Christmas movies

Lupo said:
I'm 49 and loved this at the time, as you say, watching it after school on the lead up to Christmas with the great Patrick Troughton as Cole Hawlings.

The series was largely filmed in Shropshire/Worcestershire, just down the road from me using the Severn Valley Railway for the train scenes and local countryside and some wealthy friends of ours lived in the mansion the Harkers lived in, Seakings, it was called Wassell Wood House and we used to go there often including Boxing Day each year. The house was just the same inside only things like TVs and video recorders moved out

Tatchester was actually Tewkesbury

I have it ob DVD by the way. A young Nick Berry was in it too playing Pirate Rat
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Thanks Lupo,great info.A little bit extra because some of my family hails from that part of the world and i never made the connection.
 
Ones we like to watch every year:

NL Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Carol (Scott and Stewart versions)
Elf
It's a Wonderful Life
Poor Express
Klaus
The Santa Clause 1 and 2
White Christmas
Holiday Inn
Home Alone 1 and 2
Grinch (2018)
Arthur Christmas
Christmas Chronicles 1 and 2
Christmas with the Kranks
Miracle on 34th Street
 
Lupo said:
I'm a sucker for A Christmas Carol, watched it many times in different versions. Watched the Patrick Stewart version last night but by far my favourite is the George C Scott one filmed in 1984 in Shrewsbury which is 20 miles from me, Scrooge's grave is still there too in St Chad's Churchyard
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The one with Alistair Sim and a young George Cole is fab. Also White Christmas is great.
 
It's a wonderful life is a must see, it's on channel 4 on Xmas Eve.
Surprised it has never been remade, think it's from the 40's.
 
lazerblue said:
watched A Christmas Story today with the grandkids, brilliant, its a tradition in our house
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It’s not very Xmas-y to say god fucking dammit but god fucking dammit — at LAST.

Every year I have this conversation with Brits and every year I have to repeat the same thing while they suggest some John Hughes films is “the best” Xmas film. FFS.

Will you please listen up this year? There is one — and only one — greatest Xmas film ever made, and it’s A Christmas Story. This isn’t my opinion. It’s a fact. It is the one true gift North America ever provided the world.

If you were ever an eight-year old boy, you’ll agree. If you weren’t — like my wife — you’ll still agree.

It’s A Wonderful Life — great. Elf — fine. Miracle on 34th Street — classic. Trading Places is one of my favo(u)rite films, but it’s not about Xmas.

There’s no horseshit magical creatures, no children hitting intruders with cans of paint. Perhaps that will come as a disappointment. Trust me it won’t.

If you haven’t seen A Christmas Story, you shouldn’t be in this thread.
 
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