Is there a joke here?
And I assume Santa and his reindeer are in the scene only because it’s Christmas season and… that’s when they take afternoons off to go out drinking…
Well anyway, I assume they’re not part of the gag.
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Santa and Rudolph overcome their differences and discover love in a wacky holiday-themed movie?
That’s all I got.
BTW, that is the basic plot of almost every movie on the Hallmark Channel this time of year.
Not that I watch rom-coms, but it seems like Santa must have had an argument with Mrs. Claus and went with Rudolph to drink to forget. Which I suppose is a standard rom-com scene, thus the comment. Don’t these disasters happen just before some sort of deadline to build tension? So, it being December, that works for Santa who should be at the North Pole making sure the elves are working.
I think there have been several smart romcoms. OK, maybe they haven’t got an epic profundity and profound epicity that will ring down the ages like Hamlet, but still.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/best-romantic-comedies-list has a list of 25, some of which I have seen, below… some maybe annoying, or twee, or ripped off from Shakespeare or something, but but I don’t think any are stupid. And they have comedy and romance, which is what you look for in a romcom.
Groundhog Day (1993)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Clueless (1995)
The Apartment (1960)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Annie Hall (1977)
Amélie (2001)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
His Girl Friday (1940)
I am pretty sure I saw His Girl Friday but it would have been on TV in the 70s. Maybe I have only seen clips.
Young Frankenstein (1974), which I saw in a cinema only a few weeks ago, isn’t on the list, but that’s in part a romantic comedy, if not a romcom per se.
One important ingredient to the rom-com is the male protagonist has a goofy wingman/BFF. Hence Rudolph is with the boss who is drinking away a recent breakup. Details to follow.
Would “Miracle on 34th Street” count as rom-com?
Thank you for that perfect introduction to . . .
Andrea, that leaves out the sensitive guy (usually a barista) who insults her in some way, leading her to reexamine her life choices. And of course end up with him.
Andréa, thanks for posting that. It means I don’t have to STFW to find it again.
I was just WAITING for the right thread to post it . . . little did I know it would come along so soon.
By the way, Rudolph hangs around with Santa and the other reindeer but he only goes out as the ninth reindeer when it’s foggy. And even then, sometimes there’s a dog or some other animal who goes out in his place. (Kind of like a Boston surgeon.)
When I read this comic earlier today, I just thought, “meh… Wiley pointing out the obvious.” I did not even notice Santa and the reindeer until seeing it here. Can’t say it adds anything to the joke. Although I like the fact Santa takes his booze straight up, while the reindeer prefers a martini.
After avoiding Hallmark Christmas movies forever and the past few years swearing at Hallmark for pulling off yet another run through of Frasier for same, Robert has become enamored of their Christmas movies and we are watching yet another one as I write. Someone returns to home town or someone new comes to town to help with a business or take it over and then they all live happily ever after. Lots of Christmas carols and decorations that all look like sets.
Even a terrible updated version of Miracle on 34th Street – with the title, but the store is Kohls?