"A Christmas Story" Movie - A Friend E-mailed Me That They Saw It For The FIRST TIME EVER Today

[stopbush]

How does that happen? These are people who own a TV and watch TV. How can one have missed this movie when it is played for 24 hours straight on TBS and has been so played for, what, a decade?

Set aside the quality of the movie (it's my fav Xmas movie and one of my all-time favs of all movies), how does one avoid running into this movie?

I just don't get that. It's like never seeing Star Wars.

Well, anyway, they saw it and it's now one of their favs as well.

[Myrina]

1. Never saw it. Sorry.

Not interested & certainly don't understand why it runs endlessly for days every year. :shrug:

[stopbush]

3. Well, if you watched it once, you might understand why it runs endlessly.

[Warpy]

4. Watch it next year

and then maybe you'll understand.

It really is a wonderful movie.

[stopbush]

9. I love the scene change that goes from Randi sitting down on the toilet

to Mom lifting the top off the pot of red cabbage.

[wtmusic]

16. Always a groan

in our household...after how many times? :silly:

[stopbush]

20. According to director Bob Clark, he didn't plan that transition for laughs.

It just happened to get cut that way.

Serendipity.

[wtmusic]

27. If Bob Clark didn't intend it editor Stan Cole did

He's too good, and the cut a little too serendipitous. IMO.

[eShirl]

87. exactly

[Berry Cool]

107. Actually it's Ralphie lifting the lid and looking inside.

Never noticed the transition that much until this year. Then all of a sudden it hit me: "That's kinda gross."

[stopbush]

110. You're right. Senior moment at my end.

[dflprincess]

8. It is the best Christmas movie ever

as many times as I've seen it, it still makes me laugh. The first time I saw it was in a theater and missed a lot of the lines because the audience was laughing so loud.

Do yourself a favor - see this movie.

[stopbush]

15. We own the DVD that has a commentary track with Peter Billingsley (Ralphie)

and director Bob Clark (who also directed Porkie's). It's a very interesting commentary to watch as the movie plays. What appears to be simple changes of camera angles is often a switch between sets in Cleveland and Canada.

Sadly, Bob Clark died in a car accident in CA two years ago and Darren McGavin died last year.

[dflprincess]

30. Darrin McGavin died in February 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_McGavin

Jean Shepherd (aka "Ralphie") died in 1999. I always feel a little sad about that when I watch the movie.

[stopbush]

36. Wow. It's been that long ago. Time flies when you pass 50.

McGavin is absolutely perfect in the movie.

I love how the Old Man is the ONE person Ralphie doesn't pester about getting the BB Gun for Xmas but the Old Man comes through and gets it for him, and without the knowledge of the Mom.

Re: Jean Shepherd - it wasn't until about 6 years ago that I realized that Shepherd makes an appearance in the movie - he's the guy in line waiting to see Santa who says, "Hey kid, the line ends here. It Starts there." Shepherd appeared on a number of History Channel programs near the end of his life, and he was pretty heavy, hairy and missing teeth. In the movie, he looks quite dapper. But the voice is definitely the voice of Ralphie as an adult that courses thru the movie.

[dflprincess]

42. It does fly after 50 doesn't it?

"The Old Man" is so much like my friend's dad that when the movie came out on video we picked it up right away and took it over to show her parents.

When the movie was over, her mom said "But your father doesn't swear like that." We were stunned because he does... Then we realized, he'd swear in front of us and had even done so when we were kids - but he never used that language in front of her mom.

[PSzymeczek]

128. Jean Shepherd also plays Ralphie's boss

in the much overlooked sequel, "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss."
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0098023/

[stopbush]

37. Love the swearing gibberish that McGavin does when battling the furnace.

Plus - "Sonsabitches!! Bumpasses!!"

[Parker CA]

11. It's well worth the two hours. Excellent movie. Watched it four or five times this year.

[stopbush]

39. We tend to have it on one of the TVs for most of the day, sort of like the way one

has Xmas music in the background.

As I have the movie committed to memory, I tend to walk past the TV to hear certain lines to get a chuckle.

[TwilightGardener]

41. Yep--our favorite in my family is "Scott Farkus has yellow eyes! YELLOW EYES!"

[stopbush]

44. Actually, it's Scut Farkas, not Scott.

Which is why Ralphie says "what a crummy name."

[Hannah Bell]

19. it's an excellent movie. heart-warming without being sentimental or false,

excellent acting, genuinely funny, interesting for adults & older children both.

[Golden Raisin]

100. It's absolutely delightful

and beautifully performed down to the smallest roles, even if you weren't around in the U.S.A. in the late 1940's/early 1950's, an era perfectly captured in this film.

[Sherman A1]

123. Same Here

Not interested at all

[FarLeftFist]

2. Epic movie.

Fra-jeel-a

[Parker CA]

5. Must be italian.

[Common Sense Party]

7. It must be Italian.

[dflprincess]

13. I opened a present from one of my nieces

and it was in a box marked "Fragile"... So I had to say "Frajeelie - must be Italian."

Of course, we all lauged like idiots.

It was then we discovered that the niece's fiance has not seen the movie...The family is not sure the engagement should continue.

[Parker CA]

17. Was it a pink bunny suit? ;-)

[dflprincess]

28. No, it was a cute little teapot

however, another of my nieces has a little boy who is now 3. I have started thinking of giving him a pink bunny suit when he's 8 or 9.

[Doremus]

6. Somebody bought the house in Cleveland where it was filmed and

sells tickets to tour it. Complete with the leg lamp in the front window. lol

[Parker CA]

12. Why, why, it's a lamp!!

[stopbush]

25. You can buy the Leg Lamp and other Story stuff from an online outfit.

Here: http://www.redriderleglamps.com/

A number of places now carry the Leg Lamp. You can even get it in a wooden FRAGILE crate.

[Bill219]

81. Our family has a few sets of the Christmas Vacation Moose mugs

We dig them out of storage every year so we can enjoy our eggnog while we watch Clark Griswold and his family

[Berry Cool]

106. The whole house is outfitted to look like the inside of it does in the movie.

The interiors were shot on a soundstage, but the inside of the house actually looks like that now and you can tour it and get your picture taken at the front window with the leg lamp. The house across the street has been converted into a museum where they keep photos and artifacts from the movie, and have a souvenir shop.

It's great fun to visit and it's in a really trendy part of Cleveland--the Tremont neighborhood--with a lot of great restaurants.

[Broken_Hero]

10. Reminds me of

The Goonies, I never saw it until 15/16yrs after it was released...I always heard about it, but never saw it. Most people were surprised when I told them I never saw the flick, but eventually I hunted it down and rented it.

Same with Its a Wonderful Life, I've never seen it, except little pieces of it on tv/trailers. I have no desire to watch it either

[HipChick]

14. I've never seen it..and have no intention either

[Common Sense Party]

23. Your choice...but you're missing out.

If you enjoyed childhood at all, or had an active imagination as a kid, you would probably enjoy this flick.

[HipChick]

35. I gave Santa the shaft when I was about 7..so prob wouldn't appeal to me

[Hannah Bell]

40. its appeal has nothing to do with believing in santa. the movie doesn't believe in santa either.

[Warren DeMontague]

47. It's a classic. Very funny.

Has zip to do with religion, smarmy holiday cute-ness, or Santa, either. Just a good, funny flick with maybe just a touch of Nostalgia.

[stopbush]

49. It's the most-irreverant Xmas movie out there.

How many Xmas movies have 9-year-old kids saying "son of a bitch," "Oh, fudge (only I didn't say fudge)", and "C'mon, smart ass?"

[Warren DeMontague]

54. Hmmmmm. I'm not sure if its the "most irreverent"

:rofl:

[stopbush]

60. I like Bad Santa, but i can't watch it on a TV b'cast because they bleep out all the swearing

and the anal sex scene.

Gotta watch that one on DVD, which I don't own. I've only seen the full swearing version on HBO, and they don't show it anymore.

[Warren DeMontague]

76. Edited for tv, I can't see that movie being more than 10 minutes long.

Get the DVD, fo' sho.

[piratefish08]

105. If you are going to buy it get the unedited 'Badder Santa' version.......

[Frank Cannon]

103. Then you'll love the department store Santa scene

You owe it to yourself to see this movie. More than any other movie I've ever seen, it captures the craziness and wonder of being a kid. It's just about perfect in every way.

[FarLeftFist]

29. We should watch it together.

Me/You and a vaporizer.

[HipChick]

34. That sounds romantic..

[dysfunctional press]

126. wow...you are just toooo hip!

:eyes:

[Crabby Appleton]

18. My fav Christmas movie

[bridgit]

21. Christmas Story is a cool little movie

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9183731

[subterranean]

22. I've somehow avoided seeing it too.

After reading the rave reviews here, I'll make a point of watching it next Christmas!

[Common Sense Party]

24. Why wait? It's still the Christmas season. It's worth a rental.

[Cheap_Trick]

26. I was one of the very few who saw it in the theater back in '83

Here's an interview with the film's composer, Paul Zaza.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43469

MGM did their best to kill the movie.

On edit:
I really wish the "Flash Gordon" sequence would surface someday. It's talked about on the special editon DVD, and the script for it is there. I just noticed that the end credits have a listing for Flash and Ming the Merciless, so the scene must have been cut late in game.

[wtmusic]

32. IIRC it had a very limited release

but got legs in the brand new video rental business.

[blondeatlast]

90. I saw it then too. I'd JUST gotten out of having my wisdom teeth removed.

It hurt like hell to laugh, but I was on good meds and I laughed so hard I cried. I remember it bombed at the box office--but the beuatiful snow scenes were so very worth seeing on the big screen.

[Berry Cool]

108. You're in luck. Next year's A Christmas Story Convention will feature an exhibit

of the Flash Gordon sequence costumes and details on the cut scenes.

[FarLeftFist]

31. This many posts and still no "You'll shoot your eye out" yet?

Mine doesn't count.

[stopbush]

33. Nobody wanted to go for the obvious.

Trivia note:

The DVD has widescreen and full screen versions. On the full screen version, you can see the trampoline that Black Bart jumps on to hop the fence and land on his horse. You can't see the trampoline on the widescreen version.

"Mind powers...the mind powers."

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

96. my brother gave me a Red Ryder bb gun for xmas in 1998

Red Ryder 60th anniversary carved in the stock.

it came with safety goggles.

[Morning Dew]

38. Yeah, but...

What is the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew's horse?

[stopbush]

45. "Victor. Everybody knows that." eom

[inthebrain]

43. That's a fucking classic

I make a point to see it every year.

In a way, the movie is like sex. It's never as good as your first time but still enjoyable every time you see it.

Since the first time I saw when I was in fifth grade I can'e believe how that movie has become such a staple of the holidays. I think "Elf" is now the next movie to go into that category although the ending is not nearly as good. "Elf" probably has to worst ending of any holiday flick given that its so generic.

[Harry Monroe]

62. Speaking of sex...

Ralphie (as adult narrator): "Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window."

[tuckessee]

46. Poor Flick and his tongue. n/t

[inthebrain]

51. Flick later became a porn star

Must have been some tongue.

LOL

[Yuugal]

116. Flick? Flick who?

My fav line.... :)

[Warren DeMontague]

48. To be fair, that movie was pretty well unknown until not that long ago.

It's only in maybe the last decade or so that I think its gotten wide recognition as a classic.

Sort of like "The Big Lebowski", it's taken a while and some word of mouth for its genius to be appropriately appreciated.

[inthebrain]

50. It's only been out for roughly 26 years or so

It takes about 15-20 for most people to recognize a film as a classic.

[Warren DeMontague]

52. I'm still waiting for Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" to get the recognition I think its due.

"Citizen Kane" of the 2nd half of the 20th Century, if you ask me.

[Morning Dew]

55. Love Gilliam - Brazil was brilliant. n/m

[stopbush]

57. I missed the theatrical release. I first saw it back in the 80s or early 90s

when it was shown on HBO. I thought it was made for HBO at the time because it's a small slice of life movie.

I've been hooked ever since.

My 3 fav Xmas movies are A Christmas Story, NL's Christmas Vacation and the Alastair Sim A Christmas Carol from 1951. And, of course, the 1934 version of Miracle on 34th Street which makes me nostalgic for my years in NYC.

[PSzymeczek]

129. Miracle on 34th Street

was 1947, not 1934.

[MadBadger]

53. Never seen "A Christmas story"

Or any other true Christmas movie for that matter like It's a Wonderful Life or White Christmas. Its that whole "being Jewish" thing.

[Warren DeMontague]

56. They go have Chinese Food for dinner on Christmas

....what's more Jewish than that? :shrug:

[inthebrain]

58. I don't think you have to be a Christian to find that movie funny

I'm an atheist and love that movie. It's just downright ridiculous. If you come from a family where your father speaks in unrecognizable tongues then the movie is for you.

It's just completely insane.

[MadBadger]

59. I wont watch a movie with Christmas in the title

This country has Christmas hysteria from just before Thanksgiving until Today. I'm not a fan and I try to avoid it at all costs.

[stopbush]

61. You're all the poorer for not breaking your self-imposed rule on this one.

Trust me.

[KakistocracyHater]

65. it's not one of THOSE movies, when the turkey is done cooking out on the

table the(Bumpesis)neighbor's dogs come bursting thru & rip it apart & take it outside, so they go to a Chinese restraunt-for Xmas dinner, in the 1950s. It's narrated by a grown-up Ralphie, like The Wonder Years later. It's funny because of all that goes wrong, the aunt who sent a bunny costume for Ralphie-she never remembers she has a nephew. It's funny, a good film.

[MadBadger]

68. Honestly, Ive never heard of it. But the OP makes is sound like some sacred cow

like White Christmas and Its a Wonderful Life.

[Hannah Bell]

73. ?? they're not sacred cows, they're just movies people like.

[Warren DeMontague]

77. I used to turn all sorts of people on to the Grateful Dead. Then, one day,

I woke up and it was way harder to score tickets to shows.

D'oh!

I'm not sure what the lesson there is, but in my experience people will like what they like. Not much point in worrying about anyone's taste but one's own, I guess.



It's a good movie, but I certainly don't expect you to take my word for it.

[wtmusic]

127. The fact that this thread has 100+ posts

shows that the movie strikes a chord...the only detractors seem to be those who have never seen it. :silly:

[MineralMan]

95. Both of those are very good, too.

A Christmas story is as good as any Christmas movie...it is a classic.

Miracle on 34th Street is another must watch movie. Natalie Wood, as a little girl, steals this show.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

124. It's not one of those films

"White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life" are bore fests. This is much more contemporary and funny.

[paulsby]

64. oh please

i have mormon friends who love "fiddler on the roof".

you don't have to be christian to like "miracle on 34th street", "it's a wonderful life" or "christmas story" either.

one can be jewish and enjoy any of these movies. or atheist. or hindu. or ...

they are ultimately slices of americana, as much as they are christmas.

[Book Lover]

69. :fistbump:

On the other hand, I have seen this movie, and between the fistfight with the bullies, the airgun theme, the washing out of the kid's mouth with soap theme, and the decidedly un-St-Nick-like store Santa, this film has very little in common with the actual holiday.

[sarge43]

80. Has nothing to do with religion, everything to do with being a kid.

It's one of the most honest depictions of childhood ever put on film.

[THUNDER HANDS]

98. so?

I'm Jewish. Jews like humor. And A Christmas Story is one of the funniest movies - not just Christmas movies, but movies. period. ever made.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

63. Christmas Story is a huge tradition in our family. My sons

know every little nuance about the film.

[Book Lover]

66. What? Easy, silly

For myself, I simply never watched it. It's not as if it blankets every single tv station 24/7, fer cri-yi. And for the record, I have seen it twice, and still don't like it.

[Lorien]

67. I saw it for the first time just a few years ago

I grew up without a TV and don't have cable now.

[DesertFlower]

70. i'm 68 and i've never seen it.

i've haven't seen star wars either.

[DemReadingDU]

89. Haven't seen Star Wars either

or Star Trek

[kestrel91316]

71. A holiday classic, ROFL. I play the game Petville on Facebook,

and you can buy home furnishings for your avatar - they have THAT LAMP available, lol.

[lazarus]

72. I've never seen it

Really, I have no interest in it. At this point, it's become a tradition for me to avoid it. No real reason, but I've gone this long....

[TexasObserver]

74. Only one error in it: "You'll put SOMEBODY'S eye out!"

That's what they all said in real life, not "you'll put your eye out!" It's the other kids who have to worry when a kid gets a BB gun. They're the ones who will get an eye shot out, not the kid who gets the gun.

When I was a child, every respectable 7 year old boy had a Daisy BB rifle, a pocket knife, and a flash light.

[Dennis Donovan]

85. Well, they covered that breach of reality by having Ralphie's first target...

...mounted on an old porcelain sign, assuring the ricochet that knocked his glasses off.;-)

[Raine]

75. I tried to watch it but found it

so irritating that I had to turn it off. x(

[jdadd]

78. I went there last year.....

[joeybee12]

79. My own sister has never seen it...I've seen it dozens of times...

...wonderful, wonderful movie!

[Sedona]

82. Not on the greatest page yet? I get the Major Award for the 5th rec

My fundie Mom is visiting us for the holidays for the first time in many years. We tried to turn her on to it. I thought she'd be smitten being that she grew up in the 40's and 50's. She didn't show the least bit interest. Go figure, I guess it wasn't Jesus-ey enough for her, and its not on Faux-noooz

My three atheist daughters were raised on it, still love it and their dad and I received a copy from one of them for a "holiday" gift many years ago.

Its on 24 hours in the back round like music too.





edited for typing in the dark and the missing a on my keyboard

[MerryBlooms]

83. A Christmas Story and

The Ref, are the two holiday movies we watch every year. My old video of The Ref was getting really worn out and so I was thrilled to receive the DVD as a Christmas gift from my sons this year.

[blondeatlast]

91. I love The ref as well. We watch The Fef, A Christmas Story, and NL's Christmas Vacation every year

on Christmas Eve, then it's off to bed.

[Dennis Donovan]

84. I only read books / I don't own a TV / it's not a foreign film, so I won't watch it...

...I think I covered all the pseudo-intellectual responses, didn't I?;)

I LOVE the movie! Admittedly, it's amazing to me it was directed by the man who only a year before directed Porky's.;-)

[NYCGirl]

117. Bob Clark was responsible for all the "Porky's" films. Shows that every director

has one great film in him/her.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

125. +100

If it doesn't have subtitles, I won't watch it!

[iamthebandfanman]

86. funny how that movie caught on

as a classic so quickly...
i mean it came out in 83....


i know ive always watched it growing up, and i was born in 81...

[elocs]

88. "A Christmas Story" is a movie that is loved right across the political spectrum.

Doesn't matter if you are Democrat or Republican you can discuss how much you liked the movie and you know, that's nice to have when the political battle lines are always being drawn.

I still don't understand the attitude of those who claim they have never seen the movie and have no interest in seeing it. How proud and self-righteous their attitude seems like somehow it makes them better and more noble than the rest of us. Fortunately, as far as "A Christmas Story" goes they are a small and humbug minority.

Even though I went to grade school 20 years later than the era of "A Christmas Story" there were aspects of this movie and its more simple lifestyle that rang true for me when I was a little kid. I enjoyed it right through its ending when mom and dad are sitting in the dark of the living room and watching it snow on Christmas night, reflecting on what a good Christmas it had been.

This is a movie that will always be new for someone. A good new.

[LWolf]

119. I've never seen it.

I see 2 or 3 new movies a year, and watch a movie once a month or so at home. I just don't care for the format. What's not to understand?

Does "The Christmas Story" come in a book? I'm more likely to read than watch.

:shrug:

[PSzymeczek]

131. It's one of the stories

in Jean Shepherd's In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.

[PCIntern]

92. The genius of Jean Shepherd is grossly under-appreciated...

I have about 1400 or his WOR radio shows in my collection...the content in the terrific film under discussion comprises about .001% of his stories to say nothing of his commentary which is almost endless...there were literally tens of thousands of hours of Shep doing his radio show all night which have been lost into the aether forever...a terrible shame.

One of the all-time greats who started to come around politically towards the middle/end of the Vietnam War when he went on a bus to D.C. to one of the marches...to that point, he always vilified protesters, technically of both sides but leaning somewhat to the Right and against the 'Liberals" ...that's probably how he got the original job at WOR since they've been a RW station for generations.

Shep was a one-of-a-kind.

[Xenotime]

93. It's easy to explain how..

You and your relatives are progressive and don't celebrate foolish ideas at the end of every year. Therefore, no need to watch movies with the same title.

[Berry Cool]

109. Ah, another possible pseudointellectual snob response.

That and the covers-all-the-bases "I won't watch or like anything that is popular with too many other people because it would make me look COMMON" response.

Hey, to each his own and everything is not for everybody, but this movie strikes a chord with a lot of people, and it has nothing to do with celebrating what you think are "foolish ideas." Actually, the movie is a bit different and refreshing in that it acknowledges that if you are a kid and you celebrate Christmas, you look forward to it all year and the reason has nothing to do with religion or peace or goodwill--it has to do with getting that one present that you're convinced your life would not be complete without. Yes, you're a greedy and avaricious little thing--but you're a kid. And when you're a kid, part of the magic of being a kid is the idea that you can wish for this thing you don't have and on Christmas, somehow, you get it. And maybe you get it even if it's impractical and a little dangerous. Because your parents remember what it was like to be a kid and the glories of being able to play and just have fun for hours and hours, and they want you to have that too.

[BlueMTexpat]

94. I LOVE that movie.

My husband and I first saw it in a theater when some blockbuster movie we had wanted to see was sold out. We chose another that was showing at around the same time and this was it. What a unexpected treat! We both laughed so hard and enjoyed it, thinking "classic" from the get-go. Then I didn't see it again for years.
So, one Christmas I bought the DVD, which we watched on Christmas Eve, only to discover the TBS marathon being run as well the next day. Irony of ironies.
Still, I have never regretted that DVD purchase because now I can see it when the mood strikes.

*********
I believe that there was a sequel, although not with the Christmas theme. Without McGavin, however, it just wasn't the same.

[stopbush]

111. The sequel is called "My Summer Story." It's on YouTube these days. eom

[Le Taz Hot]

97. I've never seen it.

:shrug: Most movies that people rave about I walk away and with a "what the . . .???" Netflix just sent me "Julie and Julia." I watched it and was very glad I didn't pay $8.00 to go see it in the theater. Cute but nothing praiseworthy.

[blondeatlast]

101. I have the same reaction to the grass roots hype but I had the privilege to see the ACS theatrical

release way back in '83 (I'd just had my wisdom teeth removed, too--and it hurt like crazy to laugh).

Great movie then but it absolutely bombed at the box office. I was shocked when it became such a classic 20 years later. The Christmas part is a frame for all the other Jean Shepherd stories woven in. The Bumpos dogs were actually in summer, etc.

But I do so know what you mean--if everyone tells me I MUST see it, then I know I'll be disappointed--and I always am. Same with books, music--you name it.

And even though ACS IS a love;y movie, I can almost guarantee you will be disappointed because you've heard so much about it. It's a damn shame that things work that way, but that's how it is. I understand your position perfectly.

[needledriver]

99. I have never seen it, either.

I feel like I have experienced it already - I spent a lot of years listening to Shep live on WOR! I even went down with a bunch of other fans and saw his live Saturday night show at the Limelight in Greenwich Village.

I'm going to have to dig out my signed copy of "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash".

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

102. Be sure to drink your Ovaltine

and read Jean Shepherd's "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash"

"A Christmas Story" is a compilation of some of the stories from that book.

[piratefish08]

104. It has always been a christmas eve standard at our house and one of my all time favorites as well

After the kids are in bed we watch the "Trailer Park Boys: Santa Claus Go Fuck Yourself".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuLjGoLCshM&feature=related




Then we watch "Bad Santa".


Hope everyone had fun and stayed safe these past few days.

[soleft]

112. This movie helps me understand Republicans

And I mean that in a good way.

[undeterred]

113. I've never seen Star Wars

It doesn't interest me.

[PSzymeczek]

132. I stood in line for 45 minutes

ON CRUTCHES to see "Star Wars," because the guy I was dating at the time wanted to see it. So we drove over to Carmel. We also went over there to see "The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid."

[Hamlette]

114. I've never watched it either, not all the way through

I get about 10 minutes into it and lose interest. I try every year. (I don't watch much TV, I'm a audiobook addict and I'd rather "go back to my book". If you saw my "reading list" and know that listening is not the same as reading, you'd understand this has nothing to do with snobbery.)

On your recommendation, I'll try again. This time with the goal of getting past the lamp scene.

[monmouth]

115. I never saw Star Wars....n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

122. Well, there's nothing stopping you now...

When "Star Wars" first came out, I saw it six times, at the theater... :D

[LWolf]

118. I've never seen it.

I have a tv, and I watch it, but my taste in tv or movies is quite limited. I can sit and read a book all day, but my attention span doesn't like the passivity required for tv, so I usually only watch when I'm too exhausted to do anything else.

I've seen Star Wars. ;)

"A New Hope" came out when I was finishing high school; I saw it at the drive-in.

[Rhiannon12866]

120. Well, I don't know your friend, but it's possible that he/she is really busy on Christmas...

I first saw it when it came out and turn it on now because there's usually nothing else on at that time that's worth watching. I pretty much know the dialog by now, LOL. :D

I use the TV for company, especially late at night, but not everybody does that, or stays up late... :shrug:

[CBGLuthier]

121. If only it had been in 3D, with CG space indians

then it would have been the ultimate movie.

[Libertas1776]

130. You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Merry Christmas...

Ho! Ho! Ho!