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Top three Christmas movies to watch this season

woodwmer000 Uncategorized December 3, 2021December 9, 2021Christmas, Christmas movies, Culture, Films, holidays, movies 0 Comment

We all love the holidays well, maybe not a scrooge but the majority of us love Christmas movies, right? If you’re anything like me and my family then you spend hours trying to find the perfect Christmas movie. I’m here to help and provide the top three Christmas movies you should watch this holiday season. There’s a big chance you will find a movie you’re guaranteed to love. As a disclaimer, this is my opinion and not based on popularity just because sometimes the classics aren’t as fun and magical. So here are the top 3 best and most magical movies.

Elf

I had to because this movie is iconic in my book and gets you in the holiday season. This 2003 movie is rated PG and the box office made 223.3$ million. The writer is David Berenbaum and he did a fantastic job. If for some reason you’re living under a rock, the movie is about this boy who was put up for adoption and got adopted by an elf. He lived in Santa’s village all his life and never fit in. one day he found out he was adopted so he traveled across the earth to find his biological father in New York. He adventures in New York finds love and has new experiences all as well dressed as an elf. He has to find that things in New York don’t work the same in Santa’s workshop. Does he find his dad? What risks will he have to take? Who is the love interest? I probably couldn’t explain in words how amazing this Christmas movie is. It has the perfect mix of comedy, magic, and wholesomeness. In my opinion, this is the best Christmas movie ever. You can find this movie on Hulu, prime, sling, and Apple TV.

Noelle

This movie is just oh so magical. Made in 2019 the Disney original movie made its first spark. Noelle is a comedy, family, fantasy wholesomeness type movie. It’s about these two siblings who are the children of Santa. The oldest son is Nick Kringle and he’s planning on being Santa Claus. his sister runs everything even when nick is Santa but she makes pop-up Christmas cards for all the children. Santa Claus is under way too much stress with getting all the presents ready and landing on chimneys and being the new Santa Claus after his dad died. So his sister Noelle advises him to take a day trip somewhere to relax. The next morning Santa left with no one to help at the north pole. at this point now he’s been gone for a week. They’re going to need a new Santa but no one is good enough. How are they going to get him back? What happens next? Is Christmas canceled?

Home Alone

The Christmas classic. We’ve probably all have heard or have seen this wonderful movie. This classic Christmas movie is for sure going to get you in a jolly mood. It’s sort of a wholesome family comedy movie. If for some strange reason you have not heard of this movie it’s about this family who goes on a family trip but forgets their son. Their family tries to get a hold of him but they can’t sense it’s the holidays. Some robbers are robbing their neighborhood. What does he do to stop the robbers? Does his family come back for him? Is this just a normal kid?.

Those are my top three favorite Christmas movies and I hope you found one to enjoy this Christmas season. There are very many Christmas movies that it’s hard to choose nowadays and when you want a specific type of movie these might be for you. Do you want to watch any of these movies?

Another Home Alone? What are people’s thoughts and takes

strawmat000 Uncategorized November 21, 2021Christmas, Christmas movies, Culture, Films, holiday, Home Alone, movies 0 Comment

Yes, you read right, another Home alone movie. They have milked it to the last drop but even this is pushing it. After the original release in 1990, they have made 4 others. In my opinion, they should have stopped at one and left the Christmas classic alone as it should have been. The family favorite will be coming back again after the last release in 2012. It was released on November 12, 2021.

The Drive Against It

After Disney announced the trailer on October 12, there has been an extremely negative response. Most say they should not reboot yet another movie and just stick to the 90s classic. On YouTube, most of the videos that showcase the trailer have a greater amount of dislikes than likes. I completely agree with them! One movie was a classic, an amazing concept that everyone loved. Two movies were pushing it but easy to ignore. But then they didn’t stop coming. More and more came out and honestly I haven’t watched them and I would not like to. After ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ everyone was done. The OG made $476.7 million and it went downhill from there.

The fans aren’t the only ones that have actively spoken against it. The original director Chris Columbus gave his opinions to Insider in 2020 “No, nobody got in touch with me about it, and it’s a waste of time as far as I’m concerned. What’s the point? I’m a firm believer that you don’t remake films that have had the longevity of Home Alone,” he said. “You’re not going to create lightning in a bottle again. It’s just not going to happen. So why do it? It’s like doing a paint-by-numbers version of a Disney animated film — a live-action version of that. What’s the point? It’s been done. Do your own thing. Even if you fail miserably, at least you have come up with something original,” Columbus continued.

Though Macaulay Culkin hasn’t shared his opinion he has disclosed that he will not be in the new reboot. He won’t even be making a cameo.

Repetition

Surprise surprise, it’s about the same thing as before. A young child left alone for Christmas, a big chaotic family, burglars going for the house, and a witty mischievous child. A press release from Disney shows how the movie is the same.

Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So, when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensued, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there is no place like home sweet home.

As you can see, it is the same. Max (Archie Yates) does the same thing as Macaulay Culkin except for having new tricks and traps.

My Opinion

So I watched it, and as expected it was bad. I didn’t like the concept at all, and I disliked how the movie ended. The acting wasn’t good at all, and the storyline was strange and not at all realistic. Yes, the whole concept is unrealistic but it was very very out there. While I disliked it as a whole, some parts such as the trap with the treadmill, and the references to the original movie did make it better. That was about all I liked about it though. Overall it was just a failed attempt to redo the classic. It was overdone and too confident. Even if there had been no original and ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ was a new concept, I must say I still wouldn’t have liked it. Maybe it’s all an inside joke about ruffling the feathers of the fans by continuing to make more of the same movie. I hope so because this movie was a joke.