Day 11: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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Day 11: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Today for Day 11 of our 12 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews we will take a look at Ron Howard’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).  This is the live action remake of the 1966 cartoon of the same name.  There is much to say about this movie, from consumerism to bullying to animal cruelty.  But lets start with a quick recap. The film takes place in Whoville, which is populated by the Whos.  The Whos love Christmas, but what they really love is buying presents.  The title character, The Grinch, was born in Whoville but never quite fit in. …
Day 5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
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Day 5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Today for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas Reviews we'll be taking a look at Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964).  This is the classic stop motion TV special that originally aired on NBC.  If you are familiar with the song then you already have a pretty good idea what the movie is about, except for Hermey the elf obsessed with dentistry, he’s new. In this telling Rudolph is born to Donner, one of Santa’s reindeer.  It quickly becomes obvious that he is different, and despite his amazing flying ability he is rejected because of his red nose.  Meanwhile…
Day 3: White Christmas (1954)
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Day 3: White Christmas (1954)

“White Christmas” may be one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all time, if not one of the most iconic movies of all time.  It's hard to even say the title without beginning to hum the title song.  This is all for good reason, this movie is great, but not for the reasons you might think. What makes White Christmas interesting is that it isn't really a Christmas movie.  Other than the title and title song, there isn’t really much about Christmas in the whole movie.  Sure it is set at Christmas and the cast even dresses in fur…