This topic is partially inspired by Aaron's definitive list of Holiday TV episodes on DVD thread. I'll update this list by adding some of your choices for good seasonal viewing to my choices in order to come up with a definitive film list. It would be a good thing if we can make sure these films are on DVD, if not, specify! Use the Amazon or Best Buy links dotted at the top of the page in assistance in finding the DVD or video.
What films do you think are great to watch at a certain time each year (specifically holidays)? They don't have to have a certain theme to them (for example; being specifically a film about Christmas), just things that suit the film's atmosphere well. You may not always catch them at this time, but what do you think is the perfect time to watch certain films? You can put two films down twice for a different season if you think that they fit well in both celebration.
Thanksgiving:
X-Men
X-Men 2
Spider Man
Spider Man 2
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Christmas:
Mary Poppins
Oliver!
Casablanca
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Wizard of Oz
Love Actually
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Garfield Christmas
A Christmas Story
Santa Clause: The Movie
Mrs Santa Clause
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Incredibles
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Bambi
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Franklin's Magical Christmas
Peter Pan (2003 version)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jack Frost
Back to the Future
Back to the Future: Part II
Back to the Future: Part III
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
It's a Wonderful Life
Elf
Edward Scissorhands
White Christmas
Scrooged
The Bells of St. Mary's
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
Little Women
The Small One (available on Cartoon Classic Favorites Volume 9 DVD)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (available on WDT: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol 2, CCF Vol 9 DVDs)
Miracle on 34th Street
Toy Story
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Chuck Jones version)
Babes in Toyland
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Gremlins
Trading Places
The Glass Slipper
The Polar Express
A Very Brady Christmas
Holiday Inn
Going My Way
Bishop's Wife
The Sound of Music
New Year:
Return to Oz
The Sound of Music
Beauty and the Beast
Pride and Prejudece
Bridget Jones' Diary
Groundhog Day:
Groundhog Day
Easter:
The Prince of Egypt
Dumbo
The Passion of the Christ
Dragonheart
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000 stage to video version)
Summer:
The 'Burbs
Wild Things
Back to the Beach
Summer School
Fall:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Halloween:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad
Beauty and the Beast
Batman
Batman Begins
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Nightmare on Elm Street
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Sleepy Hollow
Leprechaun
It
Blade
Blade 2
Blade 3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original version)
The Exorcist
Halloween
Halloween H20
Films that make great seasonal/holiday viewing
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Christmas
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Garfield Christmas
A Christmas Story (I wrap gifts to this one)
Santa Clause
Year without Santa
Rudolph
Etc
Etc
I really don't have a movie that I associated with any other holiday.
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Garfield Christmas
A Christmas Story (I wrap gifts to this one)
Santa Clause
Year without Santa
Rudolph
Etc
Etc I really don't have a movie that I associated with any other holiday.
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Don't know why, but ever since seeing Batman Begins, I pictured it to be a Halloween film. I'm also sure that once The Corpse Bride arrives on DVD it will make a great halloween movie!
For Christmas I would add the Harry Potter movies. They have a magical feel to them, perfectly suited for a Christmas night! I always imagined Beauty and the Beast to be more Christmasy than New Year's... That's all I can think of right now. Oh, also The Incredibles. Has strong family morals which suit Christmas time perfectly.
For Christmas I would add the Harry Potter movies. They have a magical feel to them, perfectly suited for a Christmas night! I always imagined Beauty and the Beast to be more Christmasy than New Year's... That's all I can think of right now. Oh, also The Incredibles. Has strong family morals which suit Christmas time perfectly.
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Christmas:
Lion King
Bambi
Snow White
Beauty & the Beast
Franklin's Magical Christmas (I love FRANKLIN!)
Then a few Christmas themed episodes of cartoons like Rugrats, Spongebob, etc.
Lion King
Bambi
Snow White
Beauty & the Beast
Franklin's Magical Christmas (I love FRANKLIN!)
Then a few Christmas themed episodes of cartoons like Rugrats, Spongebob, etc.
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Hopefully if Duckales and Rescue Rangers sell well we will get it!! Don't forget Gummi Bears!
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Hopefully if Duckales and Rescue Rangers sell well we will get it!! Don't forget Gummi Bears!
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Cool idea! The Christmas movies are obvious, but I also have movies that I think fit the feel of a certain season.
I second all 3 Harry Potters for the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. Ditto the Lord of the Rings. Also, the new Peter Pan and the Color Purple.
For Easter, The Passion of the Christ
I'll post more as they come to me.
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I second all 3 Harry Potters for the Thanksgiving/Christmas season. Ditto the Lord of the Rings. Also, the new Peter Pan and the Color Purple.
For Easter, The Passion of the Christ
I'll post more as they come to me.
-Aaron
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Christmas/Boxing Day
Back To The Future Trilogy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Mary Poppins
Jack Frost
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Back To The Future Trilogy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Mary Poppins
Jack Frost
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Christmas:
Edward Scissorhands
White Christmas
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Scrooged
The Bells of St. Mary's
It's a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Edward Scissorhands
White Christmas
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Scrooged
The Bells of St. Mary's
It's a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Every Christmas season I get the urge to watch Little Women.
Also, my family watches Christmas Vacation every Christmas Day in between presents and dinner!
Also, my family watches Christmas Vacation every Christmas Day in between presents and dinner!
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Halloween:
The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!
Young Frankenstein
Psycho
Christmas:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
The Santa Clause movies
Toy Story
How the Grinch Stole Christmas(The Chuck Jones cartoon, but the Jim Carrey one wasn't so bad)
And lets not forget the greatest holiday movie of all time!
GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!
Young Frankenstein
Psycho
Christmas:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
It's A Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
The Santa Clause movies
Toy Story
How the Grinch Stole Christmas(The Chuck Jones cartoon, but the Jim Carrey one wasn't so bad)
And lets not forget the greatest holiday movie of all time!
GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
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Christmas:
Babes in Toyland (1961)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Santa Clause, The (1994)
Scrooged (1988)
Thanksgiving:
Lord of the Rings films
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
X-Men
X-Men 2
Harry Potter series
Halloween:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Gargoyles
Angel
Buffy
Blade
Blade 2
Blade 3
Babes in Toyland (1961)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Santa Clause, The (1994)
Scrooged (1988)
Thanksgiving:
Lord of the Rings films
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
X-Men
X-Men 2
Harry Potter series
Halloween:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Gargoyles
Angel
Buffy
Blade
Blade 2
Blade 3
The Simpsons Season 11 Buy it Now!
Fox Sunday lineup:
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad
Living in the 1980's:
Fox Sunday lineup:
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad
Living in the 1980's:
Christmas is Gremlins no contest. And don't forget Trading Places!
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Wonderlicious, I mostly don't associate movies (aside of holiday specific ones) with Holidays, I usually do with seasons though!
Such as:
Fall - Winnie the Pooh and Summer - The 'Burbs, Wild Things, Back to the Beach, Summer School
But the non-holiday movies I watch are:
Christmas
The Glass Slipper - When trimming the tree. I guess one time when I was little we were doing the tree and this was on.
New Years
Bridget Jones' Diary
Pride & Prejudice
Such as:
Fall - Winnie the Pooh and Summer - The 'Burbs, Wild Things, Back to the Beach, Summer School
But the non-holiday movies I watch are:
Christmas
The Glass Slipper - When trimming the tree. I guess one time when I was little we were doing the tree and this was on.
New Years
Bridget Jones' Diary
Pride & Prejudice
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Christmas:
- The Polar Express
- The Santa Clause (the second was downright disappointing)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Home Alone 1 & 2 (the third one was okay, the fourth one was awful)
- Harry Potters 1 - 4
Halloween:
- Halloween
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one)
- Batman Begins
- Batman (1989)
- A Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Corpse Bride
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Polar Express
- The Santa Clause (the second was downright disappointing)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Home Alone 1 & 2 (the third one was okay, the fourth one was awful)
- Harry Potters 1 - 4
Halloween:
- Halloween
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one)
- Batman Begins
- Batman (1989)
- A Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Corpse Bride
- Sleepy Hollow