re: It’s a Wonderful Life is a perfect movie

Posted by biglego

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:03 am to diddlydawg7

I’ve never seen it. Looks boring.

Posted by tigerfoot

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:53 am to biglego

Watched first first time this year. Enjoyed but wasn’t quite what I expected. Good story

Posted by Tiger Ugly

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 12:52 pm to Dam Guide

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Another thing this movie does is it always leads into me wanting to see the flip side of this tale in Family Man. Love that movie too. I don’t mind the just see what coffee leads to

I love Family Man maybe because it has some of the same plot dynamics as IAWL which is my all-time favorite movie. I'm amazed how many folks have not seen Family Man, I always recommend it to those who have not.

This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 1:13 pm

Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 1:04 pm to Corso

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"My big brother George, the richest man in town"...water works every dang year

While that is a great quote...the one that always gets me is this scene...

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[George has discovered his brother Harry's tombstone]

Clarence: [explaining] Your brother, Harry Bailey, broke through the ice and was drowned at the age of nine.

George Bailey: That's a lie! Harry Bailey went to war! He got the Congressional Medal of Honor! He saved the lives of every man on that transport!

Clarence: Every man on that transport died. Harry wasn't there to save them, because you weren't there to save Harry.

Clarence: Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?

Clarence: You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?

Posted by Tiger Ugly

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 1:15 pm to madmaxvol

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While that is a great quote.

"Oh....why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death" - Mayor Pike from the Andy Griffith Show!!

Posted by dirtsandwich

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 1:30 pm to Tiger Ugly

I have found myself using “Aww, youth is wasted on the wrong people!” more and more as of late.

Posted by Mizz-SEC

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Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:38 pm to dirtsandwich

You guys won't believe this... I decided to watch it again tonight and some jackoff decided it was a good idea to add modern background music to it scenes all over the place. Effing deal breaker for me.