It's a Wonderful Life

[Golddollar]

I just finished watching "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. It brings back a lot of happy memories for me as I had the pleasure of appearing in 2 stage productions of it. Merry Christmas to all and I hope you have a bountiful and prosperous 2018.

 

[GKC]

This is a holiday tradition for us. If it's not on TV, we have it on DVD. We watch it, "A Christmas Carol" (the George C. Scott version), "A Christmas Story", and "Miracle on 34th Street" (the Richard Attenborough version) all of which we have on DVD. We usually watch one a night, during the Christmas week. I also like "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. My wife likes Tim Allen in the Santa Clause movies, as well "Christmas with the Kranks." I can take or leave those.

Merry Christmas to everyone here!

 

[JohnRippert]

I did one of our traditions today as well, watched Bill Murray's "Scrooged". I really do like that movie.

 

[JayFramer]

That really is one of the greatest films ever. So moving and I love Jas. Stewart.

 

[rwsmith]

Great, great films...

Don't forget Jean Shepherd's 'Christmas Story'. Not an old one, but an instant classic.

Christmas Vacation is always a blast for me.

'Home Alone' is too. I saw a girl the other day that had a "Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal" sweat shirt. When the gangster starts shooting the Tommy gun and the pizza guy thinks he's being shot at puts me on the floor every time.

It's too bad Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck, John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Yul Brynner couldn't be in a Christmas special, Maybe even 'A Christmas Carol'. With Henry Fonda and Lee Van Cleef as Scrooge and Marley. Jimmy Steward could be Bob Cratchit and John Wayne Tiny Tim. Claudia Cardinal and Maureen O'Hara could have the ladies roles of Mrs. Chratchit and the sister.

"God bless us every one....pilgrim."

 

[sigp220.45]

One of my all-time favorites. While George Bailey may have stayed home to fight the Battle of Bedford Falls, James Stewart was the real deal.

 

[CapnMic]

also loved the movie "Strategic Air Command" .. with Jimmy Stewart

 

[fordson]

I’ll go along with your #s two and three. Number one is Casablanca ....... “Here’s looking at you, kid”........

 

[Trooperdan]

Never cared for this film as the nasty banker gets away with the money. I know,. I shouldn't be that way but I wanted to see him get his comeuppance!

 

[Protected One]

I too have a tradition of watching "It's A Wonderful Life" every Christmas. Wonderful movie with a lesson I think many could stand to learn - what life would be like without them.

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[BigBill]

One of my all-time favorites
. While George Bailey may have stayed home to fight the Battle of Bedford Falls, James Stewart was the real deal.

Jimmy was a bomber pilot in ww2.

 

[Ed Fowler]

I have watched "It is a Wonderful Life" every Christmas since I bought a tape. Can't understand the words and no closed caption copies seem to be available but I know what they are saying. Great Movie!!

 

[Faulkner]

I always look forward to the Bing Crosby classic "White Christmas" this time of year. I usually only watch the first 15 minutes where the army division is attending the impromptu Christmas show near the front lines and the troops finish up the performance with "We'll follow the old man" since General Waverly has been relieved of command, and the last 15 minutes where the division reunites after the war at General Waverly's ski lodge. The reunion will just about bring a tear to my eye.

 

[Golddollar]

Jimmy was a bomber pilot in ww2.

He also stayed in the Air Force Reserves and retired as a brigadier general. He said he was prouder of his military service than he was of his acting career.

If you are ever in western PA go to Indiana, PA and visit the Jimmy Stewart Museum there. I went and found it was a fantastic place. Then go to the courthouse and see the statue of him in his character of Elwood P. Dowd in "Harvey."

 

[Frank46]

Christmas isn't Christmas unless I watch the 1950's era version of Scrooge with Alistair Sim, Then It's a Wonderful life and then Christmas Story. Last night watched Scrooge with Alistair Sim on youtube. Frank

 

[TTSH]

I have watched "It's a wonderful life" so many times that I know the entire script by heart. We just watched it again the other night. It is a Christmas tradition and traditions must be respected.

I will, however, put forth the outrageous (almost blasphemous) notion that George Bailey is not the most psychologically stable person nor the greatest role model. Truth is that he's actually kind of a jerk at times and his temperament, manner, moods and emotional outbursts are far from ideal. He made many bad decisions and it appears he was a very unhappy and unfulfilled individual for most of his life.

I guess things finally turn out okay for him, but I sometimes wonder about his life after the movie ends... the rest of the story. Did he end up dying an unhappy man, troubled by the fact that he never accomplished any of his lofty goals? Or did he finally accept that his place was running the Building & Loan and eventually settle down to accepting his fate and trying to make the best of it?

Am I over-thinking the film? Probably. But that's what happens when I watch a film way too many times.

 

[jimmyj]

Christmas Story is my favorite as I identify with the 1940s era and wanting a "Red Ryder" BB gun.

 

[TTSH]

Christmas Story is my favorite as I identify with the 1940s era and wanting a "Red Ryder" BB gun.

It's one of my Top 3 Christmas favorites too despite the fact that I had never even heard of "Red Ryder" in my youth. I'm a child of the (very early) 50's, not the 40's. Despite the fact that the comic strip lasted all the way to the mid-60's, the "Red Ryder" movies ended around the time I was born and the character never made any impression on me.

The interesting part for me is that my grandson is approaching that age where he is thinking BB gun! We already shoot my air guns under extremely careful adult supervision in the back yard, but he is starting to think that he should own one of his own.

So do I still get a kid of today a "Red Ryder" BB gun? Or do the kids of today want something with a little more modern day sex appeal?

 

[chief38]

I've watched the movie too many times and know all the lines - lol.


I've had a pretty good life so far (64 next week) and hope my lucky streak lasts a long time . I don;t take it for granted though as I see many suffering. I do try and help people along the way.

 

[Protected One]

I have watched "It is a Wonderful Life" every Christmas since I bought a tape. Can't understand the words and no closed caption copies seem to be available but I know what they are saying. Great Movie!!

Do you have a DVD player?