flyingcement Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Amen. Our family always found it hilarious that the adult, Dasher, is the one who says to the kids, "Let's not let Rudolph play in any reindeer games." Now that is some real Christmas spirit. I like it because I think it is the most realistic. But I hear you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, flyingcement said: I like it because I think it is the most realistic. But I hear you Don't get me wrong. I love it. Loved it as a kid and that lasts. It is only as an adult that I love it for being such a bad example of adult behavior too. 2 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyfletcher Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Nobody mentioned Christmas Vacation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, funnyfletcher said: Nobody mentioned Christmas Vacation? Funnyfletcher just did. 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Amen. Our family always found it hilarious that the adult, Dasher, is the one who says to the kids, "Let's not let Rudolph play in any reindeer games." Now that is some real Christmas spirit. Yeah. While we're are at let's all admit that every Charlie Brown special also is trash. The fact that I loved them all as a kid just shows how crappy TV was back in the day. **The jazzy theme song holds up though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Amen. Our family always found it hilarious that the adult, Dasher, is the one who says to the kids, "Let's not let Rudolph play in any reindeer games." Now that is some real Christmas spirit. Inspiration for a whole generation of coaches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestlingshoe Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Not a movie, but can't do without a dose of Festivus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 30 minutes ago, Jim L said: Yeah. While we're are at let's all admit that every Charlie Brown special also is trash. The fact that I loved them all as a kid just shows how crappy TV was back in the day. **The jazzy theme song holds up though And where were their parents on Thanksgiving? Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: And where were their parents on Thanksgiving? and who would eat a meal prepared by their dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: And where were their parents on Thanksgiving? Where parents were in the late-60's/early-70's: leaving their kids to their own devices. Believe it or not, we (kids) played unsupervised for most of the day, everyday, including Thanksgiving and Christmas. Note: the parents did show up to WahWahWah all the way to Grandma's house Edited December 19, 2023 by jackwebster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 9 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: And where were their parents on Thanksgiving? Didn't everyone have a kid's table at Thanksgiving? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLINIWrestlingBlog Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Jim L said: A Christmas Carol. Many great versions, not only the greatest Christmas story ever, but in the running for the greatest story ever. Discussion officially over I agree. In fact, I just put up a video on YouTube about A Christmas Carol. It's pretty short, but I still discuss how absolutely weird it was, and then explore how Charles Dickens came up with the greatest transformation in the history of fiction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineMan Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 20 hours ago, PortaJohn said: Bad Santa Bad Santadidi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineMan Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Vision Quest starring Bo Nickal 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, MedicineMan said: Vision Quest starring Bo Nickal Does he help Shute up after the match? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PencilNeck Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 16 hours ago, funnyfletcher said: Nobody mentioned Christmas Vacation? Rusty knows what's up. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 16 hours ago, Jim L said: Yeah. While we're are at let's all admit that every Charlie Brown special also is trash. The fact that I loved them all as a kid just shows how crappy TV was back in the day. **The jazzy theme song holds up though The Jazzy theme holds up but the story does too. The animation is not the greatest I'll give you. But the Peanuts Christmas show is an all time classic. The music makes it happen. mspart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, mspart said: The Jazzy theme holds up but the story does too. The animation is not the greatest I'll give you. But the Peanuts Christmas show is an all time classic. The music makes it happen. mspart Re animation not the greatest: pfft. Frieda and Rerun trill af Edited December 19, 2023 by jackwebster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMW Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Platoon 3092 being at MCRDPI during Christmas in Full Metal Jacket = Christmas Movie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, mspart said: The Jazzy theme holds up but the story does too. The animation is not the greatest I'll give you. But the Peanuts Christmas show is an all time classic. The music makes it happen. mspart The whole Peanuts storyline that Charlie Brown is a loser that nobody likes and is constantly picked on sucks. I realized it was sh*tty as a kid in the 70s, not that I didn't always want to watch the Peanuts specials every time they were on. I present the first Peanuts trip ever: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatWhiteNorth Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 12/18/2023 at 5:43 PM, Wrestleknownothing said: Don't get me wrong. I love it. Loved it as a kid and that lasts. It is only as an adult that I love it for being such a bad example of adult behavior too. We can't change history - even Rudolph - it was what it was. Which is exactly why it is such a great opportunity to review and learn from it. History has a ton of examples of how we used to do it wrong. We don't need them deleted; we need them as reminders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) On 12/19/2023 at 3:43 PM, Jim L said: The whole Peanuts storyline that Charlie Brown is a loser that nobody likes and is constantly picked on sucks. I realized it was sh*tty as a kid in the 70s, not that I didn't always want to watch the Peanuts specials every time they were on. I present the first Peanuts trip ever: Suck it up, don't be such a loser, get over your panophobia, Charlie Brown. The best part of the Xmas Special is when Schulz goes all Kafka and has God turn his back on Charlie Brown in the penultimate scene, the true final scene before net execs Hollywooded it: Linus tells the true meaning of Xmas -- the Jesus savior bit -- Charlie Brown's spirits are lifted and then ... he kills the tree. God has abandoned CB. Edit: Wait ... I might be misremembering the order. This might explain a lot. Scheduling therapy appt now. Edit 2: Nope. I was right. Edited December 23, 2023 by jackwebster 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pa in Taiwan Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 9:08 PM, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said: I agree. In fact, I just put up a video on YouTube about A Christmas Carol. It's pretty short, but I still discuss how absolutely weird it was, and then explore how Charles Dickens came up with the greatest transformation in the history of fiction. Thank you for posting your video. It's wonderful. I loved it, as I love the Alistair Sims version of A Christmas Carol dearly. Your video is quite enlightening, providing a cool analysis of the beginning of the story, the background story of Laura Bridgeman and Dickens' writing about her. Very nice. One small quibble: I would avoid words like ridiculous when discussing this serious piece of literature that is everything that you so clearly expressed; it is a call to the reader to improve himself, and to do good in the world. It reminds me of some of the writings of Leo Tolstoy, who in one of his autobiographies lays out what he sees as our duty and responsibility as humans: to take this journey and make it one in which we improve incrementally, doing more good for others in the world. Merry Christmas to you and everyone. God bless us, everyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLINIWrestlingBlog Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Pa in Taiwan said: Thank you for posting your video. It's wonderful. I loved it, as I love the Alistair Sims version of A Christmas Carol dearly. Your video is quite enlightening, providing a cool analysis of the beginning of the story, the background story of Laura Bridgeman and Dickens' writing about her. Very nice. One small quibble: I would avoid words like ridiculous when discussing this serious piece of literature that is everything that you so clearly expressed; it is a call to the reader to improve himself, and to do good in the world. It reminds me of some of the writings of Leo Tolstoy, who in one of his autobiographies lays out what he sees as our duty and responsibility as humans: to take this journey and make it one in which we improve incrementally, doing more good for others in the world. Merry Christmas to you and everyone. God bless us, everyone. A very thoughtful critique. I will take it to heart. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgaveMaria Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Here you go Guys, DIE HARD is "Officially" a Christmas Movie. https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2023/12/22/die-hard-christmas-movie-lead-vpx.cnn ” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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