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tOfficial Will this be the year I finally watch A Christmas Story?
Never seen it. Planned to watch it a couple years ago, but just wasn’t ever in the mood. Then thought maybe last year it would finally happen, but was too focused on a sick dog.
This year? Who knows?
This year? Who knows?
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Re: tOfficial Will this be the year I finally watch A Christmas Story?
I've never seen the whole either, maybe no more that 10 or 15 minutes total in brief stretches.
Let me know how it turns out, if you sit through the whole thing.
Let me know how it turns out, if you sit through the whole thing.
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Its a fine movie... so many christmas movies are complete ass (Polar Express), i found this one entertaining.
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Floyd Robertson wrote:I've never seen the whole either, maybe no more that 10 or 15 minutes total in brief stretches.
Let me know how it turns out, if you sit through the whole thing.
Will do. I’m just not sure I’m charged to watch it. The fact the movie gets Motown’s seal of approval isn’t doing it any favors.
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tGreenWay wrote:Floyd Robertson wrote:I've never seen the whole either, maybe no more that 10 or 15 minutes total in brief stretches.
Let me know how it turns out, if you sit through the whole thing.
Will do. I’m just not sure I’m charged to watch it. The fact the movie gets Motown’s seal of approval isn’t doing it any favors.
You’ll enjoy it since you grew up in that era.
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Motown Spartan wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
Will do. I’m just not sure I’m charged to watch it. The fact the movie gets Motown’s seal of approval isn’t doing it any favors.
You’ll enjoy it since you grew up in that era.
See, you probably think that’s some kind of sick burn, but since I don’t know the plot, it bounces right off me.
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This. It’s just boomer nostalgia. Which is fine. But it doesn’t need to be pushed on anyone that didn’t grow up then.Motown Spartan wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
Will do. I’m just not sure I’m charged to watch it. The fact the movie gets Motown’s seal of approval isn’t doing it any favors.
You’ll enjoy it since you grew up in that era.
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tGreenWay wrote:Motown Spartan wrote:
You’ll enjoy it since you grew up in that era.
See, you probably think that’s some kind of sick burn, but since I don’t know the plot, it bounces right off me.
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Watching White Christmas on the eve or early morning is a tradition, even though I despise most musicals.
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Jean Shepard wrote the script for A Christmas Story in 1970-71, the movie wasn’t made until 1982/1983. Multiple studios passed on it before MGM bought the rights then sat on it for several years.
Greenway, you’re in good company being ambivalent about the movie.
Greenway, you’re in good company being ambivalent about the movie.
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The "downtown" scenes were filmed, I think, in Cleavland. as that looks like Public Square (yes the actual name of a place in Cleavland) and the old Higbee's Department Store (Cleavland's equivalent to downtown Hudson's)
But "frajilly" and "you will shoot your eye out" are classic lines.
(Also, the actor playing the mom is in my mind super hot)
But "frajilly" and "you will shoot your eye out" are classic lines.
(Also, the actor playing the mom is in my mind super hot)
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Merry Christmas eFriends
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Who says Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie? Paramount is replaying it many times today.
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it's a wonderful life is the best christmas movie, followed by a christmas story.
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Floyd Robertson wrote:Merry Christmas eFriends
Hey now, I know you in real life too!!
Merry Christmas Floyd!
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Merry Christmas everybody. Happy holidays.
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dittoDWags wrote:Merry Christmas everybody. Happy holidays.
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Still haven’t seen it, but Merry Christmas, you unhygienic non-humans.
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Oh, and I’ve never seen Home Alone, either.
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Greenway is a commie!
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tGreenWay wrote:Still haven’t seen it, but Merry Christmas, you unhygienic non-humans.
Have a bacteria filled Holiday Season.
Betting we’ll see another click bait post about A Christmas Story next December.
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Home alone house paid $50,,066 in property taxes this year.
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Should have used a house in CA. Once purchased, property taxes never go up.DWags wrote:Home alone house paid $50,,066 in property taxes this year.
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Watching White Christmas. Bing is Bing. Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen were pretty hot. Danny Kaye looks a lot like my dad did.
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The Pantry wrote:Who says Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie? Paramount is replaying it many times today.
This was settled. Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
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GRR Spartan wrote:tGreenWay wrote:Still haven’t seen it, but Merry Christmas, you unhygienic non-humans.
Have a bacteria filled Holiday Season.
Betting we’ll see another click bait post about A Christmas Story next December.
Since I haven’t watched it yet this year, your prediction is likely correct, assuming I’m not hit by a bus or vapor lock between now and then.
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The Pantry wrote:Watching White Christmas on the eve or early morning is a tradition, even though I despise most musicals.
Check out the prequel: "Holiday Inn"
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Zurn wrote:The Pantry wrote:Watching White Christmas on the eve or early morning is a tradition, even though I despise most musicals.
Check out the prequel: "Holiday Inn"
Not really a Christmas movie, though.
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A movie (Holiday Inn) that debuts the most popular Christmas song ever written (White Christmas) is definitely a Christmas movie.
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Zurn wrote:A movie (Holiday Inn) that debuts the most popular Christmas song ever written (White Christmas) is definitely a Christmas movie.
Billboard's top Christmas songs disagrees with that assessment. It is number seven.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/most-popular-christmas-songs-versions/
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https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/top-10-selling-christmas-songs-of-all-time-1a5ac086016f
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the biggest selling single of all time
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the biggest selling single of all time
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Zurn wrote:https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/top-10-selling-christmas-songs-of-all-time-1a5ac086016f
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the biggest selling single of all time
But you didn't say most copies sold, which is complicated by switches in technology, from records, to CDs to downloads, to streaming.
You said most popular, which it isn't.
I think most will understand that as a song, and it's audience ages, with higher population levels, other songs will pass it by.
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AvgMSUJoe wrote:Sigh...
Are you sad for me that I didn’t see it this year? That’s understandable.
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Trapper Gus wrote:Zurn wrote:https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/top-10-selling-christmas-songs-of-all-time-1a5ac086016f
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the biggest selling single of all time
But you didn't say most copies sold, which is complicated by switches in technology, from records, to CDs to downloads, to streaming.
You said most popular, which it isn't.
I think most will understand that as a song, and it's audience ages, with higher population levels, other songs will pass it by.
Dude, my link says (literally) "top 10 selling"
I said (literally) "White Christmas is the best selling"
A rationale person would think a song that is the best selling single of all time has a reasonable claim to being the most popular.
No wonder AveJoe is sighing.
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Zurn wrote:Trapper Gus wrote:
But you didn't say most copies sold, which is complicated by switches in technology, from records, to CDs to downloads, to streaming.
You said most popular, which it isn't.
I think most will understand that as a song, and it's audience ages, with higher population levels, other songs will pass it by.
Dude, my link says (literally) "top 10 selling"
I said (literally) "White Christmas is the best selling"
A rationale person would thing a song that is the best selling single of all time has a reasonable claim to being the most popular.
No wonder AveJoe is sighing.
Joe is sighing because he feels bad that I didn’t see the movie again this year.
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You're right Greenway, the sigh had nothing to do with the fact this turned into a slap fight about semantics of the bestest Christmas song eva.
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