- Introduction
- Listener contest
- The top 25 Christmas movies
- Space elevators
- Contractually-obligated Batman discussion
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Week 110 Spotlight: Who could forget Joyeux Noel?
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As December 25 approaches, most of us turn to the holiday classics to help summon up our Christmas spirit. Films like Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life and Die Hard help us to remember the true spirit of the season.
In honor of these classic films, Moviefone has assembled their list of the top 25 Christmas movies of all time. This week, Joel Murphy and Lars take a look at Moviefone’s list and share their own thoughts on the best films of the season. They also find the time to discuss space elevators, their tombstones and, of course, Batman.
What Christmas classics got the shaft from Moviefone? What film would our dynamic duo put at number one? What woman in her 70s would Joel and Lars still hook up with? The answers to these questions and more are in this week’s podcast.
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The Christmas movies (even if they’re not Christmas movies, but have Christmas in it) that I watch every year are as follows (but in no ranked order):
Charlie Brown Christmas, Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Better off Dead, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (drink every time they say “Who”), Christmas Vacation, and, yes, I watch three versions of A Christmas Carol: my Dad’s favorite (the George C. Scott version), my sister’s favorite (the musical one), and my favorite (Muppet’s Christmas Carol).
And I’d help you pronounce Joyeux Noël properly, but I’m too busy putting gravy on my french fries.
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1. It’s a Wonderful Life
2. Scrooged
3. Elf
4. Lampoons Christmas Vacation
5. Home Alone
Now, I will say that Die Hard is in the top 10 (huge Die Hard fan by the way – my 11th birthday request was that my parents take me to see Die Hard with a Vengence because it was rated R) but these are the 5 I never miss.
While it’s a Wonderful Life may seem dated, I really think that the fact that it never fails to make me cry and feel entirely appreciative of everything in my life is what makes it #1.