There used to be a colorized version.

You'll be surprised to learn it looked weird. 1991 technology wasn't what they told us it would be in 1974.

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You know me like that.

Yeah,I remember Turner doing that with computers. I remember watching "Knute Rockne" with Ronald Reagan in color. I kind of liked it.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Well, then, I'd better go rewatch it for the 30th time and find all the mentions of Christ and Christmas (other than the last two minutes). Over/under: 2 and the hook.

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Not a mult.

One of my all-time top-20 movies. Just not a Christmas movie.

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Not a mult.

Fucking stupid sound of music live bumped it. TV guide says its suppose to be on Friday the 20th now instead of the 14th. I think it is the best movie ever.

That would be White Christmas.

She hooked up with Danny Kaye.

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don't bother, minooka. you'd still miss the point of the movie, and what i just said.

actually, now that i think of it...it's not a christmas movie at all. it's really about the moon landing, native american genocide, and the holocaust. shit!

No one has any love for a pre carbohydrated Rosemary Clooney I see.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Let's see, the MOVIE goes something like this (in a nutshell):

The voices of two angels talk are talking. (yes, the angels have a bit of religious connotation; nothing about Christmas).
Clarence is a rookie who needs to get his wings.
Oh, here's a guy Clarence can help: George Bailey.
He's a great guy, destined for greatness.
He has his own plan.
Due to circumstances beyond his control, his life progresses in a different, somewhat less-desirable way.
He's still a great guy.
Marries childhood sweetheart.
Runs the family business, best he can (hey, the economy sucks, you know!).
Great family man.
Everyone in town loves him, 'cept for the evil, greedy old businessman (Bill Wirtz), who knows George is a threat to his kingdom.
During tough stretch, townspeople panic and want their money!
George uses honeymoon money to tide people over; they rejoice.
Later, dumbass uncle loses ton of money that he was supposed to deposit.
George is in big trouble.
After all of the above events, George is stressed out, makes a half-assed suicide attempt.


(SPOILER ALERT!!!)





Clarence the angel, however, shows up with his own agenda and saves George.

After Clarence shows George how much he is loved, and how events would have progressed without his presence, George realizes how lucky he is, and wants to live.

George's friends rally around him when he needs them the most. Merry Christmas, everybody!!!



Seriously, I'm not arguing with the SPIRIT or MORAL of the MOVIE. It is one of the greats, but while you may want to connect the dots as far as a religious or moral theme goes, or even equate George to Christ in a roundabout way (which is fine), the central theme is not about Christmas, celebrating Christmas, travelling somewhere to gather to celebrate Christmas, or even really mentioning Christmas. The only real connections to Christmas the movie has are 1) the story occurs at that time of the year, and 2) the last few minutes.


IT IS NOT A CHRISTMAS MOVIE (IMO).

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Not a mult.

Frankly, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians is more of a Christmas movie than IAWL.

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She was a handsome woman.

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Fuck George Bailey. He's the typical middle class guy. He really aspires to be Potter. He can't hide that when shit breaks bad. Yelling at poor little Zuzu like he's Tony Soprano and wallowing in his own self-pity. Sure he gets happy when the town hands him a bunch of money he didn't work for. His Savings & Loan was nothing but a ponzi scheme. He was using other people's money to buy the fucking lasso he was using to grab the moon. Fuck George Bailey!

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

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Since you've linked to youtube you might want to watch the 1st few frames of the original credits for IAWL. Odd the producers framed the opening credits in Christmas card-type settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuNzOB1z8I#t=13
The original advertising poster also includes what appears to be red ribbon, bows and holly. Maybe those symbols meant something else back then.

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“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

yeah. it's a christmas movie. i don't care what minooka wants to file it under...but we'll agree that it's a great movie regardless.

Oh, it's definitely a Christmas movie. Its protagonist just happens to be a guy who was in breach of his fiduciary duty.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

If they were to remake "It's a Wonderful Life" they would change him from a local banker to a CEO who isn't paying minimum wage to all employees and needs to be jailed for not "maximizing shareholder value".

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Tom Hanks & Jennifer Aniston as the leads.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I do respect him for allowing Uncle Billy to drink at work.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I can see his side of it, in that it's more than just a Christmas movie

You spend your whole life working to get money....and people want you to give it away
- Scrooge McDuck

Arnold also made a Christmas movie that a lot of people liked!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."