(SOMETIMES NONTRADITIONAL or LONG FORGOTTEN) CHRISTMAS MOVIE COUNTDOWN: #7
You’ve Got Mail: This movie was already on my list, but now even more so given the tragic events earlier this week. For those of you who don’t remember (or, heaven forfend, have never seen the movie) a large part of it takes place during the Christmas season. Plus for those of us who were around at the dawn of email being accessible to more than just academics and government agencies, it’s a nice bit of nostalgia!
“Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate Foxbooks chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, they begin an intense and anonymous Internet romance, oblivious of each other’s true identity. Eventually Joe learns that the enchanting woman he’s involved with is actually his business rival. He must now struggle to reconcile his real-life dislike for her with the cyber love he’s come to feel.”
Countdown movies so far:
#24 Fat Man
#23 Love Hard
#22 Gremlins
#21 Mixed Nuts
#20 Miracle on 34th St.
#19 Trading Places
#18 Serendipity
#17 The Apartment
#16 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
#15 The Holiday
#14 The Holdovers
#13 A Charlie Brown Christmas
#12 The Princess Bride
#11 It’s a Wonderful Life
#10 Here 2024
#9 Meet Me In St. Louis
#8 It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
#7 You’ve Got Mail
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10 comments
Joyce Krieger Connors
Just watched Shop Around the Corner a few days ago but haven’t seen You’ve Got Mail in a long time.
Randy Haugen
i like Bad Santa.😂
Bobby Veejay Marley
I was about to say that it isn’t forgotten…but I HAD forgotten the Christmas aspect! So you are, as usual, quite right.
Thank you for these posts!
Jenny Ferguson
Absolutely love this one!! And I watch it whenever it’s on!!
Gail Jakiela Van Buiten
Saw ‘Love Hard’ the other day – freaking delightful movie! ❤️❤️
Christine Dickey
One of my favorites!!!
Fish Kronee
Excellent pick Anne. Love this show.
Susan Beals
We’re no angels – Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray
Cam Ioncani
That and Sleepless in Seattle are my favorite all time movies.
Mara Lesemann
Delightful movie that’s a re-make of the also-delightful “The Shop Around The Corner” starring Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullivan.
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