Category: Strange Christmas Movies
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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS — Strange Christmas Movies #9 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #9 — Edward Scissorhands What it’s supposed to be: Tim Burton’s love letter to classic monster movies, which also happens to be a teen metaphor, featuring Johnny Depp as the…
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ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE — Strange Christmas Movies #8 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #8 — On Her Majesty’s Secret Service What it’s supposed to be: Sean Connery’s run in the James Bond series had come to an end, and SOMEONE had to take…
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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE — Strange Christmas Movies #7 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #7 — The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe What it’s supposed to be: The first in C.S. Lewis’ classic fantasy series, the story of four…
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STAR TREK: GENERATIONS — Strange Christmas Movies #6 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #6 — Star Trek: Generations What it’s supposed to be: The first Star Trek movie with no number in the title, Generations was intended to be the passing of the…
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BATMAN RETURNS — Strange Christmas Movies #5 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #5 — Batman Returns What it’s supposed to be: the follow up to the surprise blockbuster success of Tim Burton’s dark take on the Dark Knight Why it’s a Christmas…
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IRON MAN 3 — Strange Christmas Movies #4 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #4 — Iron Man 3 What it’s supposed to be: the third in the Iron Man series, the seventh in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, the first in Marvel’s post-Avengers…
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GREMLINS — Strange Christmas Movies #3 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #3 — Gremlins What it’s supposed to be: horror comedy about cute little creatures that become murderous monsters, sort of Alien meets the Muppets Why it’s a Christmas movie: Christmas is…
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JAWS: THE REVENGE — Strange Christmas Movies #2 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #2 — Jaw: The Revenge What it’s supposed to be: the biggest sequel yet to the first huge Hollywood blockbuster, Steven Speilberg’s Jaws . . . which ended up being…
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PROMETHEUS — Strange Christmas Movies #1 (of 24)
For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #1 — Prometheus What it’s supposed to be: a blockbuster sci-fi movie that serves as Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi, and also a semi-prequel to one of the most…
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Unusual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Christmas Movies
UPDATE: This 2012 blog post has been expanded into an actual SERIES of posts that you can find here: http://strangersandaliens.com/category/christmas-2/strange-christmas-movies/ A short list of movies that aren’t Christmas movies . . . except they actually ARE Christmas movies. They take place at Christmas, or Christmas plays a big part of the plot. Some of these may not…