Abdul_Latif Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) My absolute guilty pleasure I’m afraid to say. Anyone got recommendations for new ones this year? Edited November 27, 2021 by Abdul_Latif 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Alright, I'll ask - how many Christmas movies have the Hallmark Channel even made? I can't think of one. Maybe share some of your own favourites? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, BFTD said: Alright, I'll ask - how many Christmas movies have the Hallmark Channel even made? I can't think of one. Maybe share some of your own favourites? You have a google don't you Dave All Christmas Hallmark Movies - IMDb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: You have a google don't you Dave All Christmas Hallmark Movies - IMDb Genuinely didn't occur to me that there would be a list of the things anywhere! Fucking hell, 174 of them; clearly a popular genre that I was unaware of. I caught a little bit of Single Santa Seeks Mrs Claus on the TV many years ago - it was shit, and Steve Guttenberg's youthful charm seemed to have deserted him entirely. Quite depressing TBH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 4 hours ago, BFTD said: Genuinely didn't occur to me that there would be a list of the things anywhere! Fucking hell, 174 of them; clearly a popular genre that I was unaware of. I caught a little bit of Single Santa Seeks Mrs Claus on the TV many years ago - it was shit, and Steve Guttenberg's youthful charm seemed to have deserted him entirely. Quite depressing TBH. It appears to be quite an industry, my daughter is the only person I know, who loves these things, absolutely loves them, even if they are pretty much all the same, with all the same actors in them, according to her 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 6 hours ago, BFTD said: Genuinely didn't occur to me that there would be a list of the things anywhere! Fucking hell, 174 of them; clearly a popular genre that I was unaware of. I caught a little bit of Single Santa Seeks Mrs Claus on the TV many years ago - it was shit, and Steve Guttenberg's youthful charm seemed to have deserted him entirely. Quite depressing TBH. Didn't occur to you that there would be a list of them? Hmmmm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 8 hours ago, BFTD said: Alright, I'll ask - how many Christmas movies have the Hallmark Channel even made? I can't think of one. Maybe share some of your own favourites? They are all much of a muchness tbh, and it’s genuinely hard to remember one against another by the next year, but so far this year; Christmas Made to Order and Good Morning Christmas have been decent, Christmas Jars and Santa Girl not so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 4 hours ago, ecto said: It appears to be quite an industry, my daughter is the only person I know, who loves these things, absolutely loves them, even if they are pretty much all the same, with all the same actors in them, according to her They are certainly not going to make anyone at the big awards committees stand up and take notice, but I do enjoy the feel good seasonal simplicity of them nonetheless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 So far this weekend, I've had to sit through 8 Bit Christmas (actually decent, cast included Steve Zahn & Neil Patrick Harris), some Christmas miracle thing set in Norn Irn plus another effort about a girl who hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents. The other half is a big fan, unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 My wife and daughter have been watching a few recently. I saw about 5 minutes of Christmas in the Highlands last weekend. So pish my daughter gave up on it and left my wife to it, who fell asleep. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 If you like Arnold Schwarzenneger and Christmas movies i'd recommend the one he made in the '90s. No, not "Jingle All the Way". The one he made, as in directed "Christmas in Connecticut". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I recorded "Santa With Muscles" last Christmas which has Hulk Hogan in it.Didn't get the chance to watch it last year but looking forward to seeing how bad it is this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 This thread is better value than expected. Might actually try to track down a couple of these. Schwarzenegger and Hogan, oh my. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, BFTD said: This thread is better value than expected. Might actually try to track down a couple of these. Schwarzenegger and Hogan, oh my. It fits the actor theme, but you won't find it on the Hallmark Channel. Here's Goldberg as Santa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Wow, this is apparently quite a thing: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59560618 Wonder why there's been such an explosion in this genre in recent times? A different type of escapism to the usual kind? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, BFTD said: Wow, this is apparently quite a thing: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59560618 Wonder why there's been such an explosion in this genre in recent times? A different type of escapism to the usual kind? The one thing that's really changed in the last 5 years is streaming services. Cheap to produce, can cram up their feeds in the same way they would with horrors at Halloween. I would also say the growth of the international TV market as well. Although that's largely based on what we see here in the UK. Once you started to get Christmas24 and the like there's more money to be made from the traditional USTV production line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wilkos Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Amazon Prime has a great selection of these films. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Isn’t there one with Nic Cage waking up with a family he never had(in a timely-wimey way not like a stalker) and trying to figure out what he wants? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Raidernation said: Isn’t there one with Nic Cage waking up with a family he never had(in a timely-wimey way not like a stalker) and trying to figure out what he wants? Family Man. Hadn't thought of that in years and didn't remember it being set at Christmas. Not helped by the fact I conflated it with the Weather Man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 The Dolly Parton one on Netflix is an absolute gem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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