Poll: Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
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I do not consider Bond movies to be 'holiday movies' and yet every holiday(and I don't mean every major holiday, I really do mean EVERY holiday) some channel(often spike, although I saw them on sci-fi over thanksgiving, and I expect AMC has done it once or twice) is showing a James Bond marathon.
Therefore, as far as I'm concerned; Die Hard is just fine for Christmas. Because, it probably has more in common with the holiday than Bond Movies do with Valentines.
Therefore, as far as I'm concerned; Die Hard is just fine for Christmas. Because, it probably has more in common with the holiday than Bond Movies do with Valentines.
Can't argue with that.bernthalbob616 said:
Gunfire, explosions, a lot of "fuck" and Bruce Willis. Which makes is way more awesome than any other Christmas movie.crudus said:
Yes. If you answer no then you must immediately relinquish your testicles. Unless you're a woman. If that is the case, then try to be cool this is the only Christmas movie we've got besides Bad Santa.
Awesome article and it raises all the points I would cover myself. It is the Christmas movie to watch with the family
In my opinion, a movie being set during christmas doesn't suddenly make it a 'christmas' movie. That said, I love die hard, and I suppose the setting is pretty important to the plot.
I have often said to my friends that any man's answer to "What is your favourite Christmas movie" should always be Die Hard 1 or 2. I mean come on, action, explosions, cheesy dialogue, one liners, and in the midst of all that, christmas hats and snow! What's not to love!
It's the ultimate manly Xmas movie!
And my favourite!
... along with Jingle All The Way and Die Hard 2...
And my favourite!
... along with Jingle All The Way and Die Hard 2...
I watch Die Hard every christmas with my family (for the last 5 years or so when I first saw it)
So not only is it a Christmas movie.. it has to be the BEST christmas movie out there...
So not only is it a Christmas movie.. it has to be the BEST christmas movie out there...
Pretty much this. In the same way Home Alone is wheeled out every single Christmas on ITV or something, Die Hard seems to be played year in year out.DiscoveryOne said:
I don't think it is. I class a Xmas movie as, a movie that I see more or less every Xmas, I don't think I have ever seen it at Xmas.
I live in the UK so, the U.S might get it year after year but I know I don't.
Xmas films also tend to be funny or heart warming, home alone and labyrinth spring to mind, not guns, explosions and swearing.
I live in the UK so, the U.S might get it year after year but I know I don't.
Xmas films also tend to be funny or heart warming, home alone and labyrinth spring to mind, not guns, explosions and swearing.
Die Hard is a Christmas movie ,as is Gremlins.
Lets face it , practically all "regular" christmas movies are schmaltzy shite aimed at sentimental idiots with head injuries .Except "A Christmas Story" which is fantastic(even if most of you are too young to have even heard of it.)
Lets face it , practically all "regular" christmas movies are schmaltzy shite aimed at sentimental idiots with head injuries .Except "A Christmas Story" which is fantastic(even if most of you are too young to have even heard of it.)
Great thread, this IS an important question with the upcoming hollidays!
Die Hard takes a firm stance for traditional christian values. John McClane is the modern and mature saviour taking the sins of a greed driven capitalist society without family values (Takagi corp having party at christmas Eve with independent women who spurn their married last names), carrying them on his increasingly blood and grime crusted shoulders while Ellis who advocates a little adult christmas phornication and self interest gets capped by Jolly Old Hans Grüber who clearly represents the largest threat to christian tradition this side of the golden calf. Come on, the man is well dressed, well read, hangs around with a bunch of men (an unproportional amount of whom have long hair) and he spends a large part of the movie chasing a man while trying to penetrate something that by design was NOT ment to be penetrated (...the vault that is).
If any doubt remain just take the final word from Holly who while being held hostage by Hans greets the badly hurt John with the exclamation "Jesus!" followed by his affirmitve reply "Hi honey" if my memory serves me.
Die Hard takes a firm stance for traditional christian values. John McClane is the modern and mature saviour taking the sins of a greed driven capitalist society without family values (Takagi corp having party at christmas Eve with independent women who spurn their married last names), carrying them on his increasingly blood and grime crusted shoulders while Ellis who advocates a little adult christmas phornication and self interest gets capped by Jolly Old Hans Grüber who clearly represents the largest threat to christian tradition this side of the golden calf. Come on, the man is well dressed, well read, hangs around with a bunch of men (an unproportional amount of whom have long hair) and he spends a large part of the movie chasing a man while trying to penetrate something that by design was NOT ment to be penetrated (...the vault that is).
If any doubt remain just take the final word from Holly who while being held hostage by Hans greets the badly hurt John with the exclamation "Jesus!" followed by his affirmitve reply "Hi honey" if my memory serves me.
Of course, it's an excellent Christmas movie.
HO HO HO MOTHERFUCKERS!
But seriously, it's a good movie for some families. I mean, not everyone's got younguns hanging around the house, and most adults I know are decidedly uninteresting in the Charlie Brown Christmas special.
HO HO HO MOTHERFUCKERS!
But seriously, it's a good movie for some families. I mean, not everyone's got younguns hanging around the house, and most adults I know are decidedly uninteresting in the Charlie Brown Christmas special.
Heck freaking yes! Is it about Christmas? No, but neither is Frosty the Snowman, and it's considered a Holiday classic, Heck, even A Christmas Story probably could get along without the Christmas setting: it's basically just a random kid doing random crap for an hour and a half.
Point being, there are movies out there that are considered Christmas movies, but aren't really about Christmas: it's just the setting. Die Hard is one of these. Both of the first two, actually.
Point being, there are movies out there that are considered Christmas movies, but aren't really about Christmas: it's just the setting. Die Hard is one of these. Both of the first two, actually.