(Oh, a key bit of business. Whilst this is a list of Christmas films, they are not all about Christmas. Instead they are Christmassy films, films which remind us of Christmas and sometimes films which are always on at Christmas. The usual veto and nomination process was adhered to and so I will be able to proffer a list of films which did not make it…)
I am one of the few people I think who does not like Scrooged. I think it is because of a genuine misunderstanding of the film. I remember Bill Murray at the time being asked what the moral of the film is. And he said that it questioned why we should be especially nice at Christmas, when we should be nice all year round. In retrospect maybe he was taking the piss. His schtick is that deadpan stuff after all…
I agree with this point he makes , but the film does not really play this way. And since I already have a definitive Christmas Carol (in the Muppet version) no matter how good Bill Murray is (which is pretty good) it does not really work for me. Not even on Christmas Eve.