When I first saw “It’s a Wonderful Life,” I thought it was the best thing ever. But after the hearing about about the relationship between Angel wings and bells over and over five hundreds of times, it’s gotten a bit stale. So today’s pick provides you a fresh alternative to the “What if my life had been different” theme- John Landis’ 1983 film “Trading Places.”
Educated business man Louise Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) must team up with street hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) to battle the Duke brothers and get his life back while protecting the orange crop futures and saving Christmas all in 118 minutes of film. Set in the iconic Christmas location of New York City, the film not only explores the theme of “would have, could have,” it also touches on one of the most cherished holiday themes- capitalism.
The film also has two heart-warming scenes worth highlighting:
The first involves a drunken Dan Aykroyd stuffing items from an upscale buffet in the Santa suit he is wearing and the second has Jamie Lee Curtis flashing her breasts. If those scenes don't make you smile, you may have a bit of Scrooge in you.
But what pushes this pick above the lesser "It's a Wonderful Life" is that the ENTIRE movie takes place over the holidays, not just a small portion of it. Watch this and you get one hundred and five percent holidays wrapped in a bow with great performances and a topless Jamie Lee Curtis. This is why "Trading Places" is one of my holiday movie picks.
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