The Viewing Files: 365 Movies in 365 Days - Christmas Edition

For someone who has a weakness for all things Christmasy I've been seriously lacking in my Christmas viewing, which we can probably blame on the fact that I tend to watch the same things year after year - Buffy Christmas episode, Supernatural Christmas episode, Frasier Christmas episode and then finally Die Hard.  Cause we all know that Die Hard is the ultimate Christmas movie despite what a certain actor says.

So with me doing this project and Christmas just around the corner it seemed like a good idea to finally watch some of those Christmas movies that everyone else talks about.

Bring on the Christmas cake and eggnog, I've got a feeling I'm going to need it.

Meet Me in St Louis
Starring: Judy Garland
Original release: 1944
Synopsis: A year in the life of a family in St Louis.

We all want a family like the one Judy has. That and Katie the maid who is totally awesome in every way.

Catchy songs, bright, bold colours and zing zing zing goes my heart.

White Christmas
Starring: Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and Danny Kaye
Original release: 1954
Synopsis: Yeah it's that song

Other than the "Sisters' song this just wasn't the movie for me. 

It's A Wonderful Life
Starring: James Stewart
Original release: 1946
Synopsis: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. 

Well I can now say I have watch it.  Other than that I'm not so sure.  I was kind of disappointed that he never got to travel to all those exotic places like he wanted and instead settled for family and home.

Obviously not the kind of movie that is aimed at someone like me who loves to travel.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Starring: na
Original release: 1965
Synopsis: Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.

I don't get it.  

I'm starting to think that I'm missing something in all these Christmas classics.  Or maybe I'm really a bah humbug after all.

The Holiday
Starring: Rufus Sewell and others
Original release: 2006
Synopsis: Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. 

Truthfully I only watched this because a) Rufus Sewell and b) cute English cottage.  Reasons I feel are totally valid.  Kate Winslet was also kind of good.  

We won't talk about the rest which was just kind of meh.

Four Christmases
Starring: Reece Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan
Original release: 2008
Synopsis: A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas. 

I could so relate to this couple who just want to celebrate Christmas their way but are soon forced to do the traditional family thing that everyone expects. Also Reece and Vince made a cute, quirky couple.

Sadly totally destroyed by the ending which saw the characters back track on their beliefs.

The Family Stone
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton
Original release: 2005
Synopsis: An uptight businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his family's annual Christmas celebration. 

A nice family who aren't all that nice to their son's girlfriend. In fact the are the worse. As someone who doesn't do well in social situations I could relate to Sarah's character just a little bit. She's shy and awkward and totally out of her depth with a family that are very family oriented. The poor girl never stood a chance even if she does put her foot in it from time to time.

Personally I would have bailed on the lot of them including the cheating boyfriend and sister and booked into a hotel with room service and a hot tub and tell them all where they can shove their Christmas.