tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post69045014429385873..comments2024-01-23T00:20:46.682-05:00Comments on Where I Am: What's your favorite color?Christy Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-42963499544654899482010-12-14T22:23:18.937-05:002010-12-14T22:23:18.937-05:00Nostalgic for the Pleistocene is right. It is Nata...Nostalgic for the Pleistocene is right. It is Natalie Wood-- but she's channeling a young Margaret O'Brien... and she's perfect.Termionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489084976655969175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-88287066787394759022010-12-13T09:20:41.814-05:002010-12-13T09:20:41.814-05:00So we watched Elf last night, and I still laugh at...So we watched Elf last night, and I still laugh at all the same spots; I firmly believe that movie highlights Will Ferrell's genius. But. . .how old were your kids when you let them watch it for the 1st time? Adam would love it, but it's PG, so we're waiting awhile yet.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407453876966768159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-15998185948274551872010-12-11T17:49:24.925-05:002010-12-11T17:49:24.925-05:00Hey Christy,
I LOVE "Santa Claus" with ...Hey Christy, <br />I LOVE "Santa Claus" with Dudley Moore (not to be mistaken for the "Santa Clause" movies). It´s my all-time favorite Christmas movie. Watch it! <br />KatiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-54607853378583318602010-12-11T10:35:28.290-05:002010-12-11T10:35:28.290-05:00I liked Elf too, but you absoulutely HAVE to see M...I liked <i>Elf</i> too, but you absoulutely HAVE to see <i>Miracle on 34th Street.</i> <br /><br />And yes, Terri's right -- must see the original. It's actually a very young Natalie Wood, playing a little girl who's being raised to be realistic and skeptical but who really wants to be a playful imaginative kid. For such a little girl, she's absolutely <i>masterful</i> and so's everybody else in it. And there's just enough wry humor and sarcasm about Christmas commercialism, to keep it from being too schmaltzy.<br /><br />See it see it see it!Nostalgic for the Pleistocenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369449719832190810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-41556564315806894762010-12-10T22:34:47.287-05:002010-12-10T22:34:47.287-05:00I have to agree with Terri, Christmas Vacation is ...I have to agree with Terri, Christmas Vacation is a must!! It is just not Chrismas without the Griswolds.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315462482472174836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-18880868101922109532010-12-10T14:00:21.653-05:002010-12-10T14:00:21.653-05:00I LOVE ELF!!! Hope you and your fam have a great w...I LOVE ELF!!! Hope you and your fam have a great weekend.gvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702089938287377034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-44353714485082761582010-12-10T11:12:34.521-05:002010-12-10T11:12:34.521-05:00I am going to mock your lack of Christmas movie ex...I am going to mock your lack of Christmas movie exposure! For shame, Christy! For shame!<br /><br />A short list of Must See Christmas Movies (and I think Elf would agree)<br /><br />1. It's a Wonderful Life <br /><br />2. The Muppet Christmas Carol (fyi, the period clothing in it is exquisite. I have Museum buddies that drool over the tiny little wardrobe. And you haven't lived till you've seen the little rats dance in Bob Cratchit's office.)<br /><br />3. Elf<br /><br />4. Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (another Muppet offering. It's obscure now-- but it's not Christmas in our house until we've seen it.)<br /><br />5. Any 3 of the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas movie specials (Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.)<br /><br />6. Christmas Vacation (maybe not for the kiddies... but oy. It's what gets Robby and I through the annual untangling of the bulbs...)<br /><br />7. Miracle on 34th St. (but only the original with Margaret O'Brien. Ignore the more recent ones. And avoid any colorizations... It's schmaltzy and syrupy but really sweet.<br /><br />8. The claymation "Story of the First Christmas" narrated by Christopher Plummer gets year-round play in our house. It's hard to find but fantastic. Ours is on our TiVo from back when we had the Dead Nun Channel (or EWTN).<br /><br />9. A Charlie Brown Christmas. "Lights, please."<br /><br />10. White Christmas. (Darn if I don't choke up when they salute the general every. single. time.)<br /><br />11. Love Actually (again, not for the kiddies... but a great little movie.)<br /><br />12. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (Roast beast, CindyLou Who, a heart that grows three sizes?)<br /><br />13. A Christmas Story ("You'll shoot your eye out!" "Only he didn't say 'fudge'...")<br /><br />14. Because I'm Waltons obsessed any of the Walton Christmas specials including the one that kicked it all off The Homecoming. <br /><br />15. Home Alone. Catherine O'Hara's screaming, "KEVIN!" alone is worth it.<br /><br /><br />Okay. Your assignment is to watch one of these in the following week and report back. :)Termionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489084976655969175noreply@blogger.com