Patrick Stewart versions are pure scene-chewing butchery.

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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 5 years, 4 months ago

Dr Strangelove.

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punkrockmom 5 years, 4 months ago

I like home alone, also. It was on last night, and even though I have the dvd, I was going to sit and watch it.

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ohjayhawk 5 years, 4 months ago

I do that too. It's a bit strange. I have a movie on DVD (and have seen it numerous times), but while flipping through the channels, I'll come across it and have to stop and watch. However, if it's a movie I haven't seen, I don't like watching it for the first time with all of the commercials and edits.

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alm77 5 years, 4 months ago

I love A Christmas Story, and I also love White Christmas - the singing, the dancing, the romance- now that's a classic!

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gogoplata 5 years, 4 months ago

Leathal Weapon

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gogoplata 5 years, 4 months ago

Or is it Lethal Weapon? The Lea just didn't look right.

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Pywacket 5 years, 4 months ago

Who could have only one favorite?!

My faves, in no particular order:

A Christmas Story Holiday Inn (in which the song, "White Christmas" debuted) A Charlie Brown Christmas It's a Wonderful Life Miracle on 34th Street A Christmas Carol--the original, 1938 version (When I was a kid, this was deliciously scary.) Auntie Mame (While possibly not technically a Christmas story, Christmas figures very prominently in this Rosalind Russell comedy. I have fond memories of watching this on TV when I was a kid.) Trading Places (Another that is "not necessarily a Christmas movie," but Christmas is central to the story, so it belongs on my list.)

It should go w/o saying, but anything originally filmed in b/w should be viewed in b/w. ;-)

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JJHawq 5 years, 4 months ago

Trading Places - Nice!!

Christmas Vacation, Christmas Story and Elf are the three we watch on 24th - 25th. The Santa Clause and The Grinch (Jim Carey) have been regulars all December long for the kiddo's.

"That's what you call a Recreational Vehicle.... ....don't go fallin in love with it, we're taking it with us..."

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mommaeffortx2 5 years, 4 months ago

polar express

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GretchenJP 5 years, 4 months ago

A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's A Wonderful Life

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Godot 5 years, 4 months ago

Dumb and Dumber

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sgtwolverine 5 years, 4 months ago

You know, I watched a few minutes of Polar Express, but I had to turn it off. The animation was quite lifeless.

I'm going to vote for A Charlie Brown Christmas; even though it's a tv show, it outshines everything else in my eyes.

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Wilbur_Nether 5 years, 4 months ago

Animated movies: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Charlie Brown Christmas."

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rantor 4 years, 5 months ago

http://www2.ljworld.com/onthestreet/2008/nov/30/what-your-favorite-holiday-show-or-movie/

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rantor 4 years, 5 months ago

http://www2.ljworld.com/onthestreet/2005/dec/25/christmasmovie/

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