Gary Jive
Babes In Toyland (1986) - Day 271, September 22nd
1986’s Babes in Toyland, featuring a very young Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore is another one that I can’t believe has ended up on...
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Gary Jive
Sep 212 min read
Call Me Claus (2001) - Day 270, September 21st
Something I didn’t know before watching 2001’s Call Me Claus - if a new Santa isn’t chosen every 200 years, the polar ice caps will melt,...
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Gary Jive
Sep 203 min read
Christmas in Wonderland (2007) - Day 269, September 20th
For my next widely hated yuletide flick, we find the odd grouping of Patrick Swayze, Chris Kattan, Carmen Electra, Tim Curry and...
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Gary Jive
Sep 192 min read
Santa and the Icecream Bunny (1972) - Day 268, September 19th
1972’s Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is probably the most threadbare excuse for a film I’ve seen so far. On the face of it, this is the...
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Gary Jive
Sep 182 min read
Chasing Christmas (2005) - Day 267, September 18th
I’m not too sure why 2005 TV movie Chasing Christmas was so derided. Sure, it’s cheap looking and alarm bells do start to blare when Tom...
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Gary Jive
Sep 173 min read
The Three Dogateers (2014) - Day 266, September 17th
Next up is a talking dogs holiday film that makes the Santa Buddies films look like high art. 2014's The Three Dogateers is one of those...
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Gary Jive
Sep 163 min read
Christmas Eve (2015) - Day 265, September 16th
Though I've struggled to accept why many of these holiday films are so detested, I can definitely see why people were unkind to 2015’s...
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Gary Jive
Sep 152 min read
All I Want For Christmas (1991) - Day 264, September 15th
1991’s All I Want For Christmas is a film that time seems to have forgotten. I’d never heard of it and critics seem to have hated it for...
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Gary Jive
Sep 143 min read
Black Christmas (2019) - Day 263, September 14th
Though not as universally detested as the 2006 re-do, 2019’s further Black Christmas remake from director Sophia Takal was still savaged...
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Gary Jive
Sep 132 min read
Black Christmas (2006) - Day 262, September 13th
A film that could have done with some celestial assistance is 2006’s horror remake Black Christmas. Director Glen Morgan’s take on Bob...
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Gary Jive
Sep 122 min read
The Perfect Holiday (2007) - Day 261, September 12th
2007’s The Perfect Holiday from director Lance Rivera flopped badly on release, making it a perfect example of the unpredictable...
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Gary Jive
Sep 112 min read
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013) - Day 260, September 11th
Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea’ films never really caught on in the UK. Madea is, essentially, Perry in old lady drag, playing at being a tough,...
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Gary Jive
Sep 102 min read
Fred Claus (2007) - Day 259, September 10th
2007’s Fred Claus is, at least, original. The premise here is simple but compelling - what if Santa had an older, naughtier, deadbeat...
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Gary Jive
Sep 92 min read
The Christmas Candle (2013) - Day 258, September 9th
The next film, 2013’s The Christmas Candle doesn’t do much to lift my mood. This one is an underwhelming British ‘prestige’ production...
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Gary Jive
Sep 83 min read
Noel (2004) - Day 257, September 8th
Another film that never really captured the hearts or imaginations of movie-goers is 2004’s Noel from actor-turned-director Chazz...
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Gary Jive
Sep 72 min read
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) - Day 256, September 7th
2006’s Unaccompanied Minors from director Paul Feig is a largely forgotten kid’s comedy that’s basically Home Alone meets The Breakfast...
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Gary Jive
Sep 62 min read
Christmas With The Kranks (2004) - Day 255, September 6th
2004’s Christmas With the Kranks is another sad, sorry example of the Hollywood bean counters wasting amazing talent on really poor...
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Gary Jive
Sep 52 min read
Elves (1989) - Day 254, September 5th
I most certainly have fun with 1989’s yuletide horror tale Elves, though not because it’s ‘good’. On the contrary, director Jeffrey...
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Gary Jive
Sep 43 min read
Last Ounce of Courage (2012) - Day 253, September 4th
Today I notice that advent calendars and decorations are starting to appear in shops and desperate emails are starting to trickle in from...
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Gary Jive
Sep 32 min read
Santa With Muscles (1996) - Day 252, September 3rd
Next up is Santa With Muscles from 1996. Remember when Hulk Hogan was a movie star? This one is pretty terrible but hard to completely...
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Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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