My favorite Christmas movies

Hello to the nobody that reads this! In keeping with the spirit of the upcoming season, I thought I would list my favorite Christmas movies, and give a short review / explanation as to why. Fun, huh? Ok here we go! Number one Christmas movie of all time:

1**** Ermest Saves Christmas
I know what your thinking, eewww, an Ernest movie? But let me tell you, Jim Varney is Brilliant! The best line in a Christmas movie is when he is flying the sleigh to pick up the new Santa and they are up in space and have just managed to stop after Ernest has pushed what was like the turbo button on the sleigh and Ernest says, "Nobody moves, nobody dies", then one of the elves sneezes and the madness starts up again. Classic! The whole movie is touching, ( awwwwww ), and great fun!

2**** The Muppet Christmas Carol
This is my favorite telling of the the classic Dickens story. Michael Cain is perfectly cast as scrooge! This is the first muppet movie where they used Gonzo and Rizzo as the story tellers. Gonzo shines as Mr. Dickens and Rizzo is the perfect side kick. Kermit is of course perfect for Bob Cratchet, with Piggy as Emily Cratchet. Here is something that you won't notice unless you have seen the movie a few times. Dr. Bunsen Honetdew and Beaker play the 2 gentlemen looking to get a donation from Scrooge for the poor. As Scrooge is kicking them out, you can see Beaker flip Scrooge the bird on the way out the door! Classic!

3**** Christmas Vacation
A definite strong entry for number 3. Chevy Chase is of course great. Lots of fun and laughs. Classic scenes: Randy Quaid emptying the septic system of his camper into the storm drain. Next, of course, when the cat chews through the light cord on the Christmas tree, and of course when the squirrel gets out of the tree.

4**** A Christmas Story
This is another classic. "Your gonna shoot your eye out kid!". This is my dads favorite, because it reminds him of when he was a kid. Scary side thought: When I was a kid I had a pellet gun, I got the bright idea of shooting a tire with it. If it wasn't for the fact I wore glasses, I wouldn't have a right eye. 'Nuff said.

5*** Elf
This is a fairly new movie with Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner, to name a few. This movie is hilarious! James Caan was great as the grumpy scrooge like character, Will Ferrell plays the innocent world naive elf beautifully, he has a childlike quality that just shines through in this. There are not a lot of his movies I like, but this is definetly one!

6*** The Santa Clause ( 1,2, and probably 3 )
Tim Allen is great in a lot of roles, but he makes an awesome Santa. The stories are fun, 'nuff said.

Ok, so the reviews are not great, I did them on the fly and off the top of my head. But these are the best of the best of the best. ( What movie is that from? ). Maybe I'll do Christmas shows next, ie, Rudolph the red nose reindeer and such. Don't hold your breath though!