Bill Murray is a comedy legend. I say this with the utmost confidence (I choose to grant a reprieve for the abominable Garfield flick in favor of his Zombieland cameo), knowing that there a very few "traditions" I maintain over the course of my life. And yet watching Scrooged (1988) on, around, or before Christmas has been an immutable past time since I can remember. I must have been around 9 or 10 when I was first being introduced to Scrooged on cable television (thanks USA network). It was a film that came across terrifyingly frightening and charming all in one and the fact that it was funny made me love it even more. Unfortunately, there are many movies nowadays that carry the same magical mixture of humor, horror and holiday spirit as Scrooged does with most the newer fare catering to younger viewers. Granted, there is nothing wrong with that at all, but its nice to know that there's an acceptable buffer between Black Christmas and Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure.
I just watched this last week. Pulled out the trusty ol' VHS tape and enjoyed simple, charming, comedic Christmas goodness.