Since it is the Christmas part of Yule I decided to do a quick Wood Booger Top 5 on my favorite holiday movies.
Honorable Mention #1: A Christmas Story - Who doesn't love this classic about Ralph's quest for a Red Ryder BB Gun. Got to love the Santa slide at the mall (a pushing Ralph down it with his foot...).
Honorable Mention #2: How the Grinch Stole Christmas - I love this Dr. Suess story and grew up on the animated version. So, when a live-action one came out I was skeptical, but Jim Carry was born to play the Grinch. Also, it just looks great.
Honorable Mention #3: Christmas Chronicles - I just saw this movie this Yule Season and it was excellent. Great story and Kurt Russell makes a great Santa...go figure. Oh, you had to love the camo by Goldie Hawn as Mrs. Claus.
Number 5: Elf - There are not many Christmas movies that are more fun than this one. Will Ferrell as Buddy the human who grew up as an Elf is just funny. Oh, it has a blond Zooey Deschanel, a big plus!
Number 4: A Christmas Carol - This Charles Dickens classic is my favorite Christmas story and there have been a number of movie adaptations, but my favorite is the 1999 TNT version starring Patrick Stewart. He makes a great Scrooge and conveys the change in the man.
Number 3: White Christmas - This color classic from the '50s is just fun to watch. It has Bing Crosby, Danny Kay, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney (yes, she is the mom of George) performing some of my favorite Christmas songs like Snow and White Christmas... excellent.
Number 2: It's a Wonderful Life - This isn't just a great holiday movie, but a great movie. There aren't many more iconic movie charters than Jimmy Stewart's George Baliey. Some don't know that is was conservational when it came out because of its portrayal of industrialist Potter. However, the number one is...
Number 1: Bad Santa - I just love this movie! I belly laugh every time I watch it with Billy Bob Thornton as the debaucherous drunk mall Santa and Brett Kelly as the loveable kid who believes in him. Add to that Tony Cox, Bernie Mack, Lauren Tom and John Ritter in his last roll you have a laugh riot from start to finish!
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