tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post1330446197603148157..comments2024-03-28T20:35:37.931-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: My Ten Favorite Christmas MoviesHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-74061421386663996462021-11-12T07:59:12.564-05:002021-11-12T07:59:12.564-05:00Muse, Edmund Gwenn NEVER disappoints. Such a cool...Muse, Edmund Gwenn NEVER disappoints. Such a cool actor.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-63770685905405069052021-11-10T07:54:30.036-05:002021-11-10T07:54:30.036-05:00Please do, would love to see your updated list! Al...Please do, would love to see your updated list! Also forgot to mention that Miracle on 34th Street is on my list, too. I am completely in love with Edmund Gwenn :) <br /><br />Awesome, and thanks! The Classic Movie Musehttp://www.theclassicmoviemuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-8837253230688472062021-11-09T08:29:57.551-05:002021-11-09T08:29:57.551-05:00Thanks, Muse! Very cool that we share several fav...Thanks, Muse! Very cool that we share several favorites.<br /><br />I should probably do an updated version of this list because I have a few new ones that would be on here now. Hmmm.<br /><br />Anyway, that is such a cool idea for a blogathon! I will check out your post about it.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-10963926767234220712021-11-08T12:03:33.395-05:002021-11-08T12:03:33.395-05:00Great list, Rachel! White Christmas, We're No ...Great list, Rachel! White Christmas, We're No Angels, and It's a Wonderful Life are on my list of favorites as well :) I will have to try The Bells of St. Mary's!<br /><br />Next month, I'm hosting a blogathon celebrating the 75th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life. Would love to have you join us!<br /><br />Here's the link if you're interested:<br />https://The Classic Movie Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089924257692960579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-907109424046574952018-12-06T23:53:32.236-05:002018-12-06T23:53:32.236-05:00DKoren, oh, I'm sorry to hear your dad isn'...DKoren, oh, I'm sorry to hear your dad isn't doing well at the moment! I missed this comment earlier, just spotted it now. So sorry you'll be missing WC :-(Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3851895087723491312018-12-04T11:02:21.141-05:002018-12-04T11:02:21.141-05:00That's what happens when I read fast and miss ...That's what happens when I read fast and miss the important commas... LOL! I'm envious of you getting to see IAWL! And I actually expect I won't get to see White Christmas this year either, as my dad can't walk right now, so the odds of us going are probably down to zero. Kind of funny. Didn't get to see either of them back then, and probably not now either.DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-57594763117252317392018-12-04T08:41:24.121-05:002018-12-04T08:41:24.121-05:00But 5 years ago, YOU were going to see both of the...But 5 years ago, YOU were going to see both of them and <b>*I*</b> was wishing that such a thing would happen to me someday because the theaters around me didn't show Fathom Events and I couldn't drive up to the big cities that had such things because I had tiny kids. But now I can, and I am, so my longing "I would love to see either IAWL or WC on the big screen! You lucky thing&Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-43338516732495639942018-12-03T23:54:49.812-05:002018-12-03T23:54:49.812-05:00Well, White Christmas for me anyway. It's a W...Well, White Christmas for me anyway. It's a Wonderful Life isn't playing here. :(DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33576668781886669962018-12-03T23:17:08.108-05:002018-12-03T23:17:08.108-05:00Five years later, DKoren, and I'm going to see...Five years later, DKoren, and I'm going to see both <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i> and <i>White Christmas</i> on the big screen next week. Dreams do come true!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-43490317870096151062017-12-21T09:40:38.798-05:002017-12-21T09:40:38.798-05:00MC, very nice! I have seen two versions of 34th S...MC, very nice! I have seen two versions of <i>34th Street</i> -- this one and a made-for-TV version with Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, and Thomas Mitchell. While not quite as magical as the original, I REALLY REALLY REALLY liked Macdonald Carey in it -- better than John Payne. It's a much-condensed version, under an hour, and you can watch it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-44780361521282775822017-12-19T11:17:05.461-05:002017-12-19T11:17:05.461-05:00Yay! My two favorite Christmas movies ever are on ...Yay! My two favorite Christmas movies ever are on here! <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i> and <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i> (This version. The remake might be fun to see 'cause Mara Wilson is so cute, but I will never watch it.) Though, <i>White Christmas</i> is pretty good too. You need to see <i>Elf</i>! Or have you?Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-468127336965220332015-06-29T18:42:42.748-04:002015-06-29T18:42:42.748-04:00My opinion of the Miracle on 34th Street remake is...My opinion of the <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i> remake is that I haven't seen it and have no desire to, but if someone wanted to watch it with me around, I wouldn't run away screaming.<br /><br />I hear good things about <i>Elf</i> a lot -- need to try that. And I do want to see <i>It Happened on Fifth Avenue</i>, but haven't managed to you. I've seen part of <i>Christmas Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-47948046883635149472015-06-29T16:42:14.162-04:002015-06-29T16:42:14.162-04:00Fabulous list. What's your opinion of the Mira...Fabulous list. What's your opinion of the Miracle on 47th Street remake?<br /><br />As for recs, here are a few: Elf (2003), Christmas Vacation (1989), and It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-15412842968160800242014-01-12T19:04:34.748-05:002014-01-12T19:04:34.748-05:00I'm particularly fond of Bernard, the Elf. Th...I'm particularly fond of Bernard, the Elf. There are a few lines ("C'mon, everybody likes Denny's!") that we quote rather a lot, even though I probably haven't watched it in six years.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-57682225706036700272014-01-12T06:11:01.590-05:002014-01-12T06:11:01.590-05:00The Santa Claus! I should have put that on my list...The Santa Claus! I should have put that on my list :) I love that movie! - Maggie @ An American in FranceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-91643610834065102013-12-16T08:31:07.552-05:002013-12-16T08:31:07.552-05:00Thanks, but that would require having cable or sat...Thanks, but that would require having cable or satellite TV of some sort, which we don't. I'm sure I'll see it some day! It's not hard to find :-)<br /><br />Have fun watching some new Christmas movies!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-85984675475393669342013-12-15T23:29:30.801-05:002013-12-15T23:29:30.801-05:00"A Christmas Story" marathon is usually ..."A Christmas Story" marathon is usually broadcast on TBS Christmas Eve/Day...at least in the US.<br /><br />Definitely going to have to do some investigative work on your picks, Hamlette! Vera neat stuff.Ruby Danderfluffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131273304691815890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-88051506485359143252013-12-11T10:28:00.748-05:002013-12-11T10:28:00.748-05:00I haven't seen "The Holiday" yet eve...I haven't seen "The Holiday" yet even though a friend gave me a copy years ago. Maybe this is the year to break it out and watch it at last! Cameron Diaz is one of my least-favorite actresses, but for the sake of Kate Winslet and Jude Law, I really should put up with her and give it a try. Thanks for the encouragement!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-63866537490297855232013-12-10T17:19:25.250-05:002013-12-10T17:19:25.250-05:00Oh, I really like "While You Were Sleeping&qu...Oh, I really like "While You Were Sleeping" and "It's a Wonderful Life" is probably my all-time favorite Christmas movie. I've seen "Love Actually" but I don't remember much of it... "The Holiday" with Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black is my "guilty pleasure" Christmas movie. Definitely some "naughty bits" Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187051722510749149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-39367771754068717492013-12-08T15:01:09.503-05:002013-12-08T15:01:09.503-05:00I couldn't decide which of those two I was mor...I couldn't decide which of those two I was more in the mood for last night! So ended up finishing a friend's Christmas present instead. Perhaps I'll have decided between the two by the time my kids go to bed tonight.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-64685044681738242352013-12-08T11:57:17.238-05:002013-12-08T11:57:17.238-05:00I love White Christmas, and While You Were Sleepin...I love White Christmas, and While You Were Sleeping is so fun. :) SW https://www.blogger.com/profile/14687537232841591331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-9336926308914753762013-12-07T17:32:26.500-05:002013-12-07T17:32:26.500-05:00I have to admit I've never seen "A Christ...I have to admit I've never seen "A Christmas Story." Not all of it, anyway. I've seen bits here and there, and I know the basic story. One of these days!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-45654253549729087412013-12-07T17:31:58.501-05:002013-12-07T17:31:58.501-05:00I have to admit the only versions of "A Chris...I have to admit the only versions of "A Christmas Carol" I've seen are this one and "The Muppets Christmas Carol." Which I almost put on this list, except I decided I like "The Nutcracker" better, hee.<br /><br />My mom loves both "The Bishop's Wife" and "The Preacher's Wife," but I only like them, they're not favorites. Both Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-57631504553830284672013-12-07T17:29:57.080-05:002013-12-07T17:29:57.080-05:00I always get in the mood to watch the Lord of the ...I always get in the mood to watch the Lord of the Rings movies in December, I guess because that's when they were first released, so I'm used to watching them then.<br /><br />I'll have to keep my eye out for "A Princess for Christmas." I think after Christmas, I'll hit up Amazon to see if they've got a good sale price on any of these titles people are recommending Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-18345622372421431302013-12-07T17:27:23.652-05:002013-12-07T17:27:23.652-05:00Oddly enough, I have never seen "Prancer,&quo...Oddly enough, I have never seen "Prancer," even though I really enjoy Sam Elliot. My mom loves it, but we didn't have it when I was a kid and it just hasn't crossed my path yet. Someday! "The Christmas Card" sounds lovely -- I'll keep an eye out for it too :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com