Thursday, December 17, 2015

Best Christmas Movie Review ~ Samantha Amon

According to surveys sent out to LCCTC students and staff, here are our top 10 favorite Christmas movies:

10.) A Charlie Brown Christmas
9.) Four Christmases
8.) The Year Without a Santa Claus
7.) A Christmas Carol
6.) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
5.) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4.) A Christmas Story


And the top three Christmas movies LCCTC are...



3.)  Elf

Buddy accidently arrives at the North Pole as an infant when he crawls into Santa's toy bag. Raised to adulthood among Santa and his elves, he is unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't belong. After he is told by his adoptive elf dad that he was, in fact, born among humans, he then travels to New York City to search of his real father, Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a paternity test proves that he is Buddy's dad, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with Buddy.

"My Favorite part of Elf would have to be when Buddy drank too much "Christmas Syrup" in the mail room and ended up dancing on top of the table. I can still picture Will Ferrell doing an intense Irish jig while "Whoomp! (There It Is)" plays loudly in the background."
~ Nolin Marcus.



2.)  The Nightmare Before Christmas


Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, Jack Skellington, becomes tired of the same old same old. When Jack accidentally stumbles into Christmastown, he plans to bring Christmas to Halloweentown by taking over the role of Santa Claus. He soon finds out even the most planned out scheme can take a major turn for the worse.

"My favorite part from Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas is when Jack and Sally stand on the swirly hill and sing their song together. This scene is just amazing. It’s kind of creepy, but you can feel the love Sally has for Jack. The set up for the scene goes along with the whole “Nightmare” theme, but you really just can't help but feel the love between the two."
~ Presley Boots

1.) Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas




The Grinch once again tries to ruin Christmas for the cheerful citizens of Whoville. Joined by his trusty dog, Max dressed up like Rudolph, the Grinch comes to Whoville with the plan to swipe everything holiday-related, whether it's a Christmas roast beast or a single ornament. What he doesn't know though, is that even the greatest of plans may encounter a bump in the road. This bump just happens to be in the form of a six-year-old girl named Cindy Lou Who.


"My favorite part of How the Grinch Stole Christmas is when the Grinch finally learns to feel. I love this part before he was rolling around on the floor screaming, and I was rolling around on the floor laughing. "HELP ME MAX I'M FEELING!" I still laugh till this day about that part. I truly believe his heart grew 'two sizes bigger' that day."
~ Skylar Harris