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Irishmom2
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Well @Mike_from_NJ, thank you for telling us that! I always wondered what they were saying! I thought that was a nice touch that he spoke Dutch to her. Merry Christmas!
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Irishmom2
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Well, now that you most likely seen the original, you have to watch this version! 
Elf as a Thriller movie.
Elf as a Thriller movie.
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Cricket13
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I would love to see that! The power of editing!
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Irishmom2
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It really does change everything, doesnât it? They made one for the old Willy Wonka movie too. And Step Brothers.
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Timeflies2me
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That gives me chills xD
Tis_Bearself
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The old Willy Wonka movie WAS pretty much a thriller masquerading as a fun kiddie movie. I remember being slightly unnerved by that movie when I saw it in the theater as a child.
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For me, National Lampoonâs Christmas Vacation is the best. I have most of it memorized, but I love it. I agree that it has noble underlying themes, mainly family love and devotion. I think my favorite line is from Audrey (the daughter)âher grandma is criticizing Clark because his light display doesnât work, and Audrey speaks up, with gentleness, and says," He worked really hard on it, Grandma." Wow. It makes me tear up even now while Iâm typing it out.
One movie that no one in this thread mentioned is one that I described last year onlineâIâm not sure if it was on CAF or notânot sure when I joined!
That movie is called The Three Kings, and itâs a modern movie about three men who escape from a mental health facility (âasylumâ) and travel all over Los Angeles searching for the Christ Child. A female reporter (one of Jane Kazmarekâs early roles) covers the story, and investigates all the âsightingsâ of these men, who are dressed up like the 3 wise men because they were in a facility Christmas pageant when they escaped.
I love the scene when they acquire camels from a used car dealer (played by the man who played âMelâ on the old âAliceâ TV show!).
All three of the men are suffering from various mental illnesses, and their journey around L.A. helps them to deal with their conditions. I donât want to give away the ending, but it involves a fire and a rescue, and itâs incredibly touching.
And thereâs a surpriseâthe âheadâ wise man, (Melchoir)âwell, lets just say that he wasnât really a mental patientâor maybe he wasâbut itâs a mystery.
We are trying to find anyone who has a copy of this movie. Our copy is on a video tape (VHS) that is not in good shape after over two decades, but we canât find any re-print of the film. Iâm guessing that perhaps one or more of the actors who are now big-league stars, have suppressed printing the film because they disagree with the concept. Or perhaps the movie is considered insulting to mental patients, or Middle Easterners, or those who are pro-choice (pro-abortion), or maybe people think itâs âtoo religiousâ or too saccharine or too simplistic.
I wish we could find a good copy. And I wish all of you could see it. So good.
One movie that no one in this thread mentioned is one that I described last year onlineâIâm not sure if it was on CAF or notânot sure when I joined!
That movie is called The Three Kings, and itâs a modern movie about three men who escape from a mental health facility (âasylumâ) and travel all over Los Angeles searching for the Christ Child. A female reporter (one of Jane Kazmarekâs early roles) covers the story, and investigates all the âsightingsâ of these men, who are dressed up like the 3 wise men because they were in a facility Christmas pageant when they escaped.
I love the scene when they acquire camels from a used car dealer (played by the man who played âMelâ on the old âAliceâ TV show!).
All three of the men are suffering from various mental illnesses, and their journey around L.A. helps them to deal with their conditions. I donât want to give away the ending, but it involves a fire and a rescue, and itâs incredibly touching.
And thereâs a surpriseâthe âheadâ wise man, (Melchoir)âwell, lets just say that he wasnât really a mental patientâor maybe he wasâbut itâs a mystery.
We are trying to find anyone who has a copy of this movie. Our copy is on a video tape (VHS) that is not in good shape after over two decades, but we canât find any re-print of the film. Iâm guessing that perhaps one or more of the actors who are now big-league stars, have suppressed printing the film because they disagree with the concept. Or perhaps the movie is considered insulting to mental patients, or Middle Easterners, or those who are pro-choice (pro-abortion), or maybe people think itâs âtoo religiousâ or too saccharine or too simplistic.
I wish we could find a good copy. And I wish all of you could see it. So good.
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CarmeliteKnight
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Die Hard. Itâs a Christmas classic.
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Limoncello4021
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This old cartoon was a staple of children growing up in Chicagoland during the 50s and early 60s. I wonder if anyone else here will recognize it. It is quite charming.
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