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Entertainment December 24, 2016
Screenshot courtesy of NetflixIt’s that time of year again. You’re off work, home with your family, and there’s only one more day until Santa Claus comes to town. What better way to kill the time than bonding over the best holiday films?
“Elf” says “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear,” but putting on a good Christmas movie can have the same effect. We all know it doesn’t feel quite like Christmas until we watch Tim Allen learn the key to a stellar hot chocolate, “Not too hot. Extra Chocolate. Shaken, not stirred.”
So in honor of the holidays, ENTITY counts down the five best Christmas movies to make the season bright.
The phrase “You’ll shoot your eye out!” is instantly recognizable. The leg lamp. The bunny suit. The tongue frozen to a pole. “A Christmas Story” is iconic.
The tale of a young boy named Ralphie – who is on a mission to convince everyone that a Red Ryder B.B. gun is the perfect gift – has so many memorable moments that it’s an undeniable classic. It’s no wonder TBS and TNT run 24-hour marathons on Christmas day.
The Griswold family is back with more outrageous misadventures in the Christmas iteration of the famous “National Lampoon” series. Chevy Chase is hilarious as the beleaguered patriarch struggling to pull off a perfect Christmas.
Things never quite seem to go the way he planned, but all the better for us viewers as it leaves us with unforgettable outbursts like “Hallelujah. Holy s–t! Where’s the Tylenol?” Your family won’t be able to hold back laughter as Clark (Chase) wrestles with his “250 strands of lights.”
This marks the second John Hughes film on the list and of course the second film in the Macaulay Culkin-led series. And while “Home Alone” is a classic, we have to argue that the second film in the series is the best. Kevin (Culkin) is armed with his Talkboy this time around as a well as a comical clown pool toy from his grandma that surprisingly comes in handy.
Tim Curry is a standout as the concierge at the Plaza Hotel, where he and three other members of staff act out one of the more iconic scenes from the film, thanks to Kevin’s favorite (fictional) mobster movie, “Angels With Even Filthier Souls.”
In the solid start to a cheesy yet watchable trilogy, Tim Allen dons the all-important suit, inadvertently becoming St. Nicholas himself. David Krumholtz stars as lovable grump Bernard, the head elf who nudges the new Santa along on his way.
And you can’t forget Charlie (Eric Lloyd), Santa’s adorable son who inspired the North Pole venture in the first place. Charlie’s emotional depth is evident immediately with his gut-wrenching delivery of “regular milk is fine” upon learning Denny’s was out of chocolate milk on Christmas Eve. How could you say no?
This Will Ferrell comedy marks the newest addition on the list, though many would argue it has become an instant classic. Ferrell’s naive, happy-go-lucky elf – or excuse us, human, raised by elves – delivers one memorable one-liner after another.
Zooey Deschanel and her beautiful rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage make other memorable additions to this hilarious film the whole family can enjoy.
There are many iterations of this Charles Dickens classic, but Henson’s is the best one. Grover makes a surprisingly astute Dickens, with Kermit as beloved everyman Bob Cratchit. And of course, Michael Caine delights as the crotchety old Mr. Scrooge.
