Here's another overview of movies we watched! This time it's movies we watched in December! 

Fucking Åmål was a movie that's been in our collection forever already. I've heard so much about it. And  I've always wanted to watch it, but somehow we never chose this movie to watch. But at the beginning of December we did! If this title doesn't ring a bell for you, I can tell you it's been released with other titles as well. The English title is Show Me Love. The German title is Rau Aus Åmål and in Spanish it's Descubriendo El Amor.

The duration of the movie is 1 hour and 29 minutes. It's a Swedish comedy/ drama/ romance. The movie is about 2 teenage girls: Elin and Agnes. Elin is popular but thinks her life is dull. Agness is lonely and depressed. Agnes finds herself in love with Erin. She just doesn't know how to express it.. Lead roles are for Rebecka Lijeberg (Agnes) and  Alexandra Dahlström (Elin).

Santa's Slay (2005) is a horror movie about Santa Claus who's actually a demon. 1000 Years ago he played a game of curling with an angel and lost. Because of his loss, he had to deliver the Christmas presents for 1000 years. Now these years are (almost) over and he's free to kill again. And that is exactly what happens. Santa goes on a killing spree while a family that discovers the story tries to escape... 

I thought this movie was okay. It isn't one of the best horror movies I've seen. But definitely not as bad as I feared it would be. It's a nice watch if you want to watch a Christmas horror movie. 

Here's a movie most of you might already know. I hadn't seen it until this month. I knew I really had to watch this movie! I've only seen part one till so far. The story goes like this: Billy gets a new pet. But: There are some specific conditions. Don't let it get wet, Don't expose it to bright light and don't let it eat after midnight. Then, Billy accidentally breaks these rules and the consequences are terrible!   

Have you all seen this movie? What did you think of it? I really liked it. It thought it would be childish but I thought it was a well made movie. I'll definitely watch the other Gremlin movies as well! 

I watched Holidays (2016) on Netflix. This movie is not just about Christmas. It contains a number of short stories. which are all related to one holiday. There are stories about Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mothers day, Fathers day, Halloween, Christmas and New Year's Eve.  Prepare for some really tough stories! Really! I won't describe all of the stories. But they are all horror stories. I've never seen such a disgusting Easter bunny I can promise you that.. I thought it was fun to watch. But careful, you're idea of a specific holiday could be ruined forever. 

I've watched Black Christmas this week for the first time! It takes 98 minutes. Christmas is coming! A 13 year old girl is found dead (killed). A group of sorority girls are on their Christmas break. But then a stranger is stalking them. And murdering people.. 

This a 1972 horror movie. A man inherits a mansion. It's a former mental home. He decides to sell the house. But then a serial killer escapes from an institution. He makes frightening phone calls to the people near the mansion and kills them.. The movie takes 1 hour and 21 minutes and stars Patrick O'Neal and Mary Woronov.

My favorite movie EVER!! Definitely a recommendation. I'm working on a review about this movie, so I'm keeping it short here. It's based on the book of Stephen King with the same name. the movie stars Kathy Bates and James Caan. It's about a well known novelist who gets in a car accident. He was up at the home of his number one fan. She says the roads are closed and the phone lines are dead. But no worries, she's here to help! 

The Way is a movie I got for Christmas this year. I was very happy with it and decided to watch it right away. It's a movie about a father and son. They are very different. Daniel (the son) is going to walk the Camigo de Santiago. His father, Tom, doesn't understand. He's an oculist living for his work. Then, Daniel dies after just one day of walking. Tom travels there to get his body. But there, he decides to stay and do the walk himself. He wants to see it with his own eyes. But he's not prepared, mourning and untrained. How will his journey go? 

I really loved this movie! It's so beautiful. It's an adventure/ drama movie from 2010. The movie takes 2 hours and 3 minutes. 

This was also a Christmas gift! I was very happy with it and also wanted to watch this movie soon. It's a horror movie from 1983. An excellent time for horror movies. I really like movies from that time. The tagline is: You won't be coming home.. 

This movie is about Angela. Angela is sent to summer camp with her cousin. She's been traumatized before because she has been in an accident. The boat she was in capsized and her father, his boyfriend and her brother died. She survived. This has made Angela a shy and withdrawn girl. She doesn't really want to participate in any of the activities at summer camp.  Other kids at the camp make fun of her. But soon everyone who acts bad gets killed... What's happening? 

This was a DVD I bought for Sig for Christmas. We decided to watch it on Thursday. It will be the last movie we watched together in 2016 :). We don't have time anymore to watch another.  So we're ending 2016 with a horror movie from 1980. The movie took 1 hour and 36 minutes and is about traumatized Vietnam War soldiers. They brought back a virus. When someone gets bitten, it turns them into cannibals! This movie was initially banned on its original U.K. release. It stars John Saxon and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. 

 “The Kingdom” is a 2007 action movie, directed by Peter Berg. It stars Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and Chris Cooper. But for me the absolute star of the movie is Ashraf Bahrom. The movie is set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the story is loosely based on true events. When a bomb explodes at an American (Oil Company) housing compound, it soon becomes clear that it was a terrorist attack. During the aftermath of this first attack, a second one follows when an ambulance packed with explosives is detonated killing even more people (including some FBI agents). Special Agent Fleury (Jamie Foxx) wants to go to the disaster area to conduct an official investigation. And although the Justice and State Department try to stop him from doing this, he gets permission and puts together a team of experts. When they arrive in Saudi Arabia, they soon find out that it’s gonna be a hell of a job to find out what really happened.

I thought this was a pretty impressive movie and I would recommend it to anyone. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Duration: 110 minutes

Yet another movie from my Xmas Con watch list. In this 2002 Jackie Chan action comedy, Jason Isaacs plays the role of secret agent Clark Devlin. Jacky Chan plays Jimmy Tong, a good hearted taxi driver, who gets a job offer from millionaire playboy Devlin to be his private chauffeur. When Devlin gets in an accident, he ends up in a coma. Jimmy tries on his tuxedo, while fetching some clothes for Devlin. Apparently it's no ordinary tuxedo, because when Jimmy puts it on it gives him incredible powers. Devlin turns out to be a secret agent and Jimmy has to take his place. He gets teamed up with the inexperienced agent Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Together they have to crack the case Devlin has been working on.

I always like to watch Jackie Chan movies and although this is not one of his best movies (like for example: "Rumble in the Bronx") I did enjoy watching this one. Sometimes it's nice to just watch a movie and not have to think a lot.

Duration: 98 minutes

Simply loved this one! Check out the review Carola, Sigmund and I did about it.

"The Grinch" or "How the Grinch stole Christmas" (2000) is a movie based on Dr Seuss' book with the same title. The story is set inside a snowflake, in the little town of Who-ville. This little town is the home of the Whos and Christmas is the most important time of the year for them. Cindy Lou (Taylor Momsen) is a little girl that seems to have lost the Holiday spirit. And then she encounters The Grinch (Jim Carrey), a furry Christmas hating reclusive living in the hills in the outskirts of Who-ville. He is creating a chaos in the post office's mail room and at first Cindy Lou is scared of him. However, when she gets stuck in the mail sorting machine, the Grinch saves her and flees the post office. Following this Cindy finds out that nobody in Who-ville likes The Grinch and that feeling is mutual. She goes around town trying to find out what happened in the past. It turns out that the Grinch hasn't always hated Christmas. While The Grinch is planning to steal Christmas, Cindy Lou tries to befriend him and make things good again between him and the people of Who.

The story is set in a bizarre fantasy world and at some points that was a bit too much for me. But I really liked the story and I love Jim Carrey as The Grinch. This role is perfect for him and he goes all the way with his fantastic facial expressions and body movements. You either love Jim Carrey or you hate him. I am part of the first group; I think Jim Carrey is an amazing actor and he really stands out in this movie.

Duration: 104 minutes.

Yes there it is: my absolute favorite Christmas Movie of all time. I already discussed this one in the article about our favorite Christmas movies. So check out that one for more information.