It's a Wonderful Life

[VectraMan]

I've never seen it. I managed about 10 minutes once, but it couldn't hold my interest. I assume it's like Citizen Kane, or The Seventh Seal: films that when you do see leave you scratching your head wondering what the fuss was about.

Is The Great Escape on this year?

[RichardCranium]

I've never seen it. I managed about 10 minutes once, but it couldn't hold my interest. I assume it's like Citizen Kane, or The Seventh Seal: films that when you do see leave you scratching your head wondering what the fuss was about.

Citizen Kane is worth the effort, especially since it makes an excellent Colombo episode worth watching.

It's a Wonderful Life: bedwetter's existence makes a minor effect on an insignificant town; contrived suicide prevented by a ghost; town all decide bedwetter is a national hero and holds a ticker-tape parade for him.

Yeah. Right.

Your time is better spent having a

Is The Great Escape on this year?

Isn't it "Sound of Music" = Xmas; "Great Escape" = Easter?

I don't know any more; I've not had an idiot lantern for 10 years.

[wobbegong]

Not a dry eye in the house.

Fantastic movie.

Nevermind the "film" (as we say in England), What about the tune? Sensational IMHO.

[Cliphead]

Can't beat The Snowman for a perfect Christmas short film. I kinda like just about any version of A Christmas Carol.

[OwlHoot]

That film has never done it for me.

For me, it is slow, tedious, artificially sentimental bollocks.

WHS - Your average American has a large streak of slushy sentimentality running through them.

[norrahe]

Am assuming the great escape is a British xmas tradition?

Been meaning to watch its a wonderful life at some point.

I always looked forward to Willie wonka (Gene Wilder version) at easter