Watching movies set in the winter, during the winter.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

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I find it harder to watch movies, in general, in the summer. Something about about being warm and comfortable inside, while the outside world is a frozen, baron wasteland, personally is more conducive to movie-watching for me. IMO, best of all, are movies that are set in the winter. A few of my favorites are: the Fearless vampire killers, Enemy at the gates, Death hunt, the Thing, Her majesty's secret service, and my ultimate favorite winter viewing movie... Where eagles dare! What are yours?

[Scuba]

1. Jeremiah Johnson has some great winter scenes....

... and don't forget that all-time classic, Storm Over Tibet.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. hmm, never seen Jeremiah Johnson

looks good though. just read IMDB on it, kind of sounds a bit like Grizzly Adams (Loved Grizzly Adams when I was a Kid, and just downloaded it about a year ago to bring back some memories). I remember seeing Storm Over Tibet, when I was a kid too.

[Scuba]

6. Give JJ a chance. You might like it.

[Curmudgeoness]

13. That is an excellent movie.

You should watch it one of these days.

[irisblue]

2. loved that movie!

but no, this winter, no winter based movies. we were talking about seeing the grey with liam nelson this weekend, but i think i want to wait till spring and rent it when i'm not so cold.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

4. the grey sounds interesting. may check it out. n/t

[HopeHoops]

5. Just turn the heat up and snuggle up in a blanket with a fox. Works for me.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

7. ha!

back when I was married, and before I was in the snow plowing business, my ex and I used toss all of the blankets and pillows from the bed, onto the living room rug, in front of a roaring fire place, and stay up all night watching B movies. Naturally our 3 big dogs and 4 cats had to pile on too. We're both certain that on new years eve 2001 our daughter was conceived that way!

[HopeHoops]

8. Wow. I've got you on the conception thing by eleven years and four months.

I hope the other critters weren't participating. We have to lock them out of the room sometimes.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

9. lol, ya I didn't mention that our son was goat-boy.... j/k n.t.

[HopeHoops]

10. Um, no. I've got three daughters.

[limpyhobbler]

11. how about this one...

[Curmudgeoness]

14. Now THAT is a cold, winter movie!

And the twisted humor makes it so entertaining.

But I shiver just thinking about it, and I am always cold watching it.

[IcyPeas]

12. 3

The Shipping News with Kevin Spacey

Anna Karenina (more than one adaptation has been made)

Dr. Zhivago (more than one adaptation has been made) this is the newer one with Keira Knightly http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324937/

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. A Simple Plan

filmed in Minnesota

Fargo
Also filmed in Minnesota

Max Manus
filmed in Norway, about a World War II resistance fighter

The Kautokeino Rebellion
Also filmed in Norway, about relations between the Sami (Lapps) and ethnic Norwegians in the 19th century. (It will remind you a lot of the way Native Americans were treated.)

Ice Station Zebra

[Graybeard]

16. The Gold Rush - Charlie Chaplin

I can watch it over and over. Laughter is the best

medicine on a cold wintry day.

[sarge43]

17. The Dead Zone n/t

[Joe Shlabotnik]

18. I used to live in Niagara on the Lake

where it was filmed, and would visit that Gazebo on occasion. I think the town is going to tear it down and rebuild it though, because it's getting rickety, but the new one will look the same.