Your annual movie habits

[mattperiolat]

I know some people love watching certain movies at certain times of the year, so I was curious to see how diverse a list we could come up with, holiday to holiday.

For example:

Valentine's Day - Beauty and the Beast.
Easter - The Prince of Egypt; Jesus of Nazareth
Memorial Day - Taking Chance
June 2 (birthday) - Star Wars
June 25 - Michael Jackson's This Is It
July 4th - Glory
Halloween - Ghostbusters; Monster Squad; Bram Stoker's Dracula; Ginger Snaps
November 22 - JFK
Thanksgiving - Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Lord of the Rings
Christmas - It's a Wonderful Life; Little Women; National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; Die Hard
New Year's Eve - Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest

They all have their reasons, but those are my evergreens. Not the holiday without them. What are yours?

[Deleted]

Usually around May as whatever the first big comic movie of the year rolls around I start watching a lot of those. No real set ones for that, but this year it was the Batman and Spider-Man movies, plus Thor, Captain America, and the Iron Man movies. Would've included Incredible Hulk but couldn't find my DVD until a month or two ago.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

Home Alone 2 is probably the only real movie holiday habit for me but I'm gonna start a Thanksgiving one. March of the Wooden Soldiers, Planes Trains and Automobiles and finishing up with Scent of a Woman.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Old 4th of July tradition was to watch Independence Day, but since the release of Captain America: First Avenger, that film's joined the tradition.

[mcmahonfan85]

Easter: Jesus Christ Superstar
July 1-3: Gangs of New York
July 4: The Patriot; Independence Day
Thanksgiving: Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Christmas Vacation
December: The Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended cut)
New Years Eve: Trading Places

[Evilution E5150]

try to watch Die Hard around xmas

key word there is "try" because it usually doesnt happen

[Talent Name]

For my Christmas Movies: Home Alone 1 and 2, Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Santa Claus

[DiBiase is Good]

Always have to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve. It's a bit cheesy but Mrs. DiG and I always sit down and watch Love Actually the night that we put up the tree and decorations. There are many others I watch over the Christmas period but other than those two, it doesn't really matter what day it happens on.
I try to watch When Harry Met Sally in between Christmas and New Year.
Boxing Day is traditionally my day to plough through some of the DVDs I got for Christmas whilst the Mrs hits the sales in the shops.

[mattperiolat]

Ah, forgot Muppet Christmas Carol as my other must. Thanks DiG.

[Big DSR Energy]

For Valentine's Day, I have watched the 2001 slasher flick VALENTINE in the past. Not necessarily an annual tradition, though.

I don't always watch the same things every year. But in October I watch as many horror movies as I can.

For Thanksgiving, I usually watch the anti-drug, pro-Jesus, bad-audio turkey-man-monster movie known as BLOOD FREAK.

In December, I usually try to get in BLACK CHRISTMAS, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, BATMAN RETURNS, and SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. I may even do the full Burton/Schumacher Batman series. Not sure why on that. Just feels right.

[Deleted]

I don't even want to get into what I thought this thread was about at first glance.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Star Wars Holiday Special on Christmas Eve. Highly underrated.

[BigBadZ]

No one watches A Christmas Story? It's on for 24 hours on Christmas Eve. Anyways, I watch that, Jingle All the Way, and try to watch Home Alone 1-2

[King Ghidorah]

I try to watch Drumline once a day

[Deleted]

....I used to fill my Netflix with crappy/cheesy horror movies at Halloweentime. I got sick of that after 3 years.

Don't really have any others (other than watching the 3 Charlie Brown holiday specials - Halloween. Thanksgiving, Christmas) on those days.

[Goldenbane]

Around Christmas time I always try to watch The Christmas Story, A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version), Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Rankin/Bass version) and Year Without a Santa Claus (Rankin/Bass version).

[Ass Dan]

The Back to the Future trilogy on December 29, 30, and 31. Various MST3Ks on the days leading up to Thanksgiving.

[darthalexander]

Every December:

Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Carol (the Alistair Sim version although I love Bill Murray's as well), A Christmas Story, It's A Wonderful Life and A BlackAdder's Christmas Carol (which I highly recommend).

[Long A, Short A]

I try to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas in October and December. I try to watch Clueless every Christmas Eve. I watch Two Can Play That Game every spring.

[Big L]

Home Alone 1
Home Alone 2