tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post6049840068610222106..comments2024-03-21T09:00:04.935-04:00Comments on Tilly Greene's Hot Thoughts: Special Christmas Edition Movie TalkTilly Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06199706690951506056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-88733479275116037372010-12-04T10:41:54.155-05:002010-12-04T10:41:54.155-05:00Hiya darlin'b The old cartoons are great, alt...Hiya darlin'b The old cartoons are great, although the one with Rudolph, sulky elf and Abominable Snowmonster spooked me as a kid. Really enjoy those old classics. By the way, thank for the shout out over on Papberback Dolls - so sweet and hope you win some goodies :-)Tilly Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199706690951506056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-2515367584505184132010-12-04T09:20:55.161-05:002010-12-04T09:20:55.161-05:00Ooo, Jane and Sherry, yes - Love Actually! I forg...Ooo, Jane and Sherry, yes - Love Actually! I forgot all about that one and it falls into my timeless category. Love it and Bill Nighs (sp?) is utterly delightful :-)<br /><br />It always struck me as odd to see George C Scott as Scrooge but he pulled it off and loads of peop love A Christmas Story but I have never seen it. Weird, I know. I wonder how much are childhood shaped our viewing choices.Tilly Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199706690951506056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-78994768621301774442010-12-04T09:13:06.365-05:002010-12-04T09:13:06.365-05:00I have already broke out my copy of the Griswolds!...I have already broke out my copy of the Griswolds! A White Christmas is another great one and a Christmas Story. But i think my favs are all the claymation ones...Rudolph, Nester the long eared Christmas Donkey, Santa Claus comes to town.....those are the best to me. I guess it just brings out the inner kid in me!practimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449919388645283281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-41933673250161380812010-12-03T22:24:22.678-05:002010-12-03T22:24:22.678-05:00My favorite and about the only one I watch is A Ch...My favorite and about the only one I watch is A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott as Scrooge. I love it and can watch it over and over.<br /><br />sstrode@scrtc.comSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113368398550173018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-24113729125773059332010-12-03T17:51:04.754-05:002010-12-03T17:51:04.754-05:00I love A Christmas Story and always catch the 24 h...I love A Christmas Story and always catch the 24 hour marathon. Love Actually is also another favorite.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-48634247921467459162010-12-03T17:24:29.641-05:002010-12-03T17:24:29.641-05:00For some odd reason I can't get into It's ...For some odd reason I can't get into It's A Wonderful Life - I think Harvey scarred me and that's what I see whenever Jimmy Stewart pops onto the screen :-)<br /><br />As for Simm as Scrooge, he is the best! Now that they have more than the 4 then 5 channels that were it before it's easier to find it playing in jolly ol' during the holidays and I'm a fiend for the old flicks, obviously :-) I think up until the 60's, when it started to change, the studios who controlled everything freely tapped into the viewers emotions and didn't care if it was too much. <br /><br />Films are good today, but they are definitely different, and Miracle on 34th Street wouldn't make it - too sweet and no big bang factors.Tilly Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199706690951506056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31579657.post-85025012408073036582010-12-03T15:45:10.736-05:002010-12-03T15:45:10.736-05:00I have to admit, I do love Miracle on 34th Street....I have to admit, I do love Miracle on 34th Street. My personal favourite is 'Scrooge' starring Alistair Simm. Probably not so well known in the US, this is a classic film that hasn't done so well being transferred into colour. I much prefer the original. Of course, another face is It's A Wonderful Life. Hard to beat really. All of these films are from the late 40s, early 50s...the golden age? somehow modern films just don't have the same feel. Why is that?Glenn Stuarthttp://www.horroronthecosta.comnoreply@blogger.com