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Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#76: Dec 19th 2011 at 7:56:37 AM

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?)

SomeNewGuy Since: Jun, 2009
#77: Dec 19th 2011 at 11:33:05 AM

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.

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NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#79: Dec 19th 2011 at 2:44:28 PM

[up][up] It was a very mixed bag, but I found it rather watchable. I consider the animated special to be somewhat overrated, although yeah, it's still better than the movie.

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#80: Dec 19th 2011 at 3:51:31 PM

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.

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HappyComputerist Wananana~ from Doublecross Since: Dec, 2012
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#81: Dec 19th 2011 at 8:27:22 PM

Also, the He-Man Christmas Special. Enough said.

edited 19th Dec '11 8:27:51 PM by HappyComputerist

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MrW from some place Since: Sep, 2010
#82: Dec 21st 2011 at 6:07:27 AM

There was a CGI Rudolph sequel I know of, made by the same people who made that 1998 movie. All I can remember is that I never, ever want to see it again.

edited 21st Dec '11 6:09:08 AM by MrW

SomeNewGuy Since: Jun, 2009
#83: Dec 21st 2011 at 8:48:10 AM

[up][up] You realise that even the Critic acknowledges the movie's fanbase, so using the review as evidence that its "unarguably bad" is kinda a double edged sword.

RichReeders Official Muffin Watcher from Watching this muffin. Since: Feb, 2011
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#84: Dec 21st 2011 at 10:44:44 AM

What'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...

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0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
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#85: Dec 21st 2011 at 12:29:32 PM

[up]I never watched He Man, but I always assumed that he had no secret identity to protect. This is news to me and it is quite mind-boggling.

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HidingGames Awesomebender Since: Apr, 2011
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#86: Dec 21st 2011 at 5:15:26 PM

That one Rugrats Christmas special where they got trapped at the Christmas theme park Stu designed. (I think it was a theme park anyway? It was something close to it.) Anyone remember when Stu was more or less a bumbling inventor instead of a sucessful one?

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? [lol]

edited 21st Dec '11 5:15:47 PM by HidingGames

NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#87: Dec 21st 2011 at 5:25:49 PM

[up][up] No, Adam's identity as He-Man was indeed a secret. IIRC, the opening itself said only Orko, Man-At-Arms, Cringer and the Sorceress (and later She-Ra) were supposed to be on the secret.

edited 21st Dec '11 5:26:19 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

RichReeders Official Muffin Watcher from Watching this muffin. Since: Feb, 2011
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#88: Dec 21st 2011 at 5:34:05 PM

...despite that fact that he undergoes no actual physical change.

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MangaManiac Since: Aug, 2010
#90: Dec 22nd 2011 at 3:23:39 AM

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?

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#91: Dec 22nd 2011 at 4:09:52 PM

Oh, wait. Not animation, unless you count a five minute clip. Sorry!

edited 22nd Dec '11 4:16:41 PM by Joesolo

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Tenkohime Since: Jan, 2001
#92: Dec 22nd 2011 at 8:09:03 PM

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.

HappyComputerist Wananana~ from Doublecross Since: Dec, 2012
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#93: Dec 23rd 2011 at 12:04:22 AM

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.

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0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
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#94: Dec 23rd 2011 at 7:21:39 AM

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.

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#95: Dec 23rd 2011 at 9:30:50 AM

[up][up][up]You're kidding. You're kidding, right?

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TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#96: Dec 24th 2011 at 10:32:05 AM

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.

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#97: Dec 24th 2011 at 10:32:59 AM

...and then he gets his feet cut off.

Twice.

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TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#98: Dec 24th 2011 at 11:21:09 AM

I was going to say, if they did a sequel, it would probably have to be called "No Toes" or something like that.

RichReeders Official Muffin Watcher from Watching this muffin. Since: Feb, 2011
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#99: Dec 24th 2011 at 12:59:54 PM

Or "Hops"

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#100: Dec 24th 2011 at 3:10:42 PM

Or "The Gimp".

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