Christmas Movie Challenge: The First Great Train Robbery [1978]

Dec 30, 2012 No Comments by

Well here it is, the penultimate entry in this year-long challenge and I find myself returning to a movie I watched and reviewed last year on my Boxing Day Binge. It’s one that never fails to remind me of Christmas and this year my Dad was channel surfing just as The First Great Train Robbery [...]

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Movies My Dad Likes: Five For Christmas – Eight Below [2006]

Dec 21, 2012 No Comments

The season of indulgence is here again when we buy too many presents that the recipients don’t need, and eat and drink nonstop like wild animals preparing to hibernate for the winter. Once the rituals are out-of-the-way and all the electronic toys run out of batteries we reach my favourite part, which is inactivity. While [...]

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Christmas Movie Challenge: The Iron Giant [1999]

Dec 09, 2012 No Comments

It’s not often that the combination of Vin Disel and Christmas go together, although having said that I quite like the idea of Fast and Furious Christmas Day Dash. Dom Torretto and Brian have been chased all over the world by Hobbs (The Rock) so they flee to the North Pole and help Santa (played [...]

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Christmas Movie Challenge: Gremlins [1984]

Jun 15, 2012 No Comments

After Ben Affleck nearly ruined my Christmas Movie Challenge last week, I needed a go to film certain to raise a cheer. I’d like to point out that it was watching Surviving Christmas that ruined it, and not Affleck turning up at my house and pissing on my Christmas tree announcing to the world that [...]

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Christmas Movie Challenge: Elf (2003)

May 26, 2012 1 Comment

One man, 52 Christmas movies, one must be watched every week or the challenge is lost. Welcome to The Christmas Movie Challenge. The recent trailers for the return of Ron Burgundy and the Action News team, has had me wanting to revisit some of Will Ferrell’s other former glories. Like most, I find Will Ferrell’s [...]

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