Christmas Movies

I have had serious connection problems lately and have not been able to post anything new. I wanted to post some Thanksgiving themed movies but since this is Thanksgiving eve I will mention a few and then give the Christmas list.
Scent of a Woman, great movie. It takes place over Thanksgiving if you have forgotten.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles, if you have kept up with me on face book you know this is my favorite Thanksgiving movie.

Driving Miss Daisy, I know this is a stretch but the last scene in the nursing home is on Thanksgiving Day. This ending along with the end of Field of dreams are the only two movies that still make me a little misty-eyed.

Okay Christmas, these are in no order, but you have a month so check them out.

The Family Stone, funny, I never in my life imagined I would be writing but Sara Jessica Parker is pretty good.

Just Friends, hysterically funny.

A Christmas Story, yes you get 24 hours of this on TBS or maybe TNT, but it is so much better without commercials. Check TCM's listings this month, they may play it. After Ralphie says the F--- word and the old man tells him to get in the car, notice the ever so slight grin on the father's face.

Fred Clause, Vince Vaughaun and Paul Giomatti, good combination. The scene where Fred is at therapy with other brothers of famous guys is classic.

Christmas Vacation, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on the tuba as Eddie empties the "shitter" into the drain is priceless.

It's a Wonderful Life, the classic. I started watching this movie every Christmas Eve many years ago. Past jobs, which usually involve retail, had always kept me at work late on Christmas Eve. I would get home exhausted and the last thing I wanted to do is drive somewhere so I would always leave Christmas morning. This movie is old but there are many messages about life. The scene where is the run on the Building and Loan, during the depression, George(Jimmy Stewart) turn to look at a picture of his deceased father. There is an embroidery on the wall also. Through the magic of DVD and the zoom feature, I was able to read it years ago. "All you can take with you is what you have given away."

This one I discovered a few years ago and it is VERY funny, Love Actually, everybody is in this one, the aging rock star steals every scene he is in.

For those action fans, there are some options; Lethal Weapon, The first two Die Hard movies are good and well done, okay, Die Hard 2 is a little weak, it is hard to see James from Good Times play a bad guy.

I have noticed that TV Land plays all of its Christmas episodes at once and there are some good ones.
Now I know that I have left out a bunch but these are my favorites, so enjoy.

Oh yeah, on the subject of movies, the new Star Trek is awesome. If you are any way familiar with this show or the movies you will love it.