[Sculpt]

Round 3 (running total):

4 - A Nightmare Before Christmas
0 - The Santa Clause

4 - It's a Wonderful Life
0 - A Charlie Brown Christmas

2 - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
2 - Scrooged


I watched A Nightmare Before Christmas last night, and was a bit surprised with what I concluded was the ultimate message of the very creative film: 'don't try something new', or maybe 'don't tinker with Christmas'. Anyway, I would have voted for The Santa Clause. I also would have voted for It's a Wonderful Life.

Looks like I'll have to break the Grinch-Scrooged tie... and it's not the one I would want to break. Scrooged is a fine film, funny and creative, and at the end Murray brang tears to my eyes. I just finished watching Grinch again, perhaps only the second time. Actually, it's more or less an allegory of the book of "Job" in the Bible, with a slice of Dr Suess's traditional anti-consumerism and a dash of redemption. A simple creative, bright warm colorful tale. Today I have to tip the cup of Grinch.

On to the Final...