What a crazy excellent film. Tear jerker every time. Merry Christmas.
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The recent James Stewart thread showed me I need to watch this film again, for the first time in many decades. It is a wonderful movie and, knowing Stewart's recent history leading into the production made it all the better.
As good as it was, the wife was unhappy that Potter seemed to get off easy. I reminded her of this, she felt a little better.
Wife and I just finished watching it. It's a Christmas Eve tradition here
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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: Mr. Potter is one of the greatest movie villains. What an asshole. And he never gets any comeuppance, ...
Ah, but he does. George Baily has been a thorn in Potter's side ever since George went to ask his dad about the pills Mr. Gower gave him to deliver. Now Potter was certain he'd finally managed rid himself of that thorn. Not only did he fail, but had it amply demonstrated who really was "the richest man in Bedford Falls."
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
I love this movie; it wouldn’t be Christmas without it. That said I just love the SNL “found” ending. If It’s a Wonderful Life was remade today it would probably have that ending.
Back when everybody had the rights to it and just about every station played it at least once a year, it was sort of my holiday tradition to see how many times I could catch it on. I saw it seven times one christmas. lol
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We watch it at a movie palace that opened 24 Dec 28 on Eve or Day. Seeing it with a crowd and singing carols to an original wurtlitzer organ make a special evening.
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Originally posted by flashguy: It and "Miracle on 34th Street" are MY Christmas movies. They truly reveal the spirit of Christmas. All the others are just entertainment, AFAIC.
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Originally posted by JSW:I love this movie; it wouldn’t be Christmas without it. That said I just love the SNL “found” ending. If It’s a Wonderful Life was remade today it would probably have that ending.
Agreed. I used to watch both It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street each Christmas season, usually on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, but now I try to alternate each year.
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Originally posted by 4MUL8R: We watch it at a movie palace that opened 24 Dec 28 on Eve or Day. Seeing it with a crowd and singing carols to an original wurtlitzer organ make a special evening.
Hey, that sounds like a fun event!
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