Another Seasonal Count Down

Hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving feast!  Now that the count down to Christmas can really begin, I wanted to ask - What kind of movie watcher are you?

I love movies and watch them constantly.  I am more likely to watch a movie then a TV show most of the time.  That being said, I hardly go to the theater but rather watch them in the comfort of my house with a bowl of popcorn.  I joined Netflix in July 2002 and haven’t looked back.  However, I think that the best description of me is that when I connect with a movie, I am the kind of movie watcher who watches and re-watches the movie over and over and over again.  I will even admit that I will put a movie on and turn off the TV because I don’t need to actually watch the movie to enjoy it.  Think of it like a favorite music playlist that you put on in the background at work or the song that always makes you smile.  I have a pretty large movie collection but it is limited to movies that either my husband or I connect with.  Did I mention that thankfully my husband has a similar viewing style or at least has embraced it for me? Another reason he’s a keeper in my book. 

I should also confess at this time, I really enjoy holiday movies.  I typically partake in the light-hearted cheesy fare that seems to reign supreme on channels like Hallmark but my taste spans many generations of films. 

So in honor of my love of the season and my interest in re-watchable films, I am going share a holiday movie recommendation list of my own – The Twelve Movies of the Season.  The list will be in no particular order as I feel that all are worthy of a viewing.  Not all movies will speak to everyone but I hope that I can introduce something new to you or remind you of a forgotten favorite.  In an effort to get into the habit of posting on my blog, I plan to share 3 movies each week for the next 4 weeks leading up to Christmas.  The first movie will be shared on Monday, November 28^th and new ones will be provided on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday thereafter until December 23^rd. 

I also want to describe my favorite way to create a movie marathon.  It’s a matter of creating a connection between the movies, sometimes the connection runs through all of the movies and sometimes it’s more like a game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.  I usually keep it to around three movies and the connection doesn’t have to be limited to actors/actresses to connect any of the films.  Connections can be actors, directors, writers, style, genre, plot, location or any other connection I can come up with.  Since this may come up in future posts I figured I would share it now.

Are you ready?  I hope that you join me for this holiday movie adventure.