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re: My yearly Die Hard is not a Christmas movie thread!
Posted on 12/11/16 at 8:48 pm to saintsfan92612
Posted on 12/11/16 at 8:48 pm to saintsfan92612
Oh 
That makes a lot more sense than putting your number up lol thanks
That makes a lot more sense than putting your number up lol thanks
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Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:01 pm to lsufan9193969700
Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:01 pm to alajones
you can argue Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang pretty easily as well with the Christmas Tree scene in Lethal Weapon and the fact that in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang he robs a toy store to get that toy on his kids Christmas list...but they don't have the overall Christmas theme that Die Hard has.
Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:03 pm to Wally Sparks
That's pretty good but there are 4 Die Hard and 4 Home Alone sequels not 3. (yes I know you didn't make it but it must be at least pre Russian Die Hard)
Posted on 12/12/16 at 5:00 am to lsufan9193969700
It is a Christmas movie:
- the main hero was in town because it was Christmas
- the villain was hitting the tower because it was Christmas (the building would be least populated)
- the hostages were in the building because of a Christmas party
- there were multiple references to Christmas by both groups (McClain; Theo; Hanz; ...)
- there was a prominent Christmas song at the start and end of the movie
Could it have occurred at a different time of the year? Not without some changes... Why else would an estranged John McClain be in town? What other event would've cleared out the headquarters of a multinational corporation yet still called for the CEO to be in the building?
- the main hero was in town because it was Christmas
- the villain was hitting the tower because it was Christmas (the building would be least populated)
- the hostages were in the building because of a Christmas party
- there were multiple references to Christmas by both groups (McClain; Theo; Hanz; ...)
- there was a prominent Christmas song at the start and end of the movie
Could it have occurred at a different time of the year? Not without some changes... Why else would an estranged John McClain be in town? What other event would've cleared out the headquarters of a multinational corporation yet still called for the CEO to be in the building?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 6:38 am to udtiger
If Die Hard is first and foremost an action movie, the terrorists actually add to the Christmas story rather than subtract from it. You may wish to qualify it as a “Christmas Action Movie” but that still plants it firmly in the Christmas category. Hans Gruber's plot requires it to be the Christmas holiday.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 6:52 am to CoachDon
If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, then so is Trading Places.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 7:36 am to SlapahoeTribe
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Why else would an estranged John McClain be in town? What other event would've cleared out the headquarters of a multinational corporation yet still called for the CEO to be in the building?
In fairness, that was the U.S. HQ (Nakatomi was based in Japan and Takagi was president of the U.S. office).
Posted on 12/12/16 at 7:57 am to DanglingFury
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. Outside of him traveling for that time of year, that time of year does not have any impact of driving the movie or on its overall message.
So...it is typical for all of the employees of Nakatomi to be together in the office after hours like that (including Joe Takagi). He was the President of an international corporation based in Japan...but, I'm sure he was working after hours a lot in Los Angeles with the rest of the upper management. It could have been any week night and was just a coincidence that Hanz Gruber hit them during the Christmas party...it wasn't integral to the plot at all.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:00 am to lsufan9193969700
Right off the bat:
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:45 am to Captain Lafitte
well it is a Christmas Movie to me, I don't give a shite what the OP says. to each their own
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:52 am to MisterFaster
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If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, then so is Trading Places.
It ain't cool being no jive turkey so close to thanksgiving
Posted on 12/12/16 at 11:25 am to lsufan9193969700
Die Hard is under the "Holiday Classics for Sale" category on Amazon.
Case Closed.
Case Closed.
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 11:26 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 11:41 am to GetCocky11
100% a Christmas movie. Watched it again over the weekend, goat Christmas film.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:03 pm to lsufan9193969700
I'm only here for the downvote
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:54 pm to lsufan9193969700
How about Gremlins? Is that a Christmas movie?
(Of course we all know that it is, I just wanted to see how much of an idiot you are)
(Of course we all know that it is, I just wanted to see how much of an idiot you are)
Posted on 12/12/16 at 5:15 pm to LucasP
I've always wondered why USC was playing Notre Dame on Christmas Eve.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:09 pm to lsufan9193969700
Wrong again
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