Thanksgiving movies?

[boomerang]

Alice's Restaurant

 

[Epic Fail]

Thanksgiving movie has no international market.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
....it's own movie that is invariably associated with the day. Like Christmas has "A Christmas
Carol" and others, and Easter has "The Ten Commandments". 'The Gathering" with Ed Asner could have been built around Thanksgiving instead of Christmas like it was. I just can't think of any movie that is synonymous with Thanksgiving.

I think you may have missed the point of the Ten Commandments.

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

QFT.
MotionMan

Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Again, I think you may have missed the point of the Ten Commandments.

MotionMan

he was making no allusion to the point of the film itself. He was only commenting on it's being broadcast every year at easter.
Don't really understand where your smugness is coming from.


oh and back on topic, Planes Trains and Automobiles is the only thanksgiving movie probably worth mentioning. Almost wet myself when they went the wrong way on the highway.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

there should be no question mark.

great movie. watched it for tradition's sake on Wednesday. :thumbsup:

 

[Throckmorton]

There needs to be a Die Hard for Thanksgiving.

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
....it's own movie that is invariably associated with the day. Like Christmas has "A Christmas
Carol" and others, and Easter has "The Ten Commandments". 'The Gathering" with Ed Asner could have been built around Thanksgiving instead of Christmas like it was. I just can't think of any movie that is synonymous with Thanksgiving.

I think you may have missed the point of the Ten Commandments.

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

QFT.
MotionMan

Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Again, I think you may have missed the point of the Ten Commandments.

MotionMan

he was making no allusion to the point of the film itself. He was only commenting on it's being broadcast every year at easter.
Don't really understand where your smugness is coming from.


oh and back on topic, Planes Trains and Automobiles is the only thanksgiving movie probably worth mentioning. Almost wet myself when they went the wrong way on the highway.

Thank you for defending me, because i have no idea waht that guy is talking about, and he won't explain himself.

 

[Throckmorton]

By the way, The 10 Commandments is not an Easter movie. It's a Passover movie, which is the same time of year.

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
By the way, The 10 Commandments is not an Easter movie. It's a Passover movie, which is the same time of year.

I never said it was an Easter movie, i only said that it is aired at Easter time. You follow.

 

[anxi80]

what about eli roth's thanksgiving?

 

[imported_Imp]

Well 'Scent of a Woman' happens on Thanksgiving long weekend. Other than that... you're right.

 

[FleshLight]

Fargo

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

"The Ten Commandments" is a Passover movie, not an Easter movie. Since the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, Easter ends up taking place around the time of Passover. Again, saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

Also, I did not try to make it an issue. I simply pointed out that you missed the point of the movie if you associate it with Easter like others associate "It's a Wonderful life" or "A Christmas Carol" with Christmas. If you did not want it to become an issue, then you should not have responded to my post and should not respond to this one, either.

MotionMan

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

"The Ten Commandments" is a Passover movie, not an Easter movie. Since the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, Easter ends up taking place around the time of Passover. Again, saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

Also, I did not try to make it an issue. I simply pointed out that you missed the point of the movie if you associate it with Easter like others associate "It's a Wonderful life" or "A Christmas Carol" with Christmas. If you did not want it to become an issue, then you should not have responded to my post and should not respond to this one, either.

MotionMan

I didn't associate those movies with Easter or Christmas but the Networks did. Get off your high horse.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

"The Ten Commandments" is a Passover movie, not an Easter movie. Since the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, Easter ends up taking place around the time of Passover. Again, saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

Also, I did not try to make it an issue. I simply pointed out that you missed the point of the movie if you associate it with Easter like others associate "It's a Wonderful life" or "A Christmas Carol" with Christmas. If you did not want it to become an issue, then you should not have responded to my post and should not respond to this one, either.

MotionMan

I didn't associate those movies with Easter or Christmas but the Networks did. Get off your high horse.

"The Ten Commandments" is the story of Passover and has nothing to do with Easter. Also, the "Networks" schedule the showing of "The Ten Commandments" to coincide with the beginning of Passover, not with Easter.

And, how, exactly, am I on a high horse? Does that mean being right and not giving in to ignorance?

MotionMan

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

"The Ten Commandments" is a Passover movie, not an Easter movie. Since the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, Easter ends up taking place around the time of Passover. Again, saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

Also, I did not try to make it an issue. I simply pointed out that you missed the point of the movie if you associate it with Easter like others associate "It's a Wonderful life" or "A Christmas Carol" with Christmas. If you did not want it to become an issue, then you should not have responded to my post and should not respond to this one, either.

MotionMan

I didn't associate those movies with Easter or Christmas but the Networks did. Get off your high horse.

"The Ten Commandments" is the story of Passover and has nothing to do with Easter. Also, the "Networks" schedule the showing of "The Ten Commandments" to coincide with the beginning of Passover, not with Easter.

And, how, exactly, am I on a high horse? Does that mean being right and not giving in to ignorance?

MotionMan

Is that so: IMDB page
April 9, 2007
As if they were obeying an eleventh commandment -- Thou Shalt Watch The Ten Commandments Every Year -- television viewers made the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic the most-watched television program Saturday night. The ABC telecast attracted an audience of 7.87 million -- more than those who tuned in to any other program that night. Nevertheless, the numbers were down from previous years when the movie aired on Easter Sunday. Presumably, ABC was reluctant to bump Desperate Housewives from its Sunday-night slot, where it regularly produces some of the network's highest ratings. Sunday night's episode, for example, drew 15.66 million viewers, about twice the number who watched Commandments the night before. While Housewives remained the top-rated show Sunday night, its ratings continue to erode. It is now attracting about half the number of viewers that it did a year ago.

I will rest my case now. And Don't ever call me ignorant again.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Go watch the SouthPark episode with the turkeys and the ethiopian kid.

I don't watch Southpark.

Well, here's your chance...

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Go watch the SouthPark episode with the turkeys and the ethiopian kid.

I don't watch Southpark.

Well, here's your chance...

I can't right now because this MotionMan nut is driving me crazy and i'm about to pull out the few hairs i have left on my head.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Easter has "The Ten Commandments"

Originally posted by: ManyBeers
Well the only point i was making is that The Ten Commandments is synonymous with the Easter holiday. It is always shown on Network TV at Easter time.

Saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

The Ten Commandments is a Passover movie.

MotionMan

It is synonomous with Easter only in that it is aired at Easter time. I know and many other people do that when Easter is near "The Ten Commandments" will be aired. Same deal with "It's a Wonderful life"or "A Christmas Carol". When Christmas is near they will be aired. I think my OP was pretty clear about what i meant and was not ambiguous. The topic of "The Ten Commandments" was not relevant to my point and i don't know why you tried to make it an issue.

"The Ten Commandments" is a Passover movie, not an Easter movie. Since the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, Easter ends up taking place around the time of Passover. Again, saying that "The Ten Commandments" is synonymous with Easter is like saying that "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" is synonymous with Kwanzaa.

Also, I did not try to make it an issue. I simply pointed out that you missed the point of the movie if you associate it with Easter like others associate "It's a Wonderful life" or "A Christmas Carol" with Christmas. If you did not want it to become an issue, then you should not have responded to my post and should not respond to this one, either.

MotionMan

I didn't associate those movies with Easter or Christmas but the Networks did. Get off your high horse.

"The Ten Commandments" is the story of Passover and has nothing to do with Easter. Also, the "Networks" schedule the showing of "The Ten Commandments" to coincide with the beginning of Passover, not with Easter.

And, how, exactly, am I on a high horse? Does that mean being right and not giving in to ignorance?

MotionMan

Is that so: IMDB page
April 9, 2007
As if they were obeying an eleventh commandment -- Thou Shalt Watch The Ten Commandments Every Year -- television viewers made the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic the most-watched television program Saturday night. The ABC telecast attracted an audience of 7.87 million -- more than those who tuned in to any other program that night. Nevertheless, the numbers were down from previous years when the movie aired on Easter Sunday. Presumably, ABC was reluctant to bump Desperate Housewives from its Sunday-night slot, where it regularly produces some of the network's highest ratings. Sunday night's episode, for example, drew 15.66 million viewers, about twice the number who watched Commandments the night before. While Housewives remained the top-rated show Sunday night, its ratings continue to erode. It is now attracting about half the number of viewers that it did a year ago.

I will rest my case now. And Don't ever call me ignorant again.

From Wikipedia:

"In the United States, the movie traditionally airs once a year on ABC around Palm Sunday, Easter, and Passover."

Nonsuit granted. And, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck...

BTW, this is obviously a very important issue for you. I thought you were interested in Thanksgiving movies.

MotionMan

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: boomerang
Alice's Restaurant

:thumbsup:

 

[ni0v]

Dutch

 

[preCRT]

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Ice Storm
What's Cooking?

 

[pontifex]

who wants to watch a bunch of pilgrims and indians eating food for the whole movie?

 

[Parasitic]

The FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US!!!111