Christmas Movies

So I've watched a lot of Christmas movies in the last couple of weekends. I LOVE Christmas movies! They're so festive and special since I only watch them at this time of year. Here's what I've been watching:

Elf: This has definitely been on the top of my list since it came out. It's goofy and I love the innocent way that Buddy the Elf sees the world. This year however, I got bored with it. The whole ManChild thing is getting so over done and I'm sort of burnt out on Will Ferrell doing the same role over and over again. So now I'm torn as to how I feel about this movie... C

Christmas Story: Now this is a classic. There are so many iconic moments in this movie. The tongue stuck to the metal pole in the middle of winter, the little brother bundled up so much that he can't put his arms down, "You'll shoot your eye out", The bunny suit, the lamp ("It's a major award!"), The Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant... I love it. A

Home Alone: I had never seen this movie until the Saturday after Thanksgiving when Bobby made me sit down and watch it. It's cute. Nothing super special. I'm not super into the whole laughing at people when they get hurt thing. It's not really that funny for me and I hated that the kids whole family (adults included) called him a jerk all the time. Pretty ridiculous. B-

The Santa Clause: I hadn't seen this movie since it was in the theaters when I was in elementary school. It's actually a pretty good movie. It's definitely got a lot of heartwarming moments and it's pretty funny. A-

Christmas Vacation: Talk about your ManChild. Clark Griswald is a prime example of one... This is definitely Bobby's favorite Christmas movie, and I guess I can stand watching it every year. It does have quite a few funny lines. B+

Jingle All The Way: I was actually surprised by how good this movie was! Plus it was filmed in the Twin Cities so it made me think of home. B+

Fred Claus: Another movie that surprised me. This movie made me realize that I really really disagree with Santa. Fred is Santa's older and sort of disgruntled brother, but he pointed out that there is no such thing as a bad child, much less a child that's so bad that they don't deserve presents. He pointed out that Santa only saw a snippet in the lives of these kids (only the "bad" behaviors) and he didn't see what happened before or after the situation and he knew nothing of the kids' home life or where they came from etc. and therefore Santa should not be judging based on these split seconds glimpses. This silly movie definitely made me think more deeply about Santa and his crazy B.S. rules...A

So those are the Christmas movies I've been watching... What are your favorites?