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Turns out 52% of the country are wise. https://t.co/Ais2UKHVqr
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I demand a people's vote1
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And finally...0
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If it's not a Christmas movie how come the hero's estranged wife lives in *Santa* Monica?
Killer point, no?2 -
I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.2 -
Yi-pi-ki-yay, melon farmer (dubbed version).
What is a common starter at Christmas meals?
Melon.
I rest my case.0 -
On behalf of those who think it is a Xmas movie, let's demand we continuously rehold this poll until we get the answer we want...8
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The bloke that wrote it came out last week and said it's a Christmas movie. 52% are wrong.5
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It’s as Christmassy as pineapple pizza2
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So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?
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Yes to the FIRST and fifth question.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?
The setting also.0 -
I presume its like xmas jumpers. Brilliant when noone cares, but sort of awful when anyones watching.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?
Die Hard is a weird exception in that there's no smug girl. Otherwise I'd have said a smug girl was essential. (Perhaps in life too)
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Clearly this is another of TSE's many delusions.
Empire Magazine not only had Die Hard as a Christmas film but, moreover, had a poll which showed it was the number 1 Christmas film of all time.
I assume this thread header is yet another sign that TSE dislikes both polls and experts.1 -
That was a voodoo poll, the YouGov poll is a properly weighted poll.Richard_Tyndall said:Clearly this is another of TSE's many delusions.
Empire Magazine not only had Die Hard as a Christmas film but, moreover, had a poll which showed it was the number 1 Christmas film of all time.
I assume this thread header is yet another sign that TSE dislikes both polls and experts.-1 -
I take back everything I said about VAR yesterday, VAR is brilliant.
#LFCFanTalking1 -
One question: is the movie's central narrative explicitly talking about "the spirit of Christmas"rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?0 -
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?0 -
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.0 -
Both decisions were correct. Shame for Wolves maybe, but that is fairness and I am most definitely not a LFC supporter, Man Utd since 1954TheScreamingEagles said:I take back everything I said about VAR yesterday, VAR is brilliant.
#LFCFanTalking0 -
Is this a film I should even bother seeing?0
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Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.0 -
1-16 is the best price anyone is offering incase anyone wants free money.
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Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"0 -
LiVARpool dead certs now3
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The question asked by YouGov wasOmnium said:
Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"
'Is a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, a Christmas movie'0 -
Just watch the first one Cyclefree - there is no doubt whatsoever that you'll enjoy it. (Perhaps that's the trick for xmas films - everyone likes them)TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.0 -
Am tempted to have a nibble on Wolves at 32 on Betfair to win this match.0
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Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
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What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
I haven't seen any of the Die Hard's, but on that criteria, is Trading Places a Christmas film?TheScreamingEagles said:
The question asked by YouGov wasOmnium said:
Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"
'Is a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, a Christmas movie'0 -
So where are your numbers coming from?TheScreamingEagles said:
The question asked by YouGov wasOmnium said:
Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"
'Is a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, a Christmas movie'
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When Trump heard people chanting 'Jews will not replace us' he said they were very fine people, what a world indeed.Floater said:What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
HereOmnium said:
So where are your numbers coming from?TheScreamingEagles said:
The question asked by YouGov wasOmnium said:
Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"
'Is a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, a Christmas movie'
https://bit.ly/2rC7W2i0 -
There should be lots of CCTV in the area where these disgusting attacks took place. Let’s hope the low-lifes responsible are caught and punished.TheScreamingEagles said:
When Trump heard people chanting 'Jews will not replace us' he said they were very fine people, what a world indeed.Floater said:What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
One of the first movies I watched as a child was Die Hard 2. I guess it was the planes that I liked, but the first one is the best of the films.TheScreamingEagles said:
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?0 -
I had the Bet365 'Bet before the match, get an in-play free bet' on Arsenal v Chelsea. Pre-match bet on Chelsea winning, in-play bet after 20 minutes on Arsenal winning 1-0.TheScreamingEagles said:Am tempted to have a nibble on Wolves at 32 on Betfair to win this match.
Quite the rollercoaster in the end...0 -
Ah I see.TheScreamingEagles said:
HereOmnium said:
So where are your numbers coming from?TheScreamingEagles said:
The question asked by YouGov wasOmnium said:
Wouldn't you worry a little about the question?TheScreamingEagles said:
The truth is often predictable.Morris_Dancer said:I haven't clicked the article. Just reading through Vanilla.
I know what the subject is and who wrote it.
Mr. Eagles, thou art predictable.
"Die Hard is not a Xmas film?"
'Is a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, a Christmas movie'
https://bit.ly/2rC7W2i
In fact here;
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2017/12/07/die-hard-not-christmas-movie
And the question doesn't have the negative and potential double negative.
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Next month is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, time for some wall to wall coverage about the Holocaust.Cyclefree said:
There should be lots of CCTV in the area where these disgusting attacks took place. Let’s hope the low-lifes responsible are caught and punished.TheScreamingEagles said:
When Trump heard people chanting 'Jews will not replace us' he said they were very fine people, what a world indeed.Floater said:What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
You should be thanking Craig Pawson.Quincel said:
I had the Bet365 'Bet before the match, get an in-play free bet' on Arsenal v Chelsea. Pre-match bet on Chelsea winning, in-play bet after 20 minutes on Arsenal winning 1-0.TheScreamingEagles said:Am tempted to have a nibble on Wolves at 32 on Betfair to win this match.
Quite the rollercoaster in the end...0 -
VAR works well in Rugby, which is a far more complex game. It does however benefit from a governing authority that is moderately competent, whereas the the FA, as we all know, stands for effing awful.TheScreamingEagles said:1 -
So does A Christmas Carol on that Criteria. Die Hard is a Christmas film now, the more you argue it isn’t at this time of year, the more it becomes part of the tradition. It is the Die Hard deniers that have made it a Christmas film. Ironic.TheScreamingEagles said:
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?1 -
Presumably you mean, the liberation of Auschwitz? It had been operating as a concentration camp since 1939 and as an extermination camp since August 1941.TheScreamingEagles said:
Next month is the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz, time for some wall to wall coverage about the Holocaust.Cyclefree said:
There should be lots of CCTV in the area where these disgusting attacks took place. Let’s hope the low-lifes responsible are caught and punished.TheScreamingEagles said:
When Trump heard people chanting 'Jews will not replace us' he said they were very fine people, what a world indeed.Floater said:What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
Yeah that.ydoethur said:
Presumably you mean, the liberation of Auschwitz? It had been operating as a concentration camp since 1939 and as an extermination camp since August 1941.TheScreamingEagles said:
Next month is the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz, time for some wall to wall coverage about the Holocaust.Cyclefree said:
There should be lots of CCTV in the area where these disgusting attacks took place. Let’s hope the low-lifes responsible are caught and punished.TheScreamingEagles said:
When Trump heard people chanting 'Jews will not replace us' he said they were very fine people, what a world indeed.Floater said:What a world eh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/29/tory-councillor-exposes-spate-anti-semitic-graffiti-synagogue/
Police patrols increase at London synagogue in wake of New York stabbings after anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on shop fronts0 -
The good thing about this is stuff is that learning about the birds and the bees continues into your forties... I have no idea what’s going on here, who got pregnant, how it happened, anything
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Ah the anthem of the EU.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
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The only danger is Watford.Pulpstar said:LiVARpool dead certs now
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Is Ode to Joy in the original? It's been ages since I've seen them. I thought that was in the bank vault one. Need to watch again.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
In a burning building from which everyone is trying to escape...TheScreamingEagles said:
Ah the anthem of the EU.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.
(And yes it is a Christmas film; TSE is in a huff because he probably ate a pizza with pineapple a week ago and enjoyed it.)
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Anyhoo, in important statistical news of today, I have completed my massive database comparing Labour’s results in Wales with their results the last time they won a majority.
The results were - interesting. Possibly too interesting to do them full justice in a thread header. They were also not quite what I had expected. However, I can see a few possible implications for the punters among us.
So I will see if I can pull something together over the next few days.1 -
John McClane's limo driver Argyle listens to this during the film:
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Die Hard 2 is also a Christmas movie. It even has snow0
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I agree with Jonathan!Jonathan said:
So does A Christmas Carol on that Criteria. Die Hard is a Christmas film now, the more you argue it isn’t at this time of year, the more it becomes part of the tradition. It is the Die Hard deniers that have made it a Christmas film. Ironic.TheScreamingEagles said:
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?1 -
I think just the first would be sufficient for Ms. Cyclefree.TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
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One of his finest roles - though I thought his Obadiah Slope in the Barchester Chronicles was if anything more chilling...MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.
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"Hey babe, I negotiate million dollar deals for breakfast. I think I can handle this Eurotrash."TheScreamingEagles said:
Ah the anthem of the EU.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
This poll presumably determines matters for a generation. Or just over 5 years as we say in Scotland.0
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Burning building, everyone trying to escape, Ode to Joy. It’s growing on me.MattW said:
In a burning building from which everyone is trying to escape...TheScreamingEagles said:
Ah the anthem of the EU.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.
(And yes it is a Christmas film; TSE is in a huff because he probably ate a pizza with pineapple a week ago and enjoyed it.)0 -
"If this is their idea of Christmas, I *gotta* be here for New Year's."MattW said:
In a burning building from which everyone is trying to escape...TheScreamingEagles said:
Ah the anthem of the EU.MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.
(And yes it is a Christmas film; TSE is in a huff because he probably ate a pizza with pineapple a week ago and enjoyed it.)0 -
What about Bad Santa ?rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?
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"I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite!"Nigelb said:
One of his finest roles - though I thought his Obadiah Slope in the Barchester Chronicles was if anything more chilling...MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
I don’t recall that from the Trollope...Sunil_Prasannan said:
"I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite!"Nigelb said:
One of his finest roles - though I thought his Obadiah Slope in the Barchester Chronicles was if anything more chilling...MarqueeMark said:
It has the Best. Baddy. Ever. Alan Rickman, your light forever shines.Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
And Ode to Joy in the soundtraack.0 -
I'd like to know if TSE thinks Home Alone is a Christmas movie.
Die Hard is as Christmassy as Chris Rea's Driving Home for Christmas. The YouGov doesn't apply as Die Hard is about Christmas. It is about one cop saving the day to get home for Christmas.0 -
"It's Christmas, Theo. It's the time of miracles. So be of good cheer... and call me when you hit the last lock."DavidL said:This poll presumably determines matters for a generation. Or just over 5 years as we say in Scotland.
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We watched Home Alone on Christmas Eve. Instead of Miracle on 34th Street. Democracy is seriously overrated.Philip_Thompson said:I'd like to know if TSE thinks Home Alone is a Christmas movie.
Die Hard is as Christmassy as Chris Rea's Driving Home for Christmas. The YouGov doesn't apply as Die Hard is about Christmas. It is about one cop saving the day to get home for Christmas.0 -
"Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."Nigelb said:
What about Bad Santa ?rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?0 -
I’ve had a pretty good run over the last few years. Indyref, Brexit, 2.5 general elections out of 3, but being outvoted on Christmas Eve, put it all into perspective. Gives me a better insight into how Alastair feels.1
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"All right, listen up guys. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation."Philip_Thompson said:I'd like to know if TSE thinks Home Alone is a Christmas movie.
Die Hard is as Christmassy as Chris Rea's Driving Home for Christmas. The YouGov doesn't apply as Die Hard is about Christmas. It is about one cop saving the day to get home for Christmas.1 -
I have that as my Christmas jumper. Even has bullet holes in. I bought it when I was forced to wear a Christmas jumper by a democratic vote on the dress code for a watch chrimbo piss up a few years ago. . I am not very chrismassy.Sunil_Prasannan said:
"Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."Nigelb said:
What about Bad Santa ?rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?1 -
No love for The Third Man ?Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
(Apart from Brief Encounter, fine choices.)0 -
OK GUYS, THIS THREAD IS ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR. I'M MOVING EVERYTHING OVER TO THE NEW SERVER, AND THIS IS COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
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No......don't do it Robert! I was just about to post the best post ever.....AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhh.rcs1000 said:OK GUYS, THIS THREAD IS ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR. I'M MOVING EVERYTHING OVER TO THE NEW SERVER, AND THIS IS COLLATERAL DAMAGE.
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Last?0
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So where does one find the new discussion on vanillacommunity.com because can never access the comments on the main site?0
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The Third Man is brilliant. Definitely in my top 10.Nigelb said:
No love for The Third Man ?Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
(Apart from Brief Encounter, fine choices.)0 -
Yes well... That all messed up.
And it was due to Vanilla. (No great surprise.)
I'm reversing the changes and this should appear again to all momentarily...0 -
So does Gremlins. Another clearly Christmas Movie.TheScreamingEagles said:
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?0 -
http://politicalbetting.vanillacommunity.comCyclefree said:So where does one find the new discussion on vanillacommunity.com because can never access the comments on the main site?
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OMG what have you done to Wordpress?
I'm sure there's an analogy to be made about this upgrade and Brexit.0 -
Cyclefree said:
The Third Man is brilliant. Definitely in my top 10.Nigelb said:
No love for The Third Man ?Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
(Apart from Brief Encounter, fine choices.)
Brief Encounter is a fine film - just not in my top ten, I’m afraid.Cyclefree said:
The Third Man is brilliant. Definitely in my top 10.Nigelb said:
No love for The Third Man ?Cyclefree said:
Isn’t it a ..... um ..... adventure film? With Bruce Willis?TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, it is a very fine film, just not a Christmas film.Cyclefree said:Is this a film I should even bother seeing?
Just watch the first three films of the franchise, films four and five are shite.
Bear in mind my top 4 perfect films are Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Some Like It Hot and Dr Strangelove. With honourable mentions for Don’t Look Now, Cinema Paradiso and Godfather 1 & 2.
It....er, well, does not really seem to be for me .......
(Apart from Brief Encounter, fine choices.)0 -
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My kids have watched Gremlins from a very young age.Richard_Tyndall said:
So does Gremlins. Another clearly Christmas Movie.TheScreamingEagles said:
A Christmas film is something you can watch with very young children, Die Hard falls on that count.rcs1000 said:So: what defines an Xmas movie?
Is it the presence of Santa Claus?
Is it an uplifting moral?
Is it the existence of characters who think they deserve something for nothing?
Is it the presence of an older, overweight actor?
Is it the timing of the movie?
I'd ban all children from watching that film because I was driven up the wall with the conversation 'Daddy I want a real Mogwai for my birthday/Christmas present'0 -
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Robert is not going to fix Brexit.TheScreamingEagles said:OMG what have you done to Wordpress?
I'm sure there's an analogy to be made about this upgrade and Brexit.
As far as I know...0 -
Con GAIN WansbeckTheScreamingEagles said:1 -
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What do these songs have in common? -
Winter Wonderland
Christmas In Hollis
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let it Snow!
Jingle Bells
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