Thread: Whst Christmas films do you HATE?

Korin's thread inspired me to make a thread on the opposite spectrum.
Do you have any Christmas movies you've seen thas t you hate?

Mine is Deck the Halls with Danny Devito and Matthew Broderick. A masterful film that currently holds a 6% critical rating and 30% audience rating on Rottwn Tomatoes.
So...its a beloved classic.
But, seriously. This movie is atrocious. The whole premise is Danny DeVito moves into to Broderick's neighborhood and starts over decorating for Christmas. Broderick is mad because he's the resident over decorstor.
And...that's it. The two constantly try to one-up each others and even sabotage each other to the point where both of their houses sustain major damage, causing their wives to leave them. Only to hurriedly find the "true meaning of Christmas" in the last few minutes and save their marriages which will totally not crumble again by Easter. Hooray!

I watched this with my older brother and then girlfriend (now wife) on DVD back in 2006. We finished it, but...we all couldn't believe what we just saw lol.

Hmmm, good question and I can't provide a great answer because I don't watch a huge deal of them and can't remember those from my childhood. There is one, however.



This one's god-awful (like most 1980s films), never liked it.

I never liked the Jim Carrey Grinch film even as a child. Or the Will Ferrell Elf movie.

Originally Posted by Mantis

Hmmm, good question and I can't provide a great answer because I don't watch a huge deal of them and can't remember those from my childhood. There is one, however.



This one's god-awful (like most 1980s films), never liked it.

But why tho?

Originally Posted by Example

But why tho?

It's a joke that references the "Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?" thread. It never REALLY was a Christmas film, so I played around with a poster in Photoshop. I actually love Die Hard and '80s films. (I was kinda worried I'd given Starwind55 a heart attack with the joke.)

Originally Posted by Mantis

Hmmm, good question and I can't provide a great answer because I don't watch a huge deal of them and can't remember those from my childhood. There is one, however.



This one's god-awful (like most 1980s films), never liked it.

Yippee Kiyay, Father Christmas.

Wasn't a big fan of Elf. Surprisingly, i've watched the Jim carey Grinch movie like 25+ times. I saw it in the theater when it came out and it quickly became a holiday tradition at my house so i can't judge it fairly these days. I can still quote most of the movie.

I can't think of a Christmas movie for which the word "hate" comes to mind. I was forced to watch The Bishop's Wife once and found it terribly boring. It was too boring to hold a strong opinion about though.