PROSE – RANDOM THOUGHTS
A few decades ago, I got tired of watching the same old holiday movies each year. I started ranting about it, because I’m a bit of a ranter. So, my late wife would roll her eyes and tell me to put in “Home Alone.” I mumbled under my breath and did what she asked.
The following year, I bought a used TV and set up an area in the basement. I dug out an old VCR and made a few tapes with my favorite movies. So, about a week before Christmas, I went to the basement and started my marathon. Over the years, I added and subtracted movies I always wanted to keep the list small.
Here is the current list:
- Die Hard (1988)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- Reindeer Games (2000)
- Diner (1982)
- The Ref (1994)
- Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)
- This Christmas (2007)
- The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
- Passenger 57 (1992)
- True Crime (1999)
- An Arthurian Legend Movie – This year, it was King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword (2017)
- A Shaft Movie – This year, it was Shaft (2019)
Twelve movies for the 12 days of Christmas and all that. Some of these movies have absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but I like them, so I watch them. Be aware that each film is subject to substitution at any moment. Sometimes, I just don’t feel the movie that year. Normally, I don’t make it through the list. However, this year, because of my health, I finished early. Stay tuned for my starting the new year off right movie list.
Memoirs of Madness 