CHRISTMAS MOVIES RULES - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), the third film in the vacation is a family home christmas story.

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"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES RULES - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) is, pretty obviously, a Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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"The Muppets Christmas Carol" (1992)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES - It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

It's A Wonderful Life (1946) is a film, partially set at Christmas and popularly watched during the festive season.

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"It's A Wonderful Life" (1946)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a stop-motion animation children's Christmas horror.

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Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES - A Christmas Story (1983)

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas movies follow those formulas?

"Christmas was on its way.  Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas around which the entire kid year revolved."

A Christmas Story (1983) is a film about a child's view of Christmas in the 1940s.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES - Elf (2003)

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Let's look at the Christmas film...

"The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear." ~ Buddy.

Elf is a film about a foundling, raised by one of Santa's elves who returns to the modern world in a fish-out-of-water Christmas comedy.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES - The Rules

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Let's look at the Christmas film...

It's that time of year, and I thought as a bit of fun I'd do rules for Christmas films.  This isn't just films set at Christmas or Christmas horror films (like Silent Night, Deadly Night or Die Hard or Gremlins) but rather films about Christmas.