FIRST TIME WATCHING: It's A Wonderful Life
Happy Holidays!
It's time for a comforting Christmas flick! 🎄Can't believe it took me so long to watch this movie, but I enjoyed it so much.
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VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/ns9N8NrDiYc
Original Movie: It's A Wonderful Life
Comments (17)
Fun trivial tidbit tying together two reactions: I first noticed this in the scene where Clarence and George are in 'Nick's' bar and later I went back to look at the scene where George is in Martini's bar and Nick asks him if he's all right. There is a bottle of Vat 69 Scotch Whisky on the shelf behind Nick in both scenes (it is easier to notice in the earlier scene, but I first noticed it when the bottle was sideways in the scene with Clarence). Vat 69 was Louis Nixon's favorite drink in Band of Brothers and in that miniseries Lou appears to never drink any other spirits until 1945 when he can't find/scrounge his fave anymore.
Another trivial tidbit is that the student at the dance who was with Mary and then soon after opens the gym floor to reveal the pool is Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer of The Little Rascals and Our Gang fame. I'm 61, have seen this movie since the 70s and never knew that until now.
The Muppet characters Bert and Ernie were indeed fashioned after these two characters. The Muppet characters even had the same professions: a cop and a cab driver.
How dare you? In color - blasphemy! I bet you watched Return of the Jedi with the 2003-grade CGI aliens, too.
2:18:20 it senses fear!
"Well she's an old maid now! She's pushing 30 and wears glasses now for some reason!!" Fun fact: Jimmy Stewart was actually a bomber pilot in WWII. He was almost under weight AND too old (at 33) when the war broke out, but he was already an experienced civilian commercial pilot and college graduate which helped his enlistment. Good luck with those rodents and happy holidays Nat!
Now you just have to watch the Saturday Night Live lost ending to It's A Wonderful Life!
It MUST be watched annually, immediately after the closing credits!! https://youtu.be/vw89o0afb2A?si=Kpn7txcqJ-x-gON8
The strings on Uncle Billie's fingers are reminders. He has a bad memory, hence why he forgot about the 8k at the bank.
I super enjoyed watching this! It was also my first time with this classic. Wow - this one HITS HARD emotionally. I was very nearly in tears at the end. Thank you so much for watching this with us Natalie. :)
For a christmas movie we have, child abuse, suicidal ideation, and the perils of capitalism. Also punching a cop and getting shot at by one. I do enjoy the anti-greed message that is prevalent throughout this film, it's very pro working class and very skeptical of business interests. Also be prepared for some nerds to be very mad that you watch the colorized version. I'm sure they will have a lot to say about that, as most film purists hate it.
Nick names his bar after himself, then gets offended that people use his name. Great reaction, Nat, thanx.
Mr. Potter is Lionel Barrymore, grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
I've seen this movie at least a dozen times, but this is my first time watching it colorized...
One of my favorite movies of all time and definitely my favorite Christmas movie. Jimmy Stewart was a great American too, flew combat missions over Germany in WWII as a bomber pilot and made it to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve, all while still still putting out classic films like this one.
I havent watched this film in decades, think it must have been over 40 years ago lol.. it will be a real trip down memory lane for those of us that used to watch black and white TV's lol..
Happy Festive Feature Friday Nat. This is a Christmas classic. Man, I wish we were getting some snow over here. Just days and days of rain 😩 Excited to watch this with you later. Looking forward to the livestreams. Have a great weekend Nat 💛