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Mister Ecks
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 Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas So many people have their favorite Christmas movies. And this may be the first year where I realized just how many holiday movies are out there. But in the Christmas genre, there are two obvious subgenres: the traditional and the Anti-Christmas flicks.
-Traditional: these are the Christmas movies that are much-loved for their honest and heart-warming spirit. Examples: the classics such as It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Carol, White Christmas; the more modern fare includes Home Alone, A Christmas Story, Elf, The Family Stone, Love Actually.
-Anti-Christmas: these can be just Christmas movies with a twist, or outright anti-Christmas films. Examples: action and horror films like Black Christmas, Sint, Die Hard, Gremlins, Christmas Evil, Silent Night; dark comedies including Christmas Vacation, Bad Santa, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Ref, etc.
As much as I love a good Christmas movie, most of my favorites are on the Anti-Christmas side.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas Feel free to list your favorites as well.
Top 5: Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, A Christmas Story, The Family Stone, The Ref.
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Algren
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Traditional
Love Actually
Home Alone
Home Alone: Lost in New York
Jingle All the Way
The Polar Express
Four Christmases
Fred Claus
Other
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
The Grinch
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Lethal Weapon
Batman Returns
It's kind of even. Some are also on the border. So it's tough to decide.
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas Both. Sometimes one is good, sometimes the other.
Also, even though it can be dark at times, A Christmas Carol is as traditional as it gets.
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Rev
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas I love traditional christmas movies  but I do like anti-christmas. some are pretty good
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David
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas Top ten Christmas movies, in alphabetical order:
Batman Returns
The Bells of St. Mary's
A Christmas Carol (2009)
A Christmas Tale
Fanny and Alexander
Holiday Affair
The Holly and the Ivy
Love Actually
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Scrooged
Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale is my absolute favorite.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas Has anyone seen Rare Exports? It's another kind-of anti-Christmas movie, but it's a lot of fun.
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Re: Traditional vs. Anti-Christmas My favorites:
The Ref
Christmas Vacation
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Home Alone
Elf
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