The Holiday - Love the festive chick flick! Kate Winslet is so amazing, she can even make a crush on Jack Black believable. And while I might not be interested in Jude Law in real life, he's a good enough actor to make his characters non-skeevy! Is there a Kate/Jude film out there somewhere?
Elf - Now I've seen it. I still don't understand the love. I'm going to have to go watch Stranger Than Fiction again to reassure myself that there is SOMETHING in which I can stand Will Ferrell.
White Christmas - It still doesn't get much better than the original and the best. Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby get more adorable every year! And the dresses! (*swoon*)
Love Actually - I've been hearing people rave about this for years, and I finally decided to give it a try. It is rated "R", which is why I haven't checked it out earlier, but my friends insisted it is pretty mild and didn't really have anything objectionable. (Except for the language. And the nudity - played for laughs. And the other nudity. And the language. And the sexual situations.) In all honesty, I have heard and seen worse here in the London theatre scene (and hated every minute of it, don't get me wrong) but even without all the sex/language/nudity (generally played in a very cheerful, upbeat way) I still didn't think it was a very good movie. I liked Valentine's Day better - the stories made more sense, I was more interested in the characters, and it didn't have the sex/language/nudity. Back on the "No R-rated Movies" bandwagon! Nothing there worth seeing!
The Hunt for Red October - Holiday movie? Well, there are flashing lights... Young, hot Alec Baldwin: Action hero. Old, hot Sean Connery: All-around hero. Merry Christmas to me!
Christmas in Connecticut - Found this last year for the first time, still love it. And one of my favorite parts is the submarine battle in the opening scenes. (I know, right?) Maybe all holiday movies should include submarines.
The Blind Side - I've just been meaning to re-watch this for a while. Man, Sandra Bullock is good. Man, Tim McGraw is charming. Man, I bet I will continue to get teary-eyed every time I see it.
Borrowed Hearts - Roma Downey and Eric McCormack; this is the kind of cheese-tastic unrepentantly goofy film that could ONLY work as a Christmas (made-for-TV) movie. Roma Downey sure was a sweetheart - and her accent only slips a couple of times. Ah, Eric McCormack's hair... a travesty, though a fascinating snapshot of "how did we ever think that was cute?!?". I could only download the first 70 minutes before I got shut out - silly as it is, I just had to get back in and watch the last 15. Had to! Oh, Borrowed Hearts, you take me back. Good times.
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I will also vouch for Unstoppable, Harry Potter 7.1, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, and Tron: Legacy. I am currently determined to own the soundtracks for the last two.
Now back to packing! (*cracks whip*)
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