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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen and where will the Its A Wonderful Life marathon happen this year?
Personally, I think the movie should get the Rocky Horror Picture Show treatment at some local cinema draft house.
Siwsan
(26,310 posts)I've tried and failed, miserably. A little too schmaltzy for my taste, but then I'm not much of a Christmas person, anyway.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Itll make you cry.
Its well worth it though.
Siwsan
(26,310 posts)And, of course 'A Christmas Story'. That was my whole family's favorite holiday movie and now that most of them are gone, I use it as a connection and the memories come flooding back. I guess that makes it a successful movie, for me.
Miracle on 34th Street was something I connect to my Grandmother. It seems every time I watched it, as a child, I was at her tiny little house on the east side of Flint. Good times, indeed.
d_r
(6,907 posts)we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast and we dont need any characters around to give the joint atmosphere. Is that clear or do I have to slip you my left for a convincer?
FSogol
(45,562 posts)interruptions, commercials, family, etc. Big liberal message too, which is another of Capra's habits.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)My wife likes a wonderful life but I've never been into it
KatyMan
(4,213 posts)Wonderful Life, somehow elves throw handfuls of sawdust or sand or something in my eyes. So I avoid it. Sort of.
Buffalo girl won't you come out tonight won't you come out tonight won't you come out tonight...
avebury
(10,953 posts)The Bishop's wife with Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Before Christmas.
Stuart G
(38,454 posts)I took out a 16 mm version of that film, (no video tape then, yes, I did have a 16 mm projector) ..from the library and watched it. I heard about it, but never seen it..
First time I ever cried from watching a film out of happiness. Wonderful film. Once every couple of years they play it at a local movie theater. I go because although I have seen it a number of times, and I have a copy on disc...I prefer watching a film in a theater which it was made for..