Traditional Xmas Movies this weekend !

sheepherder · 12-24-2021, 11:00 AM

Yes! The quintessential Xmas movie, "Die Hard" kicks off a Xmas Die Hard movie marathon on The Sy-Fy Channel! It couldn't be Xmas without Bruce Willis!

I'll also be watching the six "Resident Evil" movies on DVD. I'm a Michele Rodriguez fan. Maybe watch the two "Machete" movies too.

There's really nothing else worth watching on TV today and this weekend. I'm sick of sappy old Xmas movies, Kardashian self-serving crises, and the trials and tribulations of Royal newly-weds. There's not even a decent news program on today.

So, it's Bruce against the world! Woohoo!

(I watched "Ex Machina" on DVD last night, with "The Predator" later on today. Hey, there's an idea - Watch the six or seven Predator movies! Or the "Alien" series! I have them all on DVD!)

Yes! Flesh eating zombies, alien monsters, and big-game hunters from space! Plus pizza, shrimp fried rice, and oatmeal raisin cookies! A traditional down-home Xmas!

gunnertwo · 12-24-2021, 02:17 PM

For old time laughs try:

The Man That Came to Dinner.

You have to be sharp to catch all the references to historical people.

G2

Edward Tinker · 12-24-2021, 10:40 PM

We watched Die Hard the other day - love that movie

I like the Scrooges - We just watched the one with Henry Winkle, its An American Christmas Carol, made for TV and its a favorite.
Earlier we had on a musical , watched it as a kid, the one with Albert Finney - Scrooge

Have only watched a few this year, waiting for my son and his wife to arrive tomorrow! First time we'll have met her.

gunbugs · 12-25-2021, 02:04 AM

Just watched "HEAT" with Pacino and DeNiro. The all time best downtown shootout film of all time. It appears they are using live guns with live ammo. Great Christmas flick.

NOPE. Just looked it up. They were using blanks during filming. But had trained for 3 months with live ammo beforehand.

spangy · 12-25-2021, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbugs

Just watched "HEAT" with Pacino and DeNiro. The all time best downtown shootout film of all time. It appears they are using live guns with live ammo. Great Christmas flick.

NOPE. Just looked it up. They were using blanks during filming. But had trained for 3 months with live ammo beforehand.

So not an Alec Baldwin kinda movie then ??

sheepherder · 12-25-2021, 07:51 PM

It's official!

https://www.ladbible.com/entertainme...-film-20181222

sheepherder · 12-25-2021, 11:01 PM

Hey! Turner Classic Movies is showing "The Bridge On The River Kwai" tonight!

Nothing brings home the real meaning of Xmas like British soldiers being worked to death to build a bridge for enemy transportation...

sheepherder · 11-14-2024, 06:52 PM

'Die Hard' has been added to the TNT Christmas Classic movie lineup! America has spoken!

Kiwi · 11-15-2024, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Hey! Turner Classic Movies is showing "The Bridge On The River Kwai" tonight!

Nothing brings home the real meaning of Xmas like British soldiers being worked to death to build a bridge for enemy transportation...

Thai is a tonal language.
Depending on pronunciation Kwai can mean 'river' or 'buffalo' (water buffalo)
As pronounced for the movie Kwai means buffalo
Thai's think this is crazy - who would build a bridge over a buffalo, just move the buffalo.
But the other pronunciation "Bridge over the river River" makes no sense either.

But have to love the "Colonel Bogey March"
We used to sing that during training

"Hitler, had only one big ball
Rommel, had two but rather small
Himmler, had something similar
But poor old Goebbels
Had no balls
at all"

Curly1 · 11-15-2024, 01:50 PM

Don't for get the Underworld series. I watched all them a couple of weeks ago.

12-24-2021, 11:00 AM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Traditional Xmas Movies this weekend ! Yes! The quintessential Xmas movie, "Die Hard" kicks off a Xmas Die Hard movie marathon on The Sy-Fy Channel! It couldn't be Xmas without Bruce Willis! I'll also be watching the six "Resident Evil" movies on DVD. I'm a Michele Rodriguez fan. Maybe watch the two "Machete" movies too. There's really nothing else worth watching on TV today and this weekend. I'm sick of sappy old Xmas movies, Kardashian self-serving crises, and the trials and tribulations of Royal newly-weds. There's not even a decent news program on today. So, it's Bruce against the world! Woohoo! (I watched "Ex Machina" on DVD last night, with "The Predator" later on today. Hey, there's an idea - Watch the six or seven Predator movies! Or the "Alien" series! I have them all on DVD!) Yes! Flesh eating zombies, alien monsters, and big-game hunters from space! Plus pizza, shrimp fried rice, and oatmeal raisin cookies! A traditional down-home Xmas! __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

12-25-2021, 07:51 PM	#6
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	It's official! https://www.ladbible.com/entertainme...-film-20181222 __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

12-25-2021, 11:01 PM	#7
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	Hey! Turner Classic Movies is showing "The Bridge On The River Kwai" tonight! Nothing brings home the real meaning of Xmas like British soldiers being worked to death to build a bridge for enemy transportation... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-14-2024, 06:52 PM	#8
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,183 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	It's Official! 'Die Hard' has been added to the TNT Christmas Classic movie lineup! America has spoken! __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-15-2024, 01:50 PM	#10
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,242 Thanks: 117 Thanked 714 Times in 371 Posts	Don't for get the Underworld series. I watched all them a couple of weeks ago. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

12-24-2021, 02:17 PM	#2
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 623 Thanks: 826 Thanked 930 Times in 363 Posts	For old time laughs try: The Man That Came to Dinner. You have to be sharp to catch all the references to historical people. G2

12-24-2021, 10:40 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,034 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	We watched Die Hard the other day - love that movie I like the Scrooges - We just watched the one with Henry Winkle, its An American Christmas Carol, made for TV and its a favorite. Earlier we had on a musical , watched it as a kid, the one with Albert Finney - Scrooge Have only watched a few this year, waiting for my son and his wife to arrive tomorrow! First time we'll have met her.

12-25-2021, 02:04 AM	#4
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 660 Thanks: 366 Thanked 1,179 Times in 395 Posts	Just watched "HEAT" with Pacino and DeNiro. The all time best downtown shootout film of all time. It appears they are using live guns with live ammo. Great Christmas flick. NOPE. Just looked it up. They were using blanks during filming. But had trained for 3 months with live ammo beforehand.