Christmas Is Coming…The Couch is Getting Cold!

Cinema | November 11, 2010 | Share

If you are spending this Christmas indoors with the family and are looking for some great idea as to how you can make the time you spend together special, you should think about renting out the Top 5 Christmas Films of all to and spend the week warming up the couch and surrender to absolute relaxation. Christmas is a time to spread cheer and enjoy your vacation with the family. If you are not getting out of the city, make sure you have a tonne of things to do at home.

Read up on what the best films are to watch during this time and plan your Christmas week, reserve the best films for Christmas day and Christmas Eve though. Watching movies with friends and family is a great way to spend your holidays and what better way that to watch movies that glorify the occasion.

It’s a wonderful Life
Year: 1946
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Donna Read, James Stewart

It’s a wonderful life, makes you treasure the people you have around you and the life you live. It is the story of a businessman, who journey’s through life with an angel in a scenario where he does not exist. Revelations bring to light a life he never knew he had. A touching and beautiful saga that makes you understand the importance of relationships, love and life.

Home Alone 1
Year: 1991
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin

You cannot spend Christmas watching movies and miss this one. The quintessential Christmas film of all time, has a little kid fighting petty thieves to save his house on Christmas. His family takes off on a holiday and he is left Home Alone. How he beats a crazy duo and saves his house all by himself with some help from the neighbourhood freak is what makes this film a laugh riot. It also makes you understand the importance of family and makes you miss them when they are not around.

The next two films in the series are good too, but this one is definitely the best. An absolute must watch on Christmas because the dialogues can never get too old.

Miracle on 34th Street
Year: 1994
Director: Les Mayfield
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson, Richard Attenborough

You could think about renting the original film, but this one in colour is contemporary and a great way to spend Christmas. Little Susan played by Mara Wilson does not believe in Christmas, however through the film she meets people and discovers a deep seeded belief within herself that the miracle of Christmas really does exist. The movie celebrates the pure joy of the occasion and in the most fascinating fashion makes us fall in love with the aspects that make it special.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Year: 2000
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Jim Carrey

Ron Howard’s ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’ is a must watch for all those who may have some reservations about this amazing festival. Based on the book by Dr. Suess, it tells us the story of a Grinch who absolutely hates the festival of Christmas. He tries to steal the happiness and cheer by taking off with the gifts and goodies from Whoville. But what he does not realise is that Christmas is not just about gifts and goodies, there is more to this occasion, he steals the gifts but he is not able to touch the spirit of those who believe.

A Christmas Story
Year: 1983
Director: Bob Clark
Starring: Peter Bellingsly

Children often make unreasonable demands for Christmas. In fact its one of the most beautiful traditions that Christmas has. Kids ask, parents deny and then they surprise them with what they want most. This movie draws on this tradition and makes us fall in love with Christmas all over again. An absolute Christmas Classic.

Melanie Blair