The holidays are upon us, have you noticed? One of the Most Important elements of Holiday-ness is Movies. I rented two Christmas-mentioning movies this weekend, and I offer you my reviews:
I know that I am totally behind the times, movie-wise. I don't really care, either.
I just saw the movie called "The Family Stone" and I loved it.
It's Christmas time and the five siblings all come home to their parents home for the holiday with an assortment of spouses, lovers, and children. This movie actually includes drug use, immorality, homosexuality, lots of alcohol, and bad language. It sounds worse than it is. Actually, they don't show you anything wildly inappropriate, they mention such, though. I usually stay away from movies like that, only this one actually reminded me of my own family. We're a mostly Christian family, and yet we have all those elements. Don't you? The thing about it that reminded me of my own family, was how much these people love each other. They laugh together as easily as they cry together.
I loved the movie the same way I loved "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
We also rented "Edward Scissorhand" Which was a total waste of cinema. That movie is depressing, and pointless. Which is, now that I think of it, totally unlike my family. We are neither depressing, nor pointless. Inappropriate, sometimes. Immoral, here and there. But never pointless. And we are usually quite happy.
I can't wait for the holidays!
We have to wait for Thanksgiving to watch "White Christmas". That's the law.
What are your favorite Christmas movies?
6 comments:
My girls all loved My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I thought the windex gag was cute but not enough to keep me awake...
I vote for Die Hard or Jurassic Park as the perfect Christmas movie to watch 24 December while wrapping presents late at night.....
kjp
I haven't seen Edward Scissorhands since it came out in theaters when we were living in Mexico! I have wanted to rewatch it though.
I hated The Family Stone because I thought the ending was SOOO unrealistic. Yes, the family loved each other a lot, but do you know of a single pair of sister (or brothers for that matter) who would really be okay swapping men? I watched it with Johanna and we were both scoffing at that part. But the part about the family loving each other I liked.
I totaly want to see Die Hard!
As far as Christmas movies my kids like It's a Wonderful Life and Jingle All the Way. The boys absolutely HATE White Christmas! It's actually how I torture them at Christmas when they talk back. M loves it and dances around in her finest dress and heals. You gotta love it!:)
Oh! Oh! I thought of another one....While You Were Sleeping, with Sandra Bullock, I love that movie! Is that a Christmas movie?
Yes! I love While You Were Sleeping, as well. Great film for when the kids are up... Ok, the girls like it and Bill Pullman does a good job of representing the doomed male.
O! I loved "While you were sleeping". Now I have to go get that one.
We watched one called "Surviving Christmas" Which I do not recommend.
For tonight's viewing plesure, I got "Love Actually" Which I have never seen, but Heather Anne claims is wonderful.
I am totally on this movie kick....
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