WIN a Movie Night Prize Pack (CLOSED)

Hello again compers!  How is your week going, any nice wins to report?  I managed to win a nice toiletry bag from the Air France instant win (perfect for the eldest’s residential trip away in February), and my hubby had a win this week too!  He won a case of Tyrrells Crisps on their instant win – just in time for the festive season!  How are your Christmas plans going?  Coming along nicely here – ordered all the cards and wrapping paper this week and a few bits to make our girls’ bedroom look festive.  When do you start to get the house ready for Christmas?  Usually 1st December for us, but as that is a (ridiculously busy) school and work Monday this year, we will be decorating the girls’ bedroom on Friday ready for them to come home to from school, and the tree etc will go up this weekend – all very exciting!  I think it is nice to try and eek Christmas out, get as much enjoyment out of it as possible for as long as possible – but there are certain things I like to hold back until nearer the time.  We have a big stack of Christmas books that we try and keep until 1st December – no one has read one yet this year so the anticipation is killing the children!  We have certain films that we don’t watch until; December ether.  Do you have any traditions on what you do over Christmas and when?

Christmas in our house revolves around food, stories, music and movies.  We are huge festive film fans here – everything from the classics like It’s a Wonderful life and White Christmas, via The Muppet Christmas Carol and Home Alone and through to modern classics such as Arthur Christmas and Elf.  We love to have Family Film Nights too – dim the lights, guide the children to their seats (recliner sofa with legs up) via torches bowls of snacks and drinks with straws and all snuggle up to watch a family blockbuster.  How about you, are you movie lovers in your house?  If the answer is “yes” you will LOVE this month’s competition exclusive to Compers News members!  We are giving away a Movie Night Prize Pack consisting of a Retro Mini Hot Air Popcorn Maker, plus a £25 Amazon voucher for you to spend on a new DVD or two to add to the collection.  All you need to do to enter is be logged into your Compers News account and leave me a blog comment telling me what you favourite movie of all time is!  For me that is a really tough question but it would probably be It’s a Wonderful Life, The Pursuit of Happyness or Rebecca – all fabulous in their own right!  The competition closes at 23:59 on 2nd December 2014, so get your thinking caps on and you could be enjoying Family Film Night at your house soon!

Happy comping everyone, and lots of Lucky Dust to you all!

Kirsty x

Terms and Conditions

  • The prize is a Retro Mini Hot Air Popcorn Maker, and a £25 Amazon voucher
  • Open to UK residents aged 18 or over
  • Entrants must be registered Compers News users and logged in to their account
  • Entrants must leave a blog comment with their favourite movie of all time
  • The closing date is 23:59 on Tuesday 2nd December 2014 2014
  • One winner will be chosen at random from all entries received
  • The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date, and must confirm their postal address within 28 days or an alternative winner will be selected

Comments

It's hard as it does change over time but a film I can return to and still be enthralled is: As Good as It Gets. It manages to be be a feel good film without being horribley sickly!

I am sitting watching It's a Wonderful Life as we speak - in sporadic fits of tears of course! During the week we watched The Bishop's Wife - have you seen that? I may say now that this is my new favourite Christmas film. It was made the year after It's a Wonderful Life and is very reminiscent of it but starts Cary Grant. Apparently It's a Wonderful Life is so much better known because they never registered the copyright for years so it would get played for free thus we all still know it. I've ordered copies of The Bishop's Wife for all my family for Christmas its so magical. Please watch it if you haven't already...As a result of watching it we have commenced a Cary Grant film fest and have bought a box set. Clearly this prize would prove extremely useful xx

My favourite would be White Christmas as it just has so many memories of watching it with my mum and dad.

It's got to be The Color Purple for me, such a powerful & touching movie, I've never forgotten a single scene from it.

The brilliant 1946 film A Matter of Life and Death with David Niven.

My favourite film of all time is Star Wars!

I love Grease and all the music.

Pretty Woman x

My favourite film of all time is the 1997 Australian comedy called The Castle

My fave movie of all time is Miracle on 34th Street - just love this firm, when its on my daughter (who is now 25) will phone me, and we both watch it together, and yes we both end up with tears in our eyes...

Bladerunner

I love Edward Scissorhands. We always watch this just before Christmas every year!

Oh my goodness my answer to this question changes all the time. But it would either be The Breakfast Club, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Grease 2 or Muriel's Wedding,

My favourite film of all time is Cabaret. I love it's decadence and sense of danger. Liza's hairstyle is fab too!

My favourite film of all time is the old black and white Hitchcock movie 'The Lady Vanishes'. Although there has been re-makes, the original is still the best!

Elf has to be my all time Christmas Movie, no matter how many times i watch it i still laugh out loud

My all-time fave is It's A Wonderful Life. It's the ultimate life-affirming, feel-good film :)

My favourite would have to be To Have and Have Not - I can watch Bogart and Bacall movies over and over again but also have a sneaking like for comedies depending on my mood.

I love Sean of the Dead, it's the only film I can watch again and again and still laugh at it.

My favourite film is Dirty Dancing, I think it's because I wish someone would sweep me off my feet so romantically like in the film (not sure what hubby would make of it mind!!!).

Bridges of Madison County, has me sobbing every time.

My all time favourite film is 'Hanover Street' the wartime love story,He loved her enough to let her go,Gets me every time i watch it.

My all-time favourite film is "The Blues Brothers" - a great cast of first-class musicians and of course some great music !!
I love the scene towards the end when all the police & others chase Jake & Elwood into the Chicago City Hall building - classic !!

For me its "Summer Holiday" with Cliff Richard, its such a happy go lucky film, it also brings a back a nice memory of going to see it with my parents and brothers, a rare treat in itself, "where all going on a summer holiday......." singing it now!

My favourite film is Mary Poppins, I just love everything about it

My favourite Christmas movie would be the Sound of Music - it certainly sets 'our hills a light'.

E.T. - that little alien makes me cry every time!

At this time of year Muppet Christmas Carol

Calamity Jane!

Dirty Dancing!

Love Gone with the wind at Xmas (although its difficult to choose just one!)

Thank you for the comp, Kirsty! My fav. film has to be Calamity Jane. I love musicals anyway and it made a big impact on me when I was a little girl. I have seen it countless times since then and still enjoy it.
Happy Christmas!

My favourite movie of all time has to be the oldie "Gone with the WInd" - a timeless blockbuster!

I really love watching White Christmas , its so wonderful . I love watching it with my elderly parents . Xxxx

Bridget Jones's Diray - watched it many time - and could watch it many more times! Love the storyline AND Colin Firth ;-)

Life is Beautiful

Difficult question to answer but 'The Breakfast Club' is one of my favourite films!

Airplane - it still reduces me to tears of laugher even thought I've seen it dozens of time

It has to be watching Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman' on christmas eve

Shawshank redemption is my fav

I have a few faves, some sad, some funny but my ultimate choice has to be It's a wonderful life, it really makes you take stock at a time of year when we could forget real values :-)

Brief Encounter. I'm just an old romantic!

Spartacus - even though I have to wipe away a few tears at the end every time.

My favourite film is still The Shawshank Redemption.

always enjoy watching Trading Places , raises a laugh every time

Even though one of my favouite films dates back to the 1960's, oh so long ago, it still gives me a big buzz whenever I watch it and I invariably spot something new: The Thomas Crown Affair. Thanks.

What a difficult task to choose just one! I'll say
My Neighbour Totoro

High Society - used to watch it when it was on on Sunday afternoons. Love the music and the glamour

The Notebook, I watched this the other night and wow!

My favourite is 'The Shawshank Redemption' with Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks.