Best Holiday Film Round 1a: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (16) vs Trading Places (17)

[Chris]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Release Date: December 18, 1966
Directed by: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
Starring: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft, Dallas McKennon
Plot: A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.



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Trading Places
Release Date: June 8, 1983
Directed by: John Landis
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis
Plot: A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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[O-Blaze]

Love me some Grinch!

 

[Marty McFourth]

I don't know why, but I didn't remember Trading Places as a Christmas film even though it clearly is set around then. Been a long time since I've watched it.

I really love Grinch a lot, same as Blaze.

 

[Chris]

Yeah this animated version of Grinch is my favorite Christmas thing ever, always make sure to watch it every year without question.

 

[Professor Booty]

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It takes place during Christmas and New Year’s Eve and it’s actually one of my favorite movies. So it counts for me and it’s a tradition I watch it every year. But the OG Grinch is top notch


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[Barry Poppins]

It's the fucking Grinch

 

[Deezy]

Thought the Grinch was more of a tv special.

 

[Spitfire]

Grinch the original isn't a film...

 

[Comrade Khan]

Im a Grinch guy.he speaks to me

 

[Chris]

Thought the Grinch was more of a tv special.

It is, said in the nomination post that those count too for this

 

[Chris]

Grinch the original isn't a film...

See above and also the nomination post where I stated that short films that debuted as TV specials such as this or a Charlie Brown Christmas can be nominated

 

[Chris]

Or don't if we'd like more semantics arguments, posts are good for the site

 

[Barry Poppins]

Or don't if we'd like more semantics arguments, posts are good for the site

I for one say yes

 

[Spitfire]

Oh I missed that -

 

[Deezy]

Well I voted for the movie.