So this December I started and completed my goal of my Yule Tide Marathon. The films reviewed were all first time watches for me and they spanned from the 40s right up to 2003. Here are a list of the films reviewed:
- December 1st – Christmas Vacation (1989)
- December 7th – A Christmas Story (1983)
- December 8th – White Christmas (1954)
- December 16th – Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- December 22nd – The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- December 22nd – Elf (2003)
- December 27th – Holiday Inn (1942)
- December 31st – It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
At the end of the day I’m happy to have finally seen each of these movies. It was fun to finally complete a marathon (I started a Soderbergh Marathon a while back and never finished, was disappointed in myself). So I decided at the end of each marathon I would hand out some awards.
So the winner of this marathon’s BEST STUFFED TURKEY AWARD (Best Actress) – Beverly D’Angelo (Christmas Vacation (1989)). Beverly not only displayed bravery for sticking beside one of the dumbest husbands in the world around the holidays but also some form of intelligence when she decided to cup her man’s balls because she knew that as a wife she had to (even in this time of dire emergency) support him.
The BEST CUT DOWN TREE AWARD (Best Actor) – James Stewart (It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)). Jimmy not only made me fall in love with him but also made me hate him for being so short-sighted. He knew he was doing right but never saw the value of what he was doing sometimes and made it more and more frustrating to see him think about ending his life. The emotion in his voice alone is award worthy.
The BEST PRESENT UNDER THE TREE AWARD (Best Screenplay) – Norman Krasna & Norman Panama (White Christmas (1954)). I never knew someone could somehow tie in the war and a wonderful story about doing something bigger than yourself for someone in need at Christmas time. I loved all the songs as well as all the dialogue in every scene, especially focusing on Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.
The BEST COOK (Best Director) – Bob Clark (A Christmas Story (1983)). He seemed to know the exact amount of cheesiness and nostalgia to put in the film to make it timeless so that it would speak to everyone. I loved it and I loved the narration the most of all.
The BEST LAID OUT DINNER (Best Film) – It’s A Wonderful Life (1946). This movie has instantly become one of my all-time favourites. I loved everything about it and I can’t wait to get the recently released BluRay and add it to my collection. If you haven’t seen this yet you’re missing out for sure.
PS. My next Marathon will be The Kurosawa Katchup which will begin in the month of Janaury.
So what do you think of my awards and my marathon? Would you change anything?