I feel very sheepish posting something after such a long silence but say no more on with the show!
Ok I know it’s still only November but in 3 days it will FINALLY be socially acceptable to start feeling christmassy. I’m currently home alone and I suddenly remembered that one of my favourite Christmas movies is on Netflix and I nearly cried with joy then proceeded to list the movies I definitely will binge-watch this festive seasons.
So without further ado, in no particular order (because WHO can honestly pick a favourite), here they are.
The Santa Clause is the film that almost reduced me to tears not even half an hour ago. It’s a film that has been a part of my Christmas “routine” – if you will – for as long as I can remember. It’s also usually the first Christmas movie I watch every year. It’s so heart-warming and watching Tim Allen adapt to being Santa is just wonderful uuhhhhh no words. I think the main reason I love it so much is because in my mind, this could happen. One year, you could accidentally make Santa fall off the roof and have to take his place. YOU DON’T KNOW. Also I love Tim Allen so it’s win-win.
The Muppets’ Family Christmas has also been in my family since I was very little. I’m always surprised to hear that not many people have seen it. Somehow they all end up going to Fozzie’s for Christmas and all hell breaks loose in classic Muppet fashion. There’s one joke in the movie that kills my dad every time and it’s so dumb. It’s literally someone telling people as they come in to “look out for the icy patch!” but they always always slip on it anyway. So dumb but oh my god still so funny.
It sort of goes hand in hand with The Muppets’ Christmas Carol, which EVERYONE (hopefully) KNOWS. We tend to watch both every Christmas Eve and just the thought of it gives me warm fuzzy Christmas feels.
Do I even need to mention Love Actually? Richard Curtis, man. God damn. Emma Thompson crying on her own in her room to Joni Mitchell. Oh man. When the little boy and Liam Neeson run through Heathrow. WHEN COLIN FIRTH LEARNS PORTUGESE JUST TO ASK AURELIA OUT GOD THIS MOVIE IS WONDERFUL.
Look Who’s Talking Now is the third movie in the WILDLY UNDERRATED Look Who’s Talking series. Not enough people have seen it. It’s got John Travolta in it for Pete’s sake. My favourite scene is when they sing the Chipmunk Christmas song to cheer up the son. And there are talking dogs. It’s just great I promise watch it please. But watch the first movie…first. The second one isn’t as great so feel free to skip it but they’re GREAT MOVIES TRUST ME.
Alright let’s talk about Polar Express. I don’t know where to start. It’s such a lovely film that still feels so magical no matter how many times I’ve seen it. Admittedly I’m not a huge fan of some of the characters and there’s one scene I could do without (when the boy is on top of the train; you know it) but it’s lovely and very hashtag relatable and it just gives you hope that when the day comes/came that you stop believing that you could be wrong? THE BELL STILL RINGS FOR ME. I WANT IT TO RING. Well those are references that you won’t get if you haven’t seen the movie so I’ll guess you’ll have to now HUH.
Flint Street Nativity isn’t technically a film because I think it was just on TV like 15 years ago but it’s still hilarious. It’s basically a bunch of British comedy actors like Frank Skinner, Ralf Little and Jane Horrocks playing 7 year old children in a school nativity play. Yep it’s a stupid as it sounds. We recently found that you could buy it on DVD and it was the best day. It’s about the behind the scenes drama and classic kid fights (the girl playing angel Gabriel wants to be Mary because Debbie Bennett isn't pretty enough to be Mary). Oh my god I wish it was floating around on youtube somewhere. It's so stupid but so brilliant.
Last but not least, Barney: Waiting for Santa. ALRIGHT stop judging please. Barney the Dinosaur has been my favourite children’s TV character forever, let me have this moment. In this movie he picks up some kids and takes them to the North Pole to help a new boy in town who is worried that Santa doesn’t know where he lives now. It makes me very happy. Admittedly there’s a scene where Barney comes down the chimney that used to scare me so much that I’d have to hide behind a pillow but did it stop me knowing all the songs to the day? Of course not. And this IS ON YOUTUBE (that picture quality screams early 90's).
And there it is. A typically much longer run down than expected of my all-time favourite Christmas Movies.
Maybe I can wean myself back into blogging by doing Christmassy themed things between now and then. Who knows.
I’ll see ya when I see ya.
Ok I know it’s still only November but in 3 days it will FINALLY be socially acceptable to start feeling christmassy. I’m currently home alone and I suddenly remembered that one of my favourite Christmas movies is on Netflix and I nearly cried with joy then proceeded to list the movies I definitely will binge-watch this festive seasons.
So without further ado, in no particular order (because WHO can honestly pick a favourite), here they are.
The Santa Clause is the film that almost reduced me to tears not even half an hour ago. It’s a film that has been a part of my Christmas “routine” – if you will – for as long as I can remember. It’s also usually the first Christmas movie I watch every year. It’s so heart-warming and watching Tim Allen adapt to being Santa is just wonderful uuhhhhh no words. I think the main reason I love it so much is because in my mind, this could happen. One year, you could accidentally make Santa fall off the roof and have to take his place. YOU DON’T KNOW. Also I love Tim Allen so it’s win-win.
The Muppets’ Family Christmas has also been in my family since I was very little. I’m always surprised to hear that not many people have seen it. Somehow they all end up going to Fozzie’s for Christmas and all hell breaks loose in classic Muppet fashion. There’s one joke in the movie that kills my dad every time and it’s so dumb. It’s literally someone telling people as they come in to “look out for the icy patch!” but they always always slip on it anyway. So dumb but oh my god still so funny.
It sort of goes hand in hand with The Muppets’ Christmas Carol, which EVERYONE (hopefully) KNOWS. We tend to watch both every Christmas Eve and just the thought of it gives me warm fuzzy Christmas feels.
Do I even need to mention Love Actually? Richard Curtis, man. God damn. Emma Thompson crying on her own in her room to Joni Mitchell. Oh man. When the little boy and Liam Neeson run through Heathrow. WHEN COLIN FIRTH LEARNS PORTUGESE JUST TO ASK AURELIA OUT GOD THIS MOVIE IS WONDERFUL.
Look Who’s Talking Now is the third movie in the WILDLY UNDERRATED Look Who’s Talking series. Not enough people have seen it. It’s got John Travolta in it for Pete’s sake. My favourite scene is when they sing the Chipmunk Christmas song to cheer up the son. And there are talking dogs. It’s just great I promise watch it please. But watch the first movie…first. The second one isn’t as great so feel free to skip it but they’re GREAT MOVIES TRUST ME.
Alright let’s talk about Polar Express. I don’t know where to start. It’s such a lovely film that still feels so magical no matter how many times I’ve seen it. Admittedly I’m not a huge fan of some of the characters and there’s one scene I could do without (when the boy is on top of the train; you know it) but it’s lovely and very hashtag relatable and it just gives you hope that when the day comes/came that you stop believing that you could be wrong? THE BELL STILL RINGS FOR ME. I WANT IT TO RING. Well those are references that you won’t get if you haven’t seen the movie so I’ll guess you’ll have to now HUH.
Flint Street Nativity isn’t technically a film because I think it was just on TV like 15 years ago but it’s still hilarious. It’s basically a bunch of British comedy actors like Frank Skinner, Ralf Little and Jane Horrocks playing 7 year old children in a school nativity play. Yep it’s a stupid as it sounds. We recently found that you could buy it on DVD and it was the best day. It’s about the behind the scenes drama and classic kid fights (the girl playing angel Gabriel wants to be Mary because Debbie Bennett isn't pretty enough to be Mary). Oh my god I wish it was floating around on youtube somewhere. It's so stupid but so brilliant.
Last but not least, Barney: Waiting for Santa. ALRIGHT stop judging please. Barney the Dinosaur has been my favourite children’s TV character forever, let me have this moment. In this movie he picks up some kids and takes them to the North Pole to help a new boy in town who is worried that Santa doesn’t know where he lives now. It makes me very happy. Admittedly there’s a scene where Barney comes down the chimney that used to scare me so much that I’d have to hide behind a pillow but did it stop me knowing all the songs to the day? Of course not. And this IS ON YOUTUBE (that picture quality screams early 90's).
And there it is. A typically much longer run down than expected of my all-time favourite Christmas Movies.
Maybe I can wean myself back into blogging by doing Christmassy themed things between now and then. Who knows.
I’ll see ya when I see ya.
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