| Snow is falling, all around me, children
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| | recent films they've made, this one is by
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| playing, having fun.
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| | far the best. With enough in jokes to
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| It's that time of year again and what
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| | keep parents happy, and more than enough
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| better way to get in the festive spirit
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| | slapstick to stop the kids getting bored,
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| than by curling up on the sofa and
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| | this film is a real treat on a cold
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| watching one of these Christmas Crackers!
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| | winters evening. Michael Caine is cast as
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| Top 5 Christmas Films
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| | the miserly Scrooge ably assisted by a
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| The nights are drawing in, there's the
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| | world populated by colorful creatures.
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| hint of snow on the air, if you listen
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| | Songs, sledging, snowballs, it's got it
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| closely then you might just hear the
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| | all.
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| pitter pat of reindeer hooves!
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| | NOTE: Scrooged with Bill Murry is also a
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| With that in mind, The Round Up is proud
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| | class Christmas film and well worth an
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| to present our Top 5 Christmas Movies.
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| | entry here. But Bill's got a wealth of
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| So sit back, pour yourself a glass of
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| | good stuff and the Muppets are only going
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| Christmas cheer and get in the festive
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| | to show up here, unless we run a Top 5
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| mood while watching these Christmas
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| | Furry Creatures on sticks Round Up.
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| crackers!
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| | Which, when's all said and done, we
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| (5) Home Alone - 1990. Written by John
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| | probably will do!
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| Hughes. Directed by Chris Columbus
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| | (2) Die Hard - 1988. Written by Jeb
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| Ahhh, a little boy in a big house,
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| | Stuart, based on Roderick Thorp's book.
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| questionable parenting and some comedy
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| | Directed by John McTiernan.
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| criminals, what's not to like? If you
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| | It's winter but Bruce still has a vest
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| haven't seen this for a while, it still
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| | on! Baddies in Towering Inferno rip-off,
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| holds up as fun trip into the mixed-up
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| | but baddies with machine guns, high-tec
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| world of "Movieland". While, in the real
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| | drills and of course, Alan Rickman. Over
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| world the parents would have been
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| | the top and then some, it's an action
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| incarcerated for criminal neglect,
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| | film that everyone likes. The lines are
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| everything in this place turns out nice
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| | now part of our culture, it put Mr.
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| again, just in time for the credits to
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| | Moonlighting on the path to Movie Stardom
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| role. A kids vs grown ups film at it's
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| | and it made Alan Rickman the best
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| very best, from the writer of such
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| | snarling baddy for ages. Explosions,
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| classics as The Breakfast Club and Ferris
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| | Guns, Throwaway line, it's got the lot
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| Bueller and the Director of Harry Potter
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| | and it's got a lovely Christmas
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| and the Chamber of Secrets. Fun for all
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| | background too!
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| with Macaulay, before the years and the
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| | Say it with me, come on now, say
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| drugs took their toll.
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| | it...."Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho
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| (4) It's a Wonderful Life - 1946. Written
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| | Ho"
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| by Philip Van Doren Stern & Frances
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| | (1) Gremlins - 1984. Written by Chris
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| Goodrich, amongst others. Directed by
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| | Columbus. Directed by Joe Dante.
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| Frank Capra.
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| | La la la la, lala, la la la la, lala, la
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| Who Boo'ed? Eh? Who was it? SHUT UP! This
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| | la la la laaa laa laa la lala. GIZMO!
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| is one of the all time greats when it
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| | Cute, furry, makes noises and "breeds"
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| comes to Christmas films. You might not
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| | when you put water on him! Who'd have
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| have seen it for a while but don't let
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| | thought it would all turn out so wrong? A
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| that fact that it's rolled out every
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| | black fairy tail from the people that
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| Christmas like the Great Escape put you
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| | brought you Home Alone. Everything from
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| off. For a film that deals with the
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| | the fathers crazy inventions to the story
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| emotional breakdown of a suicidal man who
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| | about "Daddy falling and breaking his
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| feels he's wasted his life, it's not
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| | neck while climbing down the chimney".
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| preachy or patronizing and still leaves
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| | It's all great B Movie stuff, with
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| you feeling all warm and fuzzy at the
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| | fantastic scenes of green monsters
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| end. A true classic, they don't make them
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| | exploding in microwaves and a drunken bar
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| like this anymore.
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| | brawl complete with flasher. We love this
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| (3) The Muppet Christmas Carol - 1992.
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| | film and know you do too, if only for the
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| Written by Charles Dickens & Jerry Jhul
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| | stair lift bit! Now remember it maybe
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| (I'm guessing not at the same time).
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| | Christmas, but don't feed them after
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| Directed by Brian Henson.
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| | midnight!
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| I love the Muppets and out of the more
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