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re: The annual Die Hard is not a Christmas movie thread
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:46 pm to Zamoro10
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:46 pm to Zamoro10
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Everything you just said applies to It's a Wonderful Life.
It's a Wonderful Life is basically a rendition of one of the most classic Christmas tales of all time.
It's a Wonderful Life = Christmas movie
Die Hard =/= Christmas movie
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Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:51 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
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It's a Wonderful Life is basically a rendition of one of the most classic Christmas tales of all time.
It's not a Christmas Carol and George Bailey is not Scrooge.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:57 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
Thank you for using common sense.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:58 pm to constant cough
Thank you! You make 9 people in this thread who are not dumb.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 2:27 pm to lsufan9193969700
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don't post as much as I simply read.
How can we get you to go back to that?
Posted on 11/24/14 at 2:59 pm to CocomoLSU
Go back to Disney!
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:56 am to Breesus
Amen Breesus. It's a central theme to the film. Die Hard is the GOAT Christmas film. OP, stop being a try hard film analyst and just enjoy it.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:46 am to Old Money
Old Money, I do enjoy Die Hard (only the first one), but it is not a Christmas movie. You cannot prove that, sorry. And some of you do not understand the difference between theme and motif.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:14 am to lsufan9193969700
It was released in the summer of 1988.
Not a Christmas movie.
Not a Christmas movie.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:15 am to alajones
You, sir, are correct.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:32 am to constant cough
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It's not a Christmas Carol and George Bailey is not Scrooge.
Yet, you knew exactly which Christmas classic to which I was referring.
Interdasting
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:41 am to RollTide1987
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What makes your typical holiday film so Christmas-y? - A Christmas soundtrack and/or holiday decorations? Die Hard has those.
K
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- The morals of Christmas (peace on earth and goodwill toward men)? Die Hard has those.
No, it doesn't
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- The importance of family? Die Hard has it.
Not really
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- A romance plot? Die Hard has it.
You're REALLY reaching. A "romance plot" means absolutely nothing when determining if a film is a Christmas movie or not. Regardless, Die Hard's "romance plot" is almost non-existent.
If this post is supposed to be a strong case for Die Hard being a "Christmas movie", then there obvioiusly isn't a case to be made.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:44 am to MrFreakinMiyagi
You, sir, are also correct.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:17 pm to alajones
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It was released in the summer of 1988.
Not a Christmas movie.
wait, release date is a factor?
so then Gremlins is also not a Christmas movie since it was also released in the summer?
when are Christmas films released? Surviving Christmas was put out in mid October for example.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:47 pm to Dr RC
I love Gremlins.
It's so B-movie cheese...but filmed professionally.
It's sort of what movies should be...total escapism and nonsense but done well.
Or maybe I just love Phoebe Cates?
(probably that)
It's so B-movie cheese...but filmed professionally.
It's sort of what movies should be...total escapism and nonsense but done well.
Or maybe I just love Phoebe Cates?
(probably that)
Posted on 11/25/14 at 1:15 pm to Zamoro10
I like both!!!
Posted on 11/25/14 at 3:31 pm to lsufan9193969700
meh the idea that a movie is a christmas movie or not is completely the persons choice in the matter.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 3:38 pm to Thracken13
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meh the idea that a movie is a christmas movie or not is completely the persons choice in the matter.
Pretty much.
I find it amusing some want to say if a movie doesn't need Christmas as a setting to work it can't be a Christmas flick.
Well then I guess A Christmas Carol is not really a Christmas story b/c you don't need the holiday to have a tale about ghosts visiting a POS to spur him into being more charitable.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 3:43 pm to Dr RC
for me, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are Christmas movies, and that's my opinion. doesn't mean I am right, doesn't mean i am wrong.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 3:47 pm to Thracken13
Is Same Old Lang Syne a Christmas song?
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