Am I the only one who liked the live action Grinch movie? Its one of my favorite christmas movies, and I'm not afraid to say it, Carrey nailed the role, turning the Grinch from a one dimensional scrooge clone into a hilarious and oddly sympathetic Heroic Sociopath.
The live-action Grinch sucks... Jim Carey is awesome, but even he couldn't save something so trite, saccharine, and BS! Proof that this was a bad idea to begin with IMHO.
I'll stick with the animated one (which should have been the only one), thank you very much.
This is where I, the Vampire Mistress, proudly reside: http://liberal.nationstates.net/nation=nova_nacioWhat's the deal with He-Man anyway? He goes from that faggy prince outfit to an (and let's be blunt here) equally faggy shaggy speedo and a bandoleer, while undergoing no physical change whatsoever and nobody can tell they're the same guy?
I realise, this was a Filmation cartoon and thus underneath the barrel in every respect whatsoever, but sheesh...
Don't you try anything, you baked good you.I remember that. And then the parents got stuck in a house because snow over flooded from the outside while the babies were looking for Santa or something. You know, I actually loved that special =p.
Man, I never saw Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer. I remember seeing a little bit of it, but that was years ago and I changed the channel because I got bored. It was really that bad?
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Originally He Man was supposed to change physically, but making them look the same saved some money.
But, weren't we supposed to be discussing bad Christmas specials?
8 Crazy Nights is a Channukah movie. There's such a dearth of them that it's hard to say it's the worst. It made me laugh and the visuals looked good to me. I could see why is wouldn't be everyone cup of tea, though.
I second Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. I'll also add the Red Shoes. I saw it on Fox Family and it was about a man who made God red shoes, but God didn't want them, so he gave them to a poor girl. It could've been heartwarming, but instead, it was stupid.
I think I actually a found a Christmas special that's just as terrible (if not worse) than the Star Wars Holiday Special. We Wish You A Turtle Christmas. It's a Christmas special of TMNT. Just watch Cinemassacre's review of it, it takes all of the words out of my mouth. The songs.... THE SONGS! God those were terrible. Anyways, Here.
I believe Obscurus Lupa also reviewed that (with a little help from Phelous…as the Shredder). I don't have the link on hand at the moment though. I will say this, the reggae-flavored "Deck the Halls" at the beginning was kinda nice, but the rest…eh.
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.There's one I saw many years ago, which I believe was called something like Blue Toes the Christmas Elf. It involved an elf who nobody liked who ends up going after Santa's sleigh when he realises that a couple of presents were forgotten. He arrives at the house and finds that the children have no stockings, so he takes off his own socks and puts the gifts in them, then he goes out to wait for Santa to return and the cold turns his toes blue.
There's nothing more seasonal than frostbite, after all.

Post 66 mentioned that 1998 Rudolph: The Movie. I actually kinda like that one. It has some interesting characters (Eric Idle voices an arctic fox, by the way) and I didn't think the songs were bad. For those who don't know, it's basically an Alternate Universe Rudolph story, where an evil ice queen voiced by Whoopi Goldberg sends a huge ice storm that blocks in the North Pole. I know that Clint Black sings a song over the credits, which was surprising to me the first time.
I also thought the live-action Grinch was actually quite solid. I like how it's Darker and Edgier but doesn't feel cold, and I didn't find Carrey obnoxious in the title role.
Also baffled at the Olive hate. Before I saw the posts here, I didn't realize there were Olive haters. I had never watched it until last year, but I enjoy it. Which is more than I can say for nearly anything else with the name Matt Groening on it.
(One that I don't dislike, but it bugs me. Why do people consider Frosty The Snowman a Christmas special just because it takes place in winter? Don't you realize Christmas is only the BEGINNING of winter, and Frosty could logically take place as late as March in most places?)