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.

MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL - Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't... like films a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

"You keep on rowin', and I'll keep on smilin'" ~ Poppy.

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Is a character study of a MPDG and not the story of a man who needs one to change his life.

DUGGY'S BLOGS - 10 Rules to Doctor Who

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't... 

A post from this blog has been cleaned up and reformatted and now appears on "Duggy's Blogs."  You can check it out if you want.

~ DUG.

MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL - (500) Days of Summer (2009)

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't... like films a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

"You never wanted to be anybody's girlfriend, now you're somebody's wife." ~ Tom Hansen.

500 Days of Summer (2009) - is a film that declares it isn't a love story.  But is it an MPDG film?

MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL - Garden State

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't... like films a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

"You changed my life.  You changed my life, and I've known you four days." ~ Andrew Largeman.

Garden State (2001) - It a the story of a man medicated since he was a child finally accepting his life.

The following may contain spoilers for

Garden State (2004)

MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL - Sweet November (2001)

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't... like films a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

"What'd I do today?  I got fired, they took the company car and my girlfriend left me." ~ Nelson Moss

Sweet November (2001) - Sara Deever (Charlize Theron) offers to let a Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) live with her for a month to change his life.

The following may contain spoilers for

Sweet November (2001)

THE FILM RULES - Year Two

Looking at the Rules that film genres follow or don't...