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TabulaRasa000 t1_iznnouc wrote

Kind of a boring list since over 75% have the same answer.

I'd be curious to see what else made the Vermont list - I know it's an old movie but going to Vermont is the entire plot of White Christmas so I'd hope to see that on there.

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zonitronic t1_iznyx60 wrote

I was surprised to find White Christmas was not the Vermont choice... seems like a no-brainer.

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Cobdain t1_izo2609 wrote

Whoever down voted this is a fool. It’s an iconic film that takes place in Vermont

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Cigarette_N_Bandaids t1_izo2yb8 wrote

I don’t disagree, but I found it unwatchable and certainly wouldn’t vote for it.

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Cobdain t1_izo7iq2 wrote

That’s fair, but gremlins? That just embarrassing

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I_producethis t1_izofro5 wrote

Gremlins is embarrassing? It's so much better than Christmas vacation.

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Cobdain t1_izp6elp wrote

Agreed but Just because other states can’t do better doesn’t mean Vermont shouldn’t 🤣

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Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_izzwfr2 wrote

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0047673/locations

It takes place in LA...

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Cobdain t1_j000iu8 wrote

Are you for real? James Bond was made in Hollywood… none of his movies take place in LA. I don’t think you’re understanding what it means by takes place :)

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Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_j0wbuup wrote

Yeah, I totally don't know what that means. I'm sure you could fill me in :)

Also, I'm definitely not a smug, condescending douchebag. Not at all. Nope. Not me. Never ever. :)

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3rdcoffeecup t1_izokp9d wrote

It must be beautiful this time of year in Vermont. All that snow.

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Beardly_Smith t1_izpb8v1 wrote

We havn't really had snow in December in years(minus last year I guess)

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alfonseski t1_izq4ph5 wrote

2 years ago we got 3 feet in places. That was one of the biggest storms I have seen where I am at.

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznnkog wrote

Gremlins IS one of the best Xmas movies! I would have gone with Santa Slay, Rare Exports, or Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 personally, though Violent Night has quickly ascended my Xmas movie tier list.

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Spear-of-Stars t1_izno5v1 wrote

My cousin is in one where a grandma chases her around the house on Xmas, trying to murder her. She didn't put that one on her IMBD for some reason lol.

One of my old friends was in a number of those gridnhouse flicks before she got on Two and a Half Men and other reputable projects. She doesn't admit it either.

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznqr57 wrote

That's awesome. I'm an unashamed fan of holiday horror flicks. They're always fun, usually quite terrible and very entertaining to watch with a couple friends in a MST3K way.

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Spear-of-Stars t1_izo3pnn wrote

It's always a milestone when you can enjoy a slasher or monster of the week film with the next generation in the family to turn 12.

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Biauralbeats t1_iznoyfe wrote

Truth requested. Violent night a worthwhile in the theater investment or wait to stream?

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_iznr7fc wrote

I really enjoyed it. It's nothing special plot wise, and there's some stuff I really wish they'd expanded on (though I'm betting they're hoping for a sequel for that), but for just old school violent action it's awesome. There's at least one fight that's pretty John Wick feeling, and a whole Home Alone but that's utterly hilarious. David Harbour and the lead kid are both pretty great.

Palace 9 is showing on their $5 Tuesdays if you're really up in the air, but I thought it was worth full admission enough to want to see it again.

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burke_no_sleeps t1_izofg85 wrote

I mean.. it's an entire movie about middle class (New York?) people getting tormented by ugly, destructive little monsters. I fully understand why Vermonters would pop that on to feel cozy and Christmassy, lol.

Santa Slay is a holiday tradition in our house, lol

Skipping both Black Christmases?

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_izolbc3 wrote

See: I like Black Christmas 1 quite a bit, but 2's an "Only if it's already on" for me. I don't hate it, but I'm not going to seek it out to watch it if ya know what I mean. There's just too many other awesome Xmas horror (horrible?) flicks to choose from. I mean there's Jack Frost!

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iznu07f wrote

Rare exports is an excellent film.

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VinnieVonVictrix t1_izo1mn1 wrote

Yeah it is! Not enough people have seen it in my social circle and it's my mission to make them watch it.

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todd_ted t1_izqnoet wrote

What I came here to find. Thanks for the recommendation!

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bluepied t1_iznrm9x wrote

The best scene by far (and the sole reason I swore to my 8-year-old-self that I would never set foot in a home with an an electric stair lift chair) >>> https://youtu.be/KmZdIobA7Rc

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CNYMetroStar t1_iznwenk wrote

Should be Muppets Christmas Carol

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Human802 t1_izpebu0 wrote

Watched it with the kids last night, great film.

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lizyouwerebeer t1_izpz2mh wrote

I just recently learned that Disney cut out a scene/song that was my favorite because it was deemed too sad. When young Scrooge gets dumped by his fiancé.

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oO_V_Oo t1_iznmeu0 wrote

Keep Vermont Weird

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NowIAmThatGuy t1_iznmfi0 wrote

What do you want it to be?

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TheFillth t1_iznmjiu wrote

Die hard?

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halfbakedblake t1_izobcpp wrote

Thank you. I was hoping I wouldn't be the first to post this. This list is clearly bogus. Not one mention of die hard.

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TheFillth t1_izogpiv wrote

There is exactly one mention of die hard.

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halfbakedblake t1_izok6sb wrote

This is reddit, I'm surprised we aren't tipping metaphorical cars and setting fires yet. Maybe break out some dank die hard memes.

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tracefact t1_izoboqz wrote

I understand wanting to imagine that Arkansas doesn’t exist but they got this one right.

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halfbakedblake t1_izocaa5 wrote

Die hard doesn't even make the list. It doesn't matter what any "picked." It is all made up.

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suffragette_citizen t1_iznnvoo wrote

White Christmas, maybe? It takes place in Vermont (even if it wasn't filmed here.)

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MatthewGeer t1_iznoolt wrote

Years like this I really empathize with the “no snow accumulation heading into Christmas” aspect of the plot.

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NowIAmThatGuy t1_iznp0r2 wrote

We could write our own Christmas movie that confronts the existential dread of climate impacts on our environment. Or maybe some sort of cosmic horror.

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hangourd t1_izolsf0 wrote

Why would this be a problem? Gremlins is my favorite Christmas movie and I live in Vermont.

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1DollarOr1Million t1_iznya1o wrote

Hell yeah. Gremlins IS the best Xmas movie.

Although these days for me if I’m watching a movie at home on Xmas, it’s 100% Harry Potter. Something about the wintertime scenes in those movies just gets the Xmas vibe right. I went to the hogwarts land at Universal Orlando just before Xmas 2019 and it was such a vibe.

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slightlyTartLemon t1_iznugr7 wrote

Kind of surprised NY’s favorite isn’t Home Alone 2 😆

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greenmtnfiddler t1_izpk2ln wrote

I've always thought VT and Puerto Rico were secret spiritual twins.

Ever been down there? Really terrific people mostly just trying to get by, weird blend of old-school dying-out agricultural communities tucked up in the mountains on terrible dirt roads, abandoned military/industrial infrastructure, quaint gussied-up tourist-oriented towns competing cheek-by-jowl in the most desirable beach locations, incredible natural beauty under threat by global warming, lots of quirky one-offs like corn mazes and tree-top ziplines trying to find a financial niche. Sound familiar?

Also, the signature "coqui" frogs sound basically like our peepers, except there's always a few calling year-round instead of our seasonal flash-mob.

I seriously recommend PR if you ever want to bug out of Vermont in February.

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sugarplummed t1_izt7vjd wrote

What is a flash mob of peepers?

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greenmtnfiddler t1_iztlau4 wrote

Have you ever been sitting near a window in early spring in VT on a property that has some sort of pond/stream/swamp/vernal pool/puddle?

And you can't hear yourself think because of something that sounds like a million tiny tiny parakeets hollering NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! NEAP! crossed with the violin soundtrack from the famous shower scene in Psycho ?

Those are peepers.

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Figwit_ t1_izntg99 wrote

Not one state with Bad Santa? Y’alls X-mas is different than mine.

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qaige t1_izoengt wrote

i love gremlins

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meshuggahdaddy t1_izo5eze wrote

They are all wrong. The Grinch that stole Christmas with Jim Carrey

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luv_u_deerly t1_izobt0z wrote

Gremlins is a fantastic movie

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trg802 t1_izobx1q wrote

What the heck is going on in Georgia

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RygarHater t1_izog2fv wrote

The VT drug problem is way worse than we originally feared

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kpmcg20 t1_izoksdn wrote

Wheres A Christmas Story

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Lady-Kat1969 t1_izpf4yb wrote

I would watch Gremlins a hundred times before watching Christmas Vacation once.

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aintsuperstitious t1_izptk14 wrote

I would have expected at least one "A Christmas Story."

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Bradcopter t1_iznycna wrote

Arkansas knows what's up.

Though no states call out Scrooged, confirming the US is the worst.

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KindlyBrain6109 t1_izoarmc wrote

What do you mean bullshirt? That is the best christmas movie

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lipsticktracer t1_izos9s4 wrote

This list sucks. Gremlins is a good one, but the absence of Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare before Christmas is fucked.

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bookworm21765 t1_izpchhi wrote

This is a very disappointing list, overall. Damn people watch more movies!

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MargaerySchrute t1_izpl90b wrote

Who gets these surveys to complete? Way off for Vermont.

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FreeTree62 t1_izpua9n wrote

This should warm Chevy Chase and company’s heart

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NowIAmThatGuy t1_iznoafg wrote

Is there a Christmas movie that is uniquely Vermont that is stupid love shit?

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Luciferonvacation t1_izoc59l wrote

There's 'Christmas in Vermont' about a corporate NYC type who goes to small town Vt to close out their Vermonty 'type' local manufacturer. Chevy Chase and Howard Hesseman in it. It's cute, in a made for Christmas movie kind of way.

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seanofkelley t1_iznyzmb wrote

Clearly I need to move to Vermont.

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BookOfMakai t1_izo6tdp wrote

Georgia “Edward Scissorhands” 😂

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Ok-Glass7272 t1_izoaafr wrote

Somehow Arkansas got it right.

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SemperFuu t1_izoaba1 wrote

Who tf “wishlisted” on cnn? 😂 I think we have ourselves organized trolling

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GA19 t1_izoo8lc wrote

DC and PR are states?

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DamonKatze t1_izp0bpd wrote

*Wishlisted on a newsource.
In other words, inaccurate as hell.

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jgunit t1_izpjuue wrote

Wtf is Georgia doing with Edward Scissorhands - how is that even a Christmas movie?

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VermontRox t1_izpqb0r wrote

That IS bullshit! Everyone knows it’s “Christmas Vacation.”

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poopdik13 t1_izprcxl wrote

Gremlins slaps...

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mog_badbog t1_izq6pgd wrote

Should have been FUNNY FARM!!

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deeds530 t1_izqw085 wrote

No Home Alone anywhere? That movie is a gem!

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lighthouse0 t1_izr6qun wrote

Overall out east I can see it... But overall it's a great Christmas movie, prob top five overall

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MarkVII88 t1_j02ctpl wrote

Everyone knows that the original "Die Hard" is the best Christmas movie ever.

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bakedpigeon t1_izoxlwf wrote

Christmas Vacation is a shit movie

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thestateisgreen t1_izpop5o wrote

How is A Christmas Story not on this list? Shenanigans!

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wandering_sam t1_izol1we wrote

It's from CNN, so you know it's utter bullshit

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random_vermonter t1_izo3mkl wrote

CNN lies..."A Christmas Story" is more popular here than anyone thinks.

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sleazysalesman978 t1_iznnwpz wrote

Buts it's CNN they never lie or make shit up

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