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Post by feznyng »

JKCalhoun wrote: post #218
jedberg wrote: post #32

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1999 is considered by many enthusiasts as a peak movie year. It was a great cap to a great year. https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&releas...

I punched in 1972 and there were some fantastic movies that year (The Godfather, Deliverance, Cabaret, Solaris, Jeremiah Johnson, Aguirre - the Wrath of God, The Last House on the Left, Silent Running, The Heartbreak Kid, Fat City, etc.). Also tried 1973 — same (The Day of the Jackal, Soylent Green, Westworld, The Wicker Man, Papillon, American Graffiti, The Sting, Serpico, Mean Streets, High Plains Drifter, Don't Lo…

You’re less likely to remember the not great stuff from bygone eras. Not to say there aren’t peaks and valleys through the years, though.

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Post by judah »

29athrowaway wrote: post #79
jedberg wrote: post #13

I'm Jewish, so all my Christmas's growing up were kinda the same. Sleep in, have brunch, wander over to my neighbor's house around noon to see what kind of loot they got and help them play with their new toys. Sometimes we'd go out for Chinese food and a movie. But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town with her family and there was no reason to go home to mine, so I was alone (my roommates wer…

Jews have contributed significantly to what is recognizable today as Christmas time. Many catchy classic Christmas songs were written by Jewish songwriters.

Jews wrote all the classic Christmas hits including:

- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

- Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

- The New Testament

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Post by Aloha »

abustamam wrote: post #227
Sam6late wrote: post #184

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I'm Muslim, so all my Christmas's school and college days were kinda the same, 1980s. I would have a real small tree xmass decorated at home and no one would blink about it, then wander over to my christian friends' neighborhood around noon to see what kind of cherry and wine they were serving. This is that neighborhood now https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1031546789002116&set=pcb...

I'm Muslim too and I always find it interesting to see how various non-Christian theists observe Christmas. Obviously we don't "celebrate" but I personally don't see anything wrong with partaking in the secular parts of Christmas (and let's be real, in the west, it's pretty much all secular). My parents felt otherwise when I was growing up, so my siblings and I weren't allowed to do anything Christmas related, but no…

I will argue that in the US Christmas is in part a secular holiday - given its sorta pagan origins that makes total sense to me. It's a solstice feast basically.

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Post by soulofmischief »

globular-toast wrote: post #128
vladgur wrote: post #91

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Of course it was peak - the Matrix came out

Nobody even knows about Dark City which came out the same year. Because the freaking Matrix came out too. That's just how many good films there were that year. If Dark City came out today it would be lauded as most original thing in a decade.

Dark City released in February, 1998. Great movie, though.

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Post by samatman »

zoklet-enjoyer wrote: post #69

Christmas is also my birthday. On my 30th birthday I ignored all of my friends and family and played Crash Bandicoot on PS4 all day. It was great.

I have a cousin who shares your birthday. Her name is Merry Noel.

Hope you're having a merry Noel as well. ^_^

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Post by rvba »

Building the plastic christmas tree.. with my cat.

First taking out the branches from the top shelves of the closet. What was supervised by her - every branch had to be checked and smelled. After the branches were remowed she would laudly meow to be put on the shelf. For inspection.

Then she would demand to be taken down (or would jump out with a loud thud) and lie down on a branches.

Finally after some discussion the christmas tree could be build. She would supervise the whole process, look at the lamps, inspect the decorations with paws and lie observing them. Happy meows and loud purrs all the time.

Then she would lie near the christmass tree in triumph.

I miss my cat. She was very friendly and talkative

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Post by sgt »

abustamam wrote: post #227
Sam6late wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm Muslim, so all my Christmas's school and college days were kinda the same, 1980s. I would have a real small tree xmass decorated at home and no one would blink about it, then wander over to my christian friends' neighborhood around noon to see what kind of cherry and wine they were serving. This is that neighborhood now https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1031546789002116&set=pcb...

I'm Muslim too and I always find it interesting to see how various non-Christian theists observe Christmas. Obviously we don't "celebrate" but I personally don't see anything wrong with partaking in the secular parts of Christmas (and let's be real, in the west, it's pretty much all secular). My parents felt otherwise when I was growing up, so my siblings and I weren't allowed to do anything Christmas related, but no…

I spoke to a muslim who basically just "gave in" and started doing Christmas at home because the kids wanted it. With the tree and Xmas presents etc even.

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Post by sgt »

globular-toast wrote: post #128
vladgur wrote: post #91

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Of course it was peak - the Matrix came out

Nobody even knows about Dark City which came out the same year. Because the freaking Matrix came out too. That's just how many good films there were that year. If Dark City came out today it would be lauded as most original thing in a decade.

Didn't expect Dark City to be mentioned in the Christmas thread. Great movie, indeed. Dark, mysterious and thought provoking.

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jedberg wrote: post #283
alex1138 wrote: post #167

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1994: Shawshank, Forrest Gump... can't think of others right now

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&releas... Pulp Fiction Lion King The Mask Four Weddings and a Funeral Dumb and Dumber The Crow Speed True Lies Interview with the Vampire Natural Born Killers Ace Ventura Stargate Clerks The list goes on. Lot's of movies that turned out to be classics or cult classics, or the start of some great careers.

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