The Top 5 Christmas Films Max Forgot, And What They Taught Us
5. A Muppet Christmas Carol/Mickey's Christmas Carol
What We Learned: Taking a classic Dickens tale and inserting characters identifiable by today's youth equals an instant classic. I just love all the interpretations of a Christmas carol, but these two are my favorite. (The Muppet one is actually the truest interpretation of the book because the main characters of Scrooge and the ghosts aren't played by Muppets, so that they don't have to conform to different personalities, and Gonzo's inclusion as Charles Dickens helps most of the lines from the novel stay intact.)
4. The Santa Clause
What We Learned: You can be Santa too, if you're willing to commit murder. I also felt this movie did the best job of explaining all the common questions asked about Santa Claus (How can he fit down a chimney? How can he visit every house in one night? etc.).
3. Love Actually
What We Learned: Americans are ignorant sluts. But isn't that really what Christmas is truly about? Also, Rowan Atkinson plays his best Christmas performance without getting a turkey stuck on his head.
2. Home Alone/Home Alone 2
What We Learned: How to say "incompetent" in French. And throwing bricks from a 10-story building onto a person's face is hilarious. And that kids everywhere will love the new Talkboy Player from Mattel just like Kevin! You may hate me, but I love these movies. And you may say that the second one just copies the first one's formula, but I say it builds upon it. And by "builds upon it," I mean, "shows us why Tim Curry should have played the Grinch instead of Jim Carrey."
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas
What We Learned: You thought clowns were scary before? If you want to find what makes Christmas so magical, crushing ornaments is the way to go. Does anyone else think that wreath strangled that old lady? Apparently, all of the secular holdiays can be found in nature. I'd like to visit that forest one day.
What We Learned: Taking a classic Dickens tale and inserting characters identifiable by today's youth equals an instant classic. I just love all the interpretations of a Christmas carol, but these two are my favorite. (The Muppet one is actually the truest interpretation of the book because the main characters of Scrooge and the ghosts aren't played by Muppets, so that they don't have to conform to different personalities, and Gonzo's inclusion as Charles Dickens helps most of the lines from the novel stay intact.)
4. The Santa Clause
What We Learned: You can be Santa too, if you're willing to commit murder. I also felt this movie did the best job of explaining all the common questions asked about Santa Claus (How can he fit down a chimney? How can he visit every house in one night? etc.).
3. Love Actually
What We Learned: Americans are ignorant sluts. But isn't that really what Christmas is truly about? Also, Rowan Atkinson plays his best Christmas performance without getting a turkey stuck on his head.
2. Home Alone/Home Alone 2
What We Learned: How to say "incompetent" in French. And throwing bricks from a 10-story building onto a person's face is hilarious. And that kids everywhere will love the new Talkboy Player from Mattel just like Kevin! You may hate me, but I love these movies. And you may say that the second one just copies the first one's formula, but I say it builds upon it. And by "builds upon it," I mean, "shows us why Tim Curry should have played the Grinch instead of Jim Carrey."
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas
What We Learned: You thought clowns were scary before? If you want to find what makes Christmas so magical, crushing ornaments is the way to go. Does anyone else think that wreath strangled that old lady? Apparently, all of the secular holdiays can be found in nature. I'd like to visit that forest one day.