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11-01-2003, 09:14 AM
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I realize it's a bit early, but I wanted to start setting up the field.
Basically, I'm going to do this a bit different than most tourneys. Everyone 'nominates' (for lack of a better term) the Christmas movies they think should be in. There's no limit on the number of films you can list, and you should list all that you want, regardless of what others have done. I'm basically going to rank order the films by how many votes they get, and use that for seeding. There will also be a minimum number of votes needed (yet to be determined) to get in, to prevent an obscure film from beating out a classic just because almost everyone had to abstain.
I'm also not going to worry about getting 32 or 64 or 128 films. I'll just use first round byes.
The only other thing is that the winners from the 2 previous years (It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story) are automatically in, and will be getting the two top seeds.
I'll probably start the actual tournament shortly after Thanksgiving, but wanted to have time for selecting and seeding the field.
I should also mention that we're not really limited to 'movies' per se (e.g., A Charlie Brown Christmas is appropriate) and it's up to you to decide what qualifies as a Christmas movie. If enough others agree with you, it'll get in, if not it won't. So don't hestitate to nominate Die Hard if you view it as a Christmas film.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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11-01-2003, 10:20 AM
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#2 of 18
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Nominate:
A Charlie Brown Christmas
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Black Christmas
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Scrooged
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
ADDED:
Yogi's First Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Clause is Comin' to Town
Frosty the Snowman
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Fat Albert Christmas Carol
Little House on the Prairie (Christmas episode)
Gremlins
No shirt
No shoes
NOO dice!
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11-01-2003, 10:39 AM
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#3 of 18
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Erik,
Is your Grinch nomination the live action or the animated?
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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11-01-2003, 10:41 AM
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Animated
No shirt
No shoes
NOO dice!
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11-01-2003, 12:20 PM
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#5 of 18
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Scrooged
The Nightmare Before Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Gremlins
The Simpsons Christmas Special
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
The Ref
A Muppet Christmas Carol
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Scrooge (1951)
Die Hard
Trading Places
The War of the Roses
Black Christmas
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Elf
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life "It'Christmaaaaaaaas in Heaven!"
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
A Flintsone Christmas
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Ziggy's Gift
Yogi's First Christmas
Funny Farm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (movie)
The Santa Clause
Home Alone
(Also potentially worthy of inclusion are several of the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials like Jack Frost, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Frosty's Winter Wonderland and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town.)
And hey, if you wanna do a sub-tourney of WORST Xmas movies, here are a few to start you off:
All I Want for Christmas
Santa With Muscles
Santa Claus (The Mexican flick seen via MST3K!)
The Santa Clause 2
Jingle All the Way
Santa Claus: The Movie
Ernest Saves Christmas
Friday After Next
Mixed Nuts
Santa Claws
The Star Wars Holiday Special
A Very Brady Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Silent Night, Deadly Night (parts 2-5)
Trapped in Paradise
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11-01-2003, 01:05 PM
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#6 of 18
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A Midnight Clear
Die Hard
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11-01-2003, 01:24 PM
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#7 of 18
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Scott,
I'm not interested in a worst Xmas movie, although someone else might be, so I won't include your last list. And for now, I'm not going to include your middle list, so if you do decide to vote for those, please let me know.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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11-01-2003, 09:27 PM
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A Midnight Clear
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
A Garfield Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
The Gathering
Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Homecoming
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas
Yogi's First Christmas
A Family Circus Christmas
A Very Brady Christmas
The Brady Bunch (Christmas episode)
All in the Family (draft dodger)
The Simpsons (Bart shoplifts)
The Simpsons (Bart ruins the gifts)
M*A*S*H (they try to keep the soldier alive past midnight)
Six Weeks
Santa Claus: The Movie
Jack Frost (Keaton)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
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11-01-2003, 11:52 PM
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#10 of 18
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Scrooged
The Santa Clause
Home Alone
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Santa Clause 2
Gremlins
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Die Hard
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
One Magic Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
ALF's Special Christmas
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
A Chipmunk Christmas
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Babar and Father Christmas
A Mom for Christmas
Life With Mikey
The Simpsons Christmas Special
Funny Farm
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