Crappy Christmas films! An appreciation thread.

[DMCWelshcakes]

Is anyone else out there watching all the shit Christmas films on the telly at the moment?

I found a personal highlight yesterday in My Christmas Inn, notable for its extremely clunky product placement for Balsam Hill.

And obviously anything starring Melissa Joan Hart or Danica Mckellar is going to be fabulous.

Please tell me it's not just me!

I've set a few to record on the film channels over the next few days. You know, in case I run out.

Just finished Christmas Inn. The balsam hill marketing is so blatant. Jenny Taylor () must have spent 30k kitting the inn out. Male lead was cute and nice to see a non skinny female lead.

I love all the Christmas films! My DM and I what's app about them! I always know what will happen within about 3 minutes but that's part of the charm!

@mogtheexcellent - couldn't agree more about the female lead in My Christmas Inn.

I love how the characters usually only wear red and green clothes to show that it is definitely Christmas time in the Christmas film.
There's one I'm guessing is called My Perfect Christmas which is like Groundhog Day where the female lead just wanders around a twee village accepting gingerbread from children, purchasing a present and drinking hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows every day with two love interests shoehorned in. It's soooooo crap- love it.

So far this year I've watched Operation Christmas Drop, Let it Snow, Just Friends and Christmas with the Coopers. Always start with rubbish ones and build up to the classics in December.

Yes to all of the above. My dirty little secret - I just love them!

For years the female lead was only white and only allowed to have softly curling blonde ringlets style hair. Thankfully that's all changed now.

Some of the European prince from some made up snow-filled principality meets American waitress/journalist/whatever and marries her storylines are cringeworthily hilarious.

Yes loving newer films with a more mixed cast. Currently on Christmas Under Wraps, having already watched Christmas Town this morning. Both very good. Have a fondness for Candace Cameron Bure as watch Aurora teagarden films everything in the Hallmark Mysteries series the rest of the year.

Dont forget every film set in Alaska has to have a midnight picnic date with the northern lights.

Some of the European prince from some made up snow-filled principality meets American waitress/journalist/whatever and marries her storylines are cringeworthily hilarious.

Generally played by somebody who was a suspect in an episode of Death in Paradise, and was somebody's on-off boyfriend in Doc Marten.

Watching family for Christmas starring Gretchen from meal girls

I've just gone on a list-adding frenzy on Netflix and now have 29 crappy Xmas films to watch means I will need to start watching them now instead of waiting til December

Umm.... has anyone watched a Christmas wedding in new York on netflix. It is the worst and weirdest Christmas film I have ever seen. And I say this as someone who sat through a film last week where Jesus himself helped a struggling church build a wooden nativity scene.

I don't want to spoil it (not that it could get worse) but its link to Christmas is dubious, and its message is totally confusing. An odd take on the Catholic Church too. Anyone seen it? It is mad.

That sounds amazing Makedo. Its on the list.

Christmas Under Wraps, Yes! One of my all time faves. Love a good daytime Christmas movie.

I say this as someone who sat through a film last week where Jesus himself helped a struggling church build a wooden nativity scene

How can you tell us this without letting us know the name of the film?! I need to see it!

Vanessa hudgens stars in a lot of them on netflix

Oh this is a brilliant thread have so many on my list now!! Last year I loved ‘Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe’ (love hallmark favourites Lacey Chabert & Brendan Penney together), ‘an Evergreen Christmas’ (city girl inherits christmas tree farm, obviously) and ‘just in time for christmas’ (female lead has to choose between love & becoming a professor at Yale, because of course she does). Been indulging in the ‘ffaaallll’ season on hallmark channel up til now but just about to make the festive switch!!

I loved the one with the dog in it. Not that he featured much apart from being a plot device for the first part of the film: woman got a puppy then was dumped by her uptight fiancé. And it got her all like urghhh, ewww, whhyyyy. Then she brought the pup to work with her in her handbag, next minute a random lewserrr work colleague who likes dogs invited the poor, wretched newly single woman home with him for Christmas and of course as she has no family, friends or prospects of her own she accepts! Then she makes her self right at home with his relatives and writes a magazine article about lurve and relationships. The northern lights feature, of course! Meanwhile the ex fiancé has morphed into a bumbling prat and wants his girl back. But it's too late! Oh and she finds heaps of cash in the family's barn, solving all their money worries and then the dog comes back on the scene to tie it all together.

@oxyiz the one where jesus helps them build a nativity and realise the true meaning of Christmas (which I thought was the worst I had seen until a new York Christmas wedding) is called the perfect gift on amazon prime.

Please someone come back to me after you watch the wedding one. It is the weirdest film ever! It is on netflix.

Has anyone seen Midnight at the Magnolia yet? Netflix. Predicatable but very sweet happy ending

Crappy channel 5 Christmas movies are my favourite!! Annie Clause, Hats off to Christmas and Mrs Miracle to name but a few!

Also essential is a print out of the Hallmark Christmas Movie drinking game. Really adds to viewing enjoyment. Chocolate will do instead if you're driving.

Christmas In The Air ( single dad , very busy , meets a Christmas Planner in the supermarket .....you can guess the rest)

One where a Professional Buyer organises Christmas for a stressed exectutive . She;s also an Artist and paints a portrait for his family ( super wealthy) and if course his Mother matchmakers them.

Hats Off To Christmas

And my favourite one ....
Snow Angels.

Kirsty Swanson is the Mum, her workaholic husband takes them all to the new lodge . They are on the verge of divorce .
A family turn up , having crashed their car .
There's a sad family story . A really annoying youngest child .
And a twist !

I LOVE these movies. Like a chick lit beach read, you know what's going to happen, but still watch it anyway. The ones I don't like are those made some Christian production company. The worst actors and terrible shoehorning of morals. A classic Hallmark style movie will still teach you a lesson, but with more style, snow and sparkle!

@SymphonyofShadows

I like the one with the witch from the Vampire Diaries and a magic advent calendar

I watched that one on the basis it was Kat Graham but was annoyed she ended up with the wrong guy (in my opinion).

Other faves: The Nine Lives of Christmas. - hot fireman and cute cat, currently on rotation on Sony Movies Christmas.
Spirit of Christmas - good, non-spooky Christmas ghost story, stars [ this guy]]. Also currently on SMC a lot.
Marry Me at Christmas - Movie star (cut price Brad Pitt-alike) meets small town wedding planner, hi-jinks ensue. On Christmas 24 but usually turns up on C5 at some point.
Snow Bride - tabloid journalist accidently falls for subject of story. Same writer as afore-mentioned Spirit of Christmas.
Christmas Under Wraps - Ambitous doctor ends up in small town Alska (basically a take-off of Northern Exposure but with Santa). Starring queen of Christmas movies, Candace Cameron Bure.