Christmas flicks

 Watched a pair of favorite Christmas type movies last night.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one that we don't miss.  I have to thank Shyam for bringing me back around to this one.  I remember getting the disc from Netflix a year or two after it came out, and it just not grabbing me.  I didn't think it was bad, but for whatever reason, it didn't snag in my consciousness.  But the way the blogosphere was working in the late 'aughts, and with Shyam mentioning how funny she thought it was when we started going out, I gave it another chance.

Yeah.  Quality flick.  Highly quotable.

A few years back, our favorite little indie cinema Central Cinema, in Knoxville, did a Christmas double feature for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys,  right around Christmas.  Shyam and I caught it on the tail end of the 3 or so day run, and had the theater almost to ourselves.  It's a small thing but it's one of my favorite memories, actually.

Hallmark does commemorative ornaments of Everything, anymore.  One of mom's favorite gifts to give is Christmas ornaments every year.  I took her up to one of the stores up in Knoxville a couple years back, and just marveled at the licensing.  Disney, Snoopy, all the major sports.  We like the Haunted Mansion and Nightmare Before Christmas stuff.  

But I would give much money for an ornament of Harry hanging from the overpass by the hand from the coffin.  Or perhaps the dog with a finger in its mouth.

Or a talking ornament saying, from above:  Merry Christmas, sorry I fucked you over.

We also watched Office Christmas Party, which I don't think gets enough love.  Fun ensemble piece.  

I could probably watch Jennifer Aniston cussing the girl in the airport lounge all day.....