It's a Wonderful Life is a legitimate classic. It's aired every year around the holidays, and its message is as inspiring now as it was when it was released in 1946.
It's a timeless tale of a man who feels his life has been unfulfilled. He's missed out on the world travels he swore he'd take; he's missed out on college to bailout his father's fledgling savings and loan; and he was unable to serve in World War II due to a childhood injury.
Despite those opportunities lost, George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) is simply a great man. Yet for all the good he does, there is something missing. He is unable to see the true impact of his deeds. Cue the heavy sentimentality.
This all may sound a little hokey, but it's not. Bailey's life is indeed fulfilled through the many lives he's touched. Once you watch it, one of those lives will be your own.
So sit back, have a good cry while drinking a Tropicália IPA from Creature Comforts Brewing Co., and lock Uncle Billy in a closet! I, the Thunderous Wizard (@WriterTLK), Capt. Cash, Chumpzilla, Mayor McCheese and a special guest are toasting to George Bailey—the richest man in town!
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Highlander II: The Quickening – More Like Whylander
Saturn 3 – Horny Captain Kirk
Deadpool & Wolverine – Like a Prayer
Boy Kills World – Bumper Stump Mop Mop
Equilibrium – Sense Offender
The Running Man – It's Showtime
Blade Runner – Skin Jobs
Jury Duty – Find Him Guilty
Nothing But Trouble – Struck Dumb By a Thunderclap
Find Me Guilty – We're Gagsters
Gotti – La Cosa Nostra
Land of the Lost – A Big Ol' Bladder of Hadrosaur Urine
Waterworld – Gills and Thrills
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – The Anti-CURE for Boredom
Sahara – Tequila Jones
Speed Racer – Go, Speed, Go!
Alita: Battle Angel – Panzer Kunst!
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra – Send it to the Slaughter House
The Last Airbender – Burn the Footage
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – Tangbro and Splash
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