Your "Silk Pyjamas and Turbans 2.0" made me laugh Michelle! I'm so glad you have a second year of the same obsession. I love Christmas movies too!
Once again, I'm in sink with what you write. I watched the second hour of "National Lampoon" last night and have discovered earlier today that that movie was your first pick in your 2023 newsletter! It wasn't my first time watching it or part of it either! I couldn't help it. I was anticipating the scene where the snobbish yuppy played by "Elaine" (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her partner are sitting in the living room and the tree crashes into the window! I love how both worlds collide into a Christmas spectacular!
Before "National Lampoon", I had started watching "Hachi" on another channel. I wanted to see Hachi as a puppy again. My intention was to watch Hachi grow into a mature dog AND Richard Gere before tragedy struck in the movie. (I won't go into details in case you haven't seen the movie yet.) That is when I switched channels to "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". I'm not quite sure why Hachi is aired in December or at Christmastime...?? Perhaps because it is about love and loyalty? Hachi was inspired by the true story of an Akita, Hachiko, who lived in Tokyo in the early 1900s and who was completely devoted to his master. I won't say any more!
As you know Michelle, my favourite Christmas movie is David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago". It is not quite a Christmas movie; however, as soon as the weather gets cold and it starts to snow, I feel like watching it. I have a CD of the movie intended for a DVD player and I've also recorded it "in" my TV. "Doctor Zhivago" i.e. the original l965 movie and not the 2002 remake that is actually a British TV series, has to be one of my favourite obsessions! Is this redundant?--"favourite" obsessions?!
Again, this year, I've been binge watching Hallmark Christmas movies that start in November. They are not my favourite Christmas movies but I like to indulge myself with those! There is something comforting, albeit corny about watching beautiful homes decorated for the Christmas season (fake snow and all), seeing beautiful interior sets, hearing Christmas carols and yes, even watching cardboard characters play their predictable destinies in their lovely velvet gowns and woolies for two hours.
Have you ever seen "The Christmas Choir" (2008) Michelle? The storyline is moving and, since it is based on a true story, it makes it even more so. Jason Gedrick, who plays the main character, is almost as gorgeous as Omar Shariff!
"The Family Stone", "Holiday Inn" and other Bing Crosby movies and "The Holiday" are other favourites. I'm sure that I'll think of more after I have posted my comment...
Ah oui ! I love animated movies like "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Frosty the Snowman", "A Charlie Brown Christmas"--all from the sixties and the eighties' "The Snowman".
I still haven't seen the "Home Alone" movies or "The Santa Clause". Perhaps this year?
Happy Christmas dear Michelle. Thank you so much for another wonderful year of Obsessed. Joyeux Noël à tous !
Your "Silk Pyjamas and Turbans 2.0" made me laugh Michelle! I'm so glad you have a second year of the same obsession. I love Christmas movies too!
Once again, I'm in sink with what you write. I watched the second hour of "National Lampoon" last night and have discovered earlier today that that movie was your first pick in your 2023 newsletter! It wasn't my first time watching it or part of it either! I couldn't help it. I was anticipating the scene where the snobbish yuppy played by "Elaine" (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her partner are sitting in the living room and the tree crashes into the window! I love how both worlds collide into a Christmas spectacular!
Before "National Lampoon", I had started watching "Hachi" on another channel. I wanted to see Hachi as a puppy again. My intention was to watch Hachi grow into a mature dog AND Richard Gere before tragedy struck in the movie. (I won't go into details in case you haven't seen the movie yet.) That is when I switched channels to "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". I'm not quite sure why Hachi is aired in December or at Christmastime...?? Perhaps because it is about love and loyalty? Hachi was inspired by the true story of an Akita, Hachiko, who lived in Tokyo in the early 1900s and who was completely devoted to his master. I won't say any more!
As you know Michelle, my favourite Christmas movie is David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago". It is not quite a Christmas movie; however, as soon as the weather gets cold and it starts to snow, I feel like watching it. I have a CD of the movie intended for a DVD player and I've also recorded it "in" my TV. "Doctor Zhivago" i.e. the original l965 movie and not the 2002 remake that is actually a British TV series, has to be one of my favourite obsessions! Is this redundant?--"favourite" obsessions?!
Again, this year, I've been binge watching Hallmark Christmas movies that start in November. They are not my favourite Christmas movies but I like to indulge myself with those! There is something comforting, albeit corny about watching beautiful homes decorated for the Christmas season (fake snow and all), seeing beautiful interior sets, hearing Christmas carols and yes, even watching cardboard characters play their predictable destinies in their lovely velvet gowns and woolies for two hours.
Have you ever seen "The Christmas Choir" (2008) Michelle? The storyline is moving and, since it is based on a true story, it makes it even more so. Jason Gedrick, who plays the main character, is almost as gorgeous as Omar Shariff!
"The Family Stone", "Holiday Inn" and other Bing Crosby movies and "The Holiday" are other favourites. I'm sure that I'll think of more after I have posted my comment...
Ah oui ! I love animated movies like "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Frosty the Snowman", "A Charlie Brown Christmas"--all from the sixties and the eighties' "The Snowman".
I still haven't seen the "Home Alone" movies or "The Santa Clause". Perhaps this year?
Happy Christmas dear Michelle. Thank you so much for another wonderful year of Obsessed. Joyeux Noël à tous !
brigitte