What's the best of these three timeless Christmas movies?

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I need to see Shazam again to really say personally, I'm very split between it and Batman Returns. Shazam's probably the higher quality movie given Returns is kind of a plotless mess with major logical flaws but I still absolutely love it and last watched it under two weeks ago.

I had to Google it to be 100% certain Iron Man 3 did the Christmas thing, I really just barely recall that aspect of it. ... Or a lot else about that movie.

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I actually really like Iron Man 3, but voted Batman Returns because it's a beloved classic. Time has yet to tell where Iron Man 3 will fall in terms of how it is remembered by people who were kids when it came out.

[James Fabiano]

Batman easily. Haven't seen Shazam yet, and Iron Man 3 is so unmemorable outside of what we remember (for the wrong reasons, coughMANDARINcough), I forgot it takes place around Christmas.

[FinalGwen]

Shazam for me. I like Returns' aesthetic, but I don't think it has the heart that Shazam has. And while it's one of his better efforts, I think it kind of gets kind of melted into the dozens of other "what if this character but twisted and gothic" reboots Burton has been involved with.

[arrogantmodel]

Haven't seen Shazam, but at least Christmas is somewhat relevant to Batman Returns. Iron Man 3 is like, it just so happens to be Christmas time.

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Dec 7, 2019 9:27:49 GMT -5 arrogantmodel said:

Haven't seen Shazam, but at least Christmas is somewhat relevant to Batman Returns. Iron Man 3 is like, it just so happens to be Christmas time.

It's a pretty big factor in Shazam. It's very heavily aesthetic present and at the center of a couple of fight scenes (really the only real fight scenes in the movie) and while I don't recall much direct attention being brought to it it plays a lot into the themes of family the movie's about.

[edgestar]

I don't remember much about Batman Returns, and I've never seen Shazam. I went with Iron Man 3.

[Hit Girl]

Batman Returns.

I haven't seen the other two, but I'm sure neither could possibly be as good as Batman Returns.

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Really wish DC Universe had Shazam available at least for the season, but they seem utterly commited to making the service basically useless for anything other than comics.

[Beebs is the Final Girl]

Batman Returns is a favorite any time of year. But it's definitely part of my Christmas movie marathons.

I haven't seen Shazaam at all and IronMan 3 only once.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I haven't seen Shazaam, hate a lot of the really Burton flavored bits of Batman Returns, and Iron Man 3 did THAT to Mandarin


I guess I'll pick Shazaam.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Iron Man 3 feels kinda meh following the first two, and I adored Shazam, but Batman Returns is pretty entrenched in childhood memories for me even though Shazam might be a better structured film. I have to give it to Returns because DeVito is amazing in it.

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I’m relieved to see Batman Returns is slaughtering this poll.

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Shazam just released this year and it's a timeless movie?

[Tenshigure]

Dec 11, 2019 12:49:56 GMT -5 @ambrosefan said:

Shazam just released this year and it's a timeless movie?

Yeah, this. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie...but it's a product of its time for sure. So many dated pop culture references in the movie.     

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Dec 11, 2019 12:49:56 GMT -5 @ambrosefan said:

Shazam just released this year and it's a timeless movie?

Was supposed to just be a joke making it look like I was talking about something other than superhero movies.