Most Overrated Christmas Films

[Mr_Danger]

It’s Elf. No amount of Zooey Deschanel can save it. Will Ferrell is the most annoying comedic lead to have a prolonged stint on top. I like sad Will Ferrell and cameo Will Ferrell can be very good but him as lead I just can’t get on with. Elf is him at his worst. Yet everyone pretends it’s some classic.

Second is Love Actually. Bunch of middle class unlikeable cunts.

 

[SuperBacon]

The Polar Express. Absolutely atrocious. 

[Lorne Malvo]

This fits into what I was saying on here a few weeks back about 80s 'classic comedies' being vastly overrated, but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is desperately unfunny.

[Hannibal Scorch]

Santa Claus the Movie. Lot of people I know love it, I hated it as a kid, still hate it now.

It’s a Wonderful Life,. Main character is a right drip, just lets everyone take the piss out of him and he lets them. Don’t get the love for it at all. 

[Fatty Facesitter]

If anyone dares put Muppets Christmas Carol in this thread in a negative light I will be very, very cross. You have been warned. Humbug.

I thought Jim Carey's adaptation of The Grinch was a bit pants. I genuinely found it hard to understand him a lot of the time because of the style of his delivery. It seemed to have a cult following during my Uni days and from people I've spoken to since but I've never gotten the appeal. 

[Mr_Danger]

10 minutes ago, Lorne Malvo said:

This fits into what I was saying on here a few weeks back about 80s 'classic comedies' being vastly overrated, but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is desperately unfunny.

I think a love of Randy Quaid (not google searched him so no idea if he’s a wrongun’)and a heavy sense of nostalgia just about rescues it for me but it definitely fits in to the bad films you like in spite of yourself list. Make no mistake though, Clarke Griswold is a terrible person.

[Factotum]

I think National Lampoons Christmas Vacation has actually increased in popularity and standing. For years it was called rubbish, but the last 15 or so years its ramped up to classic status. I'll watch Chevy Chase play the doofus or dick in anything. 

I have to echo ELF a fun movie that has become more unbearable as the years have gone on. I just want James Caan to go all Sonny Corleone on that annoying elf.

LOVE ACTUALLY is just a bad film, saved by Emma Thompson dropping a fucking masterclass of acting in one scene that somehow saves it from being consigned to the dustbin.

 

[cobra_gordo]

It's The Nightmare Before Christmas for me. I just don't get it and I doubt I ever will although it made us tons of money back when I was working in the local goth shop. I'm fairly sure Jack Skellington tote bags paid for the owner's house.

Love Actually, other than the previously mentioned Emma Thompson scene and Bill Nighy clearly having the best time, is an absolute drizzling turd of a film.

Edited December 6, 2022 by cobra_gordo

[gmoney]

99% of them? Struggling to think of many I like, aside from the aforementioned Muppets Christmas Carol. Scrooged is good as well. 

[SuperBacon]

Everyone in Love Actually was a cunt. Even Emma Thompsons character. She was just a cunt listening to Joni Mitchell. 

A reminder that when they filmed it, Keira Knightley was 18, Chiwetel Ejifor 26, and Andrew Lincoln 30!!! GRIM BASTARDS!!!

[Keith Houchen]

Love Actually is shit, so is Zooey Deschanel, the lesser Deschanel. I’m with Gfunk. Christmas films, and indeed Christmas, are total shite. 

[Factotum]

38 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

She was just a cunt listening to Joni Mitchell. 

This really made me laugh

[Carbomb]

48 minutes ago, gmoney said:

99% of them? Struggling to think of many I like, aside from the aforementioned Muppets Christmas Carol. Scrooged is good as well. 

I'd add Die Hard to the list of good ones.

[SuperBacon]

Just now, Carbomb said:

I'd add Die Hard to the list of good ones.

It is, by the way.

[gmoney]

Oh yeah, cool, lets have that incredibly tedious chat.