Classic movie reviews: 3 more-or-less Christmassy movies December 12, 2005
Posted by bc in movie talk
I'm back with some more classical movie reviews (yes it's been a while...) This time around, I've been thinking about Christmas movies. The truth is though, I dislike most movies that are about Christmas - they either are frantic capers that show How Stressful Christmas Is, or twist the traditional characters around (Badder Santa et al), or are overly sentimental with angelic children (A Miracle on 34th Street). So instead, after some time gazing at my DVD collection I've selected three movies that aren't about Christmas per se, but do feature great Christmas scenes and are fun to watch and re-watch. The first, It's A Wonderful Life is a true classic that, if you haven't seen yet in your life... you should! The second, Auntie Mame, features a great Christmas scene. The last one may be the least obviously Christmas-y movie, but does have some great Christmas scenes and a really great payoff - Trading Places. All three are fine viewing for this time of the year.