I partly agree; all the Christmas movies do sort of start to blend together after awhile. And yes, some of them are rather...strange. But personally, I know that certain Christmas movies are sort of traditions in my family; for example, we always watch Elf the day after Thanksgiving, and end up watching it at least 10 more times before New Years with my extended family. Surprisingly, it's still funny, because of things like how my younger cousin can quote the funny lines of the movie and speaks the lines along with the actors. The movie The Santa Clause is also another favorite in my family; it's the first "real" Christmas movie we ever watched together (by real I mean not Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or A Charlie Brown Christmas.) And who can forget classics like It's a Wonderful Life? I guess I'm just saying that other people may have different holiday traditions around Christmas time than you do, and maybe strange movies are one way of celebrating the holidays.
On the other hand, movies with plots. I'm kind of excited for The Golden Compass, though I don't know who I'm going to get to see it with me. My entire family (except my Dad) has tried to read the book, and all of them thought it was a horrible book, sadly. So hopefully I'll be able to get someone to go with me.
Another movie I'm looking forward to is Atonement, based on the book by Ian McEwan. It's rated R, so I'm not going to recomend it to anyone since I don't really know how old most of you are. Anyway, I'm excited because we read the book in AP English 12 for summer reading, so I know the basic plot and think it sounds like a good movie. However, it's only in limited release right now, and sadly this limited release doesn't include my local movie theaters. Oh well...I can wait a few weeks or so until it gets here.
On the other hand, movies with plots. I'm kind of excited for The Golden Compass, though I don't know who I'm going to get to see it with me. My entire family (except my Dad) has tried to read the book, and all of them thought it was a horrible book, sadly. So hopefully I'll be able to get someone to go with me.
Another movie I'm looking forward to is Atonement, based on the book by Ian McEwan. It's rated R, so I'm not going to recomend it to anyone since I don't really know how old most of you are. Anyway, I'm excited because we read the book in AP English 12 for summer reading, so I know the basic plot and think it sounds like a good movie. However, it's only in limited release right now, and sadly this limited release doesn't include my local movie theaters. Oh well...I can wait a few weeks or so until it gets here.
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