X-mas movies

Once again it's x-mas time and once again I go through my annual movies that have to be watched for x-mas. The movies are listed below with comments on why they are MUST WATCH.

1. Die Hard and or Lethal Weapon - classic movies that have x-mas elements in them....which is to say they happen while x-mas is going on in the movie. What's not to like about x-mas and automatic weapons. Classic lines or scenes - Lethal Weapon - Ornament on the tree that reads To Bad Guys Merry X-mas from The Good Guys. Die Hard - 'Don't you have x-mas music....this is x-mas music'.
2. Scrooged - A must see. One of Bill Murray's better movies. Classic lines 'Back Off that may work with the chicks but not with me' and 'Mr Cross we tried glueing these antlers on the mouse but they ain't working'....his reply 'Have you tried staples?'.
3. Family Man - This movie get's a bad rap. I think it's one of Nick Cages better movies and yes it's a rip off of it's a wonderful life but who cares. Best scene when he is looking at his poor man wardrobe and says "This is.....subpar" and also the diaper changing scene.
4. The Ref - Dennis Leary at his best and it still makes me laugh when he looks out the door and see's the man in military clothes and says "Who am I Oswald?". Classic line "Is there a Murry there"...."No one answered" "Ask if there is a low life peice of shit named Murray there"
5. Serendipity - I know chick flick but a good movie and it's got John Cusak in it....case closed. Great line...."yeah 10 years a go she looked like Baby Spice...now she could look like...old spice". This movie makes me want to go to New York every time I see it.
6. You've Got Mail and or Sleepless in Seatle - both take place in all seasons not just x-mas but it's Tom Hanks at his chick flick best. Best lines - Sleepless - "yeah I get the same with the dirty dozen....when lee harvey opens up the tank and drops down the grenade it makes me cry every time" and in Mail - "Go To the Matresses....the Godfather has the answers to all of life's questions".
7. Love Actually - probably the best chick flick ever done. Great scenes and just an all around good movie. It has too many lines to mention.
8. The Santa Clause or The Grinch - both are good for the kids and still watcheable for adults. You could also through A Christmas Story in there too but that get's over played soooo much.

Watch these movies and you can't go wrong. Have a good holiday season.

Recent Movies

Watched the following movies recently:

Clerks 2
Very funny movie. Not much on the plot, by then are any of his movies really about much, but has some funny laugh out loud moments. Probably not as good as the first but worth a rental. The following exchange is very funny....if you are a geek like me.

Randal Graves: All right look, there's only one return, okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi."
Hobbit Lover: Oh, Star Wars geek.
Randal Graves: Oh, i'm the geek? Look at you two whipping out your preciouses (pointing to LOTR necklesses around their necks).
Elias: You'll have to excuse him, he's not "down" with the trilogy.
Randal Graves: Oh, what the f*** happened to this world. There's only one trilogy you f***ing morons.
Hobbit Lover: You know what, maybe we should start calling your friend Padme, 'cause he loves Manakin Skywalker so much, right? [in robot voice]
Hobbit Lover: Danger danger, my name is Anakin. My sh**y acting is ruining saga.
Elias: [chucking] Yeah, you're crazy Jar-Jar.
Randal Graves: Oh, I'm crazy? Those f**kin' hobbit movies were boring as hell. All it was, was a bunch of people walking, three movies of people walking to a fucking volcano. Here's the first movie [starts walking slowly], Here's the second movie [continues walking slowly] and the final movie [stops, pulls imaginary ring and throws it].

Dick Tracy
OK movie I suppose. Definately not one of Warren Beatty's better movies. It reminded me of the Battle of the Network stars that used to be on TV. Pretty much the premise is ridiculous and sucked but you are amazed at how many actors are participating. This one had everyone....except jack nicholson....or maybe he was there and I just didn't notice.

How to make an American Quilt
The queen of all chick flick movies. This beats out Beaches and Steel Magnolias. Great cast but a very unbelievable plot. 8 - 10 different women all with sobs stories and not one redeeming man involved. They were all losers who left their wife's etc. Greatest man bashing movie of all time. The movie is pure evil and torture for the male species.

You Me And Dupree
A cheesy comedy.....harmless enough but not really that good.