It's a Wonderful Life (1 Viewer)

[Thunderlips]

1) - We all know that the Alistar Sim version pales in comparison to the George C. Scott version. The definitive Christmas Carol leaderboard goes:

1. George C. Scott (darned near perfect)
2. Scrooge - Albert Finney (Finney does a better job of just making Scrooge be feeble and a miserly ****)
3. Sims Version - Well done....but more like a play than a television show/movie.
4. Mickey's Christmas Carol
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol
6. A Christmas Carol w. Patrick Stewart. Stewart hams it up too much.

2) - It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie. The key themes of it run parallel with traditional Christmas values and key points of if take place during the Christmas season. It's not like other movies that take place during the Christmas season that wouldn't be considered Christmas movies (Die Hard, Trading Places, Lethal Weapon.)....it's more akin to Christmas movies like The Ref.

1. Alastair Sim version

2. George C. Scott version

3. 1938 version with Reginald Owen

4. Mickey's Christmas Carol

Haven't seen the Patrick Stewart version. or the Albert Finney version (To my knowledge), but I may check it out.

Finney's is a musical, so it turns people off....but there's a lot of little things he does that makes the character. Plus, Alec Guinness as Marley.

 

[NCCommish]

1) - We all know that the Alistar Sim version pales in comparison to the George C. Scott version. The definitive Christmas Carol leaderboard goes:

1. George C. Scott (darned near perfect)
2. Scrooge - Albert Finney (Finney does a better job of just making Scrooge be feeble and a miserly ****)
3. Sims Version - Well done....but more like a play than a television show/movie.
4. Mickey's Christmas Carol
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol
6. A Christmas Carol w. Patrick Stewart. Stewart hams it up too much.

2) - It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie. The key themes of it run parallel with traditional Christmas values and key points of if take place during the Christmas season. It's not like other movies that take place during the Christmas season that wouldn't be considered Christmas movies (Die Hard, Trading Places, Lethal Weapon.)....it's more akin to Christmas movies like The Ref.

Absolute blasphemy. The Sims version is widely regarded as the best. I hate the Scott version. Finney was pretty good though.

 

[Thunderlips]

1) - We all know that the Alistar Sim version pales in comparison to the George C. Scott version. The definitive Christmas Carol leaderboard goes:

1. George C. Scott (darned near perfect)
2. Scrooge - Albert Finney (Finney does a better job of just making Scrooge be feeble and a miserly ****)
3. Sims Version - Well done....but more like a play than a television show/movie.
4. Mickey's Christmas Carol
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol
6. A Christmas Carol w. Patrick Stewart. Stewart hams it up too much.

2) - It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie. The key themes of it run parallel with traditional Christmas values and key points of if take place during the Christmas season. It's not like other movies that take place during the Christmas season that wouldn't be considered Christmas movies (Die Hard, Trading Places, Lethal Weapon.)....it's more akin to Christmas movies like The Ref.

Absolute blasphemy. The Sims version is widely regarded as the best. I hate the Scott version. Finney was pretty good though.

What don't you like about Scott?

 

[tdoss]

Shouldn't "Scrooged" be on the list?

 

[leftcoastguy7]

If you've ever fallen in love with a woman, got married, had kids, and then realized how rich these things made you, you just might enjoy this movie.

If you're single and living in your mom's basement, you probably can't relate.

 

[mr roboto]

It's an over rated piece of trash.

You should know something about that.

 

[jhib]

Why don't you look up how long this film has been shown during the holiday season AND look up why it started to be shown during the holiday time. The movie has nothing to do with Christmas

Because one ####### day takes place on Christmas

I'd be interested in seeing the list of movies that include more than one day of Christmas.

The only one I could think of off the top of my head was The Santa Clause. Two Christmases in that one, right?

 

[AAABatteries]

Movie still sucks

You suck

Baa Baa Baa"I like the movie because everyone says that I have to and it plays during Christmas even though it isn't a Christmas film"

The movie is tripe

Not fishingIt isn't a Christmas film and the movie is not good. It's sugar filled crap

Well, wtf is it then? An Arbor Day film? An Easter film? A Rosh Hasanah film? An Independence Day film?

Because one ####### day takes place on Christmas in this stupid ####### film?Why don't you look up how long this film has been shown during the holiday season AND look up why it started to be shown during the holiday time. The movie has nothing to do with Christmas

Your obsession with this is weird. Why the #### do you care if people like it?

 

[Otis]

HOT DOOOOG!

 

[NCCommish]

1) - We all know that the Alistar Sim version pales in comparison to the George C. Scott version. The definitive Christmas Carol leaderboard goes:

1. George C. Scott (darned near perfect)
2. Scrooge - Albert Finney (Finney does a better job of just making Scrooge be feeble and a miserly ****)
3. Sims Version - Well done....but more like a play than a television show/movie.
4. Mickey's Christmas Carol
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol
6. A Christmas Carol w. Patrick Stewart. Stewart hams it up too much.

2) - It's a Wonderful Life is a Christmas movie. The key themes of it run parallel with traditional Christmas values and key points of if take place during the Christmas season. It's not like other movies that take place during the Christmas season that wouldn't be considered Christmas movies (Die Hard, Trading Places, Lethal Weapon.)....it's more akin to Christmas movies like The Ref.

Absolute blasphemy. The Sims version is widely regarded as the best. I hate the Scott version. Finney was pretty good though.

What don't you like about Scott?

Just doesn't work for me. I like Scott as an actor. I usually enjoy his work. Can't quite put my finger on why I don't like this one.

 

[zamboni]

Lots of scurvy little spiders in this thread.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

You don't know how good you have it until you see It's a Wonderful Life at Downton Abbey with George Clooney:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryo7fqdmcGQ

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO4UMQIsCW0

 

[Jules Winnfield]

If you've ever fallen in love with a woman, got married, had kids, and then realized how rich these things made you, you just might enjoy this movie.

If you're single and living in your mom's basement, you probably can't relate.

There's the biggest load of #### in the world.

 

[Chadstroma]

Every year we watch It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas (my wife added The Sound of Music to the list but I have never understood why that is considered a Christmas movie) as part of our family tradition.

 

[leftcoastguy7]

If you've ever fallen in love with a woman, got married, had kids, and then realized how rich these things made you, you just might enjoy this movie.

If you're single and living in your mom's basement, you probably can't relate.

There's the biggest load of #### in the world.

Sentimental hogwash?

 

[cstu]

If you've ever fallen in love with a woman, got married, had kids, and then realized how rich these things made you, you just might enjoy this movie.

If you're single and living in your mom's basement, you probably can't relate.

There's the biggest load of #### in the world.

How many kids you got, Jules?

 

[Hilts]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

 

[Hilts]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

That's not how brainwashing works.

 

[Otis]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

It's on once a year.

 

[jamny]

After years of seeing bits and pieces of it, I finally sat down and watched it a few years ago.

Loved it.

Haven't watched it since. Maybe I will this year.

Still haven't seen A Christmas Story though.

 

[Thunderlips]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

Meh....the "public domain" blitz of the 1980s early 90s excuse is overrated.

 

[eoMMan]

If you've ever fallen in love with a woman, got married, had kids, and then realized how rich these things made you, you just might enjoy this movie.

If you're single and living in your mom's basement, you probably can't relate.

Horrible.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

After years of seeing bits and pieces of it, I finally sat down and watched it a few years ago.

Loved it.

Haven't watched it since. Maybe I will this year.

Still haven't seen A Christmas Story though.

A Christmas Story is excellent. It has the Jambo seal of approval so you will not regret seeing it.

 

[flapgreen]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

It's on once a year.

They are nuts

 

[flapgreen]

After years of seeing bits and pieces of it, I finally sat down and watched it a few years ago.

Loved it.

Haven't watched it since. Maybe I will this year.

Still haven't seen A Christmas Story though.

A Christmas Story is excellent. It has the Jambo seal of approval so you will not regret seeing it.

Both top 3/4

 

[shuke]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

It's on once a year.

This used to be in the public domain up until sometime in the 90's I think. It used to be on all the time on what seemed every channel before that.

 

[Otis]

This movie is definitive proof social brainwashing works. I'll bet if you only had a few channels to choose from and some network started playing 'After Earth' hundreds of times, folks would soon start considering it a cinematic classic.

What is this brainwashing you speak of?

Playing this awful, emotionally manipulative pile of dreck so many times the public convinced themselves it's a great movie.

It's on once a year.

This used to be in the public domain up until sometime in the 90's I think. It used to be on all the time on what seemed every channel before that.

Like what, 20 years ago?

 

[oso diablo]

IIRC the entire movie takes place on Christmas Eve night. It starts with the prayers after George storms out of the house on Christmas eve, and everything else is a flashback (head angel reviewing George's life for Clarence's preparation) until George jumps off the bridge (also on Christmas Eve).

 

[Mr.Pack]

IIRC the entire movie takes place on Christmas Eve night. It starts with the prayers after George storms out of the house on Christmas eve, and everything else is a flashback (head angel reviewing George's life for Clarence's preparation) until George jumps off the bridge (also on Christmas Eve).

George didn't jump to kill himself, he jumped to save Clarence, thus starting the events to him wanting to live again

 

[pantagrapher]

IIRC the entire movie takes place on Christmas Eve night. It starts with the prayers after George storms out of the house on Christmas eve, and everything else is a flashback (head angel reviewing George's life for Clarence's preparation) until George jumps off the bridge (also on Christmas Eve).

George didn't jump to kill himself, he jumped to save Clarence, thus starting the events to him wanting to live again

But Clarence jumped because George was going to jump. Brilliant gambit by Clarence that paid off. Guy should have gotten his wings right then and there IMO.

 

[Mr.Pack]

IIRC the entire movie takes place on Christmas Eve night. It starts with the prayers after George storms out of the house on Christmas eve, and everything else is a flashback (head angel reviewing George's life for Clarence's preparation) until George jumps off the bridge (also on Christmas Eve).

George didn't jump to kill himself, he jumped to save Clarence, thus starting the events to him wanting to live again

But Clarence jumped because George was going to jump. Brilliant gambit by Clarence that paid off. Guy should have gotten his wings right then and there IMO.

 

[Capella]

On now.

I always thought he should've just took Potter's deal.

 

[bentley]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

 

[AAABatteries]

Hee Haw and Merry Christmas!

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

That would be people who aren't sheep

 

[flapgreen]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

You're dead to me.Eta: I love your inlaws

 

[flapgreen]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

That would be people who aren't sheep

You're judging this #### the wrong way. Now, whether or not you think it's a good movie is insignificant.

 

[xulf]

I think its sheepish to say you hate it.

 

[Otis]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

Well, in despising the best and most heartwarming Christmas movie of all time, and spending your Thanksgiving in line to save 15 bucks on a 26 inch television, you've clearly shown us where your priorities lie Brent.

#effingbentley

 

[Otis]

Bentley tell your in laws they're welcome at the Ocasa anytime.

 

[bentley]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

Well, in despising the best and most heartwarming Christmas movie of all time, and spending your Thanksgiving in line to save 15 bucks on a 26 inch television, you've clearly shown us where your priorities lie Brent.

#effingbentley

God bless us all, every one O.

 

[zamboni]

Wife asked if Violet Bick was a hooker. Actually seems like a legitimate question.

 

[Otis]

Agree with whoever said this movie is a turd. Unfortunately the inlaws love it.

Well, in despising the best and most heartwarming Christmas movie of all time, and spending your Thanksgiving in line to save 15 bucks on a 26 inch television, you've clearly shown us where your priorities lie Brent.

#effingbentley

God bless us all, every one O.

Amen, brother. Merry Christmas to the B

 

[NCCommish]

Got my Scrooge on man I love that movie. Anyway Merry Christmas to all the fans of Wonderful Life. Here's to hoping the gifts are way better than the movie.

I'm just kidding I hope you enjoyed your movie as much as I did mine. I hope everyone has a great Christmas surrounded by family and friends.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Wife asked if Violet Bick was a hooker. Actually seems like a legitimate question.

They portray her as a taxi-dancer but it wouldn't be a stretch to assume she's also a whore.

God bless us...everyone!

 

[Limp Ditka]

Wife asked if Violet Bick was a hooker. Actually seems like a legitimate question.

They portray her as a taxi-dancer but it wouldn't be a stretch to assume she's also a whore.

God bless us...everyone!

Like a masseuse that offers happy endings.

 

[AAABatteries]

PSA: on NBC tonight at 8pm.

For those who don't like it - you are soulless bastards and you can kiss my ###.

 

[snogger]

PSA: on NBC tonight at 8pm.

For those who don't like it - you are soulless bastards and you can kiss my ###.