Gremlins

[dctune]

We’ve started our family Xmas movie blast where we watch some great classics, some newer favorites, & some really awful flicks the kids pick over the next 45 days or so.

We watched Gremlins a couple nights ago. I had forgotten what a fine piece of American cinema that film is. Hadn’t seen it in 30 years. Still thoroughly enjoyed it.

I was pleased to see how prominently the Halfling’s leaf appeared in the movie. There were two to three pipe smokers, & the little monsters themselves had an affinity for lung dart & stogies. Good stuff.

 

[RudyG]

For me the definitive pipe smoking movies were the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes series.

Intrigued me as a kid and I couldn't wait to be old enough to smoke a pipe myself.

 

[kcghost]

A little early for me to start watching Xmas movies. We have to get through Thanksgiving first.

 

[dctune]

A little early for me to start watching Xmas movies. We have to get through Thanksgiving first.

I’m a little nuts. I like the tree to go up Oct. 1, and stay up til Feb. 1. Xmas music starts Sept. 1. Movies start whoever my wife says they do. She’s more the TV watcher than I am. But she hates putting the tree up so early bc it messes with her decorations for the fall season or something. So the only thing she’ll allow early is the tree. Other than that, it’s all earth tones & pumpkins & stuff.

And she tells me every couple days how “My house feels confused with this mixing of the holiday decor.”

Then I say, “You mean our house?”

Then she just looks at me like she’s trying to figure out what’s taking the hitman she hired so long to finish the job.

But she’s an incredibly attractive woman, so I just shut up.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

We like to have the tree up for Thanksgiving. But, no Christmas movies. I can barely tolerate them on Christmas day.

 

[anotherbob]

We’ve started our family Xmas movie blast where we watch some great classics, some newer favorites, & some really awful flicks the kids pick over the next 45 days or so.

We watched Gremlins a couple nights ago. I had forgotten what a fine piece of American cinema that film is. Hadn’t seen it in 30 years. Still thoroughly enjoyed it.

I was pleased to see how prominently the Halfling’s leaf appeared in the movie. There were two to three pipe smokers, & the little monsters themselves had an affinity for lung dart & stogies. Good stuff.

Never even thought about this too much. But if you see the context the pipe in that movie represents authority and wisdom the cigs and cigars represent rebellion and chaos.

 

[anotherbob]

I’m a little nuts. I like the tree to go up Oct. 1, and stay up til Feb. 1. Xmas music starts Sept. 1. Movies start whoever my wife says they do. She’s more the TV watcher than I am. But she hates putting the tree up so early bc it messes with her decorations for the fall season or something. So the only thing she’ll allow early is the tree. Other than that, it’s all earth tones & pumpkins & stuff.

And she tells me every couple days how “My house feels confused with this mixing of the holiday decor.”

Then I say, “You mean our house?”

Then she just looks at me like she’s trying to figure out what’s taking the hitman she hired so long to finish the job.

But she’s an incredibly attractive woman, so I just shut up.

File under things I wish I would have written down. I once came up with the forever decoration. One to cover all holidays. The only bits I remember is zombie Santa Claus for Halloween and Christmas, But I some how squezed in all the other popular holidays I could think of.

 

[dctune]

File under things I wish I would have written down. I once came up with the forever decoration. One to cover all holidays. The only bits I remember is zombie Santa Claus for Halloween and Christmas, But I some how squezed in all the other popular holidays I could think of.

Sounds perfect to me!

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

A little to early for me to start watching Christmas movies, but Gremlins is a classic. Loved that movie as a kid.

 

[sardonicus87]

 

[dctune]

A little to early for me to start watching Christmas movies, but Gremlins is a classic. Loved that movie as a kid.

It holds up, actually. But I think that’s bc even originally, it never tried to be anything other than what it is.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

We like to have the tree up for Thanksgiving. But, no Christmas movies. I can barely tolerate them on Christmas day.

Not even ???

 

[Green Hill Hermit]

Christmas day tv is die hard followed by national lampoons Christmas vacation. Every year.

 

[bullet08]

I only need one movie during holidays. "Seven Samurais". Of course, it does help "The Sound Of Music" is playing every other hour on 10 different channels. I have to make some room for "Big Trouble In Little China".

 

[PA Piper Mike]

I have to make some room for "Big Trouble In Little China".

I must have watched this movie 100 times when I was a kid...

 

[bullet08]

I must have watched this movie 100 times when I was a kid...

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I still watch it occasionally. Finest American cinema. When I was in junior high, I caught the bottom half of the movie in a theater. Since then, it has been one of those pick me up movies along with Monty Python flicks.

 

[sardonicus87]

There's lots of Christmas classics, how can you guys forget the cinematic masterpieces that are "The Gingerdead Man" and "Santa's Slay"?

 

[tobakenist]

It's not Christmas yet.

 

[Searock Fan]

I only need one movie during holidays. "Seven Samurais". Of course, it does help "The Sound Of Music" is playing every other hour on 10 different channels. I have to make some room for "Big Trouble In Little China".

Isn't it "Seven Samurai" ?

 

[bullet08]

Isn't it "Seven Samurai" ?

Not sure. Don't know enough about Japanese to know if that "s" is needed or not.