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MEANINGFUL MOVIE TO ME! PLEASE READ.

posted 17 years ago by Slickguy2000
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Hey everyone,
I know that this movie got a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes and on IMDB, but, I must say I really loved this movie. It is not a classic, but, when I saw it a year ago, it put me in a good mood and made me happy.

I will not forget the day that I saw this movie. I was in my senior year of the University of Miami and I just took a huge test. I know that I did well and then, to reward myself, I want to see Deck The Halls. I also saw this movie to remind me of the Winter Wonderland feeling in my hometown of Brooklyn, New York. Let me explain further. I currently live in Florida, but I do not like it very much. I have been here for 4.5 years just to go to college and because my parents now live here. I am originally from New York and the winters here are horrible because it doesn't snow or get cold. In other words...there is NOT that Winter Wonderland feeling. To get over the depression of spending another Christmas in HOT Florida and to reward myself after the test, I want to see Deck The Halls. There weren't to many people in the cinema and it has a nice quite feeling. I felt that this movie was very funny and I really loved it. I loved Matthew Brodrick and Danny DeVito is also great. After seeing this movie, I was in such a good mood. It was one of the best days of my life.

It may seem a bit odd that a movie means so much to a person. Now, I am still living in South Florida and I still do not like it. I am saving up money and trying to figure out the next step of my life. You see, things got difficult after college ended and I went into a melancholy. I can't find a great job and living in New York as a child was just much better then living here as a wayward man. I guess that the day I saw Deck the Halls in my senior year of college was the last time I was truly happy because it made me feel like a kid again and reminded me of everything that is childlike and good. It is funny that this movie means so much to me, but, it does. I am going to buy it on DVD tomorrow and put it on my rack as special. Like I said, it is not a classic, but, it is now going be a classic to me.

I appreciate all the mature readers taking time to read my small story. It is funny, I know IMBD is not for talking about your life or therapy, but, when I realized that this movie was released on DVD today, I just had to post this story. I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Mature comments only! Thank you for reading, it was my great pleasure to write about this issue.

DS

[–] nyshmoo 17 years ago

I love this movie too. I'm from the east coast and I live on the west coast now, where it's always sunny and warm. I miss cold, cloudy Halloweens and white wintery Christmases. I'm going to get the DVD too and watch it this and every holiday season. It's nice to know movies can have a positive effect on people. Hope you have a happy winter.

[–] Slickguy2000 17 years ago

Nyshmoo,
Thanks for the positive post. Have a wonderful day.

DS

[–] FeiLongEX 17 years ago

You graduated from college? This sounds like something a 3rd grader wrote

"I liked the movie because it had snow in it! YAY SNOW!!! It made me feel like having a warm cup of cocoa"

[–] Slickguy2000 17 years ago

Hey,
I knew that there would be one person who is not mature and was not physically to respond to this post. There is always one jerk on each board and today that jerk is you, FeiLongEX.

DS

[–] jnwa3 17 years ago

I agree with you.... FeiLongEX is being a real butthead about this but who cares? You loved it and it made you feel warm and fuzzy... so enjoy it! I sure did:)

[–] damongruber 16 years ago

"was not physically"?

YOU DO sound like a 3rd grader. Assume it!

[–] jnwa3 17 years ago

Hey:) Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your post. I too liked this movie ALOT! Good luck to you in life...keep up the amazing attitude:)

[–] Bigredhunk 17 years ago

Wow. OP is being called out for being a dork by a Celine Dion fan. Classic. How do you spell hypocrisy again?

I may add a more detailed post later, but I understand where you're coming from SlickGuy. I think we all have movies that stir up emotions, take us to a certain time, place, or feeling. That's pretty cool that you have that in this flick.

I didn't like "Deck The Halls" much. A movie doesn't have to be great to make you feel good, or make you feel nostalgic though.

[–] jtpaladin 17 years ago

DS, that was a very well written and heartfelt post. Thank you for sharing it with us. If you are still in Florida and have interest in doing some work down there, I may have a project that may interest you (No MLM or money out of your pocket. This is not some sort of stupid envelope stuffing scam.) This is a real chance to make money. If you are interested, send me an email to my public email at [email protected] (Jeff is not even my real name but for online privacy, I use that account so all the spam scam artists can waste their time. It may take me a few days to get back to you since I only check the account infrequently.

I wish you all the best in all your future endeavors.

Best Regards.

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[–] Pstar-pinkangel 16 years ago

AGREEE WITH YOU SO MUCH! i loveddd this movie and i just cant stop watching it over and over again. first time i saw it i loved it and still do. i watch it almost everyday. its so funny, touching and just a great holiday movie for me. like u said it might not be a classic holiday movie for others but for me its a classic. i admit... i cried at the end of the movie when everyone was singing and had their cell lights on. people say this movie has so much flaws but for me there are none.

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