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Christmas Vacation ('89) or A Christmas Story ('83): Which one wins the decade?

Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:33 pm
Posted by tylerdurden24
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:33 pm
Same question for The Santa Clause ('94) and Jingle All the Way ('96)?

Which Christmas movie is the best of the respective decades? Or does a flick like Scrooged ('88) sneak in and take the cake for you?

This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 8:35 pm
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158761 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:37 pm to
I don't think there's a better movie that captures what its like to be a kid at Christmas than A Christmas Story
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29165 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:41 pm to
quote:

A Christmas Story ('83)


Christmas Vacation is a very close second though.
This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 8:45 pm
Posted by 360footjog
Member since Nov 2011
251 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:42 pm to
Christmas vacation.
The Santa Claus.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
18399 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:43 pm to
Christmas Vacation.

I was born in '84, so A Christmas Story while great doesn't really capture my heart like Vacation did.

Jingle All the Way.

PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN!
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
39731 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:46 pm to
I celebrate both a refuse to pick.
Posted by The Fall of Romo
Independence
Member since Oct 2013
731 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:02 pm to
Christmas Vacation has Cousin Eddie, A Christmas Story doesn't
Posted by Spaulding Smails
Milano’s Bar
Member since Jun 2012
18805 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:05 pm to
Christmas Vacation
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
2083 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:25 pm to
A Christmas Story

It's had 24 hours of TBS dedicated to solely showing this movie from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day since 1988.
Posted by St. Pete Tiger
"Shaqapulco"
Member since Feb 2005
2386 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:28 pm to
I wouldn't be more surprised if I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet.
Posted by Zamoro10
Member since Jul 2008
14743 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:37 pm to
quote:

I don't think there's a better movie that captures what its like to be a kid at Christmas than A Christmas Story


Which is why I think it's the greatest Christmas movie of all time.

No other themes or messages or side-stories to muddle the story.

No arguments over whether it qualifies as a Christmas movie.

It's simply about a kid being a kid who wants what he wants for Christmas in Americana.

It's perfect for what it wants to be.
This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 9:38 pm
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66436 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:39 pm to
Just Friends wins 2000-2010 easily
Posted by WDE85
Member since Nov 2012
2161 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:40 pm to
A Christmas Story
Posted by Silverstein
Member since Dec 2013
406 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:42 pm to
damnit im not picking. why do you have to make me choose??
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22902 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:43 pm to
If I had to have one for the rest of my life it would be Christmas Vacation. I saw it long before I ever saw A Christmas Story.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66436 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:44 pm to
quote:

I don't think there's a better movie that captures what its like to be a kid at Christmas than A Christmas Story


Agreed.

I own and enjoy both greatly but A Christmas Story edges it out.

Also The Santa Clause > Jingle All The Way
This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 9:45 pm
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158761 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:48 pm to
as a movie, yes.

But for its horribleness Jingle All The Way is a must watch every Christmas.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:51 pm to
She's next door petting Ted.
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:52 pm to
I'm shot your eye out with this thing if it's not Christmas story
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
10926 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 9:52 pm to
quote:

It's had 24 hours of TBS dedicated to solely showing this movie from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day since 1988.


Some exec at TBS turned it into a gen x holiday classic.
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