Comments on: Movies You May Not Have Seen But Should See (Because They Are Good) #17

By: mds

mds — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:52:33 +0000

Scrooge died so alone and unmourned people ripped off his bedsheets and threw him in an unmarked pauper’s grave.

Well, unmarked except for the marker with “EBENEZER SCROOGE” on it.

Also, I am just reminded of the George C Scott as Scrooge version of A Christmas Carol, which is still a favorite rendition of mine.

Indeed. Scott is a grouch, but in a restrained, gloomy way. Which lines up better with the story that Young Scrooge Went Wrong Somewhere.

But if you don’t like It’s a Wonderful Life, then it’s probable that something inside of you is dead and black and flinty.

Someday, someone should write an internet post exploring the hypothesis that George really does die, and is experiencing an afterlife that validates all his soulcrushing life decisions. Because that would be awesome.

By: Kevin M. Hagerman

Kevin M. Hagerman — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:10:34 +0000

“Slipper socks! Medium!”

By: zc

zc — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:25:59 +0000

as the first person intimated, Die Hard is (at least one of) the greatest christmas movie(s) ever.

in other news, Denis Leary and Kevin Spacy? I must see this film

By: malakim2099

malakim2099 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:23:49 +0000

Also, I am just reminded of the George C Scott as Scrooge version of A Christmas Carol, which is still a favorite rendition of mine.

By: anakrne

anakrne — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:20:20 +0000

If you mention christmas carol and rowan aktinson in the same text you must mention rowans version of a christmas carol, hilarious.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:31:09 +0000

I’m with you on a lot of these, but I can’t share the hate for “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I love the message of the film, because it feels true and heartfelt; the things that spread beyond us aren’t big, dramatic acts, they’re tiny little moments of hope and joy that we share with others. And Jimmy Stewart is frankly awesome.

No, for me the “get it off me, get it off me!” holiday movie is “A Christmas Story”, a treacly, rose-colored nostalgia for a time that never existed. I’ve never actually been smothered to death by cotton candy, but I have to imagine that this is what it would feel like. (And the bonus casual racism at the end is like icing on the hate cake! “Ha, ha, ha! Look! The Chinese people talk funny!” Fucksake.)

By: malakim2099

malakim2099 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:11:37 +0000

Um, his social worker idealist girlfriend turning into basically a self-absorbed rich snoot plus his secretary’s son being in an asylum was not dark enough?

Frankly, I thought that was pretty dark, because it didn’t only show the main character’s demise, but it also showed that his negative influence spread beyond himself.

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:14:50 +0000

This is a good movie.

But if you don’t like It’s a Wonderful Life, then it’s probable that something inside of you is dead and black and flinty.

By: Polychrome

Polychrome — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:11:46 +0000

“What’s that smell?”

By: Fraser

Fraser — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:19 +0000

While I enjoy Scrooged (though I wonder if things like the Solid Gold Dancers and Mary Lou Retton won’t eventually reduce it to a period piece) I’ve always thought the Christmas Future isn’t dark enough. Murray discovers he’s going to die (gasp!); Scrooge died so alone and unmourned people ripped off his bedsheets and threw him in an unmarked pauper’s grave.

By: Dan Coyle

Dan Coyle — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:34:43 +0000

“I got news for ya, lady. Your husband ain’t dead; he’s HIDIN’!”

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:14:32 +0000

Ah, I love this movie. One of my favorite little moments is when Leary finds out his new getaway vehicle is a boat, and can only rub his eyes and hysterically laugh.

That, and, “Lady, I’ve met loan sharks with more compassion than you.”

By: John Pontoon

John Pontoon — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Re: Ted Demme, I still think his best movie is “Who’s the Man,” with Ed Lover and the lesser Dr. Dre, plus Dennis Leary as a cop Sergeant. Lover’s rant about how he hates that motherfucker Jethro Clampett is “the bomb.” Did I say that right?

By: MirrorMan

MirrorMan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:11:04 +0000

One of my favorites. I drive people crazy telling them about it.

By: motteditor

motteditor — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:41:03 +0000

Yup, definitely a great movie…